This review is for the weekly CSA - I haven't been to the booth at urban harvest or farm dinner. I was introduced to concept of a CSA from my aunt that lives in Wisconsin. After researching the options in the Houston area, I settled in Wood Duck Farm and I am so glad I did.
I am mid-way through my second term in Wood Duck Farm's CSA and I still love it as much as the first day. I opted for the partial share as there are just two of us and I still often end up giving things away to friends/family/coworkers. So far we've had great variety, but a few mainstays. There were a lot of greens, broccoli and cauliflower in the winter boxes. However, I was able to blanch and freeze what we didn't or couldn't eat. These even taste so much better than your grocery frozen veggies. Then we started getting strawberries. I've never been a big fan of berries in general, but these strawberries taste sooo good and lasted almost two weeks (didn't get fuzzy, but more mushy which might be due to all the rain we had at that time) in fridge as opposed to days for those in the grocery store. We've also gotten several radishes (wish there were more but such is farming), lettuce (several varieties), micro greens, zucchini, squash, potatoes, onions (super flavorful), green beans (can't wait for more!), Brussels sprouts, snap peas, carrots, cabbage, collard greens, mustard greens, kale, turnips, beets. In the coming weeks Van said we can look forward to peaches (!!!!!), corn, blueberries and much much more! All for the low low price of $24-33/ Week. Seriously, the food to cost ratio is insane. You'd spend a lot more at the store for sub-par food.
Initially, I felt like there was a lot more communication and recipes. But as harvest picked up, there are far fewer emails which is okay with me. I've modified my schedule to start planning meals through tuesday/wednesday when I find out what's in the box. However, whenever there's an issue that affects delivery time (rare and not much later), I've been contacted via email and VM.
I've also purchased several of the add-ons and haven't been disappointed yet. This includes farm fresh eggs (though at $6/pop I've only done it once, my previously mentioned aunt started selling eggs and it's only $3 for hers!), local cheddar cheese, the naked chicken salad (I'm addicted) and a pot pie. All yummy!
In Summary: Wood Duck Farm rocks! read more