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!

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Week Seven Shopping Details

Total for the week: approximately $116


Click on the post title to see the details of the expenses behind the jump cut.

CSA Contents (approximate value, $25):
6 ears Super Sweet corn
1 slicing cucumber
2 Lancelot leeks
1 pound romano green beans
1 pound romano gold beans
2 pieces patty pan squash (both are huge - one was almost the size of a volleyball, which is a LOT of squash)
1 pound Berkshire pork Chorizo sausage
1 bunch cilantro
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1 head red leaf lettuce
6 ounces grassfed raw-milk gouda

Farmers' Market purchases (about $41):
Ribeye steak - $11
Watermelon - $4
Granola cereal - $4
Baba ghanouj and pita bread - $6.25
1/4 pound mushrooms - didn't write it down
Honey puffed corn, pinto beans - $5.75
Raw-milk mozzarella - $6
fingerling potatoes - $4

Giant Eagle purchases ($50):
Organic sour cream - $3.59
Organic milk - $3.69
Organic shredded coconut - $3.99
Organic crackers - $4.99
Powdered gatorade - $3.00
Powdered lemonade - $3.79
Conventional sesame oil - $4.29
Cotija cheese - $8.99
Conventional plum tomatoes - $1.00
Conventional limes - $2.67
Conventional lemons - $3.99

In the interest of full disclosure, we did eat out several times for lunches this past week, mainly because I was feeling too lazy to cook.

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