Community Supported Agriculture

I live in Bucks County, PA, and there is a farm nearby that offers Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares. I tried to get into the CSA last year, but I inquired too late and all of the shares were gone. The CSA requires participants to volunteer at least 4 hours of their time during the growing season, which might be an excellent way to gain some firsthand experience of organic growing. Plus, during last year's election cycle, I was lucky enough to make the acquaintance of a member of the board-of-directors, so it probably won't be too difficult to get permission to take pictures and interview some people.

I have to confess, part of the reason I am so drawn to this idea is because I could use a beautiful palette of green and brown, maybe with a little bit of orange thrown in. I love green and orange. Maybe something like this or this. I love these browns. After some time browsing colourlovers, I am beginning to think green and orange together is passé though. Also, orange is probably more appropriate for fall, and growth occurs during the spring and summer, so perhaps an accent color of pink or yellow would be better.

I've sent an email to the CSA organizers to see if there are any shares left, and I also said I'd like to volunteer even if there aren't shares left. Depending on what they say, this might be my project. I am still giving some thought to the idea of sewing, and possibly creating a site for people who are just starting to learn how to alter patterns either for fit, or style. One of the biggest drawbacks to that project would be the need to take pictures inside my apartment, which is almost always a really big mess. I don't really relish the idea of having to clean my apartment for class, although it would definitely provide me with some external motivation!