Hooray for our CSA!

What's a CSA, you ask? Well, it stands for "community-supported agriculture" and it's a subscription to a local farm. You basically buy a share in the farm for the season and get a weekly delivery of whatever's ready for pickin'. If the farmer has a good year, you have a good year. If the farmer has a not-so-good year, you have a not-so-good year.

When we lived in the East Village only blocks away from the Union Square Greenmarket, joining a CSA seemed a little like overkill. But with the move to the Sixth Borough, it seemed like a good idea. We actually belonged to in our DC days and loved it--it really forces you to a) eat more veggies and b) be more adventurous since you don't choose what you get.

Yesterday was our first delivery and we got green garlic, green lettuce, red lettuce, collard greens and fresh mint. (The deliveries will get larger and more varied as we hit the peak of the season.) Now, I know lettuce doesn't sound all that exciting, but that's just because you haven't tasted this lettuce. So, THAT's what lettuce is supposed to taste like...Yum!

You can learn more about CSAs from Local Harvest.