This year’s CSA is from Paisley Farm, a 25-acre operation located in Tivoli, NY. Paisley Farm grows organically and plants with the chef in mind. The 22-week CSA runs from June – November and I purchased the standard vegetable share. This share includes 8-9 vegetables and herbs per week (8-12 pounds) – enough to provide a family of three with 3-4 dinners’ worth of veg. The price equals out to $25 per week, the cost of which will be accounted for in my weekly Adventures In Budget Paleo Cooking posts.
Paisley Farm 2014 CSA Box 22
2 huge leeks
1 huge bunch swiss chard
1 bunch mystery greens
2 heads lettuce
1 huge bunch fennel
1 crown broccoli
1 head cauliflower
1 huge butternut squash
6 huge carrots
3 apples
1 pear
Leftover From Previous Weeks
Frozen peppers
1 big bag potatoes
1 bunch mystery green
1.5 bunches chard
1 cabbage
2 yellow peppers
1 bunch baby fennel
1/2 bunch radishes
2 delicata squash
How I Used My Share
I made a salad out of the mystery greens with half a yellow pepper, shredded beef and an apple.
I stir-fried some chicken with the rest of the pepper, a bunch of chard, the broccoli and some carrot.
I had an apple/carrot/pepper/shredded beef salad for lunch one day – and the same basic salad (minus the pepper and subbing pulled pork) another.
I roasted the rest of the carrots with some fennel and served alongside mashed potatoes and pork chops.
I made a blistered cabbage and apple salad to go with pulled pork.
And I served 1 of the delicata squash with chicken thighs and balsamic vinegar.
Waste: Just the lettuce and wilty greens were tossed before heading out on a mini-vacation last Thursday.
My Favorite Dish From This Box
Either the roasted veggies & mashed potatoes with pork chops or the blistered cabbage lunch. Both were ridiculously seasonal.
Next Week
Going into next week, I have: 1 delicata squash, half of a big bag of potatoes, 1/2 a bunch of radishes, 1 huge butternut squash, 1 kabocha squash, 2 leeks and 1 pear.
This was my last CSA share for the season, and I’m kind of bummed. Despite being menaced by cucumbers, eggplant, briefly by tomatoes, and my own hangups about lettuce; I really enjoyed this year’s CSA boxes. I felt the value for dollar was good, and although this CSA didn’t have quite the variety of my favorite one from Miami, it was still a good mix of produce. The quality was great, the quantity was spot on, and I’m glad I found this CSA. I’ll miss it until next year’s shares roll around.
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