We have been a part of a CSA (community supported agriculture) farm for about 6 years now. There are several in this area – ours is called Brookfield Farm. There are about 500 families who are members. Some live in Boston (90 miles east) and their “share” is trucked out weekly.

This is the farm shop where your weekly allotment of veggies is picked up. There is a chalkboard that hangs above each table of baskets indicating how much is in your “share” for that week. This is the hard veggies table. All of the produce is organic. This week’s options were carrots, celery, broccoli, purple onion, sweet peppers, hot peppers, beets, red potatoes, white potatoes, and acorn squash.

This is the greens table – spinach, kale, tatsoi, arugula, and lettuce. This week we were able to get a full bag from each table as well as 12 tomatoes. Some items you have to pick yourself – strawberries, green beans, raspberries, cherry tomatoes, herbs, and flowers.

This week we also got apples at $1.00/lb that were brought in from a local farm. Here are the kids with our veggies and apples. They are standing in front of the herb garden area. Part of this garden is handicap accessible in that the veggies are planted in waist high boxes with a wide path on either side.

The not-so-romantic part of the farm is actually having to deal with that much produce once home! Last night I spent over an hour washing lettuce/spinach/arugula, drying it and tearing it into salad sized pieces. Today we are making salsa with all of those tomatoes and onions. And acorn squash is on the dinner menu for tonight!

And here is what became of the Krumrey Farm! Kayla’s garden produced lots of tomatoes, basil, dill, bell peppers, squash and zucchini – zinnias and marigolds, too. There are 2 cantaloupes still growing! We’re leaving them as long as possible, but the frost is threatening every night!

And here is the gardener herself with the abundant fall harvest!