Henderson, Elizabeth,  1943- <br/><br/>
Sharing the harvest :  a citizen's guide to Community Supported Agriculture / 
Elizabeth Henderson with Robyn Van En ; foreword by Joan Dye Gussow. 
 - Rev. and expanded ed. 
 - White River Junction, Vt. :  Chelsea Green,  2007. 
 - xvi, 303 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-294) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781933392103 193339210X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007021963 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Collective farms--United States.<br/>Community gardens--United States.<br/>Agriculture, Cooperative--United States.<br/>Farm produce--Marketing.--United States<br/>Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States.<br/>Absatz.<br/>Kooperation.<br/>Landwirtschaft.<br/>Agrarprodukt.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>USA.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD1492.U6  / H46 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>334/.6830973 
<br/><br/><label>National Agricultural Library Call No.: </label>HD1492.U6  / H46 2007