Shareholder Meeting
While others are tracking the rise of the NASDAQ, the S&P 500, and the Dow, we’re taking stock of a different kind of market. Yes, friends, lately we’ve been charting the rise in the number of Community Supported Agriculture options (commonly known as “CSAs”) cropping up around Central Indiana. And we’ve gotta say, it looks like it’s going to be a banner year!
OUT: Stock prices that sag.
IN: Community supported ag. CSAs allow consumers to purchase a share (also known as a membership or subscription) from a farmer and, in return, receive a box of seasonal produce, eggs, herbs, milk, or other items for a designated period of time (typically spring through fall).
OUT: Another trip through the McDonalds drive-thru.
IN: Another pick-up at Old McDonald’s CSA. Most CSAs either provide home delivery or have convenient pick-up points throughout Indianapolis and its suburbs.
OUT: Overpaying for produce that spoils soon after you buy it (because it’s been trucked in from across the country).
IN: Feeling spoiled by how fresh your fruits and vegetables taste (because they’ve been trucked in from a neighboring county).
Many area CSAs fill up quickly, so we suggest contacting them soon to reserve your share. This recent article from Indiana Living Green contains a comprehensive list of local options, including GSI supporters like Nature’s Harvest Organics (CSA coupon in Green Savings Indy 2009-10), Seldom Seen Farm (CSA coupon in Green Savings Indy 2010-11), Balanced Harvest Farm, and Valentine Hill Farm.
Happy 2010…here we grow again!
Piece out,
Renee & Meghan