Community Supported Agriculture is a program designed to support and preserve local farms. The program offers wonderful benefits to those who subscribe to it.
CSA subscribers become connected to their communities. It is a good way to meet other people who are interested in buying local fresh organic food. The program provides an opportunity to get to know the farmers who actually grow the food.
One of the greatest things about the CSA program is freshly picked seasonal produce. Every season has its own harvest. Most of the time the produce that customers receive in their baskets is picked on the same day of the delivery. Now, you can't say the same thing about the produce at the grocery store. It is a surprise factor however. Typically, consumers never know what they are going to get each week. How many can say they've eaten a rolly Polly Squash or an Armenian cucumber? With CSA, consumers can try unfamiliar foods and master new recipes.
People who receive weekly CSA share usually consume more fruits and vegetables than they did before subscribing. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) suggests that Americans consume at least two servings of fruit and three servings of vegetables daily, but a 2007 study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health reported that Americans are not meeting these minimum levels.
Community Supported Agriculture program is a way to live a healthier lifestyle and an opportunity to experience seasonal harvest.
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