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I did a CSA for a long time. Our favorite shut down, and we didn't really care for our new one. We also found that during kale season, we had a fair amount of wasted veggies.
Instead we now go down to our local farmers market and purchase weekly! We got plugged into a local organic free range meat group who actually deliver orders straight to your house. I haven't used them for a while, mostly because I've been nearly vegetarian lately... but it is a great resource!
What a cool resolution!
Awesome DG! I wanted to do the CSA because I feel like I am stuck in a veggie rut. I buy a wide variety, but it isn't as varied as it could be. I think a CSA will push me to get all kinds of creative with my veggies. I only have 2 kale recipes I like so far, I better look more up soon! (and kohl rabe and chard... as non salad-esque greens seem to be the hardest thing to get into!)
We've been a part of a CSA for the past two years. It's awesome! We get to try a wide variety of different organic veggies from May-December. Our farm sends an e-newsletter with new recipes each week, and we have a ton of root vegetables left over that we're still eating. We have opportunities to go pumpkin picking, strawberry picking, and attend a barn dance at our farm too (but we haven't visited).
My biggest suggestion is to buy some Debbie Meyer Green Bags. They really help the veggies stay fresh (I thought they were a hoax, but they really do work!), since you get such a large amount all at once (particularly in summer/fall).
Dorsay- maybe that's why doing the CSA for us first was advantageous. It didn't give me a chance to get into a veggie rut! I can see that so easily happening. Instead we opened up a whole new world of crazy veggies right away.
I do miss the newsletters, and I'll definitely have to try the green bags. Anything to prolong vegetable life is good.
Oh, I should say, we planted a beautiful organic garden this year and still have crazy brussel sprouts growing all over the place!
I love it! But unfortunately, I never joined a CSA because sometimes you end up with a lot of things you don't like or don't know what to do with. I prefer to buy from the farmer's market so I can pick & choose what I want. But I completely support people joining CSAs! Where you live you may have the option of joining a storefront CSA too which gives you a little more freedom.
A storefront CSA is one of our top contenders. The bigggest issue is that we'll be moving in April, so for the drop off points it's a bit tough - because we dont know what neighborhood we'll be in. Same with the storefront. It's about 30 min away from us now, but could be as close as 10 min or as far as 25 min after move. It's a tough call!
Also, I really like a lot of Deborah Madison's cookbooks for veggie recipes :)
We just rejoined our CSA and have our first pickup tonight - I'm so excited. We had dropped it because I was out of the country for several months, and my husband doesn't care as much. But I think it's great, and I actually love not being able to choose my own veggies. It forces me to mix it up.
One thing that definitely helps is that ours includes really awesome recipes - I make one almost every week, and it helps expand my repertoire for sure. It probably also helps that, um, I live in Northern CA where the growing season is much longer.
@snow a storefront CSA is more like a specific farmer's market - so you have a box, but it's easier to exchange things. They also tend to have a farmer network vs being one specific farm. Here is an example: http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M22496
@dorsay That's cool! We can't exchange anything in our box...we can just leave stuff we don't like for someone else.
@Mrs. DG Send me your unwanted kale! I eat it daily :) hahah
Thanks for posting on this, D'orsay, I love CSAs! We're still looking for the best fit for us out here - we tried one once that started sending us stuff from California and even farther away, what the heck?
I have made a very similar resolution!!! I actually watched the documentary "Food Inc" the other day, and it really made me think a lot more about where our food comes from. Especially meat! I'm working really hard to get the best local meat and produce I can get (as challenging as that can be in the winter in Canada). I'm doing good so far!
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One of our resolutions for this year was to join a CSA (I have 3 top contenders) and to only purchase local, pastured meat (aside from fish). We're doing great on it so far and have found several farms we're interested in. I found a great beef farm in MD that we're in love with, and are going to a different one this weekend that has pastured chicken and other meats.
Is anyone else doing a CSA or local meat purchase this year? I'm so happy it's gaining traction in the US. In the past I've been an ardent Farmer's Market purchaser, but I'm excited to jump in even deeper this year.
If you are interested, but don't know where to start, check out www.localharvest.org and www.eatwild.com