Thursday Bountyblogging

So we made the first pickup of our winter CSA shares after class today.

The bounty: mesclun, spinach, mushrooms, kale, fennel, brussel sprouts, carrots, napa cabbage, potatoes, onions, parsnips, celeriac, winter squash, garlic, beets [guess they swapped with leeks], apples, and goat and sheep chees from farms all over Vermont (including one we visited last year on a whim).

We've been meaning to get into the Community Supported Agriculture deal from quite a long time, and are very happy to be doing so through Intervale, which is a neat agricultural co-op (that just so happens to provide food for 8% of the Burlington area).  All part of our meager efforts to reduce our carbon footprint, eat better and help sustainable farming.

As for the selection of veggies, I admit that I hate fennel and think it's Satan Spawn, but I suppose we'll figure out something to do with it besides throw the shit at our neighbors.  And serendipitously, Ericka found an interesting recipe for brussel sprouts in a tweet from Blogher, so we'll be trying that soon.

Tonight with dinner I used some of the apples, mesclun, spinach, and potatoes for our appetizer, salad and side dish.  That was pretty cool and tasty.  Over the season we're looking forward to some experimentation and learning new dishes (any recipes are welcomed in comments!) as we keep trying to become more locavorish.  Oh, and I'm told I need to eat more green stuff.

ntodd