So today I did something I've been wanting to try for years, I signed up for a produce co-op in our area. I heard about it through Brian's preschool teacher, who is always feeding the kids the most amazing, fresh-looking fruit (not that he'll eat any of it). I got enough fruit and veggies to overfill two Longaberger Market Baskets plus a bag of potatoes. All this for $15!!! It is at least $50 in produce, probably more. And the best part is that everything is so fresh and yummy looking. A few things need a little time to ripen, but we'll be eating good this week! I only had to drive about 10 minutes away and Brian came along with me to "help." I tried to get him to carry the 5 lb bag of potatoes but it was too heavy for him, so he settled for carrying his hot wheels truck and providing a commentary of how dusty the ground was and how many cars were driving down the nearby road and then explaining to me the dangers of not looking both ways before crossing the street. It was a little adventure for him, and he's super excited about our grape acquisition. We were out in the "sticks" (Buckeye) and Brian goes "why do people live here mommy? It's like so far away!" That's my city boy!!! He's just worried about their proximity to a McDonald's playplace in case they ever need to eat nuggets and slide at the same time.
The only produce I'm not sure what it is, guava? (below)
Hope the phone doesn't ring, we'll have to fight through all the fruit to get to it
Our full veggie drawers
This is the next best thing to having a garden, Steve has tried to raise peppers and tomatoes with very little luck in this heat.
Here's a list of everything we got for $15:
Bunch of green Grapes
2 Pinneapples
9 Peaches
6 Limes (Corona anyone?)
7 Plums
6 Bananas
2 Guavas?
3 giant Butternut Squash
White Asparagus bunch
5 lb bag of Potatoes
Cauliflower Head (yuck)
Romaine Lettuce Head
Pint of Cherry Tomatoes
Steve's only comment was "Please don't take up another hobby" (i.e. canning) and "we didn't get a watermelon?"
Here the website for the co-op in case you are interested:
http://www.bountifulbaskets.org/
I promise new pictures of the kids soon, fruit and veggies were just so exciting this morning!
