One nice thing about being consistent, is that you often receive rewards. I recently received an e-mail telling me that my farm share deliveries were starting this week. "what is a farm share?" you may ask...
well, in my case, I gave a sum of money about 5 months ago to a local organic farm. In return for this money, they give me a share of their produce every week that the crops come in. Its a small gamble, because if there is some kind of farming disaster, then I don't get no produce. Lucky me, that didn't happen, and instead, I was able to pick up my first share today.
I picked the smallest share available, just in case the loml and I couldn't deal with the reality of fresh vegetables. And this is what I got:
head of lettuce (very green, not iceburg)
3 yellow squash (very cute looking)
a huge batch of basil (I have no idea what to do with this much of it)
a batch of mint? I think its mint - maybe I'll make mohitos.
and, 2 mystery vegetables.
See! this is what I get for being adventurous! and now, I am about to share my bounty with you. Here is a picture of what I got. Instead of googling for it, I'll let you guys decide. If you know what these things are, leave me a comment.
UPDATE: We have a winner for the contest. See the comments below.
Comments (2)
Oh sweet jesus! its Cthulhu in lava stage that's been sliced and diced and ready for a nice saute with some of that wonderful basil. What wine goes with severed demi-god? SL
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I don't know but I had a merlot spritzer when these came in. Good to see you are still alive and kicking.
Posted by soylent grin | July 2, 2008 5:17 PM
Posted on July 2, 2008 17:17
I admit, I checked the charts in my chinese cookbook. Kolhrabi and garlic flower.
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Yes, yes yes! You are correct! Some time after I picked up my share, the farm sent out an email identifying the veg. So far, I have eaten the garlic flower but have yet to attempt the other.
Posted by fratchling | July 3, 2008 11:22 AM
Posted on July 3, 2008 11:22