CSA Season is Here!

 
CSA season is here, yippee!  Couldn't be more happy about it either!  All those fresh greens and veggies then fruit later in the summer.  We pick up our first weekly share this coming week.

I whipped up this bag to hold my reusable produce bags.  The reusable produce bags are great for a variety of things, not just produce.  They're great for holding grains and things that you buy in bulk and will come in handy in selecting produce each week at the farm.

If you're not familiar with the concept, CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture and takes shape in different ways.  In some communities, neighbors get together and all take part in all aspects of a local garden and each have a share of the harvest.  The CSA that we belong to is actually part of a local farm.  Here, families pay a sum up front for their share of the produce and are able to simply pick it up at the farm each week.  All are great ways to buy local, sustainable food and I encourage you to give it a try in your own community.

Hope you're enjoying your weekend!

Pocket Full of Sunshine

 Poppin' in to share a quick card today, using the new Back Pocket Basics set and dies from PTI... to cute!

Also used here, all from my stash, Sassafrass paper, SU ribbon, PTI kraft cardstock, and some brads and crystal Stickles to dress up that pocket.

Created this special for my own mama to send her a little sunshine :)  Hope your day is sunny too!

Sharing

Good Morning and happy spring!  It feels more like summer here in the northeast right now and what a nice treat it is!

I'm consolidating a little bit here.  Due to my love of several different interests, I've had a few different blog concepts going and, quite frankly, was feeling spread out all over the place.  It was becoming difficult to keep up with.  


I've decided to blend them all together here at Birch Street Beat where you'll find a mix of this and that relating to crafting, parenting, and our journey to live a simpler, greener life.  There's a lot to share about life here on Birch Street and the blog serves as a nice journal of sorts for personal purposes, but I also feel as though I have plenty to share with others.  My hope is that you'll find information here that is of use to you in the future, maybe some inspiration, and if nothing else, possibly a laugh from time to time.


Happy Spring!