CSA

How this works varies from town to town, and state to state, but basically the idea is that families within a community "buy shares" of each season's crop from one farmer (or a group of farms.

The investment allows the farmer to purchase the seed and natural compost that will be required for the growing season, and in turn the families each receive weekly boxes of fresh, organically grown produce.

It's a cooperative effort and is (pardon the pun) growing rapidly around the world as a way to participate directly in how the food you eat is grown and how it gets to you.

To learn more, and find a CSA near you, here are the links you need:

Local Harvest maintains a continually-updated list of CSA's, local farms and markets, and other sources to find locally grown organic foods

Community Garden supports people working to create community gardens in urban and rural communities

Where Does Your Food Come From? Food Routes helps educate people about their food, the seeds it comes from, and how it gets to your table

We will soon be adding more resources and more links here about CSA's and how to find one near you

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