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Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Community Farms in the 21st Century: Poised for Another Wave of Growth? 
 Two-part history (from 2004) "exploring the birth of the [Community Supported Agriculture] CSA movement in the United States as well as the potentials for this growing and successful model of community agriculture." Includes photos, profiles of community supported farms, and discussion of the potential for growth of CSA in the future. From the Rodale Institute. http://newfarm.rodaleinstitute.org/features/0104/csa-history/part1.shtml Topics: Agriculture Last updated Nov 25, 2008 Community Supported Agriculture
"This [2006] publication reports on the history of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in the U.S. and discusses the various models that have emerged. Recent trends in the CSA movement are presented and demographic information provided about the distribution of CSA farms in the U.S. Several CSA cases are profiled and a survey of recent research is presented. References and resources follow the narrative." From the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service. http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/csa.html Topics: Agriculture Last updated Jul 28, 2008 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Resources about CSA, which "consists of a community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes ... the community's farm, with the growers and consumers providing mutual support." The site includes a description of CSA, a list of CSA farms in the United States, and links to information related to CSA and sustainable agriculture. From the Alternative Farming Systems Information Center. http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/csa/csa.shtml Topics: Agriculture Last updated Jan 11, 2007 The Real Dirt on Farmer John
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Independent Lens program about the family history and recent activities of John Peterson, an American farmer who has "been called everything from a devil worshipper to winningly eccentric -- a maverick, an inspiration, a philosopher of the soil -- farmer, author, playwright and raconteur." Features background on the farmer, recipes, an essay on community-supported agriculture (CSA), and related material. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/realdirt/ Topics: Agriculture Last updated Jul 17, 2006 Robyn Van En Center for CSA Resources
This center for community supported agriculture (CSA) "strive[s] to bring farmers and communities together and to provide resources for those in search [of] information pertaining to the CSA movement." The site provides a definition of CSA, a directory of domestic CSA farms (searchable by state or zip code), a list of international farms, and related links. From Wilson College, a "small, women-centered liberal arts college in southern Pennsylvania." http://www.wilson.edu/wilson/asp/content.asp?id=804 Topics: Agriculture, Business Last updated Jun 18, 2006 |
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