CSA - Week 'Who Cares?"

I hate being wrong.

But here's the deal.  This CSA was a mistake.  For lots of reasons.  To begin, I think our weather has had a huge effect on the harvest.  That's my way of giving this particular farm the benefit of the doubt because I cannot imagine that they have repeat customers if this is their normal share.  The quality of the produce was great.  But the variety was disappointing.  I just expected more weird stuff.  The kids are interested in foods they have ever eaten so I have a better chance of getting them to try it.  I can't excite them with my weekly onion.

The other problem is that my family is large and they eat a lot.  I did purchase an additional fruit share but the volume just wasn't enough.  One week we got peaches and a pint of blackberries.  Katie and Ava can eat a pint of blackberries on the ride home from the CSA pick-up site.

On two different weeks we got corn.  I honestly assumed we would be getting corn all the time.  And four ears of corn won't feed my family.  Neither will the four potatoes I received each week.

Granted I did purchase the 'mini' share but I don't think I could have handled the amount of zucchini and squash a full share would have offered.

So, just like my grass-fed beef purchase, I have to admit that this CSA was a 'Fail" for us.  That doesn't mean I have given up trying to find and purchase good organic food for my family.  It just means I am going to have to investigate some other ways to do so.