This past summer season we joined a different CSA. This one was run by one of my former students, which was cool. As fall rolled around, she sent out a flyer for both her own fall share, as well as a winter share at a different CSA. Her email pointed out how these work well together, as her farm's fall share will just be winding down as the other winter share fires up.
Not so.
It might have been our weird crazy freezing first week of November that made plans change. Or maybe I just misread her email. Or maybe she lied. But one day in early November we were charged with picking up both a fall and a winter box of veggies. The winter one was over 50 pounds. Suddenly we were faced with about 70 pounds of veggies, some of them needing to eaten right away, others thankfully storage crops. It was daunting. New recipes were tried. All family gatherings were accompanied by something made out of potatoes. Luckily my boys love themselves some baked squash filled with more baked winter veggies. We have made a dent. But squash still litter the counter tops, bags of potatoes are stacked up downstairs, and our fridge will never ever be turnip-free again, I fear. But we are eating well, eating deliciously in fact.
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