Thursday, June 12, 2008

The Magic Blue Tub


We are ex-vegetable gardeners, having moved last fall to a place with no decent garden space. So early this year I signed us up as members of a local CSA (community supported agriculture) farm called "Goodlife Farm." In exchange for an annual fee, we get a share of what the farm grows delivered to us weekly. Last Friday we got our first delivery, which consisted of various greens, some radishes and onions. It was a big salad week for us. Today we got our second delivery. It was even more of everything we got last time - see picture. Next week we start getting broccoli and peas, and other crops will follow in season. In all, Goodlife grows about 60 different fruits and vegetables.


Last week's share was delivered in a blue plastic storage tub. Now each week we leave the empty tub at our back gate on delivery day and find it later on our back porch, filled again. For this growing season at least, we have NO excuse for not eating a healthier diet.


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