I’m a huge fan of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs, and a happy member of Laguna Farm and the Sonoma Meat Buying Club. And now I’m a fan of CSFs, too! What’s a CSF? It’s a new concept being pioneered by Iso Rabins and forageSF:

Much like a farm CSA, San Francisco Bay Area customers receive a box of produce and fish on a weekly subscription basis throughout the season. The only difference is that instead of farmed produce, we deliver a seasonally rotating selection of all wild foraged food; And just in case you don’t know the first thing about cattail rhizomes or wapato root, we give recipes and suggestions on how prepare your edibles. Wild mushrooms (Chanterelles, black trumpet, morels), nettle, miners lettuce, cattail rhizomes etc….

Our mission is to rediscover a forgotten food system, reducing carbon miles,while helping to build a local food economy based on a true respect for the skills of our rural neighbors. Through a network of individual foragers, all harvesting what they know best (and getting 50% of the profit), we can bring an amazing array of selections to your table. From mushrooms to nettle, apples to sea beans, mustard greens to halibut, few weeks will be the same. In addition to food, subscribers will be first in line for guided forages, going out into the woods to learn about what they can glean from the wild.

The folks at forageSF also supply well-known restaurants like Mission Street Food and Chez Panisse. Boxes can be received biweekly or monthly, with the cost per box ranging from $20 to $80 depending on the types of foods you want to receive. And if you forage yourself, you can also participate and share the profits!

Check out the forageSF Blog also, especially if you’re interested in learning more about foraging for yourself.

Links: forageSF; forageSF Blog