I recently heard about a Community Shared Agricultural system operating in Ontario. Plan B Organic Farm sells a share of their harvest to a local household in return for weekly delivery of fresh organic local fruits and vegetables. This type of system has been successful in Europe and Japan since the sixties, and allows farmers stability and startup capital to buy seeds and jumpstart their operations. It’s a system that benefits everyone involved. By eating fresh local food we get more vitamins and nutrients to keep us healthy, while carbon emissions are also reduced.

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