This was the first year I decided to get a CSA. (Community Supported Agriculture... You buy a share into the garden and get a box of veggies every week!) It was awesome because I was able to get it through my school districts amazing FFA program! Their garden is right on our high school campus (home of our new future middle school!!!)I decided to just do the every other week option and still wanted to split it with our friends, Tom and Molly, to make sure we used everything. I am so happy we did it this way! I still had to find ways to get creative with all the veggies! But I learned I love radishes, don't care for brussel sproats and fresh garlic really is better with everything. We were also spoiled with peach cobbler, strawberry jam, and farm fresh eggs! This pic is just my half of a share!
I was tiring of ramen cabbage coleslaw recipe and just cabbage salads, I made a couple jars of sauerkraut. It seemed a little salty at first still but tonight it was perfect and moved to the refrigerator! I also couldn't handle any more green beans as a side dish so heard about Dilly Beans. I made two jars and they are amazing.
A one night frost came mid-September and put a halt to some of the deliciousness we would have gotten. No melons and cantaloupe, and the squash may not be as good as hoped. Though there are risks with anything in nature, this was worth it! Even with the work of cleaning and sorting all the veggies I really feel we have gotten our 65$ worth! We'll see what else the next weeks bring!
