Enrique Gili is a freelance writer covering Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (As the benefits of locally grown produce become readily apparent, a growing number of consumers are abandning grocery aisles in favor of shaking the dirt from lettuce leaves themselves. As more people seem to be satisfying a need to connect with the land by making a financial commitment to local area farms. ( CS Monitor)
Known as community supported agriculture (CSA), shareholders pay local farm owners up front before each growing season and agree to ride the waves of possible drought and crop shortages. In return, the shareholders arrive at designated pickup spots each week to fill bags with freshly harvested produce.
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