Oh my, oh my, oh my,…
So my friends, last week I picked up my first box of fresh fruits and vegetables from our local San Diego CSA.
But, what is a CSA, you ask?
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. Basically with a CSA, you are able to obtain local fruits and vegetables that are grown organically, without pesticides and chemicals.
The produce tastes better, looks better, and is better for you.
After spending time up in Oregon with J’s aunt and uncle (I’m SOOO behind on writing posts and I promise to post about this trip later!), who grow their own fruits and vegetables and whatever else they don’t grow, they get from local farmers,…I was convinced that I would never eat dull produce that comes from far away places ever again. (Okay, I’m sure I’ll have to in desperation, but trust me,…there is SUCH a difference in the taste!!)
Fresh and local produce just tastes better. Period.
Additionally, I love the idea of supporting our local farmers who desire to grow pure and natural produce. The more I think about it, the more important I see it is to buy locally.
So last Thursday, I picked up my first box of produce from Garden of Eden Organics. To my surprise, there were a handful of local CSA’s in San Diego, but Garden of Eden just stuck out to me. They seemed like the best deal in San Diego, their website was easy to maneuver around, you could sign up and pay online, and they had the best pickup location for me. Another cool thing was that they have online recipes to go with the produce they hand out. So obviously, I went with them! I may try out the Sausage Kale Soup tonight!
And, my oh my, oh my,… was it ever exciting!
A box of delicious and yummy produce. Some things that were familiar to me and other things that were not. I loved it!!
Pears (the first of the season!), asian apples (I totally can’t remember what they were called), asian pears (I think that’s what the green guys were (!)), apples, figs,…
The apples were my favorite. I’ve been hoarding them all week,…The first time I took a bite of out the apple, I felt like fall had come. I was immediately placed in an apple orchard, with a cozy sweater and jeans, changing leaves all around, it felt like fall… Ahh…it was wonderful.
Green beans, jalapenos, cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, kale, onions, avocados, squash. Sooo wonderful.
I’m telling you, if you dont’ belong to a CSA yet, JOIN! They are amazing and you will not regret it.
Also, if you are a local to San Diego, check out Garden of Eden Organics… I promise you will be pleased!
Tags: California, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, Fall, Fruits, Garden of Eden Organics, Produce, san diego, Vegetables
September 25, 2008 at 11:49 am |
Haha, I’m not surprised at all that you went with the one that gives out recipes!!
I also like the idea of the local organic produce… not sure if they have anything like that in Delaware though. And I’ll still have to buy shipped fruit on occasion, if I ever want to eat pineapples and grapes! (Two of my favorites that just don’t grow here. Especially the pineapples!)
September 25, 2008 at 1:12 pm |
sounds like something behn and i should do…helps the environment and helps local farmers. your mom keeps telling me we should go to the farmer’s market too…i need to get into the habit.
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