it was difficult waking up this morning. outside the rain poured down, and inside it was dark enough for a candle. chanda went off to her lesson with her ballet teacher, and i went out around 1:30 to pick up our first fresh food box. it's a program supported by the green market association of nyc. it's similar to a community supported agriculture organization, but the vegetables come from many farns within a 350 mile radius of the city, and you pay weekly rather than yearly.
today's box included cilantro, mushrooms, ginger gold apples, bok choy, ny fingerling potatoes and red onions. i made a ramen noodle dish with the bok choy, mushrooms and onions. i really love receiving these vegetables and reading about the different farms that have contributed. also, the recipe for dinner tonight was included. i am so tired of planning meals that i welcome not having to make a decision about what recipe to use and what vegetables to buy. the box is also much cheaper than what i would pay at my local green market.
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i was home in time from the market to welcome my downstairs neighbor for a cup of espresso. she brought some amazing cookies that she and her family had bought in ontario, canada. they were maple cookies with the creamiest center. we had a fun time catching up on the latest and craziest coop news from our complex.
Most coops stop having those boxes around this time because there is not much available anymore. Will get those boxes in the winter?
ReplyDeleteIt is raining here too and we have a flash flood warning for tomorrow and Monday.