Today we got to pick up our first CSA crate of the season! BRING ON THE SALADS! I love getting these first couple of crates, because they are full to the brim with all sorts of fantastic salad greens. After a long Winter of only being able to eat salads when I break down and buy greens at the store, this is a treat for us all. However, the long Winters with very little greens has inspired me to make and use a Winter lettuce box this coming Winter — more on that later in the Year.

I promise to be more vigilant with posting pictures of our crates every week. I started off pretty good last year, but slacked off way more than what was acceptable to me. I’ll do better this year! We will be missing a few weeks here and there because of unschooling conferences and such a little later in the Summer and Fall.

first bounty of the season

sweet pea flowers & greens...yummy

rosemary, sage & thyme

What do we have here:
Large bag Spinach
Small bag Sweet Pea Greens & Tendrils
3 Huge Green Onions
3 Small bags Mixed Salad Greens (Mesclun)
5 Medium Potatoes
Small head Green Leaf Lettuce
Small head Bib Lettuce
Loaf of Bread from Friendship Farms in the Laurel Highlands
Small bag Herbs (Rosemary, Sage & Thyme)
*and next week, we should have some STRAWBERRIES!!! Yay!! (E is rather happy about that!)

This year, our pick up point is not in walking distance However, we can get there quickly by car and by bus AND the pick up point is right across the street from Hoi Polloi Coffeehouse. Here’s a picture of the kiddo playing around with the game Square by Square (hiding his face).

Square by Square