I'm excited about yet another year of the CSA with Avalon Acres. (
What's a CSA?) I posted this last year, but wanted to post it again. This is a full year in pictures (missing a few weeks here & there). Although CSAs vary each year, depending on the weather and what they plant, but this will give you a good idea of what to expect if you are in Middle TN. Last year, we got a late start on the CSA, catching only late summer & fall. I will also post a recap of that. I love looking back at what we received, so I hope to take a picture every week, like I have the past 2 years.
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, 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.
Will you be doing a CSA this year?
Sometimes my husband rolls his eyes at me. Sometimes, when I bring home something like a coconut, and tell him I have no idea how to cut it open. But my wonderful husband does it anyway. This time he got a "new" drillbit, and got it open. Doesn't this look good?
Coconut is full of electrolytes. In fact, these guys say it's "Nature's Sports Drink." I think they all liked it! I did have some left over. I used it instead of water for our steel cut oats (our daily breakfast). I get way too excited about food, I know.
