Local Food 9/1/2011

We got two dozen eggs this week!  I was running low in the fridge so it’s nice to have a restock. 

Art picked up two HUGE briskets and two skirt steaks, neither were in the CSA.  The CSA came with chip steak, a mock tender, and a steak that I can’t read from the picture. 

Overall, the CSA has been a fun experience.  We’ve gotten to try out lots of new cuts of meat that I wasn’t aware of previously and some of them have been great.  It’s been nice to get new things every week and I’m glad we tried it out. 

That said, I don’t think we’ll be doing this in the future, at least not with any regularity.  We get better prices when buying an entire half cow or pig in bulk, and we have control over the cuts we end up with.  Since we have the freezer room, this makes more sense for us. 

The CSA was a bit cow-heavy, but that’s just a result of slaughter times I believe.  CSAs during other seasons would have more pig if the season coincided with pig slaughtering times. 

If I had my choice for the future, I’d want to stick with just chickens and eggs and buy pigs, cows and lambs in bulk.  If you’re someone who doesn’t have a lot of freezer space, though, this could be an ideal experience for you!