As close friends and roommates who love to cook and eat together, Charlotte and I signed up for the CSA this year excited to challenge ourselves and have fun! We subscribe to a weekly vegetable share and a bi-weekly egg share. We often eat at home with friends and try to bring lunch every day.Continue reading “Emma + Charlotte Member Diary for Week of June 29th”
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Jonathan + Kristie Member Diary – Week of June 22
# Distribution Kristie and I live with two dogs, Bijoux and Roux. They don’t get much of the share, although Roux was pretty into the sugarsnap pea we gave her. We share a half-share of veggies and of orchard (which hasn’t started yet). This doesn’t seem like much, but it can still be challenging toContinue reading “Jonathan + Kristie Member Diary – Week of June 22”
Laura + Merav Member Diary for Week of June 15th
Hey guys! This blog post is coming at you from Laura and Merav. We are friends and roommates and this is our second season doing the CSA. We get a bi-weekly egg and veggie share. We share groceries and cook a lot of meals together so sharing the CSA works out really well for us.Continue reading “Laura + Merav Member Diary for Week of June 15th”
Raptor Member Diary for Week 5 (June 1)
Behold, our berry share and egg share for the week! (The two of us also have the veg share, but that hasn’t started yet this year.) We thought asparagus season was over so it was a nice surprise to get another bunch in addition to the four—count ‘em, one-two-three-four—quarts of strawberries. We usually transport everythingContinue reading “Raptor Member Diary for Week 5 (June 1)”
Week #3 Member Diary – Fox Force 5
ASPARAGUS SEASON! May means we are knee deep into Asparagus season. This week’s distribution was another 2 pounds. We also get an Egg Share and a Large Meat Share. Our household tends to cook breakfast, lunch, and dinner most days so we have get full shares of everything. Having been spoiled by the super freshContinue reading “Week #3 Member Diary – Fox Force 5”
Week #2 Member Diary – Anya + Adam
Adam and I have been members of a CSA for almost 10 years and this is our second season with Southside CSA. I’m a big cook and a pescetarian, so we get the works for our family of 3: fruit, veggies, eggs. I like that the share starts out slow in the spring and givesContinue reading “Week #2 Member Diary – Anya + Adam”
Week #1 Member Diary – Stephanie J
Stephanie J. Member Diary Happy start of the season, all! I’m excited for all the veggies, meats, berries, and eggs that lie ahead for me these next few months. I signed up for half shares of each this season for me and my partner, Brian. For this first distribution, we received only the “berry” shareContinue reading “Week #1 Member Diary – Stephanie J”
COUGAR Member Diary
In the five years we’ve been Southside CSA members, we’ve frequently planned a fall dinner party in order to share some of our haul and try out some more ambitious dishes to share in our blog post. This year we did have a party, but one of an entirely different sort. Since we welcomed Elias,Continue reading “COUGAR Member Diary”
Stephanie Member Diary
Holy greens this week! This is what my partner, Brian, and I got in our MimoMex Veggie and Orchard half shares: mustard greens, red mustard greens, arugula, mizuna, spinach, broccoli, cilantro, onions, baby pumpkins, a Sugar Baby pumpkin, Empire apples, apple cider. Monday: Usually I try to clear out the fridge before my pickup so that there’s roomContinue reading “Stephanie Member Diary”
Laura & Merav Member Diary
My roommate and I share our CSA which is a half share of veggies, eggs, and orchard. This is our first year doing a CSA and we have been loving it! Here’s how we’ve been using the share this week: Monday: After picking up the share, we decided to make a quiche with the spinach,Continue reading “Laura & Merav Member Diary”