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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Investigating consumers' experiences with community supported agriculture: Convergent parallel design methods. [PDF]
PLoS ONECommunity-supported agriculture (CSA) represents a collaborative model where local farms and community members form partnerships to facilitate the direct delivery of fresh produce from farms to consumers. This study primarily investigates the experiences
Yuanyuan Huang +2 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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Preliminary trial findings from Harvest Share: a cost-offset community supported agriculture model to improve diet in New York City [PDF]
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical ActivityBackground Community-supported agriculture (CSA) programs are an evidence-based approach to increase fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake while also strengthening the local farming economy and social bonds.
Madison N. LeCroy +22 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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Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsAgroecology is receiving increasing attention and recognition as a concept for transitions to more sustainable agricultural and food systems. There is however a lack of characterization of agroecology in agricultural and food systems, while integrated ...
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Fruit and Vegetable Preferences and Practices May Hinder Participation in Community-Supported Agriculture Among Low-Income Rural Families. [PDF]
J Nutr Educ Behav, 2019 Hanson KL +10 more
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Incentivizing wellness through community supported agriculture
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2021 Community supported agriculture (CSA) programs are emerging as popular consumer options for produce acquisition. While many researchers have discussed the impacts of CSA on economies, communities, and the environment, others are interested in ...
Jairus Rossi, Timothy Woods
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Models for cost-offset community supported agriculture (CO-CSA) programs
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2021 Cost-offset community supported agriculture (CO-CSA) appears to be a promising way to increase low-income households’ access and intake of fresh produce, while also helping CSA farms expand their farm business.
Marilyn Sitaker +9 more
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