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I love the concept of a CSA. We've tried it a few times. It's such a great idea and I want these things to succeed. For us, we canceled after a few weeks each t
by oldandboring 4y ago
I love the concept of a CSA. We've tried it a few times. It's such a great idea and I want these things to succeed. For us, we canceled after a few weeks each time because the ones we joined were all setup similarly: once every week or so, you get a bag of food, whatever's in season. That leaves us having to figure out what to do with all this stuff we don't normally cook and don't have recipes for, and that the kids aren't used to eating. These are all solvable problems but I guess there was too much friction in adapting our lives to it. I'm not sure if it's actually easier to make shopping lists and drive to the store to buy exactly what we need, but it's what we were used to.
- Melatonic 4y agoThat is kind of the whole point of a CSA though - you adapt each week or month or whatever. How things used to be basically before the advent of the super grocery store and global supply chain.
- oldandboring 4y agoRight, I know. Wasn't a good fit for us having hectic lives and two little kids. Most of what we received ended up going to waste.
- Melatonic 4y agoI end up fermenting and preserving a lot of stuff I know I will not eat - fun thing probably to do with kids too. Plus it generally makes the stuff you may not like taste way better (assuming you like pickled stuff). Pickled cauliflower or romanesco is amazing for example My problem is they always have too much of a focus on leafy greens which go bad way too quickly - I prefer stuff like Broccoli in general which has a pretty similar nutrient profile and lasts way, way longer.