Delivery 1: June 7, 2012

Here’s what we got in our delivery today:

Spinach
Salad Mix
Turnips
Head lettuce (butter crunch)
Garlic scapes
Potatoes
Basil plant
Radishes
Scallions
Rhubarb

Getting everything home and stored is the least favorite part of being a CSA member. It’s a bit of a chore, but really no worse than putting away groceries after shopping. Most veggies last longest when stored in a plastic bag in the refrigerator. I don’t like using a lot of plastic, so I wash and reuse my zip-top plastic bags from week to week. I store my salad mix in a salad spinner, which removes any excess water and keeps the lettuce from getting slimy.

I wasn’t sure what to do with the rhubarb so I chopped it and stored it in the freezer to use later.

I will re-pot the basil plant and put it outside on the patio.