Boggy Creek is a small organic farm that sells it’s produce directly to it’s customers in Austin. While it’s a little pricier than something at a chain grocers, the experience of going to the farm is fantastic.  You can literally see your vegetable/fruits being picked minutes before you buy them.  You can also wander the farm grounds, say hello to their chickens (they sell eggs), or snap a bunch of photos like I did.

What I bought:

Kale is probably my favorite type of green to eat.  I’m also partial to arugula and watercress right now too.

The peppery flavor of arugula is what keeps me going back for more.  I use it in simple salads, on sandwiches, or throw some in at the last minute with a noodle heavy soup.

This was my new experimental purchase.  I’ve had escarole in restaurants but haven’t taken it home much to play with in my own kitchen.  The bitter flavor puts some people off so beware if that’s not your cuppa tea.

I was in desperate need of greens so I went a little crazy.  Since I’m cooking for one, I see a LOT of green meals in my future. After shopping I relaxed and roamed around the farm with my camera.

Hanging garlic to dry. I can’t say I’ve ever seen the process of drying garlic. Pretty neat, eh?

Love the number of gloves hanging from this porch! This is definitely a farm home.

I graduated from culinary school this weekend, attended a birthday party, a murder mystery dinner party, a brunch and was able to make a dish for a potluck.  My graduation warrants it’s own post so I’ll be showing off pictures from that tomorrow.  The herbs I planted a few weeks ago need to be re-potted and I’m excited to go shopping for supplies today. Mondays are always hard for me. I’m so excited for the new week that I plan/try to do a million things at once. My list is already far too long today but I’m optimistic I can make a sizable dent. Hope you mark a few things of your list today too!

Teddy

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