CSA - Community Supported Agriculture - A new way of connecting with Customers

CSA is a partnership between farmers and the people who use the farmer’s produce. This partnership takes the form of CSA members purchasing a share of the farm’s produce before the growing season begins, and then receiving a share of the harvest each week during the season. Within this partnership is the idea that all people are responsible for the care of the earth.

Members of a CSA support the farmers as they tend the earth in a responsible way while growing the highest quality produce. Farmers reciprocate by providing local, fresh produce for their members.

Community-supported agriculture (CSA model) or cropsharing is a system that connects the producer and consumers within the food system more closely by allowing the consumer to subscribe to the harvest of a certain farm or group of farms. It is an alternative socioeconomic model of agriculture and food distribution that allows the producer and consumer to share the risks of farming.

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The Shareholder...

• Receive fresh, contamination free vegetables and herbs on the day of the harvest;

• Pay close to or below market prices for fresh produce;

• Know where and how their food is grown, who grows it, and have the opportunity to partake in the miracle of growing food;

• Are provided with a structure through which they can support a viable local agriculture, preserve local farmland, and contribute to a healthy local economy;

• Have the opportunity to gain knowledge of growing food and stewardship of the earth.

• Become more aware of their relation to the land, farm life, and processes that make our lives possible.

The Farmer..

• Are given the opportunity to make a viable income by growing food in a responsible and harmonious way, directly supported by the consumer

• Have the pleasure of knowing who their product is going to and consequently feel more care, responsibility, and reward in their work.

• Are relieved of marketing labor and can focus more on growing food.

The Farms..

• Are preserved from development,

• Are preserved from harmful farming practices,

• Are nurtured into fertile, bountiful land.