Friday, September 05, 2008

Fresh Produce

So recently we have joined an organic food buying club. The group leaders purchase produce from local farmers and then distribute it in equal shares. Last week we got celery, tomatoes, cauliflower, peaches, nectarines, raspberries, carrots, green beans, grapes, kale, and some big green leafy stuff. It was a lot of fun to get some produce I don't typically pick up at the store and to meet new people in our community. Even Teagan had a good time, she loved the peaches! We found this group on http://www.meetup.com/ that has a list of all kinds of meetup groups (travel, food, exercise, moms, hobbies, etc) in your community.

5 comments:

megan... said...

i'm pretty impressed with the organic food club. What do you find to make with all those food? I'd have good intentions, but the good intentions might go rotten in the fridge...

Anonymous said...

Thanks for posting the new pictures. Everyone looks fantastic. I miss you!!!
Love,
Yaya

Rick Tolman said...

Jess - pretty nice on the food, but I don't know about that organic nonsense. There are actually more food safety issues and reportings to USDA with organic than conventional.

It looks like you got some nice diversity. Does Lance eat all of it? He was pretty picky as a youngster. He missed out on a lot of fine dining from our garden.

Rick Tolman said...

Jess - pretty nice on the food, but I don't know about that organic nonsense. There are actually more food safety issues and reportings to USDA with organic than conventional.

It looks like you got some nice diversity. Does Lance eat all of it? He was pretty picky as a youngster. He missed out on a lot of fine dining from our garden.

brenley said...

i LOVE co-ops like that! we did one for a bit this summer and i want to do it again! such a great deal for organic food and it spices up your fridge and menu plan!