I know you think it's the yogasana practice, and yes, that's a close second. But nutrition is paramount when it comes to health. Signing up for a CSA year-round is the VERY BEST THING I have ever done for my health. Eating locally is a hobby and a chore without a regular delivery of fresh produce to either your door or your neighborhood. There is no local exclusive grocery store that I have found, including New Seasons. They will all taunt you with veggies and fruit that are 'in season' like strawberries in April...from California. There are busy times in my life that the farmers' market schedule doesn't jive with my own and what would I eat that week then?
There is a not-so-subtle nudge to eat fresh fruits and veggies when you have a regularly scheduled influx. Last night I was on my way home thinking, 'maybe I'll just stop for a pizza'; that idea was instantly shot down by the fact that I have greens in the fridge and I need to eat them by Thursday when the next delivery comes. So instead I sauteed a huge amount of collards and kale and sprinkled them with salt, pepper, and Parmesan cheese.
What's for lunch today...and most days this spring a take your own salad of lettuce, pea shoots, spinach, mustard greens, arugula, perhaps some fresh chives, radishes, home pickled beets, homemade dill pickles, and either cheese, egg or beans. Because if I have a PB&J or go out...the food in the fridge will either go bad or I will not have room for the next shipment.
Yes, forced produce consumption has sustained me in the hardest of times. I wouldn't do it ALL THE TIME if it weren't for the CSA. So thank you Philly Winter Harvest for supporting me in Philadelphia, and thank you Hood River Organics for getting me through chiropractic school and my first year of doctoring.
Do something that you'll never regret and join a CSA, I promise your body will thank you and you won't miss the pizza.
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