TAKING IT TO THE PEOPLE

摘要

THE FIRST TIME someone mentioned to me the idea of a CSA, I said, "Huh? What is that?" They said the letters stood for Community Supported Agriculture. I again said, "Huh?" as I still had no idea what this meant.I asked a little more about this idea and was told this is a system of marketing in which customers receive weekly allotments of produce for a growing season. One aspect of the CSA system that really got my attention was that pre-payment for the season'sproduce is often made during months that earnings are typically low.An excellent review of this topic can be found at the CSA Local Harvest website: LocalHarvest.org. The term "Farm Share" is becoming commonly used in place of CSA, and this seems to be more relatable to the public.