This is the enormous amount of produce we get every 2 weeks for a mere $20 from the Dallas Farmer's Market. I'm with a Produce Co-op of moms nearby and we take turns driving 45 minutes to Dallas to a wholesaler to pick up a bunch of boxes of goodies; we distribute them into big bins and everybody comes to pick theirs up. It is one of the great joys in life to get this much fresh food for such a great price. Our kids now eat plums, spinach, sweet potatoes, zucchini, cauliflower, mangos in addition to what we usually buy. I puree some of the foods so they last longer and we add them to sauces and mixes, breakfast and dinner. My real dream is to have a huge organic garden some day; for now we are in our 2nd season of growing our own herbs. Last year we grew rosemary and sage, this year we have added basil (my favorite!) and parsley. Our compost pile continues to grow, but I need to stir it up, water it and generally pay a bit of attention to it.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Fresh Produce ROCKS!
This is the enormous amount of produce we get every 2 weeks for a mere $20 from the Dallas Farmer's Market. I'm with a Produce Co-op of moms nearby and we take turns driving 45 minutes to Dallas to a wholesaler to pick up a bunch of boxes of goodies; we distribute them into big bins and everybody comes to pick theirs up. It is one of the great joys in life to get this much fresh food for such a great price. Our kids now eat plums, spinach, sweet potatoes, zucchini, cauliflower, mangos in addition to what we usually buy. I puree some of the foods so they last longer and we add them to sauces and mixes, breakfast and dinner. My real dream is to have a huge organic garden some day; for now we are in our 2nd season of growing our own herbs. Last year we grew rosemary and sage, this year we have added basil (my favorite!) and parsley. Our compost pile continues to grow, but I need to stir it up, water it and generally pay a bit of attention to it.
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