OK, seriously, I wasn’t expecting to see savings 2 weeks in a row. Really. But, there it is:
| Week 2 CSA | |||||
|
Weight |
Grocery Store Unit Price |
Grocery Store Total Item Cost | |||
| Red Potatoes | 1.97 | $1.29 | $2.54 | ||
| Butternut Squash | 3.73 | $0.99 | $3.69 | ||
| Yellow Onions | 1.20 | $1.49 | $1.78 | ||
| Macintosh Apples | 0.64 | $1.59 | $1.02 | ||
| Asian Pears* | 4.00 | $2.00 | $8.00 | ||
| Beets* | 1.00 | $1.99 | $1.99 | ||
| Scallions* | 1.00 | $0.99 | $0.99 | ||
| Garlic** | 1.04 | $2.99 | $3.11 | ||
| Kale | 0.95 | $1.29 | $1.22 | ||
| Romaine Lettuce | 1.07 | $1.49 | $1.59 | ||
| Grocery Store Total Cost | $25.93 | ||||
| Week 2 Savings (Deficit) | $5.93 | ||||
| Program-to-Date Savings (Deficit) | $10.28 | ||||
| Notes: | |||||
| * Items are priced by the unit or bunch; I checked for rough equivalency (and they were close enough). | |||||
| ** Garlic from CSA was on the stem and thus might have weighed slightly less from the store. Difference would’ve been negligible. | |||||
So, now the question is: how long will this be sustained? Of course, this is an odd smattering of things – I’ve never even HAD Asian Pears before, and I’ve never been a fan of beets. Still, it’s interesting to see how it’s going so far and I’m curious as to how it’ll continue over the remaining 6 weeks of the program. The kale chips still need to be made, and I have some ideas of what I’m going to do with the beets (they’re destined for the crock pot tomorrow, along with one of the onions & some beef). I’ll post the recipe if it’s edible, including suggested mods if it’s promising but not *quite* all there yet.
CrunchyMetroMom 
Asian pears are delicious — like a cross between apples and pears. And I have to tell you, every year Drumlin gives us a financial comparison of what we paid for our winter share vs. what we’d have paid in local groceries, and we *always* come out ahead.