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<\/a><\/p>\nwith additions of turkey, cheese and\/or beans. And a cashew cream ranch-ish kind of dressing from Dishing Up the Dirt <\/font><\/a>.<\/p>\n One of the benefits of knowing my farmers is that I also have at least a bit of an idea of how hard they work to get these vegetables to market and their CSA shares like me. In addition, to generally not wanting to waste food, I feel an obligation to respect that hard work by making sure I eat everything I bring home. So, as I make a meal – any meal! – I am thinking about how to use some of the vegetables.<\/p>\n Hence, toast with goat cheese, chopped arugula, sun shoots and a slice of bacon. <\/p>\n By yesterday (Thursday) morning with an afternoon pickup of next week’s vegetables … after making a morning green smoothie (collard greens, lemon juice, blueberries, 1\/2 banana and kefir), I was down to just enough greens to add to my lunch time toast!<\/p>\n As noted on last evening’s post, the weather forecast was for a very cold front to blow in, overrun the hot and fire up thunderstorms.<\/p>\n As I headed for the farm, the clouds were building up over the divide.<\/p>\n All around the farm, it was dark and threatening stormy weather. This was at 5:00 p.m. with sunset now about 9:30 p.m. so it shouldn’t have been this dark!<\/p>\n I gathered my share, turned the Jeep around and headed for home.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n