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Grower Perspectives in Community Supported Agriculture [PDF]

HortTechnology, 2004
Community supported agriculture (CSA) is an alternative model of farming in which consumers become “members” of a farm, by contract, to receive a share of the harvest. Case study interviews were used to ascertain CSA grower perspectives, as indicated by sources of information and motivations.
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Fostering sustainable agriculture: An exploration of localised food systems through community supported agriculture

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
This study sheds light on the potential of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) as a strategic initiative to foster the development of a more resilient, eco-conscious, and community-centred food system.
Ming-Jie Tay, Tuan-Hock Ng, Ying-San Lim
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Education as a response to sustainability issues

European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 2014
In the field of environmental education and education for sustainable development, there is a lively discussion about the paradox between acknowledging pluralism and taking into account urgent sustainability concerns.
Katrien Van Poeck, Joke Vandenabeele
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Energy-efficiency of community supported agriculture farms and conventional vegetable production

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Given the multiple challenges agriculture faces today, approaches that ensure both food security and the sustainable use of agroecosystems are urgently needed.
Albrecht Menzel, Lukas Egli, Arthur Gross   +2 more
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Community-supported agriculture marketing performance: results from pilot market channel assessments in Colorado [PDF]

, 2019
Due in large part to rising consumer interest, the number of farmers and ranchers selling through local food markets is growing. Community-supported agriculture (CSA) is a unique local food channel adopted by producers that was initially established as a
McFadden, Dawn Thilmany, author, Martha Sullins, Sullins, Martha, author, Jablonski, Becca B. R., author, Dawn Thilmany McFadden, Becca B. R. Jablonski, Sustainability, publisher   +6 more
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Market Power in Direct Marketing of Fresh Produce: Community Supported Agriculture Farms [PDF]

CSA farms establish a loyal customer base and, potentially, market power. A new empirical industrial organization (NEIO) approach and survey data from Northeast CSA farms are used to determine whether CSA farms have market power and the extent to which ...
Nathalie Lavoie, Daniel A. Lass, T. Robert Fetter   +2 more
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L’apport des partenariats solidaires entre producteurs agricoles et consommateurs en temps de crise

Géographie et Cultures, 2013
This contribution deals with human and social sciences confronted with environmental disasters and questions the social response in time of crisis provided by Japanese Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), known as teikei.
Jean Lagane
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Helping Farmers with Continuation Planning for Cost-Offset Community Supported Agriculture to Low-Income Families

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2020
To improve low-income families’ access to fresh local produce, some farmers offer subsidized or “cost-offset” community supported agriculture (CO-CSA) shares.
Marilyn Sitaker, Mackenzie McCall, Jane Kolodinsky, Weiwei Wang, Alice Ammerman, Kristin Bulpitt, Stephanie Jilcott Pitts, Karla Hanson, Leah Volpe, Rebecca Seguin-Fowler   +9 more
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Community Supported Agriculture in the urban fringe: empirical evidence for project potentiality in the metropolitan area of Naples (Italy)

, 2010
Urbanisation of city-side areas effects on farm land use and organisation are analysed in this study with the objective of seeking the most effective way to implement a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) scheme.
Cicia, G., Giudice, T., Del, Pascucci, S., Colantuoni, F.   +3 more
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Community Supported Agriculture Farmers’ Perceptions of Management Benefits and Drawbacks

, 2019
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a direct partnership between producer(s) and a group of consumers/members to share the risks and responsibilities of farming activities. CSA aims at producing and providing environmentally, socially, economically,
Piroska Kocsis, Margherita Del Prete, Antonella Samoggia, Chiara Perazzolo   +3 more
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