The first week of this year's CSA was a little crazy- Jason was unexpectedly out of town for a funeral, and I found myself trying to figure out how to manage a trip to the farm with Ryan and Aiden in tow. In the end, I decided to have our sitter come over for a few hours to give me a break, and I headed out to the farm by myself. This turned out to be a good plan, as the pick-your-own fields are quite a hike from the parking lot this year, and taking Aiden out there would have been really hard. So, I picked our share of strawberries, grabbed the lettuce from the farmstand, and headed out.
The second week, I took Ryan with me and we picked berries and peas together. I mentioned last year that he's great at finding ripe berries, and he hasn't lost his touch. He had our basket filled in no time! When we moved on to pea picking he was less helpful- more interested in picking wildflowers and eating peas. No big deal- the peas were easy to find and we were done quickly.
The berries have been spectacular- no surprise- and I hope they last for a few more weeks!
Week 1:
- 3 heads lettuce
- 1 quart strawberries
Week 2:
- 3 heads lettuce
- 1 quart strawberries
- 1/2 pint snow and snap peas
4 comments:
Oh, wow. You can't beat locally grown strawberries. YUM.
Our season is about 2 weeks behind at this point, due to cool temps. Am hoping we'll get berries in the next week or two!!
MMM! Fresh produce sounds so good! I wonder if they have anything like this in my area.
gorgeous! we plan to pick some berries tomorrow if we can find an open field.
We’re planning on grilling up a storm this weekend. I just posted a recipe share link on my site. Hope you’ll stop by and add a favorite:
http://momtrends.blogspot.com/2009/07/friday-feasts.html
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