My Fathers' Farm

Perhaps I did not understand organic farming but I felt the tiny, unripened tomatoes, one serving of very small amount of broccoli that was already soft, and a tiny, overripe eggplant were poor specimens. When he advertised we would get fennel the next day, the fennel came without the bulb or frilly tops leaving me wishing I had bought some fennel I saw at the next booth. There were several weeks when all we received were unusual and strong greens which were difficult to incorporate tastefully into recipes. I understand poor growing conditions but felt quite frustrated when I would arrive at his CSA booth to pick up my basket to receive only greens and see other vegetables for sale such as bell peppers, butternut squash in his booth. I think this begs the question that perhaps the best items were being saved to sell at the market and to the high end restaurants he advertised supplying. In my experience, I could have spent 28.00 weekly at the farmer's market and purchased the same amount of greens and had plenty left over to purchase pounds of produce. Bottom line is that I never felt I received anywhere near 28.00 worth for any of the ten weeks I paid.