csa week 8

you know the drill.

1. the bounty

• 2 red peppers
• 1 eggplant
• 1 cabbage
• 1 bunch white icicle radishes
• 1 bunch mizuna
• 2 pounds purple potatoes
• 3 stalks edamame soybeans
• 1 medium spaghetti squash
• 10 pears
• 10 apples
  

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

veggies:

• 2 red peppers: $5 (organic)
  
• 1 eggplant: $3 (organic)
  
• 1 cabbage: $5 (organic)
  
• 1 bunch white icicle radishes: $1 (organic not available)
  
• 1 bunch mizuna: $3 (organic not available)
  
• 2 pounds purple potatoes: $4 (based on organic yukons)
  
• 3 stalks edamame soybeans: $2 (a completely random guess)
  
• 1 medium spaghetti squash: $6 (organic)
  

= $25
actual csa cost per week = $22

fruit:

• 10 apples: $11 (organic)
  
• 10 pears: $10 (organic)
  

=$21
actual csa cost per week = $11.67

10 apples and 10 pears!!!! A pie just might be in my future...