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What is Community
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a commitment. A commitment between farmers
and consumers. The farmer commits to producing high quality food for a person or
group and the consumer commits to purchasing the food. The consumer benefits from knowing
that high quality food is being produced just for them. They get fresh, locally grown food that
has traveled a minimal distance from the soil in which it was grown. A CSA shareholder gets a
connection to the land from a person, not from a grocery store shelf. A CSA shareholder’s food
dollar stays within the community directly benefitting local farmers, the local economy,
and the local landscape. The farmer benefits because the product is paid for at the beginning
of the season, when costs for seeds and labor are highest and income is lowest. The farmer can
also take pride in the fact that he knows the people he is feeding.
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