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How to Start a CSA Program At Your Office

4/23/12 1:00pm by jhl
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Imagine picking up a box of groceries at work. Now imagine that the box includes strawberries, snap peas, asparagus, baby lettuce, and radishes all picked that morning less than 20 miles away; a dozen free-range eggs; local goat cheese; a loaf of fresh-baked bread; and a jar of honey. Start envisioning dinner: goat cheese and strawberry salad, asparagus frittata, stir-fry. Finally, imagine that this convenience cost you less than a trip to the store. Too good to be true? Not if you’re a member of a workplace-based CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program.  Read more >

Buying Blogger-Made This Holiday Season

12/1/11 7:00am by jhl
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There are two things I love about shopping at small independent merchants: first, I can buy things that are one of a kind. Second, I am directly supporting a cottage industry run by someone I could potentially get to know; our transaction is the beginning of a relationship beyond the simple acquisition of goods or services, especially if that person blogs, and I become a regular reader and commenter. It’s sort of like going to my local farmer’s market or my CSA to pick up a bunch of kale from the farmer whose fields I pass on the way to my son’s school. Why wouldn’t I shop that way?  Read more >

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Full Name
Justine Levine
Member Since
February 2010
About Me: 

Professional, mother, wife, and seeker of balance, blogging about food for the palate and food for thought at http://ahalfbakedlife.blogspot.com.

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Flemington, NJ
 

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