Terry's Berries Summer Farmshare

We’ve thought about it for years, but could never commit.  Now, we’ve done it.  We joined an organic farmshare.  Actually, we’re splitting a full share with Jamie and his wife.  Jamie has been a member of the farmshare for years.  They’re the pros.  We’re along for the ride.  It didn’t take much convincing to get us in too.

We like to cook.  However, we also tend to fall into a cooking rut with the same ingredients coming into after each trip to the market.  What we see in the farmshare is the chance to live an Iron Chef like lifestyle while supporting local food producers.  We don’t know what we’re going to get week to week.  We’ve paid for it, but we don’t get to pick what’s going to be available.  What is fresh is available.  The mystery intrigues me. 

Jamie picked up our first share of the Terry’s Berries summer season last night.  What did we get for our first farmshare load ever?  A lot of greens.  Chard.  Braising green.  Mixed greens.  A young garlic.  Beets.  Two stalks of rhubarb… some more greens.  I’ve pulled out my Vegetables book by Alice Waters for ideas.  This is going to be fun.