The Urban Homestead Experiment

Quite a few of us now at IMX=Pilates have signed up with Door to Door Organics and couldn’t be happier.  We formed a co-op, which entitles us each to a discount (yeah!).  I thought it would be fun to post each week what I did or plan to do with everything in my box. 

Since this my first post on this topic I will take a moment to introduce Door to Door Organics for those who are not familiar with this service.  DTD delivers fresh, organic produce to your door on a weekly or bi-weekly basis in the Kansas City area.  There are different sized boxes ranging from very small (“bitty”) to large and you can choose to receive either a combination of fruits and vegetables or fruit only/vegetable only.  They have a ton of other items to add on, such as, meat, pantry items, Bread of Life bakery items, etc. and that list grows every week.  All organic.  They offer many local items, too, which is a list that continues to grow, as well.  Plainly stated, it rocks.  If you are in Kansas City area, you need to check them out and here’s why:

1.  It’s a great variety of the best looking and best tasting produce you can find.  You will NOT find this at your grocery store.  I even prefer it over (gasp!) Whole Foods.
2.  It’s delivered.  You don’t have to chase this stuff all over the city.  Heck, unless you join a co-op you don’t even have to leave your house!
3.  You can tell DTD your preferences and even substitute up to 3 things in each box if you don’t care to receive certain things.
4.  The people are so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!  I met the area manager, Shane, at the Metropolitan Lawn and Garden Show in February and hung out with them in their booth passing out info about our cooking classes.  We are going to do the same thing every Wednesday we can at the 119 Green Market starting in May at 119th and Roe in Overland Park.  They’re so fun!  Come out and meet them (and us)!
5.  It’s so affordable.  Seriously, I get a medium combo box for $33.60 plus tax.  That’s the co-op price (co-op = at least four people delivering to the same location).  Think about your office, church, school….anywhere you can get four people to deliver at one location.  Even if you don’t join a co-op, it’s still cheap.  I paid around $36 plus tax before.

So, go to http://kc.doortodoororganics.com/ to find out more. Signing up is so easy! 

Now for the good stuff.  What you can do with your beautiful bounty!  Like I said, I get a medium sized box, so for this week here is what I received: 

2 lb Yams
1 lb Leeks
1 ea. Green Leaf Lettuce
3 ea. Red Bell Peppers – Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
1 ea. Collards
1 ea. Celery – Snacks
1 ea. Cauliflower
1 ea. Carrots with Tops – Brown Rice Sushi/Smoothies
1 ea. Beets with Tops – Salad
4 ea. Navel Oranges – Salads
2 ea. Mangoes
2 ea. Grapefruit
6 ea. Danjou Pears
6 ea. Braeburn Apples
1 ea. Avocado

And here is what I made….

1.  Brown Rice Sushi – Used carrots, collard greens, and avocado.  Click here for the recipe!  Doesn’t it look yummy….