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March 29, 2009
CARROTS!!
Early spring CSA bounty
Originally uploaded by kerner
I have never been so excited about a vegetable in my life. Seriously, I squealed when I saw those tiny carrots in the bottom of my CSA bag this week. (Under a boatload of greens, I might add! If my little greens-killer recipe works out, I'll fill you in on that later this week.)
If you've ever tasted a home grown tomato right off the vine, then you know why eating fresh local produce is a good thing. Throw in the added nutritional benefits and reduced energy costs to bring the food from farm to plate, and eating local starts to sound like a really smart (and tasty) idea.
But (and there's always a but, isn't there) unless you live in California, eating local year-round gets a little dicey in the colder months, especial late winter/early spring when winter storage crops like squash, potatoes, and sweet potatoes are dwindling and/or shriveling up. Luckily our CSA farmers have a greenhouse, so we've pretty much had salad greens all winter long. But it was ridiculously exciting to get that first little bunch of carrots this week.
(I had a similar experience at the grocery store today too - blood oranges! Lovely... they remind me of Spain.)
Posted by zarah at March 29, 2009 7:21 PM
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Where did you find blood oranges? I always look for them and can't find any!
Posted by: Marlana at March 29, 2009 7:51 PM
mmmmm, carrots are my favorite! Don't worry you weren't the only one, I was extremely excited when I spied blood oranges in the grocery last week!
Posted by: Amanda Cathleen at March 31, 2009 1:18 PM
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