The three farmers involved were interviews on the basis of semi-structured in-depth interviews.
Interviews were audio-recorded with the permission of the interviewees. The interview guide
contained 57 questions, grouped into four topical areas. The first part of the interview aimed
at collecting information about how the farmer got initially involved in the CSA partnership and
gathering details on the producer-consumer relationship. In the second part mainly quantitative data
on the farm was collected, including, among others, ways and levels of production, investments
made, and subsidies received. The third part dealt with the changes, which had occurred on
the farm since they joined the CSA-partnership. The interview closed with a small quantitative
section designed to collect biographical data about the farmers' households and to investigate
their general attitudes towards the CSA partnership.