This study is motivated by the idea that CSA systems are one possible rural innovation that
may help semi-subsistence farmers to escape the trap of market failure and provide them with
a fair income. Urban dwellers through CSA can access the healthy organic vegetables that they
demand and at the same time show solidarity with the local rural population. In Romania viable
opportunities to develop semi-subsistence farms are urgently needed. At the same time, the
national organic vegetables market is underdeveloped