Antaya Acres Heritage Farm

This was also our first year in a CSA and while there were some trying times it was well worth the money and effort. We would pick up our 1/2 share at the garden and Stephanie spent extra time and effort picking out our produce. Yes there were a lot of squash, but I also discovered new varieties (spaghetti and banana) and recipes for said squash (although still not crazy about the patty pans!). Even my husband enjoys these recipes, which was one of the reasons to join a CSA, to try out new foods! To say that the produce wasn't fresh and that we didn't receive enough variety isn't true. We received beans, corn, melons, squash, tomatoes, peppers, greens, eggplants, onions, broccoli, cucumbers, lettuces, potatoes, zucchini, pumpkin and even some fresh herbs.

To the person that wrote the bad review, maybe a CSA isn't right for you, since we are depending on Mother Nature and there wasn't a ton of rain up by the garden this year. Stephanie worked very hard to manually tow in water and make the best of it. Now next year, who knows, but that is the chance that we are taking.

It is also to help out our local farmers. Yes you can get more at the farmers market, but do you know what growing methods they use or if they are even local? I know of one farmers market stand where items are shipped from out-of-state. At least by getting our produce from Stephanie we saw the garden itself and she doesn't use any pesticides what-so-ever, which effected some crops.

We enjoyed our experience so much that we are already signed up for next year and we are participating in the winter meat CSA. I am already looking forward to creating some other new recipes!

If you want variety locally grown organic produce and someone willing to work with you and you aren't expecting perfection, then you should sign up for a CSA with Antaya Acres.