To get a sense of how CSA farmers feel about their CSA income, respondents were asked, “Do
you feel that the share price you are currently charging provides you and your family with a fair
wage?” Less than half (43 percent) do. As one might expect, feeling fairly treated is correlated with
higher net return per acre and more capital investments in the CSA operation and somewhat
correlated with higher share costs. Interestingly, it also is correlated with more original members
remaining with the CSA, more time spent farming, higher percentage of family income coming from
farm operations and higher percentage of family income coming from the CSA operation itself.
The survey also measured satisfaction levels of CSA farmers and the farmers’ opinions of
member satisfaction. Respondents reported these satisfaction levels with their CSA operations:
• 13 percent of the respondents claim to be completely satisfied,
• 84 percent reported being satisfied most of the time, and
• 4 percent claim to be unsatisfied most of the time