Community Supported Agriculture, contradistinctive cleverly know as CSA, is gaining repute throughout the country. A CSA is a direct relationship between the consumer and the farmer. A CSA farm offers shares to the general community. An individual can purchase, in advance, a rag allotment of the farms crop production. Typically this will be in the fashion of picked up or delivered box of assorted vegetables. Some farm CSA ' s will embrace other farm products as well.
Purchasing a CSA share or membership is the bitter end way to support local farming in your community. When a farmer is able to sell his or her products in advance to the local community before the season starts, the inherent unpredictability of farming is somewhat reduced. If a certain crop fails all of the CSA members share in the loss, not just the farmer. In the same light, if certain crop does exceptionally well all share holders benefit. The farmer also benefits from the advanced crop sales by having all his marketing efforts completed before the growing season starts. This allows the farmer to focus on the actual farm work that is needed throughout the growing season to ensure a productive season.
As a CSA share holder you will gain many benefits. Nothing can get fresher then food right from a farm. Many CSA shares are picked up or delivered on the very same day the crop is picked. A share holder gains the peace of mind coming from knowing who and where there food is grown. The amount and variety of your share will change from week to week so a member will be exposed to new local vegetables. A share holder can feel good knowing that there food dollars are staying in the area instead of supporting a far away economy.
