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My CSA offers a half and a whole share during the summer. The half share comes every over week, which has worked reasonably well for two people. We actually didn't get as much as I thought we would and occasionally supplemented with farmer's markets and the grocery store.

Sometimes we get items that seem daunting or unappetizing, but that is part of the fun. Guilt is another motivating factor, although food occasionally goes bad before we eat it. I should say that this happens a lot less than it used to, when I was buying all my produce at grocery stores. One other thing we've done to reduce waste is to begin a kitchen composting bin. The worms can only eat so much, but it's a small step.

We hope to do more of this, but a few times we invited friends and family over for a big meal and cooked food from the CSA. They were game to try out a few recipes, especially our beet pasta, which was a big hit!