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21-Jul-2021 Alastair Norcross

07 Summertime, and the Produce is Plenty (and colorful)

Boulder, CO

We are members of a CSA (community supported agriculture) in the summer. A local farm brings lots of produce to our neighborhood park every week. We have signed up to get a batch every two weeks. We pick a time slot, and then show up and take our pick of what they have, taking something from every zone (this picture shows zone 5 and the edge of zone 4). We got the shishito peppers from this zone (haven't cooked them yet, so can't report back).

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Canon Image Challenge24-Jul-2021 01:15
Whenever we drop by the Olathe farmers market it’s a little underwhelming and rarely do we buy much if at all, just a handful of venders, 15 to 20 max. . The Overland Park farmers market is another thing altogether tho. Typically 75 to a 100 venders with a wide multitude of products for sale. The Amish generally have 5 to 10 booths. I’ve never been there when they didn’t have entertainment, usually a band. Always a fun friendly environment. Paul
Canon Image Challenge23-Jul-2021 15:46
Yes, we get one carton (or bag) from each zone I think there are 7 zones. I just tried some of the shishito peppers, and they are mild and flavorful (which is how I like them).
Alastair
Canon Image Challenge23-Jul-2021 03:17
I am very familiar with farmers markets - we have a lot of them in the Minneapolis St Paul area. Many of the markets are supplied by the Hmong farmers who have made the area their home for years.
But I am not aware of a CSA. So I assume you get one carton per zone?

Not so many markets in the Tucson area - just not enough good farmland.

Jim
Guest 22-Jul-2021 23:58
This really is summer....interesting story too.....people do live different lives. Interesting. Traveller