Day 286
In an attempt to make mindful choices
about our health and wellbeing, Chaz and I agree to join a CSA, a community
supported agriculture co-op, for the season. A mile from our house, the organic farm sits tucked behind
Steak N’ Shake off Montgomery Road.
Named Finn Meadows as a nod to Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, the farm
is a throwback to simpler times. The
owners, a young married couple, live with conviction. No television.
No central heat. Lots of
canning. Lots of wandering farm
animals and a cat named Huckleberry.
Did I mention it’s behind Steak
N’ Shake? No, the irony isn’t lost
on us.
As with all good intentions, our
enthusiasm for healthy eating wavers depending on the week. Sometimes we make our weekly pick-up,
sometimes we turn the car into Steak N’ Shake and order up some fries.
With a few weeks left in the season,
we have a sizable balance to eat our way through. A ravenous rabbit might find itself challenged to eat that
much lettuce in so few days. So, what
should we do? Lettuce see…
At the farm, I pack up a bag of
my favorite field greens and another to surprise a friend while the boys chase
the chickens in the yard. I pick
out another box of freshly picked tomatoes and add it to our pile. I add up our take, tally it in a worn
black binder and call to the boys to meet me at the car.
Today we’re not only doing
pick-up, we’re doing delivery.
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