CSA: Farmer Fresh To You

I am a member of a Community Supported Agriculture (or CSA) group and receive a delivery every Wednesday directly to my office. A CSA is designed to keep your local farmer in business and ensure that you are eating the freshest locally grown fruits and veggies available. I like it because you are forced into using diverse foods that are often unknown and this makes me learn about them, and consequently makes me a better cook. I absolutely love it.
If you pay close attention to my recipes you will see how these ingredients get consumed each week! This weeks box included:

• Thomcord grapes (quite possibly the best grapes I have ever had)


• Six Valencia oranges


• An sweet cantaloupe


• Leeks


• Oyster mushrooms (I've never had these before, and they are filled with buttery awesomeness)


• Eggplants (three baby EPs)


• A bag of mixed baby greens


• Seven Early girl tomatoes


• Beets with greens


• Poblano and Anaheim chilies


• A lemon


• Garlic


• Fresh Italian parsley

I paid $32 for all of that, and it was worth it! If you are interested in learning more, here is the contact information for my people at Farmer Fresh to You:

Lisette and Carol
Farmer Fresh To You
805.469.7604
http://www.farmerfreshtoyou.net/