Jill, you're so good! I realize that not everyone realizes what they're getting into. If the year's a good one, it's easy to think you're just paying $35/week for local fresh veggies without worrying to much about the farm. A bad year really brings the message home. I hope the farmers are communicating this summer!
Thanks Kris! As I told the reporter - the credit should go to Lucia and Tracy (I gave her their contact info and encouraged her to talk to experts, not just me :-)). I really appreciate your note.
Yes, and unfortunately, I know that a lot of my fellow shareholders don't recognize that because my poor farmer has been getting so much flack about this year's harvest. Everything that has happened was out of his control, and I certainly don't blame him for the lackluster crop. I will continue to support him, but I still get jealous when I hear about other people's brimming boxes! At least I have several farmers markets nearby where I can supplement my week's share.
Thanks Shari! Is it true that they can't make money on real food? Maybe when we fix the distribution system and lobby for the good stuff, there's hope. I love Nina Planck too - she's so smart and accessible, really helps make sense of - as she puts it, "what to eat and why."
Sorry to hear that, Jill! Maybe we can share a few things? :-) You point out something really important - a CSA is an investment in a farm, not a sure thing. It's not always great. I'm sorry to hear that the farm you support is having a rough year. In many ways that makes it especially important that they have your support. You're doing a great thing!
Great explanation of real food vs. pseudo-food (or fake food, as my kids call it). Nina Planck is another real-food advocate; it was her writing and research that got our family drinking whole, raw milk -- not pasteurized, not homogenized, and definitely not low-fat -- from a small, family farm in central Minnesota. (I credit "real milk" for clearing up my daughter's eczema.)
The problem with everybody eating real food is that it would put General Mills, Kelloggs, Kraft, PepsiCo, and many other pseudo-food makers -- or pseudo-ingredient makers, like Cargill -- out of business. They can't make money on real food!
I'm so jealous! Our CSA farmer has had a hell of a year - drought, hail, broken equipment, etc. - and our boxes have been quite anemic. I probably got an eighth of the amount of food you did last week.
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I'll bring a hearty salad.
I'll bring a hearty salad. See you in September.
Jill, you're so good! I
Jill, you're so good! I realize that not everyone realizes what they're getting into. If the year's a good one, it's easy to think you're just paying $35/week for local fresh veggies without worrying to much about the farm. A bad year really brings the message home. I hope the farmers are communicating this summer!
Thanks Kris! As I told the
Thanks Kris! As I told the reporter - the credit should go to Lucia and Tracy (I gave her their contact info and encouraged her to talk to experts, not just me :-)). I really appreciate your note.
It's a great article and
It's a great article and great advice, Lee. Not only for students, but anyone that needs to keep a close eye on their food costs.
Yes, and unfortunately, I
Yes, and unfortunately, I know that a lot of my fellow shareholders don't recognize that because my poor farmer has been getting so much flack about this year's harvest. Everything that has happened was out of his control, and I certainly don't blame him for the lackluster crop. I will continue to support him, but I still get jealous when I hear about other people's brimming boxes! At least I have several farmers markets nearby where I can supplement my week's share.
Thanks Shari! Is it true that
Thanks Shari! Is it true that they can't make money on real food? Maybe when we fix the distribution system and lobby for the good stuff, there's hope. I love Nina Planck too - she's so smart and accessible, really helps make sense of - as she puts it, "what to eat and why."
Sorry to hear that, Jill!
Sorry to hear that, Jill! Maybe we can share a few things? :-) You point out something really important - a CSA is an investment in a farm, not a sure thing. It's not always great. I'm sorry to hear that the farm you support is having a rough year. In many ways that makes it especially important that they have your support. You're doing a great thing!
Great explanation of real
Great explanation of real food vs. pseudo-food (or fake food, as my kids call it). Nina Planck is another real-food advocate; it was her writing and research that got our family drinking whole, raw milk -- not pasteurized, not homogenized, and definitely not low-fat -- from a small, family farm in central Minnesota. (I credit "real milk" for clearing up my daughter's eczema.)
The problem with everybody eating real food is that it would put General Mills, Kelloggs, Kraft, PepsiCo, and many other pseudo-food makers -- or pseudo-ingredient makers, like Cargill -- out of business. They can't make money on real food!
I'm so jealous! Our CSA
I'm so jealous! Our CSA farmer has had a hell of a year - drought, hail, broken equipment, etc. - and our boxes have been quite anemic. I probably got an eighth of the amount of food you did last week.