csa week 5

1. the bounty

• 1 eggplant
  
• 1 cucumber
• 5 sweet corn
• 1 broccoli
• 1/3 lb arugula
• 1 lb baby bok choi
• 1 bunch sweet salad turnips
• 1 bunch purple basil
• 9 apricots
• 15 sugar plums
• 1/2 pint blackberries
  

2. cost analysis (comparison costs courtesy of freshdirect except where otherwise indicated):

veggies:

• eggplant: $3 (organic)
  
• cucumbers: $2 (organic)
  
• sweet corn: $7.50 each (organic)
  
• broccoli: $3 (organic)
  
• arugula: $3 (organic; csa's price estimate)
  
• baby bok choi: $2.50 (organic unavailable)
  
• sweet salad turnips: $2 (organic; csa's price estimate)
• basil: $2.50 (organic)
  

= $25.50
actual csa cost per week = $22

fruit:

• berries: $5 (organic)
  
• apricots: $5 (organic)
  
• sugar plums: $5 (organic not available)
  

=$15
actual csa cost per week = $11.67

how's THAT for bounty?!