About six weeks ago, the kids and I headed to our little town’s farmers market.  Although the markets in Austin are open year around, the one in our community is only open during the summer months.  I thought the kids would get a kick out of going to the market and picking out a few vegetables for us to make with our dinner that night.

Zack, who is 7 years old, fell in love with the bunches of fresh carrots with the leafy stems still attached.  The poor kid had only eaten baby carrots out of a bag – never fresh from a farm or a garden.  Seeing the delight on his face while he tasted a delicious, fresh carrot was a life-altering moment for me.  I needed to do a better job making sure my kids were eating farm fresh, local foods for both the health and flavor aspects.

That night, I went online and purchased a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) share from a local organic farm.  They have a great reputation in the community and their produce is always beautiful. Even better, they deliver in my neighborhood, so each Friday afternoon a box of veggies that were pulled from the ground that very morning is delivered on my doorstep.  It’s pretty amazing.  Each Monday, they post pictures of what will be coming in the box that week (they deliver to different areas throughout the week), and this is what I’m expecting in a few days.  I’ll definitely be making Grandma’s Southern Summer Squash this week!

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