Dry food in CSA

[ilex]

Last summer I started doing some CSA to cover some costs, and now want to get a dehydrator. I have a feeling that it would be nice to add dry tomatoes, zuccs etc in winter for the CSA ... and I would use some of the summer surplus. I freeze a lot for myself, but I can' share those easily. What do you think?

[12540dumont]

Ilex, I have been sending dried leeks, dried tomatoes, dried peppers, soup mix and dried herbs to my CSA for several years.

Last year I did fruit roll-ups. I sure wish I had my own apples!

I can as well. New laws in CA make it okay to do jam and pickles, but not salsa or sauce.

So, as part of my CSA you get a "gift". I count all these products as gifts and don't charge extra for them. Even on my blog, I count them as this weeks special gifts.

Everyone knows, it's not illegal to give a gift! Hurray for regalos!

[bunkie]

dried foods has become a large thing at our farmers market here. as for drying, i used to string peppers up and hang them all around our booth for so much a string. they'd turn all different colors and were a big sales item. great ideas ilex and holly!

[littleminnie]

I give the gifts too. I can't say dried veggies are very popular. I only sell a few dried tomato packages, but dried herbs and teas do better. Anything you got extra that is storable is great for early season CSA shares so they aren't so meager. I made lots of winter jams with frozen fruit when I had time and now I have lots of extra stuff for CSAs and winter markets. I give them frozen veggie 'gifts' as well and baked goods of their choosing.