It has been edibly delightful to prove him wrong, by doing nothing more than picking up my share each week. The variety can actually be a bit overwhelming at times.
I get a 1/2 pound of Hazel Dell Mushrooms, a fruit share, and a veggie share. I didn't know I love cabbage! I've overdosed on eggplant, and just bought a secondhand freezer for the 1/2 pastured pig that I shared with a friend. Next week I get a goat and a turkey!
A CSA share is food insurance at its best. This food is VITAL, so fresh you can still smell the field, and I feel good about how I am voting with my dollars.
In addition to saving money on my actual produce purchases, I am saving money by not eating out, because if I ate out, I wouldn't be able to use up my CSA share for the week!
What really sold me on Grant Farms, the reason I chose them specifically over any other farm for my CSA dollars, is the option to add ethical, pastured meats and/or eggs ala cart. These animals have had good, healthy, happy lives. They have fresh air, organic produce scraps, the opportunity to eat bugs and for the chickens - a guard Llama.
Thank you to everyone out at Grant Farms for working so hard to do it right.