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Buy a CSA share

A share in a CSA, or Community Supported Agriculture, is like owning a share of stock in a company that pays dividends in organic, sustainably farmed produce! What could be better? For $200-$1,000 depending on the size of your share and the length of the season, you'll get a (usually) weekly box filled with seasonal, freshly-picked produce. If the harvest year is poor, you'll share in the risk; but if it's great, you'll share in the bounty. You either pick up your share from a central location (in Portland, most CSAs have a drop-off point in each quadrant of the city, at someone's home or a church parking lot), or the farmer will deliver it to you. It's almost always cheaper than buying produce from the store, and you're supporting a local business AND getting food that's more delicious and fresher than the stuff you can buy at the supermarket. Find a local CSA at localharvest.org.

sarah gilbert

21/04/08