It's the Most Wonderful Time...

Of the week! Today was a produce day where we buy in bulk at the Farmer's Market, and I love the goodies we get every 2 weeks! Of course, this comes with work - each shop I have to be up and dressed by 7am to open the garage, help sort food, and collect money for the next time. Saturday is the only morning that I set my alarm and typically the one morning my children sleep past 6:30. Isn't that Murphy's Law? Pick up is at 8am and then I come inside to loving wash the fruit, put away any root plants, and bag the green stuff!

It's such a treat! It's now been 2 years since we started doing the produce co-op, and my dedication has wavered at times (especially while pregnant!!!), but I love getting new things to try and have expanded my variety of cooking! We try to plan our menus around our produce - so this week we will have Tuscan Bean soup, a sweet spud casserole, roasted veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, potatoes, and onions coated with olive oil and sprinked with salt, pepper and garlic), and whatever fun side dishes I can come up with. I really wanted to get some eggplant as well, but there just wasn't enough money! Drum roll please....



2 sets of broccoli

16 snack size carrot bags

1 head cauliflower

2 heads romaine lettuce

5 red onions

8 small bell peppers

2 bunch spinach

1 butternut squash

5 small yellow squash

3 zucchini

3 sweet potatoes

10-11 fugi apples

10-11 pink lady apples

8 bananas

1 big bag red grapes

6 large oranges

8 d'anjou pears

3 pieces jicama

4 big peaches

1 head celery

6 kiwi



All this for the bargain price of $30!

These pictures are from May 2006 - the only time I've ever taken pictures! There are 12 people in the group and we rotate who shops, so you never know what you are going to get!!!