We're an ordinary family, complete with picky eaters, budget concerns, and time management issues. But to prove that "eating local" works - even for busy families in cooler climates - we're trading Chick-Fil-A and goldfish crackers for grassfed meat and local produce. Join our adventure in learning to eat (sort of) sustainably for the summer!

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Week Three shopping details

CSA Contents: (approximate value, $25)
One pound whole wheat linguine
One stalk green garlic
One head kaboko cabbage
One bunch kale (gave half to a friend)
One bunch collard greens (gave all to a friend)
One bunch mustard greens (gave all to a friend)
One piece raw-milk "Swiss Havarti" cheese
One pound red cherries
One pound white cherries
One half-gallon milk

Heinen's (total: about $64)
Local shredded Parmesan - $3.29
Local pita chips - $3.29
Local "mexican" cheese - $3.00
Local mozzarella cheese - $4.29
Local milk from pastured cows - $3.59Organic apple juice - $2.89
Organic ceasar salad dressing - $2.79
Organic carrots - $2.00
Organic lemons - $1.33Conventional peanuts - $2.49
Conventional canning salt - $1.49
Conventional tamari - $2.99
Conventional Diet Pepsi - $2.59
Conventional garlic - $0.84
Conventional onions - $2.99
Conventional pectin for canning - $5.48
Toothpaste - $4.49
Shampoo - $7.99
Meat thermometer - $4.79

Farmers' Market: (total: $47 )
Local green onions - $3
Local cilantro - $3
Local chorizo -$5.50
Local bacon - $5
Local organic strawberries - $5.50
Local pasture fed organic eggs - $3
Local hummus and pitas - $6.25
Locally made quiche - $12
Locally made cookie - $1.75
Locally made scone - $1.75

Fitch's Farm Market: (total: $28)
Pickle cucumbers - $5.50
Dill - $3.00
Peas - $2.85
Cherries - $6.18
Four finger-sized zucchini - $0.93
Tomatoes - $1.48


Two quarts of sour cherries - $8

That's a total of about $164 including the amount we prepaid for the CSA.  

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