Have You Heard of CSA?
Hi, how’s it gong? I’m having on of those “I’m starving, but there’s nothing to eat” moments. You know… when you know your house is full of food but nothing sounds good. I finally settled on Doritos (I know real healthy) and yogurt (to balance it out LOL).
We’re on the countdown for the end of school - they get out next Friday. But really next week is kind of a wash… Monday is no school, Thur. is a half day, and Friday they only go for like an hour. Which reminds me…I guess I better figure out some kind of end of the year gift. I always seem to forget about that until the last second.
So have you heard of a CSA? If not, don’t feel bad.. I hadn’t until this week either. It stands for Community Supported Agriculture. Basically you buy a “share” of the farm in the fall/winter, and then in the spring/summer each week you pick-up (or in some cases have delivered) a box of fresh veggies (and sometimes fruits). In a lot of the groups you have the added advantage that the produce is organic. So what is the point? Well first off the produce is FRESH generally picked within a day of receiving it. (Opposed to the grocery store where sometimes things have been in transit and/or on the shelf for up to two weeks before you purchase them!) Next, like I said, a lot of it is organic and at a much lower price than organics at the grocery store. Finally, you are supporting a community farm. There is a website: http://www.localharvest.org/csa/ where you can check to see if you have a CSA farm in your area. I thought it was a long shot for me since I live in such a small communty, but I found one within 20 mnutes, so you just never know until you look! A lot of them will be sold-out at this time of year, but you just never know. Mine said it was sold-out on the website, but I sent in an e-mail just in case and they have agreed to “sneak” me in! I am so excited to get started next week - we’ll see how it goes! I am a bit nervous about ending up with a bunch of vegetables I have never heard of, but they do provide storage tips and recipes each week, so hopefully that will help me out. Should be an adventure with lots of good organic produce! Let me know if you are already a member of one or if you join one in your area!
Christine
