A Very Green Week Ahead (1 Update)

Welp, the first distribution for the East Williamsburg CSA was yesterday and my, is it green! Follow me inside to see what we got and what’s going to be cooking in my kitchen this week!

My Day at the Farm (Hearty Roots that is!)

Ok, so I’ve been a bit behind on getting this “out there”, but life happens. I must say, it was an absolutely wonderful experience. Weather was perfect. Sun was not out, and the temp hung in the mid 60’s (iirc). Perfect for planting and according to our farmer “we planted 10,000 leeks and 14,000 seed potatoes! And it happened in an unprecedented short amount of time. “ Oy. Good thing I didn’t know that before I went up to help plant!! lol!~

YES! It Really Is Spring!

Ahhh . . . it’s that time again! The email announcing that it’s been warm enough at the farm to officially get the planting season underway has already arrived. Aside from the fact this type of news just makes me so darn happy, it’s also a notice for me to start getting things underway in my kitchen for the upcoming CSA season.

This year I plan on being more organized than last year. Last year was my first year canning (both water and pressure) along with getting poultry and a fruit share on top of the produce one. I’ll be rearranging my kitchen a bit, both for storage and because I would like a more permanent photo shoot area set up. I found a kitchen “greenhouse” that will fit perfectly in front of my sunny windows for an herb and pea garden, and perhaps some fall and winter salad plants. Hopefully this will help me “win” against the cats and let them know who’s indoor garden it really is. It’s nice that they like greens and all, but let’s get real here .

My Suddenly Sustainable Kitchen . . . .

Heh, I didn’t mean for it to happen. In fact I had no clue that’s where I would end up. I was just mad, about as mad as you can get. It all started on March 16th 2007.

The first recalls were shocking, the list of brands was so long. Too long. Reports that test animals died quickly followed too soon. The numbers started accumulating quickly of the ill and deceased pets, along with the recall list growing. First, one toxic ingredient and then another. And showing up in foods they shouldn’t have been in in the first place. What the hell was going on?! Why wasn’t the media more on top of it?! Why weren’t the major brands being more proactive and vocal?! Were we not supposed to notice thousands of dead pets?!