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News Thu Apr 01 2010

Child-Run CSA to Deliver Organic Produce this Summer


If you haven't signed up for a produce CSA for this summer and are becoming dismayed by their high prices and limited selection, a new option is hitting the markets: The PlayGreend, a new CSA run 100% by children. Working in shifts revolving around school recess, afternoon and morning preschool and kindergarten, and school breaks, kids ages 4 to 12 learn on-the-job training in the organic farming industry, from growing to harvesting. Current Weekly deliveries to the Chicagoland area will begin in mid-June starting at $350 per 10-week share. You can also pay in cookies.

 
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MrBrownThumb / April 1, 2010 12:34 PM

Ha! You almost got me. Although, I'd rather pay in cash than give up my cookies.

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Feature Thu Dec 31 2015

The State of Food Writing

By Brandy Gonsoulin

In 2009, food blogging, social media and Yelp were gaining popularity, and America's revered gastronomic magazine Gourmet shuttered after 68 years in business. Former Cook's Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Kimball followed with an editorial, stating that "The shuttering of Gourmet reminds...
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