Working shares
Some CSA farms offer members the option to work on the farm in exchange for some of the
share price; 53 percent of these respondents offer working shares. However, this labor source does
not seem to meet labor needs to any great extent. For 70 percent of those responding to the question,
members provide 0 percent to 5 percent of the CSA operation’s labor needs. Four CSAs (17 percent)
report that members provide 10 percent to 20 percent of the labor. Only three respondents (13
percent) report that members provide 50 percent to 70 percent of the labor.