EAT LOCAL AND BUY A “SHARE” FROM THE FARM Community supported agriculture makes customers part of the picture
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RIVERKEEPER
Wednesday, May 27th 2015
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By Leslie Foster | Photos by Riverglen Farm
“Eating local” – buying food from as close to home as possible – means better taste and nutrition because food hasn’t been draining nutrients in storage or aboard a truck before it gets to the table.
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Eating local also means a reduced carbon footprint. No need for fuel and the accompanying emissions to ship food from California, Mexico or Peru to supply fresh veg to northerners. And now there’s another road to that healthy meal besides local produce markets. It’s called “community supported agriculture,” CSA for short. Here’s how it works. Consumers pre-pay participating farms for a summer season of deliveries, in effect buying a “share” of a farm’s products. This helps farmers plan crops and smooth out cash flow when it’s time to pay for seed, potting soil, seedling trays, and fuel to heat the greenhouses. Buying a “share” from a CSA farm means you take on some of its rewards and risks and get closer to your food source. You benefit from bumper crops and accept low yields when crops are poor due to bad weather, pests or disease. www.ottawaoutdoors.ca
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