On Monday, we attended our
first CSA meeting at the public library. It was uplifting to say the least, where we got to see a slide show of the
farm, all the various activities that you can participate in as members, and more importantly, the different processes that go into planting, caring for, harvesting, and ultimately preparing the produce for pick-up. It made us feel like we were part of something good, not just for ourselves, but also for the community writ large. Jude and I decided that this season, we'll definitely try to make it down to the farm a couple of times if for nothing else but to see where our veggies are coming from, which for someone who grew up in a big city, is an awesome prospect. And that's one of the reasons why we decided to join a farm share to begin with- apart from the assurance of fresh, organic produce every week, it's also that we know exactly where our food is grown, how, and by whom that really appeals to us. The fact that our friend, Eric, says that Tantré Farm has the best vegetables he's ever tasted (I think his exact phrase was "
vegetable epiphany") definitely helps :)
And we got a preview of exactly how true that is when we took home with us a whole bag of fresh spinach, French fingerling potatoes, and chives from the meeting. Tonight, I made a spinach-mushroom quiche (recipe adapted from
here) and boiled fingerling potatoes with a garlic mayo-sour cream dip (garnished with the chives). Everything was delicious and I don't think either one of us realized that it was completely vegetarian! We would probably have been able to appreciate the flavor of the spinach a little more had it not been baked in a quiche (I can't wait for all the crunchy raw salad leaves and herbs!), but the potatoes were definitely yummy- creamy and rich (even without the dip), with a slightly nutty flavor that I've not noticed in many other varieties of potatoes.
If tonight's meal is any indication of the simple delights of fresh produce coming our way in June, Jude and I really can't hardly wait! :)
3 comments:
Yum! Community Supported Agriculture is such a great thing! Can't wait til Brett and my share (at a different farm) starts coming in.
Very cool that you have that option where you live! Do you get more if you buy more "shares"?
@Dot- You pay a flat price for the season which begins in June to about late-September. But then you have the option of paying another $90 if you want an extended Fall share for a couple of weeks in Oct and/or a Thanksgiving share just for the week before Thanksgiving. We're actually splitting our share with another couple because apparently, there's way tooo much food every week for just two people.
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