If you live anywhere near farmland, chances are good that you can join a Community Supported Agriculture operation (or CSA) to get fresh, local vegetables during the growing season.  Some can be on the pricey side, but when stacked up against the cost of the same organic products purchased from the grocery store or your local health food centre, you’ll find the cost is roughly the same or cheaper.

A common objection to CSA’s is that you will get too much of the veggies that you don’t need, such as kale.  Most CSA’s let you pick and choose to a certain extent and some will even supplement your weekly share with organic fruits and veggies that they buy for you – a common feature for winter baskets shipped from CSA’s. For more on CSA’s check out the page over at the Green Guide.

United States
Local Harvest.org is a great source for finding your local CSA group.

The Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association also maintains a list of CSA’s.

Canada

Ontario CSA’s can be found at the Ontario CSA Farm Directory.

North America

Eco Business Links has a whole pile of stuff on their CSA page. Farms in Canada, farms in the States, and other resources.

Happy Local Organic Eating!

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