So i've been interested in this thing called CSA ever since my friend (A.) told me about it. CSA stand for Community Supported Agriculture and its purpose is to keep local farms sustainable, available, and running. How they do this successfully (from what I can tell) is through produce boxes that they sell (though their hard work, diligence, passion, and response to the community that is interested is a major part as well.
These boxes contain produce from the local farm/farms and are at time a mixed bag of different veggies and fruits. You pay a certain amount and get their (organic) produce. The local farm from where I started to get my produce boxes is Tanaka Farms.
Why I am fascinated with this concept of the produce box is that I am paying money to not only get fresh organic produce, but I am also supporting a local farm that seems to really care about their quality as well as their community. It also helps that the city and residence have clout. The only possible risk is that if the farm isn't doing well, it is reflected in the produce you get. But I see this as being able to understand the difficulty of what it must be like to farm and depend on hard work, but also the luck of nature.
I am currently getting a small box (It's actually a good amount of stuff) for about $20 bucks once every two weeks. The reason I started this blog was more about the mystery of what produce I will get to eat and make things with. I am always looking for a way to make my meals cheap and tasty (healthy is a bonus) so I will post not only about the things I get, but what I make with them. With that, i'll make my first post!
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