Great veggies
By: Jocelyn Milton (Sep 28, 2008)
Last year, I did the fall and winter CSA of Gretta's, and this year I've added the summer and preservation shares. I could not be happier. The winter share did a great job of feeding our family of four. We learned new ways to cook vegetables, and got introduced to some new to us vegetables. Two in our family are vegetarians, so having lots of squash was really great for us. We stored our veggies in the basement, and I think this year I'll take the extra steps and store it in the garage, to keep things a little colder. Twice weekly checks of the vegetables to see what needs to be eaten next are helpful so that we didn't waste anything. I think it is so great to have a farm in town, and the other reviewers are right - homegrown veggies taste so great! Knowing that Gretta grew these veggies made my kids much more eager to try them and be positive about them - who would guess that my 9 year old loves escarole (something I had never heard of, let along eaten, before the CSA!) Parsnips were another great favorite - we all loved those no matter how we cooked them.
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