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About Emily

Emily is a contributor at Simple Kids and is an Early Childhood Teacher, wife, and mother. She spends her time teaching, learning Spanish, reading, and relaxing with her sweet little family. At The Pilot's Wife, Emily blogs about flying, building their hangar-home, mommy-hacks, faith, and wrangling a 130 lb dog.

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Your Local CSA: 3 reasons to join

This spring our family decided to try something we have never done, or even heard of before. We joined a local CSA.

What is a CSA?

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. Basically, that means you have a local farm that is supported by community members who purchase a “share.”  Typically, shares are picked up weekly and contain a variety of fruits and vegetables.

Why should you join?

We have had such a positive experience with our CSA.  Here are my top three reasons you should look into joining one in your area.
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