Joining a community-supported agriculture program (or CSA) can be daunting: How to prepare everything in your weekly box of farm-fresh produce? Here's a bumper crop of ideas for what to do with the harvest, all growing season long -- and information on how to find farm-fresh produce near you.

To learn more about community-supported agriculture, watch this behind-the-scenes video.

Not sure what to do with all those vegetables? On the following slides, we'll do the math to help you figure out which ingredients add up to a fresh, delicious meal.

Swiss Chard + Garlic Scapes = Pasta

Process the scapes with olive oil, Parmesan, and toasted pine nuts for an easy pesto. Toss with cooked pasta and sauteed Swiss chard leaves. Or try Whole-Wheat Penne with Sausage, Chard, and Artichoke Hearts.

Basil + Cippolini Onions + Radiccho = Grilled Pizza

Top a pie with these ingredients, plus a sharp white cheese like Fontina or Asiago, and grill.

Jalapeno + Cherry Tomatoes + Cilantro = Salsa

Puree all three together for a fresh summer dip, or make DIY Fresh, Easy Salsa.

Lacinto Kale + Parcel (Parsley Celery) = Cavolo Nero and Cannellini Bean Soup

Make a white bean and kale soup. Serve it with croutons: Top cubed bread with olive oil and minced parcel and bake until golden brown and crisp.

Sunshine Winter Squash + Spinach = Pumpkin Salad

Toss diced squash with red-pepper flakes and olive oil. Roast until tender. Serve over spinach with a simple vinaigrette. Or make Maple Roasted Pumpkin Salad.

CSA member, behold: On the next few slides, discover fresh uses for your weekly box-worth of goods.

Cabbage, romaine, and escarole: Quarter, drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Grill until lightly charred.

Watermelon: Slice and grill until golden brown.

Strawberries, peaches, and plums: Skewer and grill until golden. Puree and fold into yogurt. Or make Grilled Peaches with Prosciutto.

Cherry tomatoes: Great for sauce or bloody mary mix.

Greens: First blanch, then chop.

Berries and sliced stone fruit: Use in smoothies and baked desserts.

Cauliflower florets, green beans, radishes, onions, cucumber, carrots, and beets: Drizzle with a mixture of white-wine vinegar, coarse salt, and a hint of sugar. (Slice or cut larger vegetables.) Refrigerate in a glass jar for up to two days.

Give the farm-fresh summer stars -- strawberries, kale, tomatoes -- their due with a crowd-pleasing (and mostly make-ahead) menu; get the recipes on the following slides.

Forgo the store-bought variety for this DIY spread of just-picked berries.

Leave cereal boxes on the shelf. Instead, pour together this wholesome grain mix that's the perfect bed for fresh strawberries.

Better for you than the usual home fries, this spud dish highlights peak-of-season kale and hearty Yukon Golds.

The early-spring window for asparagus is notoriously narrow; use this recipe as the basis for experimenting with other veggies in your weekly allotment.

Sage is a natural complement to earthy white beans. If you like, experiment with different legumes and herbs as the season progresses.

You'll never eat store-bought tomato sauce again -- as long as you have vine-ripened tomatoes to make this easy side or sauce. Serve over pasta or as a juicy vegetable dish.

This field-fresh take on summery baked goods has an added of flavor, thanks to a garnish of torn basil leaves.

Use Easy Strawberry Jam -- or whatever preserves you have on hand -- to make these creamy frozen treats.

There are more ways than ever to support your local farmers and take back dinner.

Market-Style
Each week the farm sets up at a central location, such as a farmers' market, where members select the offerings they actually want and skip over those they don't.

Crop-Specific
If you can't get enough Asian greens, there might be a CSA near you specializing in them. More farms are offering niche shares like exotic ingredients (think ginger and daikon) or stone fruits.

Beyond Vegetables
Some CSAs have become a one-stop shop by teaming up with local creameries and pastures. For an additional fee, members can upgrade to milk and cheese, meats and seafood, even fresh flowers.

Meat Share
Join forces with a neighbor (or three) and invest in a quarter of a pig or half a cow from a local farmer. The more you buy up front (some shares provide more than 500 pounds of premium cuts), the more you save.

Fish Share
Gaining momentum along the Atlantic, residents of coastal areas pay local fishermen for a weekly share of enviro-smart catches such as fresh lobster from Maine or flounder from North Carolina.

Head to localharvest.org to search the CSA options near you.

Read more about community-supported agriculture programs (CSAs) -- and how operations such as Long Island's Golden Earthworm Farms aim to inspired home cooks with a bit of guidance on what to do with their surfeit of weekly produce.