The first explores the recent expansion of CSAs in the country, the
state, and the study area. The second explains the study, including the study site, our sample,
methodology, and approach to data analysis. The third part contains our findings about CSA farms
and farmers. The fourth section looks at farm-member relationships, including the composition of
the CSA box, membership numbers and retention, and ways that CSA farmers and organizers seek
to build relationships with their members. The fifth part looks at the economic viability of CSA
farms. The sixth section presents farmers’ views of various information sources and the advice they
would give to farmers wanting to start CSAs. The final section is our conclusions