CSA Weekly Report: Lancaster Farm Fresh

Thursday, October 11, 2007

It seems strange that today is my very last share of the season from Lancaster Farm Fresh.  It’ll be sad not to bring home a bevy of vegetables every Thursday.  I guess this means I’ll be seeing the inside of a grocery store a little more often.  Yuck.

So what’s in the final share?

1 head Joi Choi grown by Scarecrow Hill Farm
1 head Verona radicchio grown by Scarecrow Hill Farm
1 head cabbage grown by Farmdale Organics
1 bunch celery grown by Farmdale Organics
1 bunch carrots grown by Riverview Organics
2.5 lbs red creamer potatoes grown by Green Valley Organics
3 lbs Beauregard sweet potatoes grown by Busy Bee Acres
1 baby pie pumpkin & 1 small butternut grown by Green Acres Organics
2 heads lettuce grown by Scarecrow Hill Farm
1 bunch collard greens grown by Farmdale Organics

I’ve never had joi choi before, but I understand it’s pretty much like bok choi.  With the cooler weather, I’ve been craving soup - so I decided to use the choi to make won ton soup.  It’s going to be a multi-step and vaguely time consuming thing, but it’ll be something I’ve never done before.  You know, making the won tons from scratch and all that [not the won ton wrappers, mind you - I bought a pack at the H-mart in Upper Darby a few weeks ago].  By some strange stroke of luck, I have been able to source nearly all the ingredients from local growers.  Hooray!