"Potential savings for customers aside, the thing about CSAs is someone else is deciding what you're going to eat - and that can be a fun surprise. One week, I got tiny cucumbers that looked like watermelons from Acta Non Verba's CSA. Another week this summer, I received a bag of tomatillos in a Mandela Partners' CSA box and made salsa verde for the first time."
"Today, receiving a mostly organic box of fruits and vegetables delivered to your doorstep starting at about $35 seems like a steal. It is a win for farmers, too, because participants take on a part of the cost of production by paying upfront, in some cases, for a season's share of produce. The CSAs then use some of that upfront money to help with cover equipment, seeds, soil, labor, fees, and other costs."
Rising food prices and regional pressures are increasing grocery costs, with simple produce baskets easily topping $25. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) provides regular deliveries of mostly local, often organic fruits and vegetables directly to households and helps stabilize farm income. CSAs originated in California as a local marketing strategy and trace earlier roots to a Tuskegee University farm box program supporting Black farmers. Members typically pay upfront for seasonal shares, shifting some production cost risk to consumers and enabling farms to cover equipment, seeds, soil, labor, and fees. CSA membership encourages seasonal meal planning, culinary experimentation, reduced food miles, and closer connections with local farms.
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