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

By:

Henderson, Elizabeth, 1943-

Contributor(s):

Van En, Robyn

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green, 2007.Edition: Rev. and expanded edDescription: xvi, 303 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:

9781933392103
193339210X

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

334/.6830973 22

LOC classification:

HD1492.U6 H46 2007

Online resources:

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.

Summary: Looks at partnerships between local small farms and nearby consumers, who become members or subscribers in support of the farm, offering advice on acquiring land, organizing, handling the harvest, and money and legal matters.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Circulating Books	Pennsylvania Horticultural Society	Main Collection	HD1492.U6 H46 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		3182700013930

Total holds: 0

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

Looks at partnerships between local small farms and nearby consumers, who become members or subscribers in support of the farm, offering advice on acquiring land, organizing, handling the harvest, and money and legal matters.