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”

Dillen Member Diary

This is our friend Yvonne doing her distribution service on Oct.06th. She is the one who introduced us to the Southside CSA. She gave us her share on week while she was out of town and we were blown away! Our family is 3 people- two adults and a 4 year old. The share weContinue reading “Dillen Member Diary”

Tomatillo Recipes from Swift Johnson Share

Tomatillos can be a challenge for those not used to cooking with them. Share family Swift Johnson shares their favorite recipes in this Special Tomatillo edition of the Member Diary Here are a couple of tomatillo recipes!! Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Total Time: 15 min Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds fresh tomatillos 5 fresh serrano chiles 3 garlicContinue reading “Tomatillo Recipes from Swift Johnson Share”

Brock Member Diary – Week of Sept 15th

This week our vegetable share was: acorn squash, eggplant, tomatillos, poblano peppers, serrano peppers, tomatoes, lemon grass, onions, and kale.  We also have a half berry share, which was a bag of apples, a pumpkin, and a (decorative?) gourd. There are only two of us, and we try to use up or prepare and freezeContinue reading “Brock Member Diary – Week of Sept 15th”

Wallace Shawn Member Diary – Week of June 23rd

We are Maria, Quentin, and Hawkins (the cat). This is the first summer we’ve signed up for a CSA and we couldn’t love it more! The two of us pick up full berry and vegetable shares (orchard share to come!!). This week we got four quarts of strawberries, four stalks garlic, two stalks of redContinue reading “Wallace Shawn Member Diary – Week of June 23rd”

June 23 – B week – week 8 of 30

MimoMex Vegetable Share 1lb sweet peas 1bag flor de calabaza (squash blossoms) (use them in a frittata, a soup, quesadillas, or stuffed with cheese, battered and fried) 2 white onions 3 green onions 4 garlic bulbs 1 bunch mizuna 1 bunch sweet chard 1 lb salad mix Greig Farm Berry Share 4 quarts strawberries YellowContinue reading “June 23 – B week – week 8 of 30”

Sebastian Member Diary – Week of May 19

Hello, Hellooooo!…. I split a share with 2 other families last year and it worked out so well that we decided to do it again this year! We realized that this way we each get a bounty of goodies every 3 weeks, and not the weekly/ bi-weekly necessity. Each of our families have 3-4 heartyContinue reading “Sebastian Member Diary – Week of May 19”

Iris Member Diary for Week of Nov 4th

Veggie Share: Red potatoes, yellow onions, scallions, kale, popcorn on the cob, cilantro, acorn squash, butternut squash. Orchard Share: One quart apple cider, apples Our household stats: We are a family of four (two adults, a four-year old, and an infant) with a Week B half-share of both Veggie and Orchard. It takes us aContinue reading “Iris Member Diary for Week of Nov 4th”