Community Supported Agriculture: An Overview of this Direct-Market Model
Webinar Details
When:
Oct 9, 2012 3:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 00:51 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Reviewed for Continued Content Relevance: 07/2016
Presenter(s):
- Sarah Brown, Organic Specialist, USDA NRCS West National Technology Support Center and Oregon Tilth, Portland, OR
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- Certificate of Participation
- Conservation Planner (CP) - 1 hour Conservation Planning Credit
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Watch this webinar to learn about the CSA concept and examples.
Since the recording of this webinar, the Food Safety Modernization Act has been passed which may impact CSA farms as well as other farms. Visit FDA for more information.
Community supported agriculture (CSA) has become quite the buzz word in recent years. Producers looking to sell food as local as possible have turned to this unique marketing idea as a means of improving cash flow, building community, and connecting directly with consumers. The concept of CSA is believed to have evolved from models in Japan and Europe during the 1960's. The first CSA farms in the US were started in the 1980's in New England, and currently there are believed to be over 4,000 nationwide. Most CSAs follow a similar structure where consumers 'subscribe' or become members of a farm at the beginning of the season and over the course of the season receive 'shares' of the operation's harvests. In most cases, CSA farms provide fresh produce, but over recent years the model has evolved to include a number of variations. In this webinar, participants are introduced to the CSA concept, see examples of different types of CSAs, and learn about the advantages and disadvantages to both producer and consumer.
This webinar is sponsored by the USDA NRCS East and West National Technology Support Centers.
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