One week I cracked open 4 eggs for breakfast that were not only fertilized but had actual baby chicks with feathers inside. Leigh's explanation, "They must have been old. " NO KIDDING!!!! Who harvested and distributed those eggs??? I am reluctant to open the remainder of that carton.
I purchased an add-on fruit share and, so far, the only fruit has been tiny pears that dropped off the stressed tree(s) and rotted on my counter before they would ripen, just as I expected. I have pear trees myself. I understand when to harvest them ( they are always unripe when harvested) and how to ripen them. This week, there were gorgeous peaches in the egg fridge. Leigh did not include any in our share just one tiny watermelon he admitted was underripe. Tried to eat it, but it was only fit for compost.
Leigh is pleasant. That is the strongest point I can say about the CSA. We have belonged to another CSA for a few years but chose to switch when Sunnyside eliminated their Saturday pickup. Leigh accommodated us with a Saturday, on the farm, pickup. Luckily for us, Sunnyside is willing to offer us a partial share for the remainder of this season so we will switch to Tuesday pickups and will kiss goodbye the over $1000 paid to Bull Run for a bushel share plus eggs plus fruit in favor of getting beautiful, delicious, organic, and highly varied produce elsewhere in copious quantities. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!
This is the entire email of the upcoming week's share, the Aug. 18, a sample of the litany of promises Leigh makes. 3 weeks into August and he is trying to say he still has few tomatoes to share? Every other farmer and garden for miles around is drowning in tomatoes.
August 18 Week ten vegetables Friday's vegetables (I think this is what I'll be picking) green bell peppers - plenty of large bells. The only thing that holds back from giving you a dozen a week isthat if I leave some large ones the vine they will turn into red, orange and yellow peppers in a few weeks. purple bell pepper sweet corn (maybe this week, definitely next week) Italian basil (all you can eat and then some) Thai basil tomatoes (cooking, slicing and maybe some cherry tomatoes. They are finally starting to ripen.) eggplant -- they are real slow in starting - once they do it will be all you can eat from then on out. The hot peppers are starting... soon it should be all you can eat herbs - for Monday I picked sage, rosemary and spearmint. Is there anything you want? Next week, after Monday deliveries, I'm flying out to visit a brother and sister in Colorado. And I won't come back until Sunday. One of my neighbors, Brian, will do next Friday's picking and delivering. Leigh