The next chapter will present different and applicable perspectives of community
from the sociological literature. These perspectives will provide a framework through
which the concept and role of community in CSA can be expanded. Specifically, I ask:
Can the role of community be reconceptualized or broadened to revitalize its meaning
and purpose in CSA? To answer this question, my study draws on the sociological
literature on community to explore different ways to evaluate CSA’s community-building
potential. In the following chapter I present an original multidimensional framework
useful for an expanded evaluation of CSA’s community building potential. I designed the
framework to focus primarily on CSAs with unique organizational structures. In Chapter
6, I apply the framework to the case of the WSU Organic Farm CSA Program