Yes, yes, I'm one of them; I have a farm share. It's terribly hip of me, I know, but I don't really feel bad about it: Its a pretty awesome concept-- who could say no?

For those unfamiliar, a CSA farmshare is basically like investing in a farmer. You give them money at the beginning of the year to fund the farm, they give you produce as it is harvested. Essentially, I paid $300 in May for a half bushel of produce every week. This is not a new concept, but it is the first time I've done it. Now that we're over half way through the growing season, the share and I have gotten in to a rhythm, I think, and I've been compiling some notes on the topic, if you're curious. Read more

PHOTO: Herbs poking out of the farmshare box. Taken by Allison Bondie.

Allison Bondie is a regular contributor to annarbor.com and usually blogs about food at Food Snob on a Tuesday Night.

She can be reached at allison.bondieATgmail.com