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Find out if your area has a farmer’s market, selling locally sourced produce, meat, dairy, or baked goods. Often, local products can be fresher, more nutrient-dense (due to reduced travel time), and less expensive. Plus, you can meet the local farmers and get to know their practices, which can connect you more to your food and community.

If driving to a farmer’s market is tough, consider checking out a community supported agriculture (CSA). CSAs can work in a few ways. For instance, some CSAs require you to buy into an annual or biannual share, where you receive various goods throughout the year. Some CSAs have a weekly box, where it’s whatever is grown seasonally and harvested that week, often delivered to your home or a nearby drop spot where you can pick up your box on a set day. If you’re in a larger agricultural area, you may even have CSA boxes that allow you to pick which items you get each week. Our local CSA allows me to add on baked goods, meats, and even prepared foods. During the pandemic, our CSA has been a great way to minimize person-to-person contact and still support our local farmers.

If you’re interested in learning more about CSAs in your area, check out www.localharvest.org.