Comments on: Locavoring in a box: Organic CSAs in Los Angeles

By: Fred C

Fred C — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:17:03 +0000

Hi, I’m in NorCal but I want to find a weekly or bi-weekly service for a friend in Palos Verdes. Does anyone know of one? Thanks

By: Siel

Siel — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:47:00 +0000

Chris — Let me know how it works out :)

By: Chris Meehan

Chris Meehan — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:05:25 +0000

Awesome post Siel! Very comprehensive.

Didn’t realize there was this much competition or this many areas covered. I think I might just give it a try.

By: Jessi

Jessi — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:31:16 +0000

The South Central Farmers Cooperative has a brand new drop-off site at USC! Boxes are $15 and HUGE. I’ve been a subscriber for a year now, and absolutely love it. Everything is certified organic by the USDA and CCOF.

By: Siel

Siel — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:41:33 +0000

One woman wrote me about how she moves stuff from the box into panniers, then bikes merrily home :)

By: Todd Edelman Green Idea Factory

Todd Edelman Green Idea Factory — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:05:13 +0000

Siel! The CSA box AND A KID OR TWO – really, people go shopping with kids – would be NO problem with a cargo bike, of which smaller ones (with big front rack, not with box) can be taken on the S-Bahn, etc in Berlin, etc. Maybe on some trains in L.A., too? OR you can use just a bike trailer.

See: http://www.wheelhousebikes.com/ in Santa Barbara for big but nice-to-ride cargo bikes (capacity at least 200 lbs.); lots of bike shops carry cargo trailers.

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By: Siel

Siel — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:55:27 +0000

Roesmary — I think you spelled your name incorrectly –

See — Thanks for the props! :) I recently ate a few Patty Pans delivered in my ParadiseO box :)

Todd — Aren’t you in Europe? Even via car, getting one of these CSA boxes home’d be a long trek –

Thanks for the note, Sirinya — I added Westwood to the South Central Farm CSA locations :)

By: Sirinya Tritipeskul

Sirinya Tritipeskul — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:48:05 +0000

Hey Siel! The South Central Farm CSA also delivers to different spots at UCLA. There’s a summer drop-off at Weyburn Terrace, the grad student housing community near Wilshire and Veteran. Boxes are $15 (although you can donate more) and they are positively bountiful. -Sirinya

By: Todd Edelman Green Idea Factory

Todd Edelman Green Idea Factory — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:18:52 +0000

HEY, Green lady, can you do a follow up on this about how we can get all this stuff home without a car?

By: See

See — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:06:16 +0000

Siel, you're AMAZING! What a wonderfully comprehensive CSA list. I can't wait to share this with the many friends who have asked how they can start purchasing their own boxes! I've been getting CSA boxes from South Central Farmers since April and I couldn't be happier with the outcome! I'm more creative with meal prep. I can now identify Patty Pans, Mustard Greens and numerous other veggies I'd never eaten before. Nothing goes to waste because just about everything can be juiced or blended into my green smoothies! And while comparing prices recently I realized for $15.00 I'm getting about double (if not more) the amount of veggies in my CSA box than I would get at Whole Foods at that price! Wow! Thank you for this great post! See’s last blog post..Running: Weds & Fri