Through its seafood CSA, Real Good Fish aims to support local fishermen and local waterfront communities. Photo: Real Good Fish
When most people think of community-supported agriculture (CSA) programs, they imagine boxes of greens, beets, broccoli and other veggies, delivered straight from the farmer. But CSAs have spread their wings in recent decades, and now shoppers can sign up for a wide range of culinary and farm-based products straight from the folks who grow the crops and raise the livestock.
Since the pandemic, CSAs have been especially popular, giving people a way to source groceries without having to leave their homes. But COVID-19 safety aside, CSA boxes offer some of the best, curated offerings and freshest, peak-season hauls from land and sea.
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KITCHENER This year has been hard on local sanctuaries who rely on donations to care for their animals, but they are finding new ways to fundraise. At the Browns’ Microsanctuary in Cambridge, they give rescued hens and roosters a safe place to call home. “What we really want people to do is to get to know them,” says Temara Brown. “People don’t think they are anything more than objects. They are anything but just an object.” Brown says each chicken has its own distinct personality. “I’m very lucky. I really think [the chickens] have so much to teach everybody, especially the hens that we get out of the factory farms. They are the most inspiring, resilient little ladies.”