In contrast, few respondents indicated joining their
CSA for reasons related to community. The data show 3
percent of CSA members (176 out of 565) ranked
building a stronger community a five, and still fewer, 8
percent (45 out of 564), ranked meeting like-minded
people similarly. Only one-fifth of the members (118 out
of 564) ranked sharing financial risks with farmers a five,
indicating this did not influence their decision to join a
CSA.