By now we’re all familiar with the Community-Supported Agriculture programs in which those who subscribe to a particular farm or collective’s services get regular deliveries of fruits and vegetables. That’s all fine and well, but if you’re still running stressfully out to the store for milk, bread, and other necessities, maybe one of these CSAs can help you:

Planet Organics: Natural groceries and prepared foods, including kid-friendly lines like Annie’s. There’s a whole section of “kid food,” and the kinds of dairy, bread, canned, and prepared products you can find in a typical health food store. Natural and organic/grass fed meats, both butcher and deli cuts. Planet Organics has the best all-around selection for busy Bay Area families, and a very easy order interface that allows members to sign up for one-time or regular deliveries.

Real Food Bay Area: Raw milk and cream, eggs, artisanal sauerkraut, local honey, ghee, and pastured poultry. Real Food also delivers gluten-free bread, cookies, and other baked goods.

Soul Food Farm: Pastured chicken, eggs, and confit, plus chicken parts (livers, feet) for innards enthusiasts or makers of raw pet food.

Marin Sun Farms: Just about every kind of grass-fed meat you can imagine: beef, veal, lamb, pork, goat, mutton. Pastured chicken and eggs too. Subscriptions are available in several package sizes, and for six months or a year at a time.

Cowgirl Cheese of the Month Club: Not really a CSA, but instead a pricey (about $70 a month PLUS FedEx shipping) and probably addictive way to get three cheeses a month delivered. Cheeses are hand-selected by the unbeatable Cowgirl Creamery. Members can sign up for three, six, or twelve months at a time.

Three Stone Hearth: The “community supported kitchen” is, for those who can afford the service, the ne plus ultra for harried parents. Each week, Three Stone’s co-op members prepare dishes from a different ethnic cuisine. Members can order as much or as little as this food as they like, along with accompaniments like cheese and butter. Other groceries (terrific gluten-free breads, raw milk, cereal) are available as an add-on. All of the prepared dishes are made with care from local ingredients and natural meats, and the groceries are first-rate.

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