Green Fried Tomatoes and Eggs

Our last box of the season is this week and we've been discussing what to do with all the green tomatoes still on the vine.  We might just put them in the boxes for fun.

So if you've never had green fried tomatoes, here's an easy breakfast dish with them.

Slice them all up.

Fry them covered on medium heat for about 6 minutes.

Add some water if they've dried out too much.

Crack a couple eggs over the top, cover and let the eggs cook.

When done, put them over toast and enjoy!

This dish won't win any beauty contests, but it does leave you wanting more.

Food Waste

After talking with many of our subscribers this year, we've heard some of you can't finish all the food and it feels wasteful.

We sent out a letter to our subscribers on this topic. It can be read here:
Letter about food waste

In summary though:
In the normal food system 52% of all vegetable produce is wasted going from
the fields, to a distributor, to a supermarket, to your refrigerator, to your fork.
See:  http://www.nrdc.org/food/files/wasted-food-IP.pdf
or:  here

At Ananda Valley Farm we waste virtually none of the produce we grow, it all either goes to our subscribers, used by volunteers, or is donated to charities.

So even if you are not able to use up to 1/2 of your box, it is still wasting less than purchasing food through a supermarket.

Joyful Cheers,
AVF Team

Box Value

The harvests this year in November and October have been abundant. Usually October is the month everything tapers off.  Our warm fall has extended many of the crops.

We decided to see what the value of our boxes were compared to shopping at Whole Foods.
Since we had posted pictures for two weeks of boxes in October, we used these ones to compare.

You can see & download the full spreadsheet analysis at:


AVF CSA Box Value compared to Whole Foods

In summary our boxes delivered between 46% to 70% more food compared to Whole Foods for the same cost!

We hope you enjoy the overabundance!

AVF Classic Box Oct 11, 2015

10 Items

Broccoli 1 large                                   

Zucchini 1 medium

Yellow Squash 2 medium

Cucumber 1 large

Peppers 2 medium

Swiss Chard bunch

Lettuce, 2 mini heads

Hard squash, 2 minis

Potatoes 7 medium

Tomatoes 4 medium, 5 small

Whole Foods $ Value:                         $34.93

Ananda Valley Farm $ Cost                 $23

Extra Value                                         52%

AVF Classic Box Oct 18, 2015

13 Items!

Broccoli 1medium                                              

Zucchini 2 medium

Yellow Squash 4 medium

Cucumber 1 large

Apples 2 medium

Rainbow Chard bunch

Kale 1 bunch

Beets 1 bunch small

Lettuce 2 mini heads

Delicata squash, 2 medium

Pumpkin 1 small

Potatoes 4 medium            

Tomatoes 4 medium, 5 small

(Potatoes & Tomatoes not pictured)

                                               

Whole Foods $ Value:                         $39.02

Ananda Valley Farm $ Cost                 $23

Extra Value                                        70%

AVF Family Box Oct 11, 2015

12 Items

Cauliflower 1 large                                             

Zucchini 2 medium

Yellow Squash 3 medium

Cucumber 1 large

Eggplant 2 small

Peppers 2 medium

Swiss Chard bunch

Kale 1 bunch

Lettuce 3 mini heads

Hard squash Gold nugget 2 med

Potatoes 7 medium            

Tomatoes 2 heirloom

Tomatoes 4 medium

                                               

Whole Foods $ Value:                         $40.83

Ananda Valley Farm $ Cost                 $28

Extra Value                                        46%

AVF Family Box Oct 18, 2015

15 Items

Broccoli 1 large                                   

Zucchini 1 medium

Yellow Squash 7 medium

Cucumber 1 large

Eggplant 2 small

Peppers 2 medium

Beets 1 bunch large

Rainbow Chard bunch

Kale 1 bunch

Apples 2 medium

Lettuce 1 mini, 1 large

Delicata squash 3 med

Pie Pumpkin 1 medium

Potatoes 7 medium            

Tomatoes 2 heirloom

Tomatoes 4 medium

(Potatoes & Tomatoes not pictured)

Whole Foods $ Value:                         $47.49

Ananda Valley Farm $ Cost                 $28

Extra Value                                        70%

Typical boxes in October

Here's pictures of our CSA boxes for Oct 11th and 18th.
Share it with friends who might want to sign up next year.
Thanks

Oct 11 2015 Classic Box

 Oct 11 2015 Family Box

 Oct 18 2015 Classic Box

 

 Oct 18 2015 Family Box