This is our second year of buying local produce through Heaven's Harvest Farm community-supported agriculture (CSA.) We pay for an entire season of produce in March that gets delivered mid-June through October, and yesterday was our first delivery!
This week we received:
- Strawberries
- Zucchini
- Cilantro
- Romaine and Green-leaf lettuces
- Bok choi
- Mustard greens
- Collard greens
- Kale
- A potted thyme plant
My kids immediately devoured the strawberries (I had to hold some back for Dad) and we enjoyed a green-leaf salad for dinner. Today ds#1 ate plain bok choi while Ds#2&3 ate Ants on an Asian Log (bok choi topped with peanut butter and raisins.) I stir-fried the leaves in oil and garlic, and threw in a few frozen shrimp--delicious! I'm bringing the kale with me to Prudence Island this weekend so my mother-in-law can show me how to make Portuguese kale soup with authentic chorizo sausage.
My kids find it interesting that the produce comes directly from a farm. They view it as better than other produce and are more willing to try out some of the new things. It's a new sign of summer in our house. | 
