Better understanding of the long-term economic and quality of life realities associated with CSA in the U.S.
1) What proportion and types of farmers enter farming through CSA, or move to CSA as a diversification strategy?
2) What are the scale and organizational factors (acreage, shareholders, labor and management) associated with CSA as a primary or secondary enterprise? What kinds of labor efficiencies and incomes per acre are marks of successful CSA at the primary and secondary enterprise levels? What are the appropriate measures to determine the success of CSA operations?
3) How sustainable are primary and secondary enterprise levels of CSA in terms of career-long economic and quality of life rewards for farm families? What means of assessment can determine whether a CSA farm is viable in the long run?
4) Case studies of small, medium and large CSA farms.