The Farm

"Community Supported Agriculture or CSA is a unique model of local agriculture whose roots reach back 30 years to Japan, where a group of women were concerned with the use of pesticides. Originally called "teikei" in Japanese, which translates to "putting the farmers' face on food," the concept later moved to Europe. Eventually, in the mid-1930's CSA made its way to the U.S.
It’s about FRESH, quality, locally grown produce direct from the farmers; from YOUR farm!
Being part of a CSA is a relationship of mutual support and commitment between local farmers and community members who pay the farmer an annual membership fee to cover the production costs of the farm. In turn, members receive a weekly share of the harvest during the local growing season. This arrangement gives the farmer a direct connection to and relationship with the consumer.
Ultimately, CSA creates "COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED-AGRICULTURE" where members receive a wide variety of local in-season foods harvested at their peak of ripeness, flavor and vitamin and mineral content."

I took this information from our farm's website. We share a membership with my cousins and bring home delicious vegetables each week. The kids love going. Typically, food is bundled and ready for us to pick it up, but we love it when they invite us to pick our own.

I haven't quite figured out what to do with turnips or beets or cabbage, but I've LOVED having fresh spinach and all varieties of lettuce. I've been cooking more with green onions this week and even incorporated these things called garlic scapes into our evening meals. This vegetarian is loving it!

Today we picked snow peas and snap peas. I wanted to take pictures for their scrapbooks so we didn't come home with too many peas (sorry Brittany and Eric), but we had a wonderful experience.