If the highest priority is the organic produce, one might assume that the opportunities for
building community are limited. Ambach (2002) said, “The community in the case of CSA, as I
gradually found out, was far from cohesive or unitary, with each CSA member appropriating her
participation in a rather individualistic fashion” (p. 24). DeLind (1999) agreed, she found a lack
of a sense of mutual responsibility for the farm and food production and “little beyond an
immediate appreciation for chemical-free, fresh vegetables” (p. 7). DeLind said there was not a
basis for building community and loyalty during her two years on a CSA farm.