csa week 4

1. the bounty

• 1.5 lbs cucumbers
• 1.5 lbs squash
• 1 head of romaine lettuce
• 1 napa cabbage
• 1 bunch beets
• 1 kohlrabi
• 5 ears of corn
• 1 bunch kale
• cherries
• 6 small peaches
• 1 pint blueberries
  

2. cost analysis (comparison costs courtesy of freshdirect):

veggies:

• cucumbers: $8 (organic)
  
• yellow squash: $3.50 (used organic zucchini for comparison)
• romaine lettuce: $3 (organic)
  
• napa cabbage: $3.50 (organic not available)
  
• beets: $4 (organic)
  
• kohlrabi: not available; i'll say $1
• corn: $6 (organic)
  
• kale: $3 (organic)
  

= $32
actual csa cost per week = $22

fruit:

• cherries: $3 (organic not available)
  
• peaches: $6 (organic)
  
• blueberries: $10 (organic)
  

=$19
actual csa cost per week = $11.67

THIS IS AWESOME! corn, peaches, cherries, AND blueberries?! now are you convinced?