Heather wrote:

> I'm looking at joining a CSA (community supported agriculture) for the
> summer. Essentially, you pay a farm a fixed fee at the beginning of the
> summer and for 16 weeks or so you get a box of vegetables every week.
> Whatever is fresh that week from that farm.
>
> Has anyone done this before?
>
> this is the one I'm looking to join but I need to find another couple to
> split it with us as 16 pounds of veggies a week is just too much for David
> and I.
> http://members.localnet.com/~bhftrust/

I think it's an extremely good idea, and I tried to join one this year, but
I'm just a little too far from any of the CSA farms. My sister lives close
to a CSA farm, so I gave her a year-long CSA share for Christmas. So far
it's worked out very well for her, but she won't be able to evaluate it as
worthwhile or not until the entire year is run.

The deal you're investigating sounds typical, though I haven't seen one that
only lasts 16 weeks. (I only looked in California for myself and Florida for
my sister. It makes perfect sense that Minnesota farmers wouldn't be
harvesting year-round.) I think it would be a lot of fun getting a box of
mixed produce and then figuring out what you're going to do with it all!

Bob