Porter Farms, Week 4, July 18

I think this red lettuce was "fire lettuce." We also go a ton of green beans - split into two bags since I share this share. Also shown are zucchini, summer squash, onions, and that pale sputnik in the middle is a kohlrabi.

Porter Farms, Week 3, July 11

LOTS of lettuce, spinach, zucchini, summer squash, and onions. I miss getting all this lettuce.

Porter Farms, Week 2, July 4

This was lovely - I had never seen red onions with the greens still on them. Also pictured are a small bunch of spinach, lettuce, and beets.

Porter Farms, Week 1, June 27

Porter started a week later this year because of the crazy weather. In return, they will go a week late. That means I will be getting my last share in December!

This came in a brown paper bag that was filled to the brim with several kinds of lettuce.



I can't believe how bright the stems of this swiss chard was.



The lettuce this week was so beautiful - this is the lettuce I said reminded my of Rapunzel in my June 28 post.



These onions were enormous and I ate every bit of the green part - which was over two feet long. I was delicious chopped up and tossed in a taco salad (or 10 taco salads).

Catching up on Promised Land

Hey folks - I hope I didn't blow up your Google Reader.

I had lost the cord that connects my computer and camera and so while I have been diligently taking photos, I had not been posting. So now I am all caught up with Promised Land CSA. I hope you enjoy looking at it as much as I have enjoyed eating it. I hope to stay up to date from here on out.

Stay tuned for my Porter Farms catch-up. Don't worry, it's only about four weeks.


I'd like to apologize for my camera being kind of junky.

Promised Land, Week 10, July 23

THIS WEEK’S SHARE INCLUDES: 1 PT. BLUEBERRIES 2# ADIRONDACK BLUE POTATOES GREEN ONIONS CUCUMBER GREEN CELERY 1# EACH GREEN AND YELLOW BEANS ZUCCHINI YELLOW SQUASH

These blueberries were so delicious that I started eating them before I took the picture. I could barely stop myself from eating them all before getting the camera. They were incredible. They make every other blueberry I have ever eaten taste like dirt - and I enjoyed those blueberries at the time I ate them. I am spoiled for life and will eat no blueberries but these forever. I even e-mail the Oles to ask them what species they were. I am going to plant them in my backyard.

Promised Land, Week 9, July 16

THIS WEEK’S SHARE INCLUDES: 2# RED POTATOES GREEN ONIONS PARSLEY RED CELERY BEETS WITH GREENS ZUCCHINI YELLOW SQUASH CUCUMBER SPICY GREENS





And a close-up because who has ever seen red celery before? Made some tasty stuffing with this and with onions from Porter Farms.

Promised Land, Week 8, July 9

IN THIS WEEK’S SHARE: ZUCCHINI YELLOW SQUASH BUNCHING ONIONS KOHLRABI SWISS CHARD/CABBAGE SUGAR SNAP PEAS SHELLING PEAS

Promised Land, Week 7, July 2

THIS WEEK’S SHARE INCLUDES: SHELLING PEAS SUGAR SNAP PEAS SNOW PEAS GREEN ONIONS KOHLRABI STRAWBERRIES ZUCCHINI YELLOW SQUASH

Promised Land, Week 6, June 25

THIS WEEK’S SHARE INCLUDES: STRAWBERRIES SPINACH (APRX. 7OZ.) SUGAR SNAP PEAS SNOW PEAS SHELLING PEAS GREEN ONIONS GARLIC SCAPES

Promised Land, Week 5, June 18

I have never really eaten radishes. I mean I have but I always think of them as garnish, little roses, and never thought they tasted like anything. So, I tried to just cut them up and hide them in some falafel. These radishes were SOOO delicious! They were peppery and actually kind of tasted like bacon which - as a vegetarian - was a real treat. My husband loved them as well, and he is not Mr. Vegetable. We were both sad not to get them again.

