A Little Louder Please

Well a friend of mine told me about "Community Supported Agriculture" where you buy a share of the crops from a local farm and once a week get a box of produce. I thought it sounded interesting and was thinking about it but not entirely sure. Our local newspaper did a write-up about it last weekend and in the blink of an eye all of the shares were sold. Of course at that point I REALLY wanted to participate and was kicking myself for not signing up before the newspaper publicity. I sent an email to the headquarters to have my name put on a waiting list and there was an immediate reply back that they had opened up a few more spots for shares. So I did not hesitate and am no basking in the relief that I didn't miss out. At the same time I'm realizing what a great way to market something. Dangle it in front of the consumer, snatch it away and then offer it again. It sure worked on me.

Most of the produce is organic and the list of fruits and vegetables they offer is over 100 items long. The delivery starts in May and continues through November. The cost is $20 a week. I don't know how much I typically spend per week but $20 sounded reasonable for a share that's suppose to be good for 4 adults. We'll see how things go. Meanwhile the fruit and not trees my husband planted are doing well but they are immature. Hopefully the grape vines we planted will grow well and produce. And... we should have strawberries any day now. Okay enough about food...