Sharing the harvest : a citizen's guide to Community Supported Agriculture / Elizabeth Henderson with Robyn Van En ; foreword by Joan Dye Gussow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henderson, Elizabeth, 1943-

Contributor:

Van En, Robyn.

Class of 1939 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Collective farms--United States.

Collective farms.

Community gardens--United States.

Community gardens.

Agriculture, Cooperative--United States.

Agriculture, Cooperative.

United States.

Farm produce--United States--Marketing.

Farm produce.

Marketing.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States.

Agriculture.

Agriculture--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

xvi, 303 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Revised and expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green, 2007.

Summary:

In Sharing the Harvest, the authors lay out the basic tenets of CSA, provide useful information for both farmers and consumers on starting and running a successful community farm project, and describe hundreds of useful strategies that have worked (or not worked) for CSAs from Alaska to Florida. An inspirational yet highly practical handbook for a growing movement, Sharing the Harvest is a must-read for: -- Farmers, of both large and small farms, who want to investigate a more satisfying and financially secure way to sell their crops. -- Consumers, who want to serve their families fresher, healthier, better-tasting food than is available from the supermarket -- and at the same or lower cost -- Backyard gardeners, who would like to supplement their own vegetables with a wide variety of food that is every bit as good (or even better) than homegrown -- Food activists, chefs, and others, who recognize the benefits of within the seasons" and the importance of local farms.

Contents:

What is Community Supported Agriculture?

CSA and the global supermarket

Creating a CSA

Choosing a farm or farmer

The land

Nurturing a solid core group

Labor

Sharers on the farm

Money matters for CSAs

Legalities

To certify or not to certify?

Community and communications

Growing the food

Handling the harvest

Distributing the harvest

The weekly share

Combining CSA with other markets

Regional networking for farm-based development economics

Multifarm CSAs

Matching biodiversity with social diversity

Agriculture supported communities

CSA around the world

CSAs that quit.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [292]-294) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1939 Fund.

ISBN:

9781933392103

193339210X

OCLC:

144328213