csa week 6 - TOMATOES are here!

there are a couple of things you may not know. 1) i LOVE golden cherry tomatoes. you probably don't believe me anymore when i say something's my favorite. but this really is one of them. 2) although you probably do know this by now, the northeast is experiencing somewhat of a non-summer summer. in addition to horrible weather (more beach time, PLEASE!), there's been a massive tomato fungus sweeping the nation. or this part of it anyways. but my farm is safe!

the world is my tomato oyster! get ready for gazpacho, pasta sauce, summer salads, and more!

1. the bounty

• 1 pint sungold cherry tomatoes
  
• 6 tomatoes
  
• 6 ears corn
  
• baby purple cabbage
• 1/3 pound mesclun lettuce
  
• 1/2 pound baby bok choy
  
• 1/3 pound arugula
• 1 bunch basil
• 1 head summercrisp lettuce
• 1 small melon
• 1 large melon
• 6 nectarines

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

veggies:

• 1 pint sungold cherry tomatoes: $5 (organic; csa's price estimate)
• 6 tomatoes: $5.50 (organic)
  
• 6 ears corn: $9 (organic)
  
• baby purple cabbage: $2 (assuming $1.50/lb organic)
  
• 1/3 pound mesclun lettuce: $4 (organic)
  
• 1/2 pound baby bok choy: $3 (organic; csa's price estimate)
• 1/3 pound arugula: $4 (organic)
  
• 1 bunch basil: $2 (organic)
  
• 1 head summercrisp lettuce: $3 (organic)
  
• 1 small melon: $1 (random guess...this thing is small)
  

= $38.50
actual csa cost per week = $22

fruit:

• 1 cantaloupe: $4 (organic)
  
• 6 nectarines: $9 (organic)
  

=$13
actual csa cost per week = $11.67