CSA this week:

[conuly]

This week we got:

2 pounds, 14 oz orange tomatoes (half of them got dumped in the swap box. We have enough tomatoes, thanks!)
7 oz salad greens
2 (I think) pounds yellow squash
4 heads garlic
8 red onions

A bag of apples
a quart each of red and purple plums

A dozen eggs

Please note that these eggs we get weekly? They're jumbo eggs, organic and I think pasture raised, and noticeably better than standard eggs. mayna posted about that last year, and she's right - they have sturdier shells, larger and brighter yolks, yellow-ish whites (which may indicate the presence of riboflavin, THANK YOU, egg producers of America, for your informative FAQ!), and a better flavor.

You can see the difference when you crack one. It's remarkable. I'm tickled pink about what those eggshells must be doing to the compost. (And there, Jenn - you're so worried about orange peels making our compost too acidic? Eggshells, that's our alkali!)


Edit: LOL.

"Eggs are one of today's best food buys. A dozen Large eggs weighs 1 ½ pounds so at 90¢ a dozen, eggs are only 60¢ per pound. Eggs supply high-quality protein and a variety of important vitamins and minerals at a very low price.

NINETY CENTS A DOZEN?

Now, it's been a while since I paid attention when I went to the store and bought eggs, but that's really inexpensive for large eggs.

Comments

[dandelion.livejournal.com]

90c a dozen?? Here, eggs are one of the foods most affected by inflation, and they're currently about $2.20 for a half-dozen (barn eggs, I prefer free range but they're even more).

[conuly]

They're cheaper than that here - if you're getting cheap eggs.

There's actually a program in the city, run by the same folks who run my CSA, to give people chickens.

[dandelion.livejournal.com]

90c a dozen?? Here, eggs are one of the foods most affected by inflation, and they're currently about $2.20 for a half-dozen (barn eggs, I prefer free range but they're even more).

[conuly]

They're cheaper than that here - if you're getting cheap eggs.

There's actually a program in the city, run by the same folks who run my CSA, to give people chickens.