Comments on: Community Supported Agriculture: A Reasonably-Priced Green Solution for Organic Produce

By: Penny

Penny — Sat, 03 May 2008 08:07:24 +0000

CSA is just starting up in some areas round here. It’s a great alternative to the organic vege box I get occasionally. I’m hoping there will eventually be one in my area. I’m lucky tho’ because there are quite a few good options for me for vegetables round here.

I like the surprise element of vege boxes.

By: debby

debby — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:20:06 +0000

I love to shop at http://www.wholeandnatural.com. They have all kinds of healthy and natural kosher food and snacks. The stuff is fresh and low prices.
Debby
btw I used a coupon bldc08 try it

By: rebecca

rebecca — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:01:55 +0000

Brenna, from what I’ve observed, Organics to You is entirely local during the summer. Over the winter the local selections are limited to apples, greens, and root vegetables, so they add some stuff from California. Most CSAs don’t run during the winter at all, so I forgive Organics to You for not being 100% local all the time.

I really like how getting my Organics to You box forces me to buy and eat all these organic vegetables. I get too hung up on the price of everything if I go to the store or even a farmer’s market, and I often end up not buying anything. (I know this is the opposite problem many people have in farmer’s markets, where they tend to go crazy buying all the beautiful produce!)

By: Brenna

Brenna — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:36:34 +0000

This is a great idea! I have recently decided that for the summer at least, we’ll try buying as much produce from local sources as we can. I am looking at some CSA boxes.

I have tried Organics To You as well and like the flexibility, but at the time they didn’t have as many local options as I would like.

I’m also planning to visit the local Farmer’s Markets every week. They start this weekend!

By: sommer

sommer — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:31:00 +0000

Love my CSA! I’m behind the 8 ball in sending my money in but I’d better hurry or it will be too late. It fills up fast. I tried more new veggies because of it. Great post!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:21:30 +0000

I do a local co-op. I can go each week and give them $17.50 for a decent sized box of all local organically grown produce. There are also other other options for a mixture of local and other, and also a fruit bag. I will probably add on the fruit bag again soon, cause I try to stick with local but I do like fruit and if I end up buying it anyway I may as well support the co-op.

There is also a local organic community garden that allows you to go pick your own every Sunday, and pay for what you pick, and believe me when I say it’s a very good price. It’s a total urban garden in reclaimed warehouse space in the 5th ward just south of downtown Houston, and it’s really neat.
Also the Saturday farmer’s market, though the produce prices are more doing this than the co-ops.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:44:14 +0000

This is a great idea, Joy! I have also heard of people splitting their CSA boxes with other families. If you’re afraid you’ll never get through a huge box of vegetables each week, this is something to consider.

I get a box of organic vegetables delivered to me each week by a Portland company called Organics to You. I like it because it’s flexible: I can choose the size of box I want, how often I get a box, and even what goes in the box. Customers can make a “do not like” list, so you’re never stuck with a bunch of beets if you’re a beet-hater. (I love them myself!)