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CSA Meal Club
by Tricia

This summer Scott and I are participating in the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program offered by Hen House, the grocery store down the street from our house. Each week we pick up a big bag full of fresh, locally grown/produced food. This week we got:
-1/2 gallon chocolate milk (scott immediately had a big glass full, as I looked on making gagging noises)
-2lb Ground Bison
-1 loaf of Sourdough bread
-1 head green leaf lettuce
-1 bunch Spring green onions (which were HUGE)
-1 bunch Sage (which I turned in for an extra loaf of bread because I have sage growing on my deck!)
-1 box alfalfa sprouts (mmm!)
-1 big jar of jam (it's called Traffic Jam and has cherries and rhubharb in it - it's really tasty)

So, the Thompsons are doing the CSA as well, and last week I mentioned that we ought to institute a "CSA meal" that we fix together each week out of the goodies that we get. Jason is an excellent cook, and much more creative and experimental with ingredients than we tend to be. Tonight we had our first CSA meal, and it was delicious! J made amazing burgers out of the ground Bison, and we put some locally produced, hormone-free cheddar cheese on them. I put alfalfa sprouts on mine, and everyone else made fun of me (but it was GOOD!). We used the leaf lettuce for a big salad with orange bell peppers, carrots, cherry tomatoes and cilantro (what a great idea to put that in - it gave it a great kick). I took our spring green onions and sliced them up with red potatoes, added some butter and lemon pepper and threw them on the grill. It was all fantastic. The best part was the giant bows of ice cream we had for dessert. Kind of threw the health-concsious meal all to hell, but it was worth it.

Next week we get all beef hot dogs, broccoli, cabbage (which I will be trading for something else), Italian bread, red potatoes (yum!), zucchini bread, swiss chard (I'm not sure what to do with this, or if we'll even like it - mom, expect a phone call from me!) and a soy candle. It doesn't get much better than walking a couple houses down with a bag full of groceries to put together a fun meal with friends. Especially when Jason does most of the work! =)

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