What is Community-Supported Agriculture?
“In its starkest terms, Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a concept
describing a community-based organization of producers and consumers. The consumers
agree to provide direct, up-front support for the local growers who will produce their
food. The growers agree to do their best to provide a sufficient quantity and quality of
food to meet the needs and expectations of the consumers. Within this general
arrangement there is room for much variation, depending on the resources and desires of
the participants.
“If there is a common understanding among people who have been involved with
CSAs2, it is that there is no formula. Each group that gets started has to assess its own
goals, skills, and resources, and then proceed from that point.”3
As indicated above, the practical arrangements vary from farm to farm. The upfront consumer support may be a verbal or written agreement to help meet the farm’s
annual budget with a lump-sum payment or a series of payments. The give and take
What is Community-Supported Agriculture? “In its starkest terms, Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a conceptdescribing a community-based organization of producers and consumers. The consumersagree to provide direct, up-front support for the local growers who will produce theirfood. The growers agree to do their best to provide a sufficient quantity and quality offood to meet the needs and expectations of the consumers. Within this generalarrangement there is room for much variation, depending on the resources and desires ofthe participants. “If there is a common understanding among people who have been involved withCSAs2, it is that there is no formula. Each group that gets started has to assess its owngoals, skills, and resources, and then proceed from that point.”3 As indicated above, the practical arrangements vary from farm to farm. The upfront consumer support may be a verbal or written agreement to help meet the farm’sannual budget with a lump-sum payment or a series of payments. The give and take
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