No, I didn’t sign up for Farmer Dave’s vegetable CSA this season. Part of me is experiencing remorse, reading their newsletters, remembering the exciting “countdown” to the first pickup. I remember the first joy of eating raw snap peas fresh from the farm. Because of the CSA, I learned about so many cool veggies like [...]
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Farmer Dave’s CSA 2011 Review – Season 2
Last year, I wrote a detailed review of my first CSA season with Farmer Dave’s in Dracut MA. We just finished this season’s CSA and the veggies were just as plentiful and delicious! If you are new to CSA’s, please read last season’s review as it includes a lot more detail about CSA’s and their [...]
Eating From the Freezer
I have decided to try to eat what’s in my freezer before purchasing any more meat or seafood. I have lovely scallops, shrimp, boneless chicken, whole chicken, ground beef, etc. and I think it’s important to save some money and just concentrate on eating what’s there first. So far so good! I roasted a chicken [...]
Skipping CSA Next Season
I think I’ll be skipping the CSA next season. We’ll see how it goes, buying directly from the farm and other farmer’s markets, and then I’ll decide if I want to go back the following season. There is absolutely nothing wrong with CSA, and I adore Farmer Dave’s and the staff, but I think I [...]
What To Do With Carrot Green Tops
Carrot roots are delicious, but what about the gorgeous green carrot tops? I received a batch of fresh carrots in my CSA share this week, and I didn’t want to waste the greens. I thought about throwing them into the blender and mixing up a batch of greens for the dogs, but then I decided [...]
Farmer Dave’s CSA 2010 Review
(NOTE: I also wrote a review for the 2011 CSA Season with Farmer Dave’s) I was so excited to join the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) at Farmer Dave’s this season. So, what is a CSA anyway? Here’s a great explanation, but in my own words, you the consumer are prepaying for a “share” of the [...]
Roasted Green Tomatoes
I don’t remember ever eating a green (unripe) tomato in the past, but we received a few in our CSA share for the last couple of weeks. But how to eat them!? I found a whole bunch of recipes online, and the chutney intrigued me, as did the green tomato jam. But I decided to [...]
Homemade Dried Celery Flakes
I love Penzy’s Spices dried celery flakes, and I pay about $3.50 for a small bag. This week, in our CSA share, we received a large celery loaded with fresh dark leaves! So, I trimmed off all the leaves and dried them in my counter top convection oven – 150-200 ° for about one hour. [...]
Freezing Raw Tomatoes
Maria, my Facebook buddy, informed me that you can indeed freeze raw whole tomatoes…awesome! I wish I knew this BEFORE picking up my CSA veggie share this week, as there was a “take as many as you can use” box of free “seconds” tomatoes that were bruised or gouged! I didn’t take any because I [...]
Fresh Roasted Tomatoes with Pasta
I had an amazing dinner tonight! I recently picked up the CSA share for the week and there was an abundance of wonderful tomatoes! I knew I had to roast some for pasta. I sliced the heirloom tomato we received, plus one roma and two slicing tomatoes, and I mixed them in a baking dish [...]
