OUR FIRST CSA

I was pretty excited yesterday to go pick up our first share in our Stillman's CSA. As I explained to all of you in an earlier post, with a CSA, you buy shares in a farm during the winter and spring to help them pay for supplies, seeds, etc. In return during the summer and fall, you receive veggies, fruits and plants. Our CSA pickup is at Clear Flour Bakery, which is great because we also enjoy going there to pick up bread.

When we arrived, there was a large white moving van parked across the street from Clear Flour and a table setup in back. There were already a few people there picking up there CSA, and only one guy manning the booth, so Tom and I sat back and waited for our turn. We only got a half share, since there are only two of us, and this week, we got a pint of strawberries (which were sweet and yummy), a head of lettuce, a bunch of swiss chard, a bunch of beets and this lovely little thyme plant that you see below. All the veggies looked fresh and wonderful. The guy manning the booth was pretty rushed. He quickly explained that with the first day, he still had to explain to people how it worked. Plus they had twice the number of members this year as the previous year, which was evident as we walked away and even more people showed up. He promised lots of stone fruit and more stuff next week.

I'm pretty happy so far and if you're interested, click on the link above for more information. I'm not sure if you can join a CSA after it's started, but if not, keep it in mind for next year.