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We’re easily excited. There’s just no hiding it. So, you can imagine that we are quite a site to see as we race up to the CSA booth all sweaty and smitten, stuffin’ our bags like bandits behind the tents at the crowded Hollywood Farmer’s Market all giggly about ALL THE GREENS!!! Hey, it’s our deal. It has changed us. It tells us what we will eat for the week (fun!) and it keeps us in touch with the earth around us.
The South Central Farm was originally created from the ashes of the L.A. riots in 1992. It was the largest urban farm in the United States until its destruction in 2006. The farmers struggle exposed the fault lines in American society, raising crucial and challenging questions about liberty, equality, and justice for the poorest and most vulnerable. The farm is now located in Bakersfield. Currently there is development of a Forever 21 warehouse and distribution center on the original plot.
Although we would love to grow our own food, supporting urban farmers feels as close as we can get.
If you live in the Los Angeles area, you should order the CSA.
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Dang! i didnt know south central farm had a CSA?! So rad. Every CSA that I have heard of in the SD area is full and has a long wait list. I don’t know if i should be excited or ticked about that.
We had a CSA in SD for one summer, I forget the name of the farm… At least OB has the co-op and the best farmer’s market in SD – your other options are STELLAR. Sometimes I dream about the bulk local oil/syrup/etc at the OB people’s co-op (and the bulk lotion and cleaning products at the Humbolt co-op)… the Santa Monica co-op is a doozie when it comes to bulk options.
i cannot get enough of people’s co-op. i live literally three blocks from it and they know me by name, haha.