Six Weeks of Community Supported Agriculture
Our farm share is a labor of love. It's a labor to pick up the food, store the food, prepare the food, eat the food. Sometimes I will talk with my clients about farm shares, and I will actually try to scare them off a bit. "It's a lot of work," I say, "There is no need to work this hard to eat healthy food." When we started with this farm share, I felt a lot of pressure as the dietitian in the house to use everything and come up with ideas all the time. I pickled cucumbers, carrots, jalapenos and radishes. I blanched and froze broccoli, and bagged up spinach and chard to store in the freezer. It stressed me out every summer. Each year, I do less and less and find a better balance. There are 3 key things that have decreased the stress around this farm share and allowed me to enjoy it more: - We have always shared the farm share with my in laws, but now we also share the veggies with a co-worker. One farm share now feeds 6-7 people. - I used to be afraid to b...