http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/csa/

I got my first box today. I ordered a "small" box (usually a family of 2) for $28 and this what I got.

ALL are organic and many are local.

Mushrooms - 2 bags of 6 oz each (I chose not to receive mint and instead get a double portion of mushrooms.
Salad mix (green and purple stuff) 5 oz
Cabbage - medium to large head (maybe 2.5lbs?)
Kale - 10oz bunch
Peas - 13oz (they are in the pod, but you don't eat the pod)
Carrots - a bunch of 7 - weighing 14oz
Green onion - one bunch (3oz)
Honey Dew melon - small about the size of a large grapefruit
Zucchini - two, weighing a total of 13oz
Tomato - two large, weighing 14oz
Oranges - 4, weighing 2lbs (I chose these in place of limes)
Peaches - 4, weighing 14oz total
Nectarines - 4, weighing 1lb total

My best estimate is that these would have cost my $32-$35 at the store - although I've not seen all those products in organic at the store.

Each week you can chose three items to omit and select from a small list of replacements. The boxes are dropped at various points in the community and you are given a window of time within which to pick it up (Wednesdays 3-7pm). My drop point is not much past my closest grocery store, and is actually closer than the "good" grocer.

Another benefit is that the prescribed box 'forces' me to try to new things, or to 'indulge' in things that I would otherwise go without. Today we had linguine with sausage and kale. Ymmm...

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Posted by Anonymous

How would I find a CSA in my area? I looked at that site and there's alot of stuff to sift through.

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