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On Wednesdays I work at the farm (CSA). \u00a0I bring home my 3\/4 bushel box of food, beautiful food, and I just can’t wait to have something while it’s so fresh. I enjoy a simple salad each week with whatever looks like it will work in a salad.<\/p>\n

I’m not a greens-tearer. I like my salad in bite-sized pieces, so I cut the greens. This week I\u00a0used butter head lettuce, mizuna, spinach, another green (not sure what it was), radishes, beet greens, raw beet\u00a0root and scallions. I dressed it with extra virgin olive oil, freshly squeezed lemon, salt and freshly ground black pepper (tho the radishes were spicy enough to carry it).<\/p>\n

Oh, this was a treat! I think I ate about a gallon.<\/p>\n

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If you’d like more information about the CSA, please visit Bob’s Fresh and Local<\/strong><\/a> (produce)\u00a0and\u00a0All Grass Farms<\/a><\/strong> (livestock, chickens, milk and cheese).<\/p>\n

For more, visit my blog, vegetatingwithleslie.org<\/b><\/a>, \u201cLike\u201d me on FaceBook\/Vegetating with Leslie<\/b> or follow me on Twitter<\/b>, @vegwithleslie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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