Moldy arugula

Ugh. I feel really awful, but I had to put a whole bunch of arugula in the compost pile. It came last week in the CSA box, but we didn't use it. I pulled it out today, but it had spots on it and some pieces were rotting. When in doubt, throw it out. I have to make sure that doesn't happen for this week's delivery. We already used some spinach tonight, but we have plenty more. And 3 heads of lettuce. We got some nice kale which I'm going to put directly in the freezer.

Let's talk about the packaging for the CSA box. It all comes in a cardboard box, which I flatten and bring back to the pickup site for reuse by the farm. Most produce comes loose, but greens are usually bunched together in a large plastic bag. We can reuse that to store freshly baked bread. The spinach came in another small plastic bag, which we usually use as poop bags for the dogs. The potatoes came in a brown paper bag, which is compostable. The meat orders are wrapped in butcher paper (not sure if that can be composted), and all grouped together in one plastic bag. They certainly don't provide excess packaging, though it would awesome if it all could be recycled or composted. But what's the alternative - go to the grocery and pick up some organic produce from across the country but leave out the plastic bag? It doesn't seem to add up.