A C.S.A. for Fish Lovers

Not even a month into winter and already, my thoughts turn to warmer days. I’ll know summer is here when bountiful boxes arrive from the local CSA. If you haven’t heard, CSA stands for “community supported agriculture.” You pay up-front at the beginning of the season, and you receive regular deliveries of farm-fresh vegetables as they burst forth all summer. Some CSA's also sell milk, meat, flowers and eggs. It’s a way for the community to develop relationships with local farms, and it keeps growers in business.

The trend has caught on, and now it’s expanding beyond the farm to the sea! Today’s Washington Post reports on "community supported fisheries," where subscribers receive regular deliveries of fish and shrimp in both the summer and winter months. Joseph Yonan is food editor for the Post, and he joins us to explain.

(Photo by Andrew Walsh)