Understanding Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Operations

Everyday
 
operation
How 
does a 
CSA
 
work?
What 
is a
 
CSA?
Community 
Supported 
Agriculture 
(CSA) 
is 
a 
direct
partnership 
based 
on 
the 
human 
relationship 
between
 
people
and 
one 
or 
several 
producer(s), 
whereby 
the 
risks
,
responsibilities 
and 
rewards 
of 
farming 
are 
shared, 
through 
a
long 
term, 
binding
 
agreement
.
Ezt 
lecserélni
 angolra
Operation 
of a
 
CSA
In 
a 
CSA 
the 
season 
usually 
starts
in the 
spring 
and 
lasts 
till 
winter
or 
next
 
spring.
The 
seasonal 
or 
annual 
operation
is 
like 
a 
circle, 
which 
starts 
with
the 
planning 
and 
ends 
with 
the
evaluation 
and 
renewal 
of 
the
agreements.
1.
 
Planning
The 
farmer 
plans 
the 
season 
including 
the 
produce 
range,
 
the
finances, 
the 
number 
of 
members, 
the 
length 
of 
the 
season
and 
the 
activities 
for 
the
 
community.
TIPP
If 
you 
give 
feedback 
to
 
your 
farmer, 
you
can 
influence 
the 
produce 
range 
and
influence 
the 
type 
of
 
products.
2. 
Signing the
 
agreement
Most 
CSAs 
offer 
a 
contract 
or 
agreement 
outlining 
practical
terms 
and 
arrangements, 
as 
well 
as 
the 
chief 
principles
 
and
values 
of 
the
 
CSA.
TIPP
Make 
sure 
to 
return 
the 
contract 
on
time, 
with
 
this 
you 
can 
ensure 
your 
place
for 
the 
season 
and 
the 
farmer 
doesn’t
have 
to 
chase
 
you.
3. 
Crop
 
planning
Once 
the 
agreement 
is signed, 
the 
farmer 
finalizes 
the 
crop 
plan.
This 
provides 
an 
overview 
of 
which 
vegetables 
will 
be 
included
 
in
the 
season, 
when 
they 
will 
be 
planted 
and 
when 
they 
will 
be
harvested.
TIPP
If
 
you 
are 
intersted 
in the 
crop
plan, 
ask 
your 
farmer 
to 
show
it
 
to
 
you
 
on
 
the
 
farm
 
visit.
4. 
Work 
on the
 
farm
The 
farmer 
grows 
the 
vegetables 
or 
other 
farm 
products 
using
 
the
agreed 
methods. 
Most 
CSAs 
follow 
the 
principles 
of 
agroecology,
while 
some 
are 
certified
 
organic.
TIPP
If
 
you
 
volunteer
 
on
 
the
 
farm,
 
you
 
can
learn 
more 
about 
the 
vegetables
 
and
how 
they 
are
 
produced.
5. 
News 
the
 
farm
The 
farmer 
sends 
news 
to 
members 
or 
coordinators 
from
 
the
farm, 
as 
well 
as 
the list 
of 
products 
before 
the 
weekly
delivery.
TIPP
Make 
sure 
to 
follow 
the 
main
communication 
channel 
of 
your
community 
to 
avoid 
missing
 
any
important
 
news.
6. 
Weekly
 
delivery
The 
farmer 
transports 
the 
shares 
to 
the 
delivery 
point 
at 
the
agreed
 
time.
 
The
 
members
 
go
 
to
 
the
 
delivery
 
point
 
to
 
pick
 
up
their 
weekly
 
share.
TIPP
Make 
sure 
to 
arrive 
on 
time 
and 
return
your 
box 
or 
bag 
each 
week. 
If 
you 
can’t
pick 
up 
your 
share, 
ask 
an 
other
 
member
to 
take 
it
 
for 
you.
7. 
Cooking 
at
 
home
The 
members 
cook 
from 
the 
weekly 
share. 
They 
usually
 
share
recipes 
for 
unknown 
vegetables 
or 
other
 
foods
TIPP
If 
you you 
meet 
a 
new 
vegetable, 
ask
help 
from 
the other 
members 
how
 
they
cook 
it 
and 
store
 
it.
8. 
Farm
 
visit
Farm 
visits 
are 
organized 
for 
the 
members 
to 
learn 
about
 
farming,
get 
to 
know 
the 
farmer 
and 
each 
other 
better. 
It 
often 
includes
some 
voluntary 
work 
on 
the
 
farm.
TIPP
Don’t 
miss 
the 
farm visits!
 
