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CSA From Costa Farms
IT’S CSA SEASON
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By Corinne Stremmel
There’s something about receiving a weekly package that provides that boost of serotonin we all need. Now just imagine if that package was full of locally grown, healthy veggies.
Costa Produce Farms’ CSA boxes do just that.
CSA or Community Supported Agriculture can be a way to get to know your local farmers and keep your carbon footprint small. Think of it as one of those trendy meal subscription boxes, but with a little more room for creativity.
Customers can sign up at costacsa.com to receive weekly boxes which come in three sizes: the mini share, half share and full share.
For the next 14 weeks, CSA members can pick up their fresh veggie boxes at local Lunds & Byerlys, Festival Foods and other locations around the Twin Cities and even into Hudson, Wisconsin.
With folks avoiding crowded grocery stores during the pandemic, Costa Produce has seen a surge in people signing up for CSA. This way they can skip hours of time spent in the store searching for fresh produce and instead just pick up their weekly box and get on with their week.
“When you’re picking up our boxes at a local grocery store, it’s kind of like a one stop shop for everything you need that week,” said Karin Costa of Costa Produce Farms.
As the season progresses, cold weather vegetables like lettuce and spinach will be swapped out for fresh cucumbers and broccoli which turn into tomatoes and sweetcorn as the summer goes on. Each box will contain five to seven of the most in season veggies for the week. Plus, Costa Produce will pick, wash and deliver produce boxes just one day before pick up.
If you forget to pick up for CSA one week, don’t stress. The fresh produce will be donated to local food shelters like Second Harvest so nothing goes to waste.
For those wanting to try CSA, but are worried about what to do with a stray kohlrabi stalk or the occasional tomatillo, Costa Produce sends out weekly recipes plus explanation guides for when folks are feeling a bit stumped about what to do with their vegetables. Costa will even send a link to a website so you can identify each item in the box.
“It’s a good way to get people out of their comfort zone of what they usually make. And it kind of forces you to eat all those healthy vegetables.”
With plenty of fresh veggies to go around, it might be time to think inside the CSA box when it comes to your spring and summer meal planning.
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Hunter plans on making new outdoor sculptures for the park.
By Corinne Stremmel
Brett Douglas Hunter doesn’t want you to take his art too seriously.
His latest exhibition, tentatively titled “Devil May Care,” which comes to Franconia Sculpture Park April 23, has just the right amount of whimsy for the serious world.
“It’s impulsive and weird,” laughs Hunter, describing his art. The Nashville artist is all about having fun and going with the creative flow while making his signature creaturelike sculptures.
“I think we could all use a healthy dose of humor,” said Franconia Sculpture Park’s chief curator, Ginger Porcella. “I really appreciate humor and artwork. I think a lot of public art is sometimes way too serious.”
Porcella, whose family is also from Nashville, first found Hunter’s work through a friend’s Instagram feed and thought his playful sculptures would be a colorful addition to the park and durable enough for Minnesota’s winters. Hunter, a self-taught artist, has a passion for the outsider art aesthetic.
“It’s like the farmer who makes stuff when he gets old, or the person who doesn’t really fit in society but can’t help but make stuff,” said Hunter.
Hunter grew up in a family of artists who shared a passion for folk art. Hunter remembers his mother buying garage sale chairs and repainting them and even making creatures of her own. His grandparents, who were collectors of folk art, influenced his decision to lean into his own understanding of folk art.
Though he’s known for his primary-colored creatures, his exhibition at Franconia will take a bit of a turn. The exhibition will feature a number of wall hangings indoors in the Mardag Gallery, and Hunter’s larger papercrete statues will remain outdoors at the park until 2024.
“One of the outdoor sculptures is a ‘Truck Full of Grief,’ which doesn't sound very fun and playful like my other stuff, but it will still be kind of playful. But yeah, that’s what I’ve been rolling with is this theme of vehicles for this gallery,” said Hunter. Hunter’s creatures will still make an appearance indoors in the Mardag Gallery and as part of Franconia’s Open Studio Classes, where students of all ages can take a class and create their own creatures inspired by Hunter’s work.
“We wanted to have the classes be an opportunity for people to come in and be creative and inspired by his work, and you know, have a good time,” said Porcella. Though Hunter won’t be a part of the Open Studio classes, he will, however, be at Franconia working on his sculptures through the month of April.
“It feels great to be included in the park,” said Hunter. Though Franconia is currently home to some rather serious pieces of artwork, Procella wants visitors to feel like Hunter’s work is a way to help them process some of the more politically charged art. “I just think his work is so universal, and is going to appeal to people of all backgrounds and ages,” said Procella.
With trucks, colorful creatures and Hunter’s endless creativity on the docket, visitors to Franconia will leave appreciating the power of good humor.
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