This post is almost a week late, but hey, we went camping for the first time in the travel trailer this week!
Anyway, here's the haul from last saturday's farmer's market:
Cukes x3: 2lb 10.7oz
Leek: 1lb 12.3oz
Celery: 2lb 5.1oz
Green onion: 5.1oz
Kale: 7oz
Yellow crookneck squash x4: 1lb 8.8oz
Green cabbage: 3lb 9.1oz
Yellow beet bunch: 1lb 10.1oz
Long red beet bunch: 15.5oz
Total: 15.2lb
Wait... but I only spent $15! $1 per pound is pretty freakin' awesome. I think the cabbage and celery may have skewed the cost per pound, but even so, that's still pretty good. I took the extra few dollars to the plant nursery near my house and got some creeping thyme (we are considering replacing part of our lawn with it), and then across the street to a garage sale where I found a pop-up play tunnel for Torin for a buck.
I've been putting half a cucumber into a pitcher of water in the fridge every night with some lemon juice and some chocolate mint from the garden, which makes a super refreshing drink. Mmmm. Today Torin will get to try some squash for the first time. The leek and some of the green onions and celery are destined for a shepherd's pie this weekend, and the beets and half the cabbage have already been eaten. It is hard to believe that we still have veggies left after a week, but perhaps camping is the reason for that.
For the next few visits I will try to get only Buttercup Farms produce at the farmer's market... or just mostly their stuff if they don't have much variety yet. They were pretty cleaned out by the time I got there, so I only got their beets. It'll be fun to see what they have tomorrow!
Anyway, here's the haul from last saturday's farmer's market:
Those cucumbers are soooooo good.
Cukes x3: 2lb 10.7oz
Leek: 1lb 12.3oz
Celery: 2lb 5.1oz
Green onion: 5.1oz
Kale: 7oz
Yellow crookneck squash x4: 1lb 8.8oz
Green cabbage: 3lb 9.1oz
Yellow beet bunch: 1lb 10.1oz
Long red beet bunch: 15.5oz
Total: 15.2lb
Wait... but I only spent $15! $1 per pound is pretty freakin' awesome. I think the cabbage and celery may have skewed the cost per pound, but even so, that's still pretty good. I took the extra few dollars to the plant nursery near my house and got some creeping thyme (we are considering replacing part of our lawn with it), and then across the street to a garage sale where I found a pop-up play tunnel for Torin for a buck.
I've been putting half a cucumber into a pitcher of water in the fridge every night with some lemon juice and some chocolate mint from the garden, which makes a super refreshing drink. Mmmm. Today Torin will get to try some squash for the first time. The leek and some of the green onions and celery are destined for a shepherd's pie this weekend, and the beets and half the cabbage have already been eaten. It is hard to believe that we still have veggies left after a week, but perhaps camping is the reason for that.
For the next few visits I will try to get only Buttercup Farms produce at the farmer's market... or just mostly their stuff if they don't have much variety yet. They were pretty cleaned out by the time I got there, so I only got their beets. It'll be fun to see what they have tomorrow!
