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Wednesday, April 19, 2006 7:40:16 AMEdible Dividends: Community Supported Agriculture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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April 19, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Want all the perks of having a backyard garden without having the dirt under your fingernails to prove it?

 

 

 

The Bite: Buy a share in a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. When you invest in a CSA, you reap all the benefits of owning your own farm, with none of the hassles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANG FOR THE BITE

 

 

 

If 10,000 Biters got all of their food from a local CSA rather than the grocery store, we could all breathe easier; Co2 emissions would be reduced by the same amount as if 11,200 humans were to stop exhaling for an entire year.

 

 

 

COCKTAIL FACTOID

 

 

Just 10% of the fossil fuel energy used in generating the food you eat actually goes into growing it. 90% is used for ads, packaging, and transport.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Benefits

 

Save gas, greens, and greenbacks. Supporting local farmers can help reduce pollution associated with food transportation, preserve local farmland, and costs less than shipping produce around the world.

As many CSA’s are organic, the fruits and vegetables are likely free of pesticides, herbicides and artificial fertilizers.

No time to put down your laptop and pick up a hoe? A CSA share provides busy folks fresh food in season and some programs offer home delivery.

Support local farmers. Buying organic food from national grocery chains means that many of your foods have to travel long distances from corporation-owned farms.

 

 

 

Personally Speaking

 

Sure, we know it’s the right thing to do. And sure we enjoy supporting our local farms. But the biggest kick we get is from never knowing what fresh food we’ll get next, and then trying new dishes from the suggested recipes that come with our deliveries.

 

 

 

Wanna Try?

 

Local Harvest , The New Farm , and Alternative Farming Systems Information Center - guides that explain how CSAs work and how to locate CSAs in your area.

Evert-Fresh Bags - keep your produce fresher, longer ($6/10 bags).

Farmer’s Market Online - fresh onions and other produce straight from small-scale and home-based farmers and growers ($17/10lbs).

Fresh Produce Tips - advice on how to keep leafy lettuce crisp and tomatoes ripe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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