Guest guest Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 We have been members of a local CSA for four years, and plan to join again this year. We get a large box of vegetables and fruit every week from mid May to mid November, and we have been mostly happy with the variety of foods provided. Much of the first few weeks is different kinds of young lettuce, strawberries, tomatoes, cucumbers, and other vegetables and fruits (mostly melons and blackberries). The down side is that later in the season, most of the vegetables are things like beets, potatoes, onions, kale, but I have been able to work out a bartering exchange with a friend of mine who grows a lot of her own greens; I give her what we will not use, and she keeps me 'in the green' for quite a while. My husband still eats cooked foods, and so I do keep some of these around for his use. But the cost is competitve, and the quality is excellent. You might want to see if your local CSA offers a " sampler " month for you to try without having to commit to the whole season. Peace, Valerie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 I was in a co-op, which worked better for me. For CSA you take what they give you, and that's usually not much fruit, which is the majority of my diet. You do not have much choice, if any at all, on what you get, it's whatever is in season. Get a sample list of what you will get each season, or a list of what they grow, then you will have more of an idea what to expect from your share. I found that talking with your local health food store, distributor or farmer works great, you get a much better price and usually better quality. The co-op I belonged to in CT ordered mostly from the local distributor, the health food stores that had the same distributor had much lower quality, also this particular co-op ordered from the local farms, the more you order the lower the price. Local harvest is also a great website for local farms, health foods stores, restaurants, events and more. Lori www.infinitelove.info rawfood , " tesser2u " <tesser2u> wrote: > > I just found something and I am so excited to share it. It is a site > for " Community Supported Agriculture " > > www.localharvest.org/csa/ > > Looks like a wonderful way to get fresh from the farm organic produce. > > Has anyone had any experience with purchasing " shares " at a CSA, and > if so what were the pros and cons that you experienced? > > Love and Light~Tess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 rawfood , " tesser2u " <tesser2u> wrote: > > I just found something and I am so excited to share it. It is a site > for " Community Supported Agriculture " > > www.localharvest.org/csa/ Thanks for the link and idea, Tess! just went there, and found a local one...has a tour on Saturday afternoon... thanks again! Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 I was wondering if any one has ever joined a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. Whole Foods is quite a hike for me and their prices seem to be increasing so I was looking for a way to get some organic food locally at a hopefully lower price. I was considering joining an organic CSA but am a little skeptical. The following website list gives more info about CSA's and where to find them in your area: http://www.localharvest.org/csa/ Antoinette Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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