Crazy-Sexy Agriculture = CSA

Thu 29 Dec 2022 - Filed under: Free Stuff to Read, , , | Posted by: Gavin

This is LCRW Cooking Columnist Nicole Kimberling’s fifth column for LCRW and was originally published in LCRW 31. 

Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet No. 31 coverI think whoever invented the idea of paying a local farmer for a whole season of vegetables in advance, must have been some sort of subversive genius.

The weekly delivery of the CSA (community supported agriculture) box flies in the face of modern thinking about choice—which is that you should have it, always. Contemporary cooks are accustomed to asking the question, “What would I like to make?” and then expecting to be able to go and realize their dreams of out-of-season produce from far-flung lands at any major supermarket. The CSA puts food in front of you and says, “This is dinner. Make the most of it.” Read more