Sharing the Harvest: A Citizen's Guide to Community Supported Agriculture, 2nd EditionChelsea Green Publishing, 01.11.2007 - 320 Seiten To an increasing number of American families the CSA (community supported agriculture) is the answer to the globalization of our food supply. The premise is simple: create a partnership between local farmers and nearby consumers, who become members or subscribers in support of the farm. In exchange for paying in advance--at the beginning of the growing season, when the farm needs financing--CSA members receive the freshest, healthiest produce throughout the season and keep money, jobs, and farms in their own community. In this thoroughly revised and expanded edition of a Chelsea Green classic, authors Henderson and Van En provide new insight into making CSA not only a viable economic model, but the right choice for food lovers and farmers alike. Thinking and buying local is quickly moving from a novel idea to a mainstream activity. The groundbreaking first edition helped spark a movement and, with this revised edition, Sharing the Harvest is poised to lead the way toward a revitalized agriculture. |
Inhalt
WHAT IS COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE? | 3 |
CSA AND THE GLOBAL SUPERMARKET | 10 |
CREATING A CSA | 29 |
CHOOSING A FARM OR A FARMER | 50 |
Passing on the Land | 69 |
NURTURING A SOLID CORE GROUP | 75 |
LABOR | 83 |
MONEY MATTERS FOR CSAS | 109 |
Animals by Robyn Van En | 173 |
HANDLING THE HARVEST | 181 |
DISTRIBUTING THE HARVEST | 188 |
ECONOMICS | 213 |
MULTIFARM CSAS | 221 |
MATCHING BIODIVERSITy WITH SOCIAL DIVERSITy | 227 |
AGRICULTURE SUPPORTED COMMUNITIES | 244 |
CSA AROUND THE WORLD | 258 |
Contracts | 122 |
LEGALITIES | 128 |
TO CERTIFY OR NOT TO CERTIFY? | 134 |
COMMUNITY AND COMMUNICATIONS | 143 |
Communications | 154 |
GROWING THE FOOD | 165 |
CSAS THAT QUIT | 272 |
Afterword | 278 |
CSA Resources | 286 |
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