Cone and Kakalioursas (1995) were skeptical of a farm’s ability to build community.
They were even skeptical as to whether the consumer was looking for community as much as
seeking nostalgic relief for how they imagined things used to be. The ideas of pastoralism and
nostalgia loom large in the CSA model, not so much on the outside, but in the concept and
perception of CSA. Cone and Kakalioursas (1995) said although CSA had potential as a
harbinger of resistance against corporate food, it had not shown itself to be effective at building
the kinds of long-term relationships that type of movement required.