A New Year, A New You! With the Help of a CSA
The new year has officially hit and that means it’s time to get ourselves into a healthy mindset for 2024! Maybe for you this means establishing new rituals and routines, or maybe it means making some New Year's resolutions. Whatever it may be, your local farms are here for the journey ahead.
I know we’ve all been there -- from Thanksgiving to Christmas, what do we do? We eat. We drink. Then we eat and drink more. Once Christmas hits, we start to talk about the change we want to see in the new year, but we allow ourselves another week to “let loose,” feel “blahh,” and not care about what we consume. Finally, the new year hits and it’s time to get serious! There is no shame in using the new year to make these changes, and we’re here to help you do it.
If something you’re looking to change in the new year is your eating habits, that doesn’t just mean crash diets and depriving yourself from the foods you love. It just means having a healthy balance of what you put into your body. You can actually eat A LOT of nutritious, wholesome foods and still be healthy. It’s not about the quantity, it’s about the quality.
For this, try out a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscription!
What You Can Expect to Find During This Season
Dairy: Cheese, Cream, Ice Cream, Milk, Yogurt
Protein: Beef, Bison, Chicken, Eggs, Finfish, Lamb, Pork, Shellfish, Turkey, Veal
Value-Added Foods: Cider, Honey Jams/Jellies, Maple Products, Pickles/Relish, Salsas/Sauces
Harvest Vegetable: Mushrooms
Extended Season / Storage Vegetable: Arugula, Beets, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Garlic, Greens, Herbs, Kale, Leeks, Lettuce, Onions, Parsnips, Potatoes, Radishes, Rutabaga, Salad Greens, Spinach, Winter Squash, Sweet Potatoes, Turnips
Extended Season / Storage Fruit: Apples
Want to meet the farmers and understand where your quality food is coming from in your CSA subscription?
Here are just a few of the farmers markets available this winter:
Stonington Farmers Market- Saturdays: 9am-12pm
Coventry Winter Farmers Market- Sunday: 10am-12:30pm (through March 17th)
Ellington Farmers Market- Saturdays: 9am-12pm
Storrs Farmers Market- 1st & 3rd Saturday of every month through April: 3pm-5pm
Niantic Farmers Market- Saturdays: 8am-5pm
Click here to search for more winter farmers markets near you!
Community Support Agriculture subscriptions are a perfect way to start your New Years goals, resolutions, or changes that you want to make! What’s better, is that when you choose farms to fuel your body this upcoming year, you're helping support them in the process. It’s a win, win for everyone!
The Stanton Marketing Team wishes you a happy & healthy New Year!
