One of the benefis to early CSA producers was that pro-
ductin risk was spread from the farmer to the customers.
Members received a share of whatever products were
produced. If there was a bumper crop, customers received
a bountiul share. If drought struck and there was litte or
nothing to harvest, customers received litte or nothing.
Spreading productin risk is stil a benefi to CSA farmers,
but this also brings consequences if shares get too thin.
New CSA customers, especially, will be very disappointed if
they do not receive a good value for their investment in a
CSA. Scant shares will likely mean many lost customers and
negatie word-of-mouth.