Of the 48 (88 percent) not completely satisfied, 46 respondents provided causes for their
dissatisfaction. Just under half (48 percent) identified the high number of work hours and/or labor
issues as primary causes of dissatisfaction. Feeling underpaid and/or a low net return was identified
by 35 percent. This measure of satisfaction is correlated with the fair wage measure, as expected,
and with a higher percentage of farm income coming from the CSA operation.
Regarding farmers’ opinions of the level of satisfaction of their CSA members:
• 17 percent believe members are completely satisfied, and
• 83 percent believe members are satisfied most of the time (2 on scale of 1 to 3).