Ok, so I’ve been lazy and here are 2 posts in one: 5th basket carrots onion 2 zucchini broccoli pea shoots microgreens 6 yellow potatoes 2 tomatoes garlic scapes salad greens red leaf lettuce 7 cremini mushrooms snow peas sugar snap peas swiss chard 6th basket salad greens red leaf lettuce carrots pea shoots microgreens white mushrooms celery swiss chard…
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“Let’s Get a Melon!”
This past Saturday we once again did our groceries by bicycle. Two things were different from the first trip: We went to the closer of the two independent grocery stores We planned to buy a lot more stuff The big downside to riding to the closer grocery store was that we didn’t get to ride the nice path along the creek.…
Weeks 7 and 8 – fourth basket, aka leftovers
[Note: In the process of reviving this blog from the dead, the photos from this post were lost] First, the inventory: mixed greens carrots 2 zucchini 3 large mushrooms (they look like a hybrid of cremini and shiitake) 6 spring onions 4 roma tomatoes sugar snap peas cauliflower broccoli 4 yellow potatoes 3 mini head lettuce swiss chard asparagus microgreens…
Weeks 5 and 6 – third basket
[Note: the photos that originally accompanied this post have been lost to the sands of time] While we still think that $50 a week is pretty pricey, I also have to admit that we could not do this basket delivery every week. We would never be able to go through everything in a week. We will tend to eat the…
Groceries by Bicycle, or How I spent $150 to save $1
I’ll admit I’ve got a bit of a hard time explaining this and not sounding like an idiot. I purchased a 10 year old bike trailer for $150 so that I could pick up groceries by bike, thereby saving myself a whole $1 in gas money. I picked up a Bob Yak for $150. Since it is in good shape and retails…
Weeks 3 and 4 – second basket
Our inventory for this week had us in better spirits: pea shoots microgreens 1 red pepper 1 onion 1 head of romaine lettuce bag of carrots (approx 10) 2 sweet potatoes 3 yellow potatoes 3 purple top turnips bag of radishes mixed greens white mushrooms (approx 10) asparagus broccoli kale On first impression, I was overjoyed that we would not…
Weeks 1 and 2 – first basket
After much anticipation, our first basket of veggies arrived; Matt vocalized his disappointment quite quickly as it did not contain nearly as much food as expected. After reminding ourselves that the season is still early, we commenced our inventory: 1 giant leek 1 orange pepper 1 head of red lettuce 1 sweet potato 4 yellow potatoes 1 onion 8 white…
Welcome to Return To Roots
It’s a typical Friday evening and Matt and I are poring through grocery flyers and cookbooks, scouring for ideas for the following week’s menu (don’t judge us, we have lives, really). We have done this for the past couple of years starting when we realized our apartment’s ridiculously tiny kitchen (seriously, like 2′ by 6′) could not hold much more…