You Are What You Eat!

Every Wednesday I head to the Scituate Farmer’s Market with my two little ones in tow. The Scituate Farmers Market has been going strong since last year.  We always make the obligatory stop at Del’s lemonade stand for frozen  lemonade and buy some cookies at another stand.  Then it is off to our final destination.

Look at those fresh veggies!

Our pickles

Sweet Georgia P‘s farm stand.  We decided to take part in the CSA which just started this year.  It is run by Rebecca and Joe and their baby ‘sweet’ Georgia P.  I feel giddy on the way there so excited to find out what will fill our green bag this week.  Part of the reason we wanted to take part in the CSA is that we felt Poppy (our puppy who is quite a digger) would get into our raised beds and that we wanted to support a local, organic farm.  All the produce is harvested within two days of the market and is organic.  We also thought it would be fun to try new things.  So far this season we’ve enjoyed very sweet walla walla onions, juicy heirloom tomatoes, purple potatoes, kale, rainbow chard, gorgeous red leaf lettuce, purple and yellow bell peppers, cantaloup melon, mini eggplant in whites, vibrant purples, summer squashes, zucchini.  The list goes on and on.  We’ve also found Kale Chips and sausage and kale soup delicious.  We are currently experimenting with making our own pickles from cucumbers from Sweet Georgia Ps.  

Care for some salad?

My husband grew up in Cornwall, England on a small holding.  They had cows, pigs, sheep and always had fresh fruits and vegetables from the garden.  We believe that the food we give our children will shape them and help them grow stronger.  Food Inc really opened our eyes to the food industry in America and made us want to buy local and organic; whether it be grass fed beef, free range chicken and eggs or vegetables.  If you haven’t seen the documentary yet, I highly recommend it.

Yum! Stuffed Zucchini Flowers.

A friend has also received fresh produce from South Shore Organics and we are thinking of giving them a try in October when our CSA ends for the season.


John and Conor absolutely love this low fat olive oil and zucchini bread I found on cooks.com: