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CSA Haul
(beehaw.org)
I am fortunate enough to live mere blocks from a local CSA farm (they hung on to a few acres of farmland when their family sold most of the area for a housing development) and we're getting into good harvest season. Today's haul: radishes, carrots, turnips, basil, cherry tomatoes, kale, edible flowers, onions, lettuce, oyster & lion's mane mushrooms. Veggies for dinner tonight! (and yes, if you can find me, you're invited).
If you have a CSA in your area, I urge you to check out the cost of membership. If you can afford it, it's usually a win both for small farmers and for the quality of your diet.
[Image description: plastic bags full of vegetables on a kitchen counter]
Good to hear you were able to find a way to get good local produce! Using a CSA isn't quite as nice as growing my own, but I no longer have half an acre to devote to home gardening (or, probably, the back muscle strength to manage it myself). It really does seem like small scale production and actual freshness does make everything taste better. I pity people who have only had supermarket carrots.