foodie friday

after talking about it for a number of years, casey and i have decided to join a csa.
i'm really excited about it!
csa's have grown increasingly popular over the last decade or so, but especially the past few years.
with the whole local and organic movement, everyone is racing back to the farm ... literally.
the hester family happens to be one of them. :)
don't know much about csa's? click here.

all you need to do to become a part of a csa is:
1.) select the farm whose csa you want to participate in

2.) decide how many shares you want
typically full and half shares are offered.
a full share is every week from may to october and a half share is every other week.

3.) pay the price in full or setup a payment plan

4.) pick up your fruits and veggies at the location most convenient to your house come may!

there are so many great farms surrounding nashville, we decided why not just go straight to the source.
... and since a number of the farms around here are organic, it's a win win!
just another attempt at "going green", i guess you could say.

so what farm have we decided to join?
delvin farms in college grove just outside of franklin
they are basically blowing up nashville
they are everywhere! ... whole foods, the farmers market, restuarants, you name it.
their family farm is 100% organic and they are super nice people. (that matters too!)
we're going full force and getting a full share ... so we'll be picking up a box of fresh fruits and veggies every week.
it'll be a variety of things that i may sometimes not know what to do with!
beets, kale, eggplant ... oh my!
the share is $700 but divided over 24 weeks that 30 bucks a week.

i'm really hoping this commitment will ...
a. save me time at the grocery store
b. save us a little money
c. help me become more creative in the kitchen

if you want to learn more information about csa's check out local harvest.
local harvest can even help you find the nearest csa to wear you live.

i see some interesting foodie friday's in my future!