Week #1 – May 2 [Berry]

World's Greatest Asparagus! Fresh from Red Hook, NY

What a perfect day to kick off our 3rd year and the first distribution of the 2011 harvest season! Week 1 of our 28 week harvest season was nothing less than fabulous.  It was great to see so many familiar faces, especially our “regular” bartender Sally, the guys from the Woods, and Alejandro from the Taco Stand.

new covered courtyard

Southside CSA is back at the Woods, super-stoked about the covered courtyard that will protect our backyard distributions from the rain. More than ever, we are so thankful for the support the Woods gives our CSA and the local food movement, sharing their amazing space with us and our farmers.

This week’s Berry share was 4 lbs of Asparagus. This asparagus is absolutely divine, totally sweet and tasty enough for a lot of members to just start chomping away on the raw stalks. Let me tell you, not much can beat a Woods burrito paired with a raw asparagus “salad”. Yummers!

Asparagus!!

If you want to get your hands on some of this outrageous local food asap, don’t despair because you can still sign up for the Berry Share!

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You know you want to get your own bucket of farm fresh asparagus!

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Berry! Member Diary: Megan Q.

Sadly, this week’s berry share wasn’t as bountiful as in weeks past.  Add that and the fact that my husband and I helped out at the distribution on Monday and wound up eating most of our berries, what we brought home was kind of sad.

[Ed Note: We are all going to have to start a berry support group now that the blueberry season is winding down...Summer, you are a cruel mistress!]

Especially since this is what we usually bring home!

Either way, it’s been all berries, all the time in the Quesada household.  (more…)

Storing Your Produce & other Handy Tips…

pic by contentedsparrow{megan} @ flickr.com

In the spirit of the holiday weekend, we would like to share with you some good resources on how to store your various veg & fruits. (more…)

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