The CSA box
Any self-respecting, progressive San Franciscan gets a delivery of a CSA box or at least has a good story about one. CSA stands for Community-Supported-Agriculture. Basically, you go online to find a local farm that provides CSA shipments, read the farm's reviews on yelp, sign up with them and every Thursday they deliver a 10 lb. box of fresh, locally grown fruits and veggies to your apartment lobby. It's important to note that you are not a customer but an investor so you must return the shiny cardboard box from the previous week. They also give you a method for composting your egg shells and egg cartons.
From the first week
I'll be honest though; the first few weeks of delivery, my palms were sweating about using all the vegetables in a timely manner. On top of the spoiling possibility, you are also faced with using exotic items that confuse any white, mama's boy. Parsley, cabbage, braising mix and various types of squashes made my anxiety list. Fear not. Turn that anxiety into a sense of culinary adventure. Take comfort too in your weekly staples of early girl tomatoes, braeburn apples and green onions. At $41 per week, you feel you never have to eat meat again.
From the fourth week
The CSA farm I've invested in is Greenhearts Family Farm who base their operations in Half Moon Bay. In Shamanic practice, green is actually the color of the heart chakra, represented by Turtle or the Great Mother. So open your heart to folks who are growing your food just for you. Plus in the event of a calamity (this is earthquake country) a local farmer may just be your best bet in terms of accountability. I'm not saying Safeway doesn't feel allegiance to its customers but sometimes smaller is more secure.
Turtle, a symbol of nurturing
From the first weekI'll be honest though; the first few weeks of delivery, my palms were sweating about using all the vegetables in a timely manner. On top of the spoiling possibility, you are also faced with using exotic items that confuse any white, mama's boy. Parsley, cabbage, braising mix and various types of squashes made my anxiety list. Fear not. Turn that anxiety into a sense of culinary adventure. Take comfort too in your weekly staples of early girl tomatoes, braeburn apples and green onions. At $41 per week, you feel you never have to eat meat again.
From the fourth weekThe CSA farm I've invested in is Greenhearts Family Farm who base their operations in Half Moon Bay. In Shamanic practice, green is actually the color of the heart chakra, represented by Turtle or the Great Mother. So open your heart to folks who are growing your food just for you. Plus in the event of a calamity (this is earthquake country) a local farmer may just be your best bet in terms of accountability. I'm not saying Safeway doesn't feel allegiance to its customers but sometimes smaller is more secure.
Turtle, a symbol of nurturing 
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