Anyone in the Knoxville area interested in a CSA membership?

As some of you may know, we belonged to a CSA, or Community Supported Agriculture, this past year. Basically, you pay up front for a regular supply of fresh, organic, locally grown produce, which is supplied on a weekly basis throughout the growing season. We had a WIDE variety of fresh vegetables ranging from several types of greens to beans, watermelon, tomatoes, chard, and much, much more. My favorite part was opening the box each week, it was like Christmas!
And I really like the challenge of trying some new ingredients which are often not even available in grocery stores. There were a few items which we found not as tasty as their commercially grown cousins (cauliflower, broccoli and celery come to mind), but for the most part, the food was delicious and very fresh. All summer long, my kids would ask at dinner, "Was this grown locally? Did this come from our farm?" I was always very happy when I could say yes.

The amounts were generous and the value almost always exceeded what the produce would have cost to buy a la cart. Here is one week's vegetables:









We are going back up to Green Man Farm next weekend for a field day and to help feed the pigs some of the thousands of acorns we have in our yard. We are definitely going to renew our membership. I think we'll be able to take even better advantage of the bounty after having a year of experience under our belts. We will have a better idea what to expect, and we already have some tried and true recipes to go to. Eric, the farmer, informed us that there are still membership slots available, so for anyone in the Knoxville area who is interested (or if you know someone who is), please check out Green Man Farm and come to the Field Day, November 15 at 2 pm. The address is 875 Clinchview Lane, Washburn, TN 37888.