Shared Harvest CSA

By: Susan Pinette (Sep 29, 2008)
I only learned about the Belmont Winter CSA last year as we prepared to move to another town a few miles away. I subscribed anyway because local produce is quite hard to come by in this area.

We just loved it and resubscibed for this winter. There are just two of us, but unlike a summer share, most of the vegetables are suitable for cold storage, so nothing goes to waste if you don't eat it up immediately. We eat A LOT of vegetables, but I think a share would easily feed a family of four more normal vegetable eaters.

It is important to have space to correctly store the produce - we have section of our basement that has a dirt floor and it stays quite cold - we also have a second fridge in the basement. As other reviewers have indicated, it is important to check the stored veggies often to use up any that maybe heading south. We did lose a couple of squash to mold as the weather warmed up but otherwise nothing went to waste.

I also took part in the experimental Preservation Share, which I really hope Gretta will offer again - I have a freezer ful of pesto, pints of pickles and quarts of tomatoes from my share.

All in all Belmont CSA rocks!!

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