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Book Synopsis Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in the Mid-Atlantic United States: A Sociological Analysis by :
Download or read book Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in the Mid-Atlantic United States: A Sociological Analysis written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In response to the globalization of agriculture and the proliferation of convenience-based and processed foods, many Americans have joined community supported farms. Community supported agriculture (CSA) involves people paying a seasonal fee to a local farmer in return for weekly allotments of organically-grown produce. This research investigates the membership, stabilization, and success of selected CSAs in the mid-Atlantic United States. The analyses are based upon survey data from 204 members of five CSAs collected during the 2000 growing season. Interview data from each of the farmers and thirteen of the members supplement the survey data. The data are analyzed primarily with path analytic techniques in order to test hypotheses derived from a thorough search of the relevant literatures. Results show that the majority of the members of these CSAs are white, well educated, wealthy, and female. Although the respondents tend to be interested in environmental issues, alternative agriculture, and community issues, their relative level of interest does not affect their level of investment in the CSA. A higher level of member investment, however, does have a positive effect upon the organizational success of the farms in this study. Organizational success also is found to be negatively affected by the CSA's relative degree of organizational stability, a finding that contradicts some of the literature. The dissertation concludes with a discussion of the methodological, theoretical, and applied implications of these findings. These implications include the finding that while electronic survey techniques have certain advantages, one disadvantage discovered is that electronic return rates are much lower than the return rates for U.S. mail surveys. Additionally, the process of social movement organization growth and change, as developed by resource mobilization theorists, is found to be applicable to the maturation levels of the CSAs in this study. Finally, strategies are su.
Book Synopsis Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in the Mid-Atlantic United States by : Kenneth Brandon Lang Loughridge
Download or read book Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in the Mid-Atlantic United States written by Kenneth Brandon Lang Loughridge and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keywords: community supported agriculture, alternative agriculture, resource mobilization theory, voluntary association.
Book Synopsis Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) by : Suzanne DeMuth
Download or read book Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) written by Suzanne DeMuth and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Farms of Tomorrow Revisited by : Trauger Groh
Download or read book Farms of Tomorrow Revisited written by Trauger Groh and published by SteinerBooks. This book was released on 1998-04 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely sequel to the popular inspirational blueprint for Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is set to guide this rapidly growing movement to the next stage of its development. The authors provide very practical examples and information that will be of service to growers and shareholders alike without losing sight of the heart and excitement that makes CSA central to the renewal of agriculture. Added to the material from the original edition are two new essays by Trauger Groh dealing with the economic, legal and spiritual questions surrounding the CSA movement, and the role of domestic animals on CSA farms, while Steven McFadden contributes several new pieces on the context and scope of community farms. New profiles of five farms are included, and the farm "biographies" from the 1990 first edition are reprinted and updated with reports on their present situations and lessons learned during the intervening years. Expanded appendices provide suggestions for starting CSA farms, look at the issues surrounding the acquisition and holding of land, illustrate sample farm prospects and budgets, and offer lengthy lists of resources and suggestions for additional reading.
Book Synopsis Sharing the Harvest by : Elizabeth Henderson
Download or read book Sharing the Harvest written by Elizabeth Henderson and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Three Essays on Community Supported Agriculture by : Anastasia Thayer
Download or read book Three Essays on Community Supported Agriculture written by Anastasia Thayer and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of community supported agriculture (CSA) farms has grown considerably since the model was first introduced in the United States nearly 30 years ago. However, current academic literature lacks specific studies that provide an in-depth analysis of a market for CSA shares over time. The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive overview of the supply and demand for CSA shares in the Tanana Valley through extensive data gathering of local production and farm statistics. The research provides a narrative of how the market has developed and changed over time. Hedonic models provide real estimates of implicit prices paid for specific attributes of CSA shares in the market. A choice experiment and intercept surveys determined consumer preferences for CSA shares. Overall, the results of this research indicate that CSA farms are becoming more prevalent in the Tanana Valley and offer a growing number of consumers a diverse basket of vegetables over the short Alaskan growing season. Based on statistics gathered from the demand analysis, farmers in the region could increase revenues and capture a larger share of the market for produce in the Tanana Valley through increased marketing and more flexible share options.
