CSA Weekly Report: Blooming Glen Farm

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

(Click to visit notes about the names and quantities
of this week’s Blooming Glen share.)

I was out picking-my-own string beans this afternoon and considering the sign that said we were free to glean several rows of beans.  Knowing that I’d be out of town for a couple weeks and had to preserve most of my share anyway, my instinct was to spend an extra half-hour picking over the rows for a few extra quarts.  Of course, after ten minutes under the hot sun and humid air, reality took over instinct.  Besides, I still had to finish packing for that vacation. 

Another member, on the other side of the aisle must’ve read my mind. 

“I always think of the farmers when I’m out here.  It really makes you think about what goes into the food you eat, doesn’t it?”

Her words have been ringing in my ears since.  Of course, I’m thinking about the farmers. Really, I was thinking about the farmers because I didn’t want to get caught popping all those heavenly acidic cherry tomatoes into my mouth instead of into my pint basket, but I knew what she was getting at.

Little defining moments like these happen nearly every week when I go to pick up the share - honest and real moments that just don’t happen at the Superfresh.