I hate being wrong.
But here’s the deal. This CSA was a mistake. For lots of reasons. To begin, I think our weather has had a huge effect on the harvest. That’s my way of giving this particular farm the benefit of the doubt because I cannot imagine that they have repeat customers if this is their normal share. The quality of the produce was great. But the variety was disappointing. I just expected more weird stuff. The kids are interested in foods they have ever eaten so I have a better chance of getting them to try it. I can’t excite them with my weekly onion.
The other problem is that my family is large and they eat a lot. I did purchase an additional fruit share but the volume just wasn’t enough. One week we got peaches and a pint of blackberries. Katie and Ava can eat a pint of blackberries on the ride home from the CSA pick-up site.
On two different weeks we got corn. I honestly assumed we would be getting corn all the time. And four ears of corn won’t feed my family. Neither will the four potatoes I received each week.
Granted I did purchase the ‘mini’ share but I don’t think I could have handled the amount of zucchini and squash a full share would have offered.
So, just like my grass-fed beef purchase, I have to admit that this CSA was a ‘Fail” for us. That doesn’t mean I have given up trying to find and purchase good organic food for my family. It just means I am going to have to investigate some other ways to do so.
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