CSA

Do y'all know about CSA? Community Supported Agriculture. Oh man. Let me tell you, it is just absolutely wonderful! If you haven't heard about it, it is a program for which you sign up to receive weekly deliveries of locally grown, organic produce. My CSA is Grow Alabama. They make deliveries from Huntsville down to Mobile, so chances are, unless you're in Florence :( , there is a delivery spot near you! You can either have your veg box delivered to your door step for an extra fee, or there are drop off locations around town where you can go pick up your box. Mine is delivered to The Garden Shop just down the road and I pick it up on my way home from work on Wednesdays. For $20 a week, Josh and I have beautiful, seasonal vegetables to last us until the next delivery. At first, Josh thought $80 a month sounded expensive, but ever since we've been getting all of these veggies, I have been spending a LOT less at the grocery store. If you've got vegetables in your fridge, you'll be more likely to base your meals around them, which we should always do anyway!

From Grow Alabama's website -

"With less than 5% of fresh produce in grocery stores from Alabama, Grow Alabama is your opportunity to have locally grown vegetables, fruits and eggs delivered to your home, office, or to a central pick-up point near you, from Alabama’s family farms. One taste, and you’ll find there are still farms where the fields are treated with care, not chemicals, and farmers put not pesticides, but their hopes and hearts into their land to grow food that is their pride.

Open your first vegbox, and you’ll feel you’re tasting fresh produce for the first time. Instead of fruits and vegetables that have been picked unripe in California and transported for days, you’re tasting fresh corn, beans, peas, squash that were rippling in sun-drenched rows less than 48 hours ago, and picked by a farmer who had the time to look for the perfect moment of ripeness and flavor."

You are what you eat... Let's be smart about what we are feeding our bodies and make a commitment to eating more of the natural foods that God created for us! Join your local CSA... you won't regret it!