When I signed up nearly a year ago to receive a box of fresh produce each week this summer from a local farm, I didn't really think through the ramifications.

Sure, I'd be supporting a local grower through my CSA share (Community-Supported Agriculture) and we'd be getting a wonderful jolt of organic veggies in our diets.

Plus, it's a great fit since I'm spending so much time talking to local growers for the "Chicago Homegrown Cookbook."

But I didn't really consider how I would actually incorporate all of these wonderful vegetables into our diets.

Now that I'll be getting my first box from Angelic Organics in about a week and a half, reality has set in.

And I've decided to enlist some professional help.

So, I'm calling on my fellow CSA-buying food bloggers to join me in the "Cooking Away My CSA" Challenge.

Once a week, starting the week of June 22, we'll post our favorite CSA-based creations on our blogs. Sharing recipes and photos should (hopefully!) inspire all of us to break out of our veggie ruts. I've created a"Cooking Away My CSA" Google Group to serve as a clearinghouse for our links each week.

I floated this idea on Twitter yesterday and so far about a dozen local-food lovers from around the country have signed on to join me.

And I suspect our numbers will soon grow.

The fine staff of Cooking Light magazine is playing along with us and will be blogging their creations here: http://testkitchensecrets.cookinglight.com/tks/2009/07/cooking-away-my-csa.html

So, who's with me?