Book Synopsis Awakening Community Intelligence by : Steven McFadden
Download or read book Awakening Community Intelligence written by Steven McFadden and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-05-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last decades many thousands of people in all parts of the world have come to recognize in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) a vehicle for approaching land, food, labor, environment and community in a healthier way. According to the USDA as many as 12,000 new CSA farms have been established in the USA since 1986. Many thousands more have taken root around the world. Now - in an era with increasing shadows of environmental catastrophe - it's time to expand exponentially the CSA vision and reality. The opportunity is before us to establish hundreds of thousands of CSA farms in nations around the world, and to thereby employ a proven, egalitarian model to address the radically changing circumstances in our environment, climate, economics, and social relationships.Awakening Community Intelligence lays out a powerful vision, and sounds a call to action.
Book Synopsis Basic Formula to Create Community Supported Agriculture by : Robyn Van En
Download or read book Basic Formula to Create Community Supported Agriculture written by Robyn Van En and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Community Supported Agriculture in the Mid-Atlantic Region by : Lydia Oberholtzer
Download or read book Community Supported Agriculture in the Mid-Atlantic Region written by Lydia Oberholtzer and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Community Supported Agriculture by : Pam Clay
Download or read book Community Supported Agriculture written by Pam Clay and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Toward a Community Supported Agriculture by : Marcia Ostrom
Download or read book Toward a Community Supported Agriculture written by Marcia Ostrom and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Farmer Perspectives on Livelihoods Within Community Supported Agriculture by : Mark Paul
Download or read book Farmer Perspectives on Livelihoods Within Community Supported Agriculture written by Mark Paul and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States there is a tremendous amount of interest in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) among farmers, consumers, activists, and policymakers. Despite the attention garnered by CSA farms and the resurgence of local agriculture, relatively few studies have examined the livelihood opportunities for farmers within local agriculture. This paper takes a step in this direction, evaluating livelihoods for CSA farmers through in-depth interviews conducted in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts. Based on the principles early advocates set forth as goals of the CSA movement, the paper evaluates how CSA farmers are doing from the farmers' perspective. The paper finds that while CSA farmers are faring better than other farms across the United States and in the study region in terms of earned farm income, they still earn far less than the median national income of all households. Despite these income challenges, CSA provides broader social, ecological, and economic benefits to farming communities as a whole, with its focus on providing food for the community rather than producing mass commodities for the market. These non-market benefits are a significant source of well-being from the CSA farmers' perspective.
Book Synopsis Promoting Rural Community Development: Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farms in the United States by : Patrick McLaughlin
Download or read book Promoting Rural Community Development: Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farms in the United States written by Patrick McLaughlin and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis List of Dubbs Family Interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery by :
Download or read book List of Dubbs Family Interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dissertation Abstracts International by :
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Local Food Systems; Concepts, Impacts, and Issues by : Steve Martinez
Download or read book Local Food Systems; Concepts, Impacts, and Issues written by Steve Martinez and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local food, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and producers, and examines early indications of the economic and health impacts of local food systems. Defining ¿local¿ based on marketing arrangements, such as farmers selling directly to consumers at regional farmers¿ markets or to schools, is well recognized. Statistics suggest that local food markets account for a small, but growing, share of U.S. agricultural production. For smaller farms, direct marketing to consumers accounts for a higher percentage of their sales than for larger farms. Charts and tables.
Book Synopsis Remaking the North American Food System by : C. Clare Hinrichs
Download or read book Remaking the North American Food System written by C. Clare Hinrichs and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the resurgence of interest in rebuilding the links between agricultural production and food consumption. With examples from Puerto Rico to Oregon to Quebec, this work offers a North American perspective attuned to trends toward globalization at the level of markets and governance and shows how globalization affects specific localities.