THIS WEEK’S SHARE INCLUDES: ASPARAGUS (APRX 8OZ) ROMAINE RADISHES GARLIC SCAPES BUNCHING ONIONS STRAWBERRIES SWISS CHARD

Promised Land, Week 4, June 11

I don't know if I said this before, but the asparagus from Promised Land was truly the most delicious asparagus I have ever had, and by a large margin. I LOVE asparagus normally but I had no idea what I was missing. It was incredible and I miss it now that it is gone. Even my husband who normally will only eat super thin asparagus was all over this stuff. It really goes to show that local and fresh is 100x more delicious than anything we have ever known.

THIS WEEK’S PRODUCE INCLUDES: ASPARAGUS (APRX. 12 0Z.) 5 GARLIC SCAPES ROMAINE LETTUCE MERLOT HEAD LETTUCE 2 KOHLRABI

We're splitting the share with friends down the street. They picked up and I didn't get a picture. My bad.

Promised Land, Week 3, June 4

THIS WEEK’S VEGGIES! APPROXIMATELY 1lb OF ASPARAGUS BIBB LETTUCE BLUSHED BUTTER OAKS LETTUCE AND SWISS CHARD.

At the time it seemed like a lot of lettuce, but I got into eating a ton of it every day and now I miss it.

Promised Land, Week 2, May 28

So I guess there are three of us doing Promised Land, but when Porter Farms starts, I'll be posting about them, as well. This is for the Thursday pick-up in the city. I think it varies somewhat from the Tuesday pick-up in Amherst. For one, in Amherst you pick up the veggies from a school bus and can talk to someone from the farm about the veggies. Thursdays it's just a pile of boxes in the back office of MAP.

This is a catch-up post because I lost the cable for my camera and couldn't transfer the pictures.

The second week of Promised Land was a head of blushed butter oak lettuce, asparagus, baby bok choy, and radishes.

I made a salad with the lettuce and radishes and I am looking forward to an asparagus and bok choy stir fry with soba noodles (not very local).

Promised Land, Week 1, May 21

Everyone else has already commented, but here are some pics.

THIS WEEK’S SHARE: 2# ASPARAGUS, 1# RHUBARB. 1 BUNCH OF GREEN GARLIC, POPCORN


I basically joined this share for the rhubarb and asparagus. I was not disappointed.

I have always loved rhubarb but this was so delicious and extra sour. I was hooked. I bought some at the Bidwell Farmers Market the next weekend but it was no where near as good.

Everyone those bunched up things were onions but it was garlic (it pays to read the newsletter, which is where I copy and paste the veggie list from). It was good.

I joined the Co-op

I never thought I would but I actually didn't know enough about it. I figured I wouldn't ever make back the $80 membership fee in savings. Under the 2%-ff-everything model, I would have to spend $4000 to break even.

I knew the Co-op has ditched the 2% off everything model in favor of monthly member-only specials and a dividend program. The fiscal year ended June 30 and this will be the first year members could get a dividend check. We'll see how it goes. In any case, that makes July the perfect time to join - if there's enough profit for a dividend, it will be based on how much I spent there from July 1- to June 30. However, this is an "if" so it wasn't enough, on its one, to get me to join.

Then I realized you have to be a member to get the monthly bulk order specials. I saved $15 right off the bat when I ordered two cases of sale foods.

The real kicker was learning that if I ever want to, I can sell my share back to the Co-op. Seems like a good deal.

Then I got my free tote bag for paying all at once. I got a second free tote bag for using my coupon from the Buffalo First coupon book.

I got home and opened my new member folder, and there is a book of coupons. More than half the coupons are for free stuff - free bread, free agave, free 7th generation cleaner, free iced tea, free soy milk, free soy sauce, and other discounts that amount to more than 50%. It's pretty cool.

All in all, I am very satisfied with the transaction. I feel like I have invested in something local which in turn invests in many things local. That should be enough, but it looks like this investment will pay for itself fairly quickly, so what is not to love?