CSA and Other Things.
I live in a smallish laid back beach town. That alone makes this a great town.
But…
My town also has lots of opportunities for fresh local food year round.
Off the top of my head I can count 3 weekly farmers markets within a 10 mile radius and that’s not counting all the farm stands.
(I don’t take this for granted. Really.)
I also know of 3 local CSAs.
(Totally spoiled. Now I’m embarrassed to admit I like McDonalds.)
I belong to one of the local CSAs and yesterday this is what came in our box.
Lettuce, Beets, Chard, Japanese Turnips, Basil, Summer Squash, Parsley, Leeks, Tomatoes, Apricots, Arugula
Oh and some lovely Snap Dragons.
If that did not make my day….I got an email from another homeschooling mom, whose husband is a local fisherman, that said they were selling fresh sea bass.
Yes please.
I ran into a friend of mine who was also picking up fish. This girl is amazing. She just had her 7th child. Yes, I typed that right 7th. Just the other day she was asking me to do a triathlon with her. Definately a Girl Hero.
Later, Brent and I cooked up a feast of fresh veggies and herb crusted sea bass.
I’m going to do some more tweaking to this recipe as it clocked in at 610 calories. Doable for maintenance but a bit much as I’m trying to reach a goal. As soon as I’m finished tweeking I’ll post the recipe.
In the meantime, I’ve decided to do a summer salad series. Each week I’m going to try and post a new salad. I’ll start tomorrow because it’s 9:30 and I promised to improve my grades. 😉
Where do you get your produce?
We don’t get much fruit in our box so I also buy a lot of produce from Trader Joe’s as well. And I’ll drive 100 miles to get Rainier cherries if they are on sale.
Hugs and High Fives,
Jenn
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7th child?!! Definitely a girl hero!! WOW!! And already thinking about a triathlon?!! Amazing!!
We have a great Asian Farmer’s Market not too far from our house. I love getting fresh fruits and veggies from them… not only do they just taste better and fresher, they’re also much cheaper!!
We do have lots of fresh fruits at our farmer’s market. I haven’t had any rainier cherries this year. Hoping to get some on my trip to Oregon.
I also like TJ’s for produce. But we have a local market here in town that is very cheap and also has very good produce, so I like that one as well.
7th! wow, shes a rock start.
I get them from the Farmers Market, CO OP, and just the regular ole grocery store if I need to.
we get almost all of our produce at farmer’s market. i usually go to the one at the mall on wedn. it is small, but it has everything we need – veggies and fruit. it is hard for me to even buy it at trader joes, when i can buy it local. i agree with you jenn, we are so blessed to live in an area with access to fresh, local produce. and i am excited about your summer salad series
I am insanely jealous of your csas and local produce. Curse the desert that I live in…
I CAN’T WAIT for summer salad series!!!
Man, your CSA kicks my CSA’s trash. Seriously, I am having produce envy. I miss the West Coast.
PS> Those snapdragons are a work of art!
Come visit!