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Eating Seasonally and Shoulder Season

Eating seasonally has benefits. For some eaters rotating their meals based on what’s fresh locally is having some built in diversity. It can make meals more exciting as they wait for their favorite produce to be harvested. Others find that it saves them money as prices tend to be cheaper when the produce is in season. I [...]

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What Are We Going to Order from Our NC CSAs?

This week will see not one, but two deliveries. The Produce Box is starting its season and our membership with Carolina Grown has been processed. We’re going to get all of our vegetables ans fruits from The Produce Box and order meats (and a couple of other items) from Carolina Grown. The Produce Box Order It appears that we’re [...]

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What’s in Season in North Carolina?

By relying more on our CSA options for our groceries, we now are adapting to eating more seasonally as the produce is coming from local farms, ranches, and  producers. Buying in season is also wonderful because you can find some great deals when the supply is higher – strawberries were on sale at every grocery store last spring. We [...]

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Another Community Supported Agriculture Option in NC

With spring coming we’re looking forward to another season with The Produce Box. We found it to be a great buy for us – not only saving money, but improving our family’s menu with fresh local produce. We paid the annual enrollment fee ($18) and we’re already thinking of how we’re going to plan our meals around the [...]

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Sign Up for The Produce Box This Season

The season is about to begin and if you’re in North Carolina, I highly recommend you check to see if The Produce Box is delivering in your area. They’re starting deliveries the week of April 18th and they’re taking new members now. Save Money, Eat Better, and Partner with Local Farmers For those not familair with community supported [...]

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