I did a CSA last year. The pickup was a pain, but I liked it. (I'm not doing it this year mostly because of the pickup being a pain -- it's at least a 20 minute walk each way, with no reasonable public transit.)
Stop means no. And no means no. So . . . stop.
Xander ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hil R. - May 12, 2009 4:29:54 pm PDT #19190 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Calli - May 12, 2009 4:35:58 pm PDT #19191 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm catching my friend's CSA while she's in Europe for three weeks. It'll be interesting to see how much I do something with and how much ends up composted (my friend mostly wanted to make sure the farmer didn't end up having to take her share back home again).
sarameg - May 12, 2009 4:36:44 pm PDT #19192 of 30000
Huh. I was right: [link] So damned cool.
-t - May 12, 2009 4:37:59 pm PDT #19193 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
My mother gets hers delivered right to her door. It's pretty great.
How have I not come across that website before? It's full of information I need!
Jessica - May 12, 2009 4:42:59 pm PDT #19194 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I bought shares in a CSA last summer and I'm glad I did it, but won't be joining this year - the same farm sells at our local greenmarket, and I think I can get a better value picking and choosing my own produce. (The CSA hauls were *very* heavy on the lettuce, and I really just can't eat that much green salad.)
Burrell - May 12, 2009 5:16:20 pm PDT #19195 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
You know what? I am not going to watch the NOVA on Shuttle disasters when a shuttle is up with astronauts I've met who are doing something that has direct impact on my job.
Sounds wise, sarameg.
Kat - May 12, 2009 5:18:55 pm PDT #19196 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Burrell, are you sending Franny to school on Friday?
Burrell - May 12, 2009 5:37:33 pm PDT #19197 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I hadn't thought about it Kat, but it depends on whether or not her teacher will be there. Given that I know she was at a UTLA meeting this afternoon, I have a pretty good guess.
What would you do if you were me?
Hil R. - May 12, 2009 5:42:46 pm PDT #19198 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Very interesting. A Jewish group has started issuing a special "Ethical Seal" to kosher restaurants who comply with a bunch of guidelines about how they treat their workers. (These guidelines are actually all New York City, New York State, or federal laws, but there have been tons of reports of restaurants getting really shady with how they pay employees.) There have been various groups talking about doing this or something similar for a while, but I think this is the first one to actually get started. [link]
Kat - May 12, 2009 5:48:03 pm PDT #19199 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I'd keep her home. I think that there is going to be enough chaos and tsuris that it's better to just stay home. I don't plan on going to work that day.