Farmers used to drop off boxes of kale, root vegetables, maybe even a bottle of cow's milk on front porches and drive off in their Ford Econolines or trucks. In the not-so-distant 1990s, this was the glorious meeting between local patron and small farms, an early version of the subscription food system known as community supported agriculture (CSA). "[CSAs] were a completely new arrangement. .
When the days start to gain noticeable light and we begin to bump up toward 32 degrees, my “spring thinking” asks: What vegetable seeds should I start this year to
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Lida Farm grows for Community Support Agriculture customers, farmers markets and food stands, with a little going to a local food co-op. Since 2004, the west central Minnesota farm has changed how it operates to keep up with the times and what they can handle.