In this week’s podcast I talk to Jim Reynolds – owner of The Dahlia Farm in Middleboro that has just started up a CSA – Community Supported Agriculture. In a CSA, you buy a share of a farmer’s crop and pick up produce during the growing season. Mr. Reynolds also runs Reynolds Flowers

Other local CSA’s include Plato’s Harvest and I believe the Soule Homestead.

After our discussion, I bought a half share of the CSA – which came out to around $15 per week. This includes enough veggies to feed 2 people for a week, some eggs, and I think some fresh flowers. Jim also gave me a dozen eggs from his free range chickens.

The picture above is the last 2 eggs from this dozen with 3 supermarket eggs. The photo does not do justice to the amazing orange color in the yolks – apparently from high levels of beta-Carotene. The shells are very strong and break very cleanly. The eggs have a great texture and flavor. Supermarket eggs are just pale and sickly in comparison.

In this discussion, Jim talks about the mechanics of the CSA, why he decided to do one at this time, and organic farming in general. For more info, contact The Dahlia Farm.