It isn’t only vegetables. Even though fresh produce is most often at the top of the list of
shareholder priorities, community supported agriculture is not only about fresh produce.
Community supported agriculture is also about community values (Press, 2007). As
relationships develop, the values demonstrated include a concern for community and the
individuals within the community. The relationships can be strengthened, according to Press
(2007), by identifying and building on these shared values. Press (2007) identified values with
three unique characteristics expressed by individuals involved with CSAs. These values include:
“(a) they [the values] express a concern for the community as well as the individual; (b) they [the
values] engage with and reference time; and (c) they [the values] are demonstrated through
relationships” (p. 18)