Sharing the harvest : a citizen's guide to Community Supported Agriculture

Henderson, Elizabeth 1943- (Author). Van En, Robyn. (Added Author).

Summary: Looks at partnerships between local small farms and nearby consumers, who become members or subscribers in support of the farm, offering advice on acquiring land, organizing, handling the harvest, and money and legal matters.

Record details

ISBN: 9781933392103
ISBN: 193339210X
Physical Description: print
xvi, 303 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Edition: Rev. and expanded ed.
Publisher: White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green, 2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-294) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Machine generated contents note: Pt. 1 CSA in Context -- 1. What Is Community Supported Agriculture? -- 2. CSA and the Global Supermarket -- Pt. 2 Getting Started -- 3. Creating a CSA -- 4. Choosing a Farm or a Farmer -- 5. Land -- Pt. 3 Getting Organized -- 6. Nurturing a Solid Core Group -- 7. Labor -- 8. Sharers on the Farm -- 9. Money Matters for CSAs -- 10. Legalities -- 11. To Certify or Not to Certify? -- 12. Community and Communications -- Pt. 4 Food -- 13. Growing the Food -- 14. Handling the Harvest -- 15. Distributing the Harvest -- 16. Weekly Share -- 17. Combining CSA with Other Markets -- 18. Regional Networking for Farm-Based Development Economics -- Pt. 5 Many Models -- 19. Multifarm CSAs -- 20. Matching Biodiversity with Social Diversity -- 21. Agriculture Supported Communities -- 22. CSA Around the World -- 23. CSAs That Quit -- Afterword: The Future: On Active Hope -- App. Intervale: Community Owned Farms / Beth Holtzman -- App. Hampshire College CSA: Experiential Learning / Nancy Hanson.