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I'm a part of Abundant Harvest here in California, for more than a year now. I believe these are a group of farms putting in their produce and what not. While I've spoken with another CSA member (who actually got me into this) about the quality, I've been very happy overall, both with the quality of the stuff I get in the box and with the home delivery. My friend and I have talked about the quality with each other, and we're at a loss because of the lack of choices in our area in regards to farmers markets (there's two different ones weekly). Our boxes have some stuff that spoils WAY too fast (a couple of days later! odd...) OR has arrived with rotten pieces. Like, yesterday's delivery: some of the strawberries came with rotten or overly soft ones. I was a bit sad but at least I still was able to freeze a good amount of the pint I received.

We get it every other week for personal reasons. (It's $26 for a small box weekly. It's enough or more than enough for two people, so getting it every other week is a good choice for us.)

Abundant Harvest also has a pretty good set of people running it so customer service is dependable in my opinion.

On some days where I blitz through all of the material I collect on pinterest and catalogs, I feel that burn out settle in, only because I realize I don't have some of the things that make up those inspirational settings. Then I usually take days to weeks worth of breaks from these materials before looking at them again. But in the meantime, I get to look around and remember what I saw, and see if I can apply what I learned to my space and with what I already have on hand.

I definitely agree with getting rid of clutter, and most of the time when I buy items, I'm always thinking of how often might I use it and if I already have an item that is exactly the same or very similar. It helps me avoid buying too much stuff at once and ultimately spending more time on editing my household goods.

Spending time in my home is definitely something that makes my home special to me. The hubby and I are out often on business and personal trips and since we just moved, making the new space a home is going to take a long while!

It's really good to have read this because I'm about to move into a new home, where our floors are hardwood in the living spaces, carpet in the bedrooms, red tiles in the kitchen, and I forgot what the bathrooms have but they're also tile. My husband and I will make selections on paint eventually and it's good to see how people manage to decide on their living spaces' colors, so that we could see what works for us.

I agree with previous posters who have said to proceed with caution. I have had such mixed experiences with H&M clothing. As a result of them, I would not automatically run to H&M for home goods, nor would I make them my first choice for home goods shopping. If there was something that interested me there, then I might, but only after a certain amount of inspection.

Love the notebooks. Might try it out once all of my moleskines are depleted.

Love the inspiration here! I have promptly bookmarked it :3

What a great house! Makes me look forward to when the hubby and I are to purchase a home of our own!

These are great tips! Makes me look forward to getting the catalog in the mail, soon, too!

This is a pretty cool concept. I definitely like how the water from the dishes on the rack would be used by the plants growing below. However, knowing how there are insects in the pots sometimes, no matter what, if I had this, I would like an option to get the racks placed a little higher to avoid as much contact with the bugs as possible. Just my personal preference there.

I like how visually pleasing the placement of the green is in your kitchen!