CSA
so i just sent in an order form for a Community Supported Agriculture Program. what's that, you ask?

basically, i just learned about this too.
it's a program where members of a community can purchase a "share" of a farm, usually an organic farm. why usually an organic farm? because they're into crunchy stuff like this.
and by "share," i mean, they give (deliver!) you a share of the crop. you can pick either a large share or a small share, and even get it delivered biweekly.

we're going with the Be Wise Ranch. they have a relatively large CSA program. wait, relatively gigantic. we just signed up for the trial period. it'll be interesting to see how it works out, and if we use all the produce.

here's a few pros and cons that i know going into this endeavor:
Pro- we get fresh organic fruits, vegetables, and herbs, etc., for a fraction of the cost of Whole Foods or other organic stores.
Con- i'm almost certain we'll waste some stuff
Pro- we'll now always have food in the house. we'll always have something to throw together for dinner. thus, we won't eat out as much, and we'll be much happier and wealthier.
Con- we'll have to figure out how to cook obscure vegetables we'd never think of buying in the store.
Pro - we'll have to figure out how to cook obscure vegetables we'd never think of buying in the store.

well, i can't really think of any more cons, so here's another pro - we'll learn to eat, cook, and live more seasonally. that's very sustainable of us.

i'll be sure to document the process here.
mmm, vegetables. now if only they'd deliver tofu, edamame, bread, and toilet paper, i wouldn't need to step foot in a grocery store again!