From reading the discussion thread I think the people in the discussion understand what CSA is -- it's just that some are saying that our actual experience with it turned out not to be a great fit for our needs. Of course, you don't find that out until you try.
What we wound up learning was that dragging out butts to the farmer's market every week isn't that different from dragging our butts to the drop site every week. While the "surprise" element of the CSA box was entertaining, we wound up deciding that being able to choose products and quantities outweighed the fun of that surprise. But as with so much else in life, your mileage may vary.
I think the comment about the challenges posed by Minnesota's relatively short growing season was dead on, and that certainly affects the CSA experience here.
From reading the discussion thread I think the people in the discussion understand what CSA is -- it's just that some are saying that our actual experience with it turned out not to be a great fit for our needs. Of course, you don't find that out until you try.
What we wound up learning was th...
