The LocalHarvest Blog

Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter.

This is the time. Hundreds of thousands of people all over the country are signing up for a CSA. Visions of tender new potatoes, taut, warm melons, and tomatoes, always tomatoes dance in their heads. Many – most – will end the season deliciously satisfied. Some, though, will not be pleased with their CSA experience. This month's newsletter is devoted to maximizing your chances of finding yourself among the sated and contented.

Know Thyself
Utterly fantastic idea though it is, community supported agriculture is not for everyone. Deciding whether or not CSA is for you requires a healthy dose of self knowledge. Some of us confuse how we are with how we would like to be. Not that there's no room for movement, but if you truly do not like vegetables, signing up to receive five to 20 pounds of them a week is probably not going to go well. When considering whether or not to join a CSA, there are a few questions that you might ask yourself. Be sure to answer for yourself and the people you live with since asking other people to change their eating habits is no small thing. (Read more...)

As always, take good care and eat well.
Erin

Erin Barnett
Director
LocalHarvest