The purpose of this report is to explore and document the characteristics of, and
innovations in, CSA production and marketing in California’s agriculturally focused Central Valley
and surrounding foothills. The information contained within this document is intended to provide
farmers, customers, researchers, UC Cooperative Extension agents, and farm advocates with a
description of important characteristics of CSA — social, economic, and environmental — within
California’s Central Valley and surrounding foothills, and to briefly share farmers’ reflections on their experiences.