Communication and building social capital in community supported agriculture [PDF]
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2022 Community supported agriculture (CSA) schemes (programs) provide an alternative means for obtaining produce, through direct purchase from farms. They are also often driven by a vision of transforming the current mainstream food system and seek to build
Ella Furness +7 more
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Factors impacting producer marketing through community supported agriculture. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Nowadays, consumers have become increasingly aware of their local food system as a result of concerning about health and nutrition, food safety and sustainability, and local economic development.
Huan Dong +2 more
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Community supported agriculture as a domain of economic exchange: models, social capital and performance of three community supported agriculture groups in Turkey [PDF]
New Medit, 2021 Community supported agriculture (CSA), an innovative food distribution model that encourages environ-mentally sound agricultural production, has been embraced in Turkey since the early 2000s.
Pelin Atakan, Murat Yercan
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Community Supported Agriculture is thriving in the Central Valley [PDF]
California Agriculture, 2012 Community Supported Agriculture operations (CSAs) have grown rapidly in recent years. The original model, in which members support a farming operation by paying for produce in advance and receive a share of the farm's produce in return, has been adapted,
Ryan Galt +3 more
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The Branding of Community Supported Agriculture: Collective Myths and Opportunities
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016 Since the mid-1980s, participants in community supported agriculture (CSA) have promoted, proliferated, and adapted the CSA model, resulting in CSAs gaining popularity as a trusted "brand." They have developed and expanded CSA by pursuing common branding
Ted White
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Health Center-Based Community-Supported Agriculture: An RCT. [PDF]
Am J Prev Med, 2019 Introduction: Socioeconomically vulnerable individuals often face poor access to nutritious food and bear a disproportionate burden of diet-related chronic illness. This study tested whether a subsidized community-supported agriculture intervention could improve diet quality.
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COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA) [PDF]
Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie, 2013 Farms of CSA types are a viable alternative to trade of agricultural products coming from conventional agriculture. These farms are faced with a number of policy issues related to product, price, distribution and promotion.
Atănăsoaie George Sebastian
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The Geography of Community Supported Agriculture
JSP: Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu PolitikCommunity Supported Agriculture (CSA) is considered an initiative that supports a more just and sustainable food system by creating a direct and mutual relationship between local farmers and consumers.
Catharina Any Sulistyowati +3 more
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Agriculture, 2021 While food production and consumption processes worldwide are characterized by geographical and social distance, alternative food networks aim to reconnect producers and consumers.
Christina Gugerell +5 more
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Farm Fresh Foods for Healthy Kids (F3HK): An innovative community supported agriculture intervention to prevent childhood obesity in low-income families and strengthen local agricultural economies [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2017 Background Childhood obesity persists in the United States and is associated with serious health problems. Higher rates of obesity among children from disadvantaged households may be, in part, attributable to disparities in access to healthy foods such ...
Rebecca A. Seguin +10 more
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