March 11, 2022
While the color purple may be a rare sight in nature, it was wonderfully overwhelming when Sara and I visited Farmer Frank at Crooked Sky Farms recently. For those who have never been, or maybe it has been a few years, the farm is like an oasis in an encircling industrial land. Over the years,… Read more »
March 7, 2022
It is not always the case, but this past week was a “good-use-of-food week” for us. Our typical schedule has me running my 3 boys straight from school on the far east side of Tucson to the UA for swim practice and to El Grupo for bike practice. On nights that we carpool, I am… Read more »
February 21, 2022
A snapshot of what it’s like in one of our busy volunteer’s kitchens during a typical week With work back and seemingly trying to make up for lost time, the languid COVID-furlough days of making elaborate layered lasagnas of homemade pasta and CSA greens have evaporated like a dream (or COVID nightmare, depending on the… Read more »
February 14, 2022
Why do we cook? It’s one of those things we just DO. To eat. To feed. It’s an instinctual process that we are exposed to and part of from day one. Maybe it is something we truly love to do, but why? I’ve never really thought much further into it because one way or another,… Read more »
January 24, 2022
Greens can dominate our winter CSA shares. We also get beets, turnips and radishes with their edible greens attached. If this sea of green is leaving you feeling overwhelmed already, don’t despair!! Cooking greens are used in all types of cuisine and you should have no trouble incorporating them into almost any dish, once you… Read more »
January 10, 2022
Iskashitaa Refugee Network (IRN) is a local organization that integrates United Nation refugees into the Southern Arizona community to assist with the harvest of local produce that would otherwise go to waste. IRN is currently in their busiest time of the year…CITRUS season! Throughout the year we see this abundance all around us; oranges, grapefruits,… Read more »
January 1, 2022
As we all step into 2022 with hopes for eating and living healthy, we want to take a brief moment to reflect on 2021 and all that we were able to do at Tucson CSA with your support. It was another tough year for so many of us, including our producers who continued to deal… Read more »
Starting Tuesday, January 4th, members and supporters of Tucson CSA will have the opportunity to sign up to participate in the University of Arizona Compost Cats Bucket Program. On January 4 & 5 during share pick up, representatives from the Compost Cats program will set up to share information about their program. We are excited… Read more »
December 13, 2021
Since the early days of the Tucson CSA we have received “quelites” in our shares. Also known as Mexican wild greens, quelites are consumed in large quantities in Mexico and many other parts of the world, where they are grown as crops as well as harvested wild. The term quelites comes from the Náhuatl language… Read more »
Our final pop-up market of the season and year is upon us! We would like to thank all the vendors who have graced us with their talents and their generosity. Remember that 10% of all of their sales goes to our CS-Aid Fund! For our final pop-up during CSA share pickup on December 14 &… Read more »