VIDEO: Residents Enjoying Produce from CSA Farm

“Typically you’ll go to the grocery store and more often than not you’ll either buy from your list or you’ll buy the same old items over and over again,” Deerfield resident David Ferri said about his grocery shopping routine.

“There’s an element of surprise here,” he added in explaining one of the reasons why he signed up for a .

Starting later this month, Ferri and other North Shore subscribers will receive a box of fresh fruits and vegetable from Primrose Valley Farm in Belleville, WI.

The weekly/biweekly service is thanks to . The longtime Riverwoods residents gave up their corporate jobs a couple of years ago and decided to go into farming. Because of ties to the area, their goal is to provide small-farm produce to residents in North Shore communities, including Deerfield, Highland Park and Northbrook. 

Because Ferri was so satisfied with last year’s deliveries, he signed his family up again.  

“What really blew us away was the variety. This just isn’t your lettuce, tomato, potatoes and onions kind of thing,” he said. “The variety is just staggering.”

Click on the video above to hear more from David Ferri about his CSA experience and the different kinds of things he made with the fruits and vegetables he received. 

Editor’s Note: This is the third part of a special series on community supported agriculture and the Bakers' CSA farm in Wisconsin. On Saturday, we’ll run a piece about how religion affects some of the Bakers' farming techniques.