Knit My Dog

Last year Howie and I joined a CSA. We loved it so much that we joined again this year. The farm we joined is about five miles from our house - so convenient. We go every Friday for our pickup and I love the anticipation of what we will be getting every week. They have a pick-your-own flower garden makes the place just so much better. How can you not love having fresh picked flowers in your kitchen all summer long?
Here's a photo of last week's bounty. It's actually two shares that I picked up before spitting with my friends. No, we won't be eating ALL of those veggies in a week.

Clockwise from top: carrots, chinese cabbage, onions, more chinese cabbage, salad greens, green cabbage, cukes, braising greens, arrugala, thai basil, yellow beans, more carrots, baby turnips, swiss chard.

Wow, that's a lot of beautiful veggies! Here's a closeup:

I made cole slaw with the two cabbages, pesto with the basil, and just enjoyed the rest.

We end up getting about 20 weeks worth of veggies, June to October. Last winter I missed the local, fresh, delicious veggies so much that I couldn't wait until this year!

In other bounty news, I picked about 10 quarts of wild blueberries in the last week. They grow wild all around here. There's a wildlife management area nearby that lets you pick as much as you want. For free! I bought a blueberry rake last year that makes the picking so much easier. The plants are just inches tall so picking involves a lot of bending over. The rake just scoops them up quickly. Unfortunately I didn't have the foresight to take pics before I cleaned, washed, and froze or ate most of them. I think I might go for one more picking session today before they're all gone. Maybe I'll even take pictures!

Knitting update soon.