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     Kommentar till en text av JANIS KRACHT
Ärende: good veggies
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Hey Janis!
-> 
-> 
-> > -> > I'm certainly enjoying the Omnivore's dilemma, I may look
-> > -> > for others by him after I finish this one!
-> > ->
-> > -> I often do the same when I find 
-> > -> an author I enjoy.. I've been known to
-> > clean
-> > -> out everything I could find by a good author <grin>
-> > ->
-> 
-> > Well, it's hard enough to find a good author these days..when
-> > you get a good one, get all you can!
-> 
-> Yes, that's the truth <grin>.  Hey, 
-> got "Ominvore's Dilemma" today, and "In
-> Defense of Food" .. they were both on 
-> sale.. which was handy -  Omnivore's
-> Dilemma is great  :)  Thanks for mentioning it :)
-> 

Happy that you like it and glad you find it
an interesting read, and hopefully a bit
educational as well!

-> >-> like and however often you'd like.  
-> >-> Last year, a typical large box containe
-> > -> about 2-3 lbs. of potatoes, 5 apples, 
-> >-> grapefruits, pears, a large bunch of
-> > -> Italian parsely, 5 oranges, a bunch 
-> > -> of Kale, a bunch of fresh spinach, a
-> > bag of
-> >-> carrots, a bunch of celery, squash, 
-> >-> and more.. I'd have to go on their site
-> > to
-> > -> see for instance what's offered 
-> >-> this week.  You can customize your order
-> > and
-> > -> replace part of the items offered if 
-> > -> you don't want certain items so that
-> > works
-> > -> well.
-> > ->
-> > $30/week sounds a little expensive to me, wonder what it would be
-> > without the shipping charges?
-> 
-> I dunno :)  Here's a list of some of the stuff they offer there:
-> 
-> Pears Anjou     2
-> Oranges Navel  3
-> Banana         1.00 lb
-> Apples Granny Smith    2
-> Spinach        1
-> Potatoes Russet        1.00 lb
-> Lettuce Green Leaf     1
-> Broccoli       1
-> Carrots        1
-> 
-> The above would cost $25.00 including shipping... 
-> they call this their "bitty
-> box" (very small).
-> 

It's obvious that it's a bit different than 
the one local here. Here it's all local grown
produce, no citrus or tropical fruits. Pears
apples and apricots and fruits that are grown
here in Washington are in the baskets (I suppose
they keep them in cold storage to parcel out
each week throughout the year.  Still the list
above seems a bit pricey to me...must be the 
shipping charges I suppose!

-> As opposed to their LARGE box (this is the type I got last year that
cost me
-> $60.00 every two weeks):
-> 
-> Tangelos        8
-> Pears Anjou    8
-> Oranges Navel  8
-> Banana         2.50 lb
-> Apples Granny Smith    8
-> Tomatoes Grape         1.00 1 pint
-> Spinach        1
-> Potatoes Russet        2.50 lb
-> Mushrooms White 1LB    1
-> Lettuce Green Leaf     1
-> Cilantro       1
-> Beans Green    1
-> Broccoli       1
-> Carrots        1
-> Chard Red      1
-> 
-> They describe this box as: 5-6 fruit types + 9-10 veggie varieties. Now
one of
-> these days I ought to go over to our grocery store (We normally shop at
a chain
-> in the NE named Wegmans.. it's very much like Kroger if you're familiar
with
-> that) and buy the same exact items lb for lb in the Organic Fruit and
Vegetable
-> section :)  I don't expect to save a lot.  It seems just walking in to
the
-> grocery store these days, causes the bill to hit $300.00
-> <bg>
-> 
I am very prudent when I shop, (most of the time)
and I try to do my shopping no more than a week
in advance (other than frozen staples) so I manage
to keep the bill a lot lower than that (thank goodness!)
I try to shop sales so when broccoli is on sale
we get broccoli...when it's not we don't (g)
-> 
-> > I'm not sure if ours is a group of farmers that got
-> > together and worked this out, or another group
-> > that contracted with the farmers. It's still an
-> > interesting enterprise and it seems to be
-> > fairly popular as well!
-> 
-> I can understand that :)  People want to be able to buy foodstuffs that
do not
-> rot the day you get them home outside of the Supermarket Environment <g>
-> 
-> > -> > I'm not sure about the delivery I think you pick up
-> > -> > your "box" at one of several arranged locations.
-> > -> > Although I have heard that some get them delivered
-> > -> > to their workplace (perhaps if enough people order
-> > -> > it's worth making a delivery). From what I understand
-> > ->
-> > -> Sure, makes sense.. over here, last year my daughter and I shared
some
-> > of the
-> > -> goods that came in .. Her kids are allergic to too many foods to
make it
-> > -> worthwhile for them to get their own box, so I just gave her a
bunch of
-> > safe
-> > -> stuff from mine :)
-> > ->
-> > That certainly makes sense!
-> 
-> Yeah, it was handy.. They can't eat citrus, we can..  They like brussel
sprouts
-> I don't (that's a joke <bg>).
-> 
I LOOOOVE brussels sprouts! $1.98 a pound this week
and still a good buy. Broccoli is $0.74 a pound, 
leeks are $1.89 a pound. 

-> > ->
-> > A good garden can really give you an edge up
-> > on supermarkets! Anne and I used to do a lot
-> > of veggie gardening in our back yard. Those
-> 
-> That's neat :)  Since we moved back to NY from KY about 5+ years ago,
I've been
-> gardening in my backyard in 6 raised-beds.. Need another bed this year
<grin>.
-> In KY, I only grew tomatoes and potatoes.. was just toooooo hot out
there for
-> me to really do much... In NY I complain about the cold like crazy, but
darnit,
-> I can work easier here in the spring <grin> Heat and me don't mix <g>
-> 
Me either!

-> > who have been to our place for echo gathering
-> > know we don't have a huge back yard, but most of
-> > it was at one time our veggie garden! The big benefit
-> > is that you can grow veggies that either you can't find
-> > in the supermarket, or are very expensive. you can grow
-> 
-> Yes :) A couple of years, I ordered a slew of various chinese vegetables
-> seed... Dakon Radish,Bok choy, Cabbage.. geez, I can't even remember..
it was
-> really nice to be able to just "have" what I needed given what I felt
like
-> experimenting with <grin>
-> 
Those are the things that it really 
pays off to grow.

-> > heirloom potatoes and tomatoes (much better than the
-> > commercial production ones), herbs, and odd varieties
-> 
-> Oh yeah.. my son is still asking me if we have any "Mommy Garden
pototoes or
-> Tomatoes haha..
-> 
Those are the best kinds! (grin)

-> > of things that you like. Joan M and I were discussing a
-> > method of growing potatoes, if you'd like I could post
-> > you the link and you could investigate it if you grow
-> > tater's at all. It's a GREAT method!
-> 
-> I think I saw it, and I grabbed it then.. but what the heck did I call
that
-> file?? <laugh>.. needless to say, I think yeah, post it again :)
-> 
-> Last summer, I had two kinds of pototoes going butter and red.. they were
soooo
-> good :)
-> 
Go have a look at ciscoe.com it should still be there!
chat with you soon
ha
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