CSA box

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A CSA box is the quintessential representative of local food.  Once you join a farm’s CSA you receive a box which you return every week to receive your farm produce.  The box holds the key to why people support local farms; we are supporting local farmers and accessing fresh fruits and vegetables weekly, which change throughout the season.  What arrives in the box is not only dependent upon which farm you choose but more importantly what the seasonal factors are.  If it is a bad month for crops then that is going to be reflected in your box, but if the season is bountiful then the box will be bountiful.  This is such a drastic change from the grocery stores we have become accustomed to.  If the crops are poor in the region they will just get them shipped in from California, Mexico, or somewhere else internationally.  The crops are then no longer harvested at their peak and then delivered but are picked before their peak and then shipped thousands of miles to sit on a store shelf.  The boxes differ per farm.  Some only contain vegetables while others contain fruits and/or flowers.  Some farms supple cheeses, eggs and meat of animals raised and slaughtered locally.  The box contains local food.

Revised

A CSA box is the quintessential representative of local food.  Once you join a farm’s CSA box you receive a box.  The box is returned weekly and filled with farm produce.  The box holds the key to why people support local farms.  We support local farms to access fresh fruits and vegetables.  The fruits and vegetables change weekly throughout the season.  What arrives in the box is dependent upon which farm you choose and the seasonal factors.  If it is a bad month for crops it reflects in the box.  If the season is bountiful then the box is bountiful.  This is a drastic change from the grocery stores we have become accustomed to.  If the crops are poor the grocery store just gets them shipped in from California, Mexico or elsewhere internationally.  The crops are no longer harvested at their peak and delivered but are picked before they are ripe and shipped thousands of miles to sit on a store shelf.  The boxes differ per farm.  Some only contain vegetables, others contain fruits and/or flowers.  Some farms supply cheeses, eggs and meat of animals raised and slaughtered locally.  The box contains local foods.