As CSAs prepare to resume for their regular 2010 growing season, I thought I would post a recap of what we received in 2009. These are half bushel shares for
Avalon Acres CSA. The season runs May - October. They also offer many other options, including meat, eggs, baked goods, and a winter csa. Although I am a big advocate of CSAs, I do not say that they are best for every family. They are tons of fun, and tons of work. Read my complete list of
pros and cons here. Another disclaimer: CSA bushels vary from week to week, year to year, and family to family. Two years ago we received tons of okra. This year we received none. So below should give you an idea of the variety, although not a complete picture.
If there is a link that is wrong (i can't spend any more time on this!), check out the csa labels in the righthand column, or
click here.
MAY
Week 2: Radishes, Green Onions, Strawberries, Various Spring Greens, Cabbage, Kohlrabi
Week 3: Mustard Greens, Lettuce, Kohlrabi, Green Onions, Strawberries, Cauliflower
Week 4: (pictured above) Broccoli, Radish, Deer Tongue Lettuce, Red Leaf Lettuce, Spinach, Peas, Garlic Snapes, Herbs
JUNE
Week 5: Various Spring Greens, Peas, Green onions, Cabbage, Kohlrabi, Swiss chard, Broccoli, Potatoes, Strawberries, and Garlic snapes.
Week 6: Purple Cauliflower, Carrots, Onion, Potatoes, Herbs, Cabbage, Lettuce, Peas, Peaches, Green Onions, Garlic Snapes, Greens
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Week 7: Green Beans, Cabbage, Blackberries, Carrots, Onion, Cucumbers, Zucchini, Beets, Greens, Broccoli, Green Onions, Herbs, Radishes, Onion, Squash
Week 8: Cauliflower, yellow zucchini, garlic, potatoes, green beans, cucumber, cabbage, squash, beets, onion & green pepper.
Week 9: (Pictured above) Green Pepper, Zucchini, Pole Beans, Blackberries, Cucumbers, Potatoes, Corn, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Garlic, Carrots
JULY
Week 11: Green Peppers, Tomatoes, Eggplants, Onion, Purple Hull Peas, Potatoes, Corn, Cantaloupe, Garlic
Week 12 : (pictured above) Wax Beans, Potatoes, Cantaloupe, Tomato, Yellow Tomatoes, Onion, Green Bell Pepper, Squash, Cucumber, Cabbage, Eggplant, & Corn.
Week 13AUGUST
Week 14 & 15: Cantaloupe, Eggplant, Green Beans, Pattypan Squash, Green Peppers, Onion, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Peaches, Squash, Corn & Potatoes
Week 16: (pictured above) Green Beans, Tomatoes (small & big), Yellow & Green Bell Peppers, Corn, Onion, Banana Peppers, Potatoes (2 types), Lemon Cucumber, Purple Eggplant, Cantaloupe & some sort of White Eggplant.
Week 17: pumpkin, butternut squash, tomato, potato, corn, eggplant, cucumber, white eggplant, yellow tomatoes, onion, and green beans.
SEPTEMBER
Week 18: Corn, (Gretel?) Eggplant, Tomatoes, Onions, Green Beans, Green Pepper, Red Bell Pepper, Butternut Squash, and the biggest Cantaloupe ever.
Week 19: Watermelon, Tomato, Potato, Eggplant, Squash, Green Pepper, Green Beans, and Sweet Rolls!
Week 20: Tomatoes, Banana Peppers, Watermelon, Potatoes, Spaghetti Squash, Purple Hull Peas & Yellow Squash Bell Peppers, Raw Peanuts
Week 21: (pictured above) Raw Peanuts, Spaghetti Squash, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Bell Pepper, Pumpkin, Radishes, Cukes & Green Bean
Week 22: Green Beans, Radishes, Pumpkin, Spaghetti Squash, Apples, Zucchini, Pattypan Squash, Green Bell Pepper, Acorn Squash and Tomatoes!
OCTOBER
Week 23 - Cushaw Squash, Pumpkin, Purple Hull Peas, Cabbage, Tomatoes, Peppers, Bell Peppers, and Potatoes.
Week 25 - Chard, Raw Peanuts, Potatoes, Green Bell Pepper, Tomatoes, Pumpkin, Butternut Squash, Cabbage, Crowder Peas
Week 26 (Pictured above): Potatoes, Bok Choy, Butternut Squash, Long Island Cheese Pumpkin, Muscadine Grapes, Tomatoes, Popping Corn & some more of those White Beans.
As you know, The Winter CSA is a whole different animal. I'll post a summary of that when it finishes.
Will you be doing a CSA this year?
We're building a house!!! Well, renovating. But practically building, because we're gutting an old house & adding on. Why? Because having a 4th baby just wasn't enough for us. So we just completed the first arduous process of creating floor plans and drawings & getting approvals from our city board (it's a tough neighborhood to build in!) Here we are marking trees that have to come down. I've always wanted to spray paint trees! We want to keep as many as possible, but THAT's a LOT of trees. Right? I hope to update the blog on the process, but...who are we kidding? I'm having a 4th baby in a few weeks, just moved in with my parents, selling our house and building another. I'm tired just thinking about it all!
