This post was originally written 7/19/09. Since then, CSA programs have really taken off in L.A. — so I republish this post when new programs sprout up. Eat local in 2010!

Thanks to the growing interest in local, organic food, Angelenos can suddenly pick from a wealth of community supported agriculture programs with locations all over the metropolis. CSA programs basically let you invest in a local farm — for which you’re rewarded with weekly boxes of fresh local produce grown from that farm.

Some of the programs below have stretched that definition of the CSA a bit, to pool produce from more than one organic local farm, for example. Still, the general goal — to connect you to local, seasonal produce and the farms and farmers around you — remains the same. Your options:

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>> New addition to the organic liquor list: Crop Harvest Earth Organic Vodka, which comes in regular, cucumber, or tomato flavors, the last of which may make part of a good morning drink for environmentalists who brunch.

>> New vegan Thanksgiving resource: In Plenty, Nicole Solomon offers up yummy vegan recipes for use with your community supported agriculture delivery.

>> The FDA’s been forced to redo its risk assessment of BPA (Bisphenol A); the original assessment was severely flawed due to conflicting interests with the plastic industry. The Environmental Working Group’s put together a BPA timeline: “From Invention to Phase-Out.” Earlier: FDA declared BPA’s safe despite many studies to the contrary.

>> Download a free guide, Pass Up the Poison Plastic: the PVC-Free Guide for Your Family & Home (PDF), courtesy of the Center for Health, Environment and Justice. (via Worsted Witch)

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Update, 5/11/09: States start banning BPA in baby bottles.

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>> The world’s CO2 gets diagrammed by GOOD magazine. “Unused but plugged-in electronics are responsible for 1% of the world’s CO2 emissions.”

>> Bicycling gets too hipster? Copenhagen Cycle Chic says a cyclist is a cyclist, “Not a ‘bicycle commuter’, nor a ‘utility cyclist’. Certainly not a ‘lightweight, open air, self-powered traffic vehicle user. It’s a cyclist.” (via kottke)

>> Sherman Oaks gets Green Cradle, a new green baby boutique. Visit it online or at 13344 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, 818.728.4305.

>> Encinitas, Calif. gets started on a plastic bag ban. The City Council Natural Resources Committee voted to draft a ban on plastic bags. Now the City Attorney’s office needs to write things up — Then the ordinance’ll considered by the full city council — possibly in the next few months. (via Treehugger) Earlier: The fate of plastic bags and polystyrene in LA

Image via GOOD magazine

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