LocalHarvest in the News :   CSA

Enrolling in CSA program brings farm-fresh bounty to Chicago home
Chicago Sun-Times - May 14, 2009
For this city dweller, joining a CSA is the best way to bring farm's bounty to his home

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Fresh Off the Farm
The Herald - May 10, 2009
If you're looking for fresh produce, it might be right around the corner. A handful of Johnston farms allow locals to buy produce fresh off the fields every week or two.

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For freshest produce buy into a local CSA farm
The Daily Press - May 10, 2009
Food doesn't get any fresher than that purchased through community supported agriculture (CSA). The programs have been around for decades, and the movement is gaining momentum as people become more concerned about the source and safety of the foods they consume.

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Local food subscription services grow in popularity
Kansas City Star - Mar 26, 2009
Community Supported Agriculture started more than a decade ago as a grassroots movement to eat locally. Today the movement continues to grow to serve consumers across the metro area.

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Finding Money for a CSA Venture
- Mar 13, 2009
To get started in community-supported agriculture, consider various business models, prepare a business plan, then approach local lenders and your state government to raise capital.

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Green Scene: City Supported Agriculture
- Mar 5, 2009
Even though there is snow on the ground and a biting chill in the air, we bet you are dreaming about Spring and the bounty that it brings. Now?s the time to think about joining a CSA.

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Where to sign up for a CSA
Washington Post - Feb 5, 2009
Last summer's bounty is a distant memory, and that means it's already time to start thinking about the 2009 farming season, particularly if you're interested in signing up for a community-supported agriculture program.

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'Eat Local' movement takes root
Associated Press - Dec 30, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO -- Here's something you might not know about being a locavore, the new-fangled term for the old-school tradition of eating food grown close to home: Coffee is almost always negotiable. Here's another: The people practicing this new-old (and currently quite hot) trend may surprise you.

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Old McDonald had a produce-buying co-op
The New York Times - Dec 25, 2008
BUYING vegetables has become somewhat of an event for Joan Morykin. Every Monday evening, she rounds up her family and drives 10 minutes to the 14 Acre Farm in Summit Hill, Pa., where they pick up a box of fresh vegetables and join dozens of other families for a weekly potluck.

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'Locavores' rising
worldmag.com - Sep 19, 2008
Late last month farmers markets in New York City - a big one at Union Square, and dozens of neighborhood ones lining sidewalks and plazas - were bursting with a cornucopia of locally grown produce...

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