Community-supported agriculture takes off in the Treasure Valley | Business | Idaho Statesman
Josie Erskine owns Peaceful Belly Farm, which has offered a CSA, or community-supported agriculture, for eight years.
It’s one of the oldest CSAs in the area, and part of an expanding trend of people wanting to eat food grown close to home, during this Year of Idaho Food.
Subscriptions may seem pricey at first, Erskine said. They typically cost about $420 for 18 to 20 weeks — or about $21 to $23 a week.
But CSA dollars stretch further than they do at local markets for people who buy organic a la carte, said Erskine. A CSA subscription also saves a subscriber labor, water and fertilizer that would be required to grow the wide variety of produce by CSAs.
Here are some local programs. One may be a match for you:
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