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The Food Project CSA - Early Season Pickups

June 22nd, 2007 by Bill · No Comments

Our inauguration occurred on Thursday, June 7th at the Jamaica Plain Co-Housing pickup location. Now in the third week of our CSA with The Food Project, we’re gradually adjusting to eating locally and seasonally. My expectations were high and I was excited as we nervously pulled up in our car, double-checked […]

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Surfin’ CSA

March 25th, 2007 by Bill · 5 Comments

Community Supported Agriculture is a model of agriculture that enables a community of individuals (read consumers) to take on some of the risks, typically financial, associated with local agriculture. The individuals, usually referred to as “members” or “share-holders”, make an upfront payment to cover the materials, grower’s salary, etc. needed to run a farm […]

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Tags: Habits · Farms · CSA