CSA in the News: Too Much of a Good Thing

Last week, Slate explored the dilemma of being overloaded with CSA produce and having it go bad, thus creating environmentally unfriendly waste. Slate recommends donating to a local food bank, and at the very least, composting whatever has gone bad (full disclosure: my CSA donates weekly leftovers to the Doe Fund, and I compost vegetable scraps at home).

As for other options, Serious Eats readers turn to good old fashioned methods such as canning, freezing, and giving stuff away to friends and neighbors. Thankfully, our big surplus item this year seems to be carrots, which stay edible for a very long time, and can be added to just about anything: salads, soups, stir-fry, cakes, juices... And of course, they're great simply roasted.