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Suggested Reading


A Share in the Harvest - An Action Manual for Community Supported Agriculture, Soil Association, 2001.

A Share in the Harvest - A Feasibility Study for Community Supported Agriculture, Soil Association, 2001.

Basic Formula to Create CSA, Robyn Van En, Great Barrington, MA, 1992.

Big Benefits of Eating Organic, Nancy Coggins, Site News, July 7, 2006.

Bringing in the Harvest, Without a Farm in Sight, Kirk Johnson, New York Times, October 27, 2003.

The Community Farm: A Voice for CSA, (quarterly newsletter).

Community Supported Agriculture, Katherine L. Adam, ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, 2006.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA): Building Community Among Farmers and Non-Farmers, J. Sharp, E. Imerman, G. Peters, Journal of Extension 40(3), June 2002.

Community Supported Agriculture in New York State, Hunger Action Network of New York State, 2005.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in the Midwest United States: A Regional Characterization, Erin Tegtmeier and Michael Duffy, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture January 2005.

Community Supported Agriculture on the Central Coast: The CSA Grower Experience, Jan Perez, The Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems, University of California, Santa Cruz, Research Briefs, Paper brief #4a, February 24, 2004

Community Supported Agriculture on the Central Coast: The CSA Member Experience, Jan Perez, Patricia Allen, and Martha Brown, The Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems, University of California, Santa Cruz, Research Briefs, Paper brief #1, January 1, 2003.

Community Supported Agriculture or the Next Best Thing to Owning a Farm, Jack Innis, San Diego Earth Times, April 2004.

CSA Across The Nation: Findings from the 1999 Survey. David Lass etal., Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, University of Wisconsin, 2003.

CSA in NYC Toolkit, Just Food, 2003.

Farms of Tomorrow Revisited, Trauger Groh and Steve McFadden, Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association, 1998.

Fresh food is closer than you may think, Centre Daily, July 5, 2006

Reaching Out: Community Supported Agriculture in New York, Hunger Action Network of New York State, December 2004.

Sharing the Harvest: A Guide to Community Supported Agriculture, Henderson and Van En, Chelsea Green Publishing Co, 1999.

The Action Diet: Get Better Food In Your Neighborhood, Tracie McMillan, City Limits Monthly, July 2004.

The Community Farm: A Voice for CSA, (quarterly newsletter).

What is Community Supported Agriculture and How Does it Work?, Cathy Roth, CSA of North America at the University of Massachusetts Extension.



History

Eating for Your Community: A Report from the Founder of Community Supported Agriculture, Robyn Van En, In Context, Fall 1995.

History of Community Supported Agriculture, Teaching Direct Marketing and Small Farm Viability: Resources for Instructors, Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2005. Lecture Outline and Appendix: The Ten Founding Principles of the Teikei System in Japan.

The History of Community Supported Agriculture, Part I: Community Farms in the 21st Century: Poised for Another Wave of Growth?, Steven McFadden , New Farm, Rodale Institute, 2004.

The History of Community Supported Agriculture, Part II: CSA's World of Possibilities, Steven McFadden , New Farm, Rodale Institute , 2004.




Updated 6/2006
 

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This project is supported by the Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,
USDA Grant # 2009-33800-20201