As we get older, my wife and I are trying to eat healthier. That at first blush means an elimination of my every-so-often quarter-pounder-with-fries. But it goes much deeper than that. A former organic-denier, I'm slowly changing my ways about what I want to eat and where I want it to come from.

Much of what I now know came from a recent reading of the book In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. If you care about what you're eating, you should considering picking up this short read.

As part of what I learned (somewhat shockingly), eating organic is only one part of the problem. You also need to eat local. Pollan suggests that the world's fascination with every-vegetable-and-fruit-always-available has resulted in gross manipulation of their genetic code to make them capable of surviving the long travel from warm-spot to cold-spot. That manipulation makes them fresh on arrival (and avacadoes in winter a possibility), but also makes them lose their nutrient content and taste.

So, the wife and I signed up for what is called a "CSA Box". In the program, our local Community Supported Agriculture organization drops off this big ol' box o' food (2' x 2' x 3') every two weeks full of some of the freshest and most colorful fruits and veggies I've ever seen. Seriously.

We just got our second box and we've never eaten so many veggies. I'm even taking up the fruit eatin'. The veggies are all organic and nearly all local.

The organization does deliveries in a number of states. Get yours at http://www.doortodoororganics.com. Do it for your own health. We've been very happy with ours.