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49 or else you will quickly have an overstuffed refrigerator. This can be advantageous, however, for someone look- ing to eat better. As Lee says, “If you don’t cook but you care about your health, this is the perfect catalyst to get you into the kitchen.” For those who find themselves overwhelmed at the thought of consistent cooking, CSA members are here to offer help. Soon after the launch of the first boxes, Katherine Kirk, an early subscriber, started the Face- book group Gachi CSA Korea Recipes, where CSA members can share ideas and meal-planning tips using ingredients from the CSA boxes. “Having just moved to Korea, I needed to find out how to cook all of this green stuff,” Kirk says. “This helps me and all the other CSA folks at the same time.” Enthusiastic members regularly post tips and ideas for using unfamiliar produce as well as old favorites. Slack, a regular contributor, says, “I feel more connected to Korea now because I’ve had experience not only eating but preparing things like saebal namul (a seasoned veg- etable dish), crown daisy, mallow, water parsley, victory onion and Asian pear. Knowing what I’m eating makes me feel like a much more informed expat.” Lee and Jang are helping from their end too: In a traditional CSA box, “you get what you get,” but the organization takes customer feedback very seriously and has adapted to their customers’ concerns since the beginning. When some members balked at springtime boxes filled only with leafy greens and namul, Gachi CSA reached out to their fellow farmers to nab potatoes, onions and carrots for their weekly shipments. Though Korea’s small-scale farms are threatened by government development projects and free trade agree- ments, Jang says CSAs can help. “They keep an eye on agriculture in Korea,” which has never been more crucial than now. Food writer Michael Pollan tells people to “shake the hand that feeds you,” and it’s through CSAs that this relationship is made possible for consumers in Korea. Gachi CSA is working to give the expat community a new chance to take control of what they eat, and to get involved with their food. How to join Using the form on the WWOOF website, you can choose from two baskets: the couple size (8–10 items for a 1–2 person household) or the family size (10–12 items for a 2–4 person household). Both have a ve- gan option (no eggs) and can be adjusted for your own personal timeframe: You can get monthly, half or full shares to carry you through one, three or six months, respectively. Bread and side dishes can also be delivered in the same shipment, but because of perishability, the dairy and meat add-ons must be picked up in person at the WWOOF CSA office in Itaewon. Website: wwoofcsa.com, fb.com/WWOOFCSA. GrooveCast GrooveCast host Chance Dorland finds out more about what’s in the box. Check out the episode at groovekorea.com.