Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is when a farmer offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. Interested consumers then purchase a share to receive a box of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season. The produce is fairly priced, local grown, and in my case, organic.
Now that I’m on this journey of exploring new kinds of vegetables, I am happy to report that I got through my first box containing rhubarb, bibb lettuce, radish, Japanese radish, romaine lettuce, bok choy, beets with only a half head of lettuce leftover. It is quite overwhelming when you have a lot of fresh produce to use before it goes bad!
This week I learned how to store lettuce – leave it unwashed, in a plastic bag, with a wet paper towel and change the towel every few days. If you do this, the lettuce will last for up to a week. It’s also super important to wash everything carefully to get all the dirt right before eating!
