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| - Simply put, The Simple Farm changed the way I feed my family. Since years of San Francisco and Berkeley living, I was always intrigued to eat seasonally but raised in a suburban dessert amidst grocery store chains, I didn't know where to start. I can't even remember how long I've been part of the Simple Farm CSA now, but for years picking up my produce at the Simple Farm has been part of my weekly routine. I am now able to cook a wide range of vegetables including things I never before would have attempted or purchased at grocery store: collard greens? Swiss Chard? kohlrabi!!! Oh how I love Kohlrabi! Turnips! I don't think I have yet met a turnip that I don't like. The volunteers staffing the farm when I arrive each Thursday wish me a good day when I leave and I know that they genuinely mean it. Lylah is a truly special person who has helped me grow as a mom, wife, friend, neighbor, community member and now, fellow farmer. I recently did what I thought I would never do: planted my own home and garden. This is in a large thanks to Lylah and her team who helped convince me that I could do it. There are several other things I love about the Simple Farm. Their goats milk caramels are a real treat and make a terrific hostess gift (if you can bear to give them away). They also have relationships with other farms and I'll often find delicious honey or cheese for purchase, extra to my CSA. The picture I am including in this review was from a Facebook post I did a few Decembers ago... I was picking up my weekly produce and Lylah wished me a Happy Hanukkah. She offered me these flowers if I would bring her a latke, which of course I did!
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