The Bite:
Easy. Join a CSA (community-supported agriculture) program, where you buy a share in a local farm and receive a variety of produce once a week. You'll get in-season produce without having to pull a single weed.
Want just-picked produce without having to do the picking?
06.27.2007
Submitted by tmeronek on Wed, 06/27/2007 - 12:01am.
The Benefits:
- Delicious fresh produce. If you're too busy to put down the laptop and pick up the hoe, CSAs are the perfect shortcut, and some offer home delivery.
- Less pollution. Only 10% of the fossil fuel energy used to generate food goes into growing it; 90% goes to ads, packaging, and transport.
- Support for local farmers. Small farms are an endangered species due to competition from big factory farms.
- Joining the organic revolution. Many CSAs source food from organic farms.
Personally Speaking:
The biggest kick we get out of belonging to a CSA is not knowing what food we're going to get next and trying out the suggested recipes that come with our deliveries - all for about $15 per week.
Wanna Try:
- Local Harvest - locate a CSA near you.
- Evert-Fresh Green Bags - keep produce fresher, longer ($6).
Cocktail Fact
Our food typically travels 1,500-2,500 miles from farm to plate.
Bang For The Bite
If half of the food 10,000 Biters eat is locally produced, in a year we'll avoid the amount of CO2 produced by almost 1.5 million cars.
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