This past week was rather busy. I ended up having to pick up the “chicken scraps” about 2 hours earlier than normal. When I arrived there were three boxes of scraps instead of the usual four. When I pulled into the driveway The Girl was waiting for me.
“No strawberries?”
“Nope”
“Maybe next time you should go at the regular time.”
And that’s all she said. I think she was just a tad bit disappointed there was not an overflowing box of free fruit for her to sort through. Oh well, beggars can’t be choosers.
I still think we made out like bandits. Here is what we were able to keep:
- 2 Eggplants {I have no idea what to do with them}
- 8 Red Delicious apples {brown bag lunches}
- 2 Pears {ate fresh}
- 22 Mushrooms {I dehydrated them}
- 7 head of Lettuce {I’ll be making lettuce wraps tonight}
- 3+ lbs Broccoli
- 3 green peppers {we ate stir fry last night}
- 3 zucchini {we enjoyed grilled zucchini & mushrooms on Mother’s Day}
- 1 bunch organic Carrots
- 4 {unknown variety} Peppers
- 4 stalks Celery
- 27 ears of Corn {grilled some and still eating some}
Here is what was leftover. I totally could have salvaged some of the greens, but it was hot out and I decided my time was better spent in the garden rather than sorting. And besides, the chickens LOVED their scraps.
You can read more on the topic of waste in the book Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash by Susan Strasser. Amazon currently has it on sale for $12.96
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