In an era of disappearing family farms, consolidation of the food industry and food that travels
an estimated 1,500 miles “from farm to table,” consumers are increasingly seeking alternatives to
what many see as an impersonal food system. An increasing number are wondering how their
produce is grown, where it came from, and how it got to the supermarket.
At the same time, small farmers are increasingly exploring a broad range of “alternative”
marketing mechanisms, such as direct marketing, as a means of increasing their viability by
capturing a larger percentage of consumer food dollars. An increasingly popular means of
creating direct linkages between small farmers and local consumers is Community Supported
Agriculture (CSA). CSA first appeared in the United States in 1986, with the simultaneous but
independent formation of the Indian Line Farm in Massachusetts and the Temple-Wilton
Community Farm in New Hampshire. The Robyn Van En Center for CSA Resources describes
CSA in the following manner
In an era of disappearing family farms, consolidation of the food industry and food that travelsan estimated 1,500 miles “from farm to table,” consumers are increasingly seeking alternatives towhat many see as an impersonal food system. An increasing number are wondering how theirproduce is grown, where it came from, and how it got to the supermarket.At the same time, small farmers are increasingly exploring a broad range of “alternative”marketing mechanisms, such as direct marketing, as a means of increasing their viability bycapturing a larger percentage of consumer food dollars. An increasingly popular means ofcreating direct linkages between small farmers and local consumers is Community SupportedAgriculture (CSA). CSA first appeared in the United States in 1986, with the simultaneous butindependent formation of the Indian Line Farm in Massachusetts and the Temple-WiltonCommunity Farm in New Hampshire. The Robyn Van En Center for CSA Resources describesCSA in the following manner
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