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I hate CSA's
Not really. I actually think they are great.
But they really stress me out. I picked up a friend's bc she is out of town. So now I have a bushel of random crap PLUS about a bushel every other day from my own garden.
I told DH that all he allowed to eat is vegetables until the fridge is empty. I am canning salsa tomorrow which will help a tiny bit. I think I better freeze beans too, bc I already have about 20 pints of dilly beans. I need to use up:
Romaine
Carrots
Parsley
A billion zucchini
Brocolli
Beans
Kale
Chard
Cabbage
Corn
and probably more that I am forgetting.
Re: I hate CSA's
That's how I was the first year of our CSA. It didn't help that ds was a newborn (and very colicky) and I literally had no time to cook.
I'm a crazy person when it comes to food waste. If I were you I'd be freezing the broccoli, beans, corn and carrots.
when things come in like crazy I usually freeze whatever I can easily. There are many things you can freeze without blanching. I made a list on my blog:
http://thelocalcook.com/2010/07/23/the-busy-persons-guide-to-preserving-food-a-book-review-tips/
Yup. It's also called "open freezing." It keeps things like broccoli or strawberries from freezing together into one unappetizing lump. I spread everything out on a baking sheet so they're not touching, and set the whole sheet into our chest freezer. Once the produce is frozen, I put them in Foodsaver bags.
SuperGreen described it well. One thing I recently learned is that you can use parchment paper to separate layers. Worked great when I had 10 lbs of blueberries because I don't have that many cookie sheets LOL.