Thursday, September 9, 2010

Local eggs are bountiful, being offered by several farms. I bought these at the local health food store. We can also get them from the farms or buy through the CSA. Aren't these beautiful?! Notice the blue eggs in the back. We were eating these as other people were swearing off eggs because of the recall. We haven't made it to the farm(s) yet. Tristan and I tried, unsuccessfully to find them last week. He's excited to see the chickens.

This milk is local and pasteurized, not homogenized, at the farm. It's the old fashioned milk that you have to shake because cream collects at the top. Another thing I love about the CSA here: they re-use a lot of things that people throw away. You can bring egg cartons, strawberry cartons, paper bags, and your milk bottles back for re-use by the farmers. It cuts down on their costs and our landfill waste. Such a great feeling to be part of that synergy.
Shown here: Chard, beets, red leaf lettuce, kale, and yellow squash (hidden). This was all picked the day before we received it.
Also from our first CSA pick-up: crook neck squash, potatoes, cucumber, and potatoes.
Strawberries from our CSA: the most delicious I've ever had. Tristan ate almost all of them the first night.
Chard in process.
Our first Bend CSA meal. Shrimp, quinoa, and chard. Delicious!!

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