Learn how to save money and find the best options for your family, when you learn the differences between co-ops and CSAs (community-supported agriculture). Do you want to invest in your health by getting local meat, dairy, and produce? How do you find the best deal? We all want to provide our families with nourishing […]
Will a Co-Op or CSA Save You More Money? Stewarding Local Resources Read More »
We’ve talked about easy healthy meal prep, but today we are zooming in on how to meal plan with a CSA! Two years ago, I wrote up a handy 5-step plan for using all the vegetables you receive in a weekly crate from a Community-Sponsored Agriculture farm. That article tells you all about how a
It’s dinnertime on a Wednesday, and you’ve just been handed 10 pounds of fresh, organic, locally-grown, assorted vegetables! You’re eager to get some of them onto your family’s plates tonight and make sure you use every bit as wisely as you can before next week—when another load of vegetables will arrive—and you never know what
5 Easy Steps for Using a Week’s Share of CSA Vegetables Read More »
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to get more leafy greens into your daily meals. Spring is the perfect time for this as (finally) some local foods are going to come into season in the colder climates. For a while, it will be leafy greens, leafy greens, and more leafy greens (+ asparagus).
After a disastrous eggplant recipe that featured the new-to-me vegetable in a slow cooker lasagna – one of the few meals in the history of our marriage that my husband reminded me we simply did not eat and even gave away the leftovers – I avoided eggplant like the plague for years. We got a
Don’t tell anyone, but we had some potato chips around here for Thanksgiving. I wanted to make that French Onion chip dip again that is in Better Than a Box, and I’m telling you: they were good. It really is far too easy to overeat things that are crunchy, salty, and a little greasy. Even
A Real Food Alternative to Potato Chips: Munchy, Crunchy, Salty, and Nourishing! Read More »
Got basil? I tend to make impulse buys at the Farmer’s Market, and I don’t always consider whether I’ll be able to use things quickly enough. With fresh herbs, that means I’ve had to learn how to store them for a number of days until I can get around to the meal they’re needed for.
The goat cheese, salmon, and mushrooms are all optional. I just wasn’t sure how well a recipe for “Greens with Some Other Stuff” would go over. This recipe is really “how to use up what you have in your fridge” with greens. Our first CSA box ever included kale (use it all the time), swiss
CSA Greens Recipe: Italian Salmon (or Mushrooms) with Greens and Goat Cheese Read More »
