Eating Yummy Food (and brain-washing)

A couple of months ago, I read (actually, I listened) Animal Vegetable Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. The synopsis from the website is this:

Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, this book (released May 2007) tells the story of how our family was changed by one year of deliberately eating food produced in the place where we live. Barbara wrote the central narrative; Steven's sidebars dig deeper into various aspects of food-production science and industry; Camille's brief essays offer a nineteen-year-old's perspective on the local-food project, plus nutritional information, meal plans and recipes.

It's a good book and a life outlook that would be great to emulate, but difficult for those of us who are lazy and don't have farms.
But reading the book inspired me to return to getting a weekly box of vegetables through a local farm (a CSA). The farm I chose is Good Humus -- I have ordered through them before when picking up the box was incredibly convenient. And then I went to a different farm that delivers to one's door. I had mixed feelings about that farm so I canceled.
I'm also reading too much about the locavore movement. Some friends are doing the 100 day/100 mile challenge. You can see what they are doing and whether they are going loco here.
They also have a giant, enviable garden.

Yesterday I picked up my first box of veggies at one of several central locations to which the farm delivers. [In the future, Emily is going to do a lot of the picking up -- at least until I can figure out how to transport a box of vegetables on my bike.]

The box comes with a newsletter of events, updates, and recipes.
Is anyone else tempted by the Peach festival?

Here's what came this week (I forgot to take a picture):

What’s in Box? Summer Squash, New potatoes, Basil, Cucumbers, Cherry Tomatoes, Garlic, String Beans and Corn

(That summer squash includes crook-neck and zucchini -- lots of zucchini. There's also zucchini coming up in my garden!) There's no telling what will come in the box, but it's all seasonal and picked fresh. Next time I'll take a picture. You can check out more Good Humus here. And maybe find a CSA in your area here!