They
are 
great 
occasions 
to 
get 
to
know 
your 
farmer, 
the other
members, 
and 
if 
you 
like 
you
can 
get 
your 
hands 
dirty 
by
volunteering!
9. 
Evaluating 
the
 
season
Members 
can 
give feedback 
on 
the 
season, 
especially 
on 
the
quality, diversity 
and 
quantity 
of 
vegetables 
or other 
products,
delivery, 
communication. 
This 
is 
usually 
done 
using 
an 
online
 
form.
TIPP
Don’t 
miss 
the 
evaluation 
process, 
it
 
is
agreat 
way 
to 
give 
feedback 
to 
your
farmer 
and 
coordination 
about 
the
season 
and 
influence 
the
 
next!
10. End of season
 
meeting
The 
end 
of 
the 
season 
is 
marked by 
a 
meeting 
allowing
 
members
to 
review 
the 
results 
of 
the 
evaluation, 
plan 
the 
budget 
for 
the
next 
season, 
and 
to 
select 
the 
delivery
 
points.
TIPP
The 
evaluation 
meeting 
is 
a 
great
occasion 
to 
learn 
how 
the 
whole
community 
evaluated 
the 
season 
and
share 
your 
ideas 
for 
the 
coming
 
season.
11. 
Renewing 
the
 
agreement
Members 
are 
contacted 
to 
see 
who 
would 
like 
to 
join 
for 
the 
new
season. 
Based 
on 
how 
many 
existing 
members 
sign 
the 
new
contract,
 
the
 
farmer
 
will
 
see
 
if
 
the
 
community
 
needs
 
to
 
recruit
 
new
members.
TIPP
If 
you 
have 
a 
friend 
who would 
like 
to
join 
a 
CSA, 
tell 
her 
about 
yours 
or
 
help
her 
to 
find 
one 
close 
to 
her 
home 
or
workplace.
Your 
responsibilities 
as 
a
 
member
CSA 
is 
built 
on 
a 
close 
partnership, 
in 
which
both 
you 
and 
the 
farmer 
have 
certain 
tasks
which
 
ensure 
that 
this 
system 
is 
working
smoothly.
By 
paying 
attention 
to 
your
responsibilities, 
you 
can 
help 
the 
farmer
and 
the 
coordinator, 
who 
are 
often 
very
busy.
P
l
e
a
s
e
 
d
o
n
t
 
f
o
r
g
e
t
pay 
on
 
time
pick 
up 
your 
share 
on
 
time
accept 
the 
specifics 
of 
the
 
CSA
return 
your
 
box/bag
follow 
the
 
news
give
 
feedback
evaluate 
the
 
season
volunteer 
if 
you
 
can
Your 
CSA 
contact
 
list:
Name 
and 
number 
of 
your
 
farmer:
Name 
and 
number 
of 
your
 
coordinator:
Time 
and place 
of 
your
 
delivery:
Season
 
start:
Season
 
end:
Dates 
of 
the 
payments:
Contact of 
a 
nearby
 
member:
Published
 
in
 
2021
 
as
 
part
 
of
 
the
 
Food&More
 
international
 
project
 
that
 
was
 
funded
 
by 
the
 
European
Union 
under 
the 
Erasmus+ 
programme 
and 
conducted 
in 
partnership
 
by:
TVE,
 
https://tudatosvasarlo.hu/
AMPI, 
https://
www.asociaceampi.cz/
Fundacja 
EkoRozwoju 
(FER)
 
http://fer.org.pl/
URGENCI,
 
https://urgenci.net/
The 
European 
Commission’s 
support 
for 
the 
production 
of 
this 
publication 
does 
not 
constitute 
an
endorsementof
 
the
 
contetnts,
 
which
 
reflects
 
the
 
reviews 
only
 
of
 
the
 
authors,
 
and
 
the
 
Commision
 
cannot
be 
held
 
responsible
 
for
 
any
 
use
 
which
 
may
 
be 
made 
of
 
the
 
information
 
contained
 
therein.
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Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a direct partnership model where the risks, responsibilities, and rewards of farming are shared between producers and consumers. The CSA operation involves planning, signing agreements, crop planning, farm work, and communication with members. By actively engaging with the CSA process, members can influence produce range and stay informed about farm activities. Explore the