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A Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Herb Garden

The switch from dining halls to making your own meals is not an easy one, but having herbs on-hand to (all)spice up your cooking will have your meals tasting just like (carda)mom’s in no thyme and will certainly keep the dining hall nostalgia at bay (leaf).

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My First Time: CSA Box Trial

CSA, or community-supported agriculture, boxes are relatively common (especially in produce-rich California) but many, including myself, do not know exactly what they entail. To solve this enigma, I purchased one of the CSA boxes offered by South Central Farmers. South Central Farmers is a group that distributes boxes within the Los Angeles community and offers pick-up locations on the UCLA campus including the UCLA School of Law and UCLA Center for Health Sciences. In this article I will walk you through my journey by sharing what type of produce I received and a few ways I incorporated the box’s contents into my meals.

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