“Our workshop will bring a particular focus on the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model and its
relations to the other alternative food systems. Even if further research needs to be done to characterize
the different CSA movements with more precision, there is a shared feeling among the various
geographical branches to belong to the same larger, worldwide movement. The workshop is designed to
explore the actors’ efforts to consolidate the CSAs as a social movement through field practices
(Participatory Guarantee Systems), institutions (charter writing processes, national and regional
networks), informal adult education (European CSA Training Program, local educational activities in
various countries) or through meetings.