Having this cornucopia delivered every other Monday feels like Santa has come to visit. This week there are raspberries, nectarines, and plums, plus greens (in the bag), kale, a variety of squash, a cucumber, fennel, potatoes, carrots, broccoli, onions, a gorgeous tomato, and a peanut butter cookie.
I don’t think I’ll be able to resist making the heirloom tomato tart with parmesan crust again tonight. You can find that recipe here. We’ll have that with a simple green salad.
Our CSA comes from Auntie Em’s in northeast Los Angeles. I like what Terri Wahl, owner and chef, has to say in answer to the question “Why eat local and seasonal food?”
1. To reduce CO2 emissions needed to grow and transport food that is grown far away.
2. To avoid paying such high prices for food that is scarcer and has traveled a long way.
3. For our bodies to reconnect with nature and to satisfy our bodies’ cravings.
4. It tastes better!
She says the reason she started the service was to help people who can’t always get to the Farmer’s Market eat better. And we’re benefiting from the delivery, in so many ways. We’re not only eating locally and healthfully, we’re eating a wider variety of food, and I’m becoming a better cook! If you live in Los Angeles, I highly recommend checking out this invaluable service.
And now, I’m off to buy some parmesan cheese for tonight’s tart. Then I’ll have to figure out what to do with the rest of this haul. Does anyone know how to prepare fennel? Let me know in a Comment. And weigh in with your thoughts on CSAs, eating locally, and all things food-related.
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