What Goodness I Received
Posted by terrepruitt on June 19, 2012
In my last post I shared that I finally went ahead and ordered delivery of organic produce. I have always thought about doing it but had decided against it, allowing myself to stick to buying, preparing, and eating the same vegetables over and over. I was excited to see via an internet search a farm (Capay) I am familiar with actually delivers. The farm offers a variety of types of boxes, sizes, and frequency of delivery. I decided to go with the small mix to be delivered every other week. I was sooooo excited to get the first delivery. Look at all the beautiful produce that came in our first box:
1 avocado, 2 pluots, 1/2 lb of cherries, 1/2 lb. of sweet peppers, 1 lb of baby bok choy, bunch of carrots, 1 lb of zucchini, 1 bunch of lettuce, and 1/4 lb of garlic
My poor hubby never even saw the cherries. 🙂 They were gone immediately after I took the picture. The night we received the box I made a salad and I don’t know if it is just because I KNOW everything was organic, but it was the best salad I have had in a long time. I used the garlic in that night’s dinner too and I really think it is stronger than the store garlic I have been buying. I haven’t tried the peppers yet because I have some that I need to use up first. But I have to say, so far I am loving this. Well, I can see me wanting to have delivery every week. I was wondering if they would deliver a fruit box one week and the mixed the next?
While only the pluots were new to me I am sure I will get stuff in the future that is new. Pluots are later-generation hybrids between a plum parent and an apricot. Since you know I LOVE (love, love, love) baby bok choy you know I was excited about having some delivered in my first box. There is only one bunch left and that is only because the temperatures right now (weather-wise) make it too hot to turn on the stove and/or oven to actually cook.
I am happy that I decided to do this. I am looking forward to my future boxes. I hope they continue to be just as great as this first box. I hope to receive some items that will allow me to learn about new-to-me fruits and vegetables. I will learn WHAT it is and how to cook it and eat it. You know that as I get new stuff I will be sharing with you!
The week before the box gets delivered the farm posts a list of what will be in the box. On the site they also have links to recipes to help you with how to prepare it. I will be able to use the recipes they have or find something else.
I will probably end up preparing things the same way I always do. But that is ok at least we will be eating new veggies even if they are prepared that same ol’ way. 🙂
I had to look up pluot. Did you know what it is? Are you looking forward to this journey with me? Wanna learn some new things?
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Angelia Sims said
That is the coolest thing EVER! The photo looks yummy!! I am so glad it was all that you hoped for. 🙂
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terrepruitt said
The photo DOES look yummy, huh? I couldn’t resist taking a picture of all that yumminess. And they ARE yummy. I haven’t had a carrot covered in dirt in forever. I keep asking myself is it in my head or do these veggies actually taste better? LOL.
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rehabilitateyourheart said
I just signed up for a CSA (Community Sustained Agriculture) share, and received my first box today. It came with a beautiful head of lettuce, scapes (new to me – garlic), sugar snap peas, strawberries, and swiss chard. This is the first box of the season. Very much looking forward to fresh organic veggies all summer.
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terrepruitt said
I had heard of CSA’s but didn’t understand until I looked it up to see if what I bought is a CSA’s. It is not. With the CSA you buy . . . as you said, a “share”. Either way both are fun! Like Christmas. We get a box full of goodies every week (or how ever often you have it delivered/pick it up)! Fun stuff. If you end up learning something new (in addition to scapes = garlic) and you wanna share via a guest post . . . let me know. It could be a recipe or just “Oh look what I got and I didn’t know what it was!”
Since I won’t get a box delivered this week we are going to go to the Farmers’ Market on Sunday!
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Michele said
What a wonderful box of goodies! I do look forward to this journey with you as always :). Tomorrow I will receive my first box from the CSA that joined this summer and will let you know how it is. Thanks for sharing, sounds like the perfect first delivery, I love that it comes right to your door, did you order one for this week?
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terrepruitt said
Yay! Can’t wait to hear what you get! And what you do with it. Fun stuff. This week we don’t get delivery. It is every other week and I actually got it on Friday. I had put this info in my Saturday post, but I decided to split it. Believe it or not I try to keep my posts short so people can read them but not spend too much time. 🙂 Sometimes they get really long!
I sent you a yummy breakfast recipe. Maybe you can use some CSA ingredients? 🙂
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