Johnson's Backyard Garden

By: Kathy (Jun 25, 2008)
We've had a CSA subscription to Johnson's Backyard Garden for several months now and really could not be happier. We were thrilled to find a CSA in this area without a waiting list, and even more thrilled with the flexibility offered by Johnson's Backyard Garden (the four-box "try out" option, the option to pick up every other week instead of every week, the availability of eggs and fair-trade coffee). There are multiple pickup locations around town, even up in Round Rock where we live.

Most importantly, the produce is always incredibly fresh with a fantastic variety in every box. As an example, this week's box contained zucchini, two types of eggplant, four varieties of squash, three varieties of peppers, two types of cucumbers, okra, loads of tomatoes in a couple of different varieties, a bunch of basil and a small watermelon. There's a huge amount of food in each box as well. For our omnivorous family of four, one box every two weeks is plenty. Larger families and/or vegetarians might do better with one box a week.

We've also found this particular CSA to be very affordable, especially when you average out the cost of each box and consider the amount of stuff in each one. Even in the early spring when not much more than greens are in season, it's way more produce than you could get for the same price at any of the local stores, especially when you consider it's all organic and grown locally.

The newsletter and website are great as well. They give you an idea of what's growing at the farm, what's likely to be in your box each week, and even provide recipes! We really have nothing at all negative to say about this farm/CSA and recommend it highly.

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