Thread: Local, farm-raised, seasonal, organic veggies delivered to my door...

So, I signed up for this recurring delivery service.
They scour the local farms for produce and assemble a box for delivery to subscribers...

My second delivery arrived:
Mint, Swiss Chard, Broccoli, Collards, Gai Choy Cabbage <?>, Turnips w/ greens, Tangerines, Meyers Lemons , and a little Cilantro plant in a pot...

looks like it could be handy.

Sadly I would NOT know what to do with all of that. Lol! (Was going to head to the post office tomorrow but I will wait a week or so on the lemons. (I am horrid at remembering) lol made a note tho today. Hahaha

I have had so much fun eating outside my usual "comfort zone" of five veggies...
Dear Hubby discovered that he loves Collard Greens, Kale, etc.

Originally Posted by TraciInTexas

I have had so much fun eating outside my usual "comfort zone" of five veggies...
Dear Hubby discovered that he loves Collard Greens, Kale, etc.

I have a hard time leaving my comfort zone. Lol!

Originally Posted by cali~jenn

I have a hard time leaving my comfort zone. Lol!

I thought I was, too... but where I won't BUY something strange looking in the store; when it shows up, I will invent something to do with it. If in doubt and it is a leafy green thing, cook it like collards! That always works!

Originally Posted by TraciInTexas

I thought I was, too... but where I won't BUY something strange looking in the store; when it shows up, I will invent something to do with it. If in doubt and it is a leafy green thing, cook it like collards! That always works!

Well, sadly I haven't ever cooked collards so I am intimidated by most veggies. Lol I suck.

Originally Posted by cali~jenn

Well, sadly I haven't ever cooked collards so I am intimidated by most veggies. Lol I suck.

Oh.... my... gawsh... You MUST come over for dinner one night and try them! They are so wonderfully good... and cheap... and good for you.

They were one of the easy-to-grow items that poor folks could enjoy in a family garden patch, even with poor soil. Very popular in rural VA when I was a kid.

My sister found a great way to cook them while she lived in Brasil - and I think I've posted it up on here. If NOT, then I will remedy that immediately...

Originally Posted by TraciInTexas

Oh.... my... gawsh... You MUST come over for dinner one night and try them! They are so wonderfully good... and cheap... and good for you.

They were one of the easy-to-grow items that poor folks could enjoy in a family garden patch, even with poor soil. Very popular in rural VA when I was a kid.

My sister found a great way to cook them while she lived in Brasil - and I think I've posted it up on here. If NOT, then I will remedy that immediately...

I had them once, my aunt made them and they were awesome! But I now nothing if them so I never have attempted making them. Heck I am afraid of spinach. As! I liked it as a kid but have never tried cooking it myself.

Originally Posted by threeovens

Is this you?

not afraid of the veggie, more of messing them up. Haha

LOL! ... beware the green stuff!

I once dated a guy who claimed to "be allergic to green." Yes, green - as in the color.

I think the $35/box is a rather pricey. I know I could go to the store and come home with much less of a bill. But what I am signing up for is more along the lines of MAKING ME broaden my repetoire of veggies... They send me stuff I would NEVER pick up by myself. LOL! But being a frugal kinda chick, I cannot WASTE the produce... so I research the item, and invent something to do with it.

So far, I have been tickled with the produce and have discovered that I really like several new things. Which was my New Year's resolution this year - to widen my veggie consumption by trying one new thing each month. This just force-feeds it to my fridge!

So, this week's delivery: Avocados, Mustard Greens (mmmm), Broccoli, "Lettuce Mix", Tatsoi (looks spinach-y), Brussels Sprouts, Green Cabbage, Beets *YUK*, Grapefruit, and more Meyers Lemons!
That lettuce "mix" looks like someone took the weedeater down my the river bank...
Oh, and that is Charli -- she likes GreenStuff and is waiting patiently for her portion! LOL!