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Natural Awakenings Article Highlights National CSA Month
- Bob Benenson
- 2 hours ago
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Produce and Meat Subscriptions = Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food
The nation's local food communities are celebrating Community Supported Agriculture in February with National CSA Month. This campaign is aimed at persuading local food lovers to consider getting subscriptions that help favorite farmers succeed.
This is a focus of my latest submission to Natural Awakenings Chicago, just published in their February issue. As the article points out, "CSAs played a major role in financially supporting small farms at a time—not too long ago—when it was harder for consumers to reliably source locally produced fruits and vegetables, grains, eggs and meats."
It continues, "At its core, this arrangement creates a true partnership between farmers and their customers, built on shared commitment, mutual benefit and trust. It has been said that nothing expresses the mantra “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” better than CSA."
Having subscribed to CSAs as recently as last year, I can tell you that it is a wonderfully interactive (and tasty) experience. Please click the button below to access the article.
The article also includes a news story about the purchase of a building by Chicago's Green City Market that will become the good food non-profit's first permanent year-round space. Local Food Forum has previously reported on this, but please read about it in Natural Awakenings if you missed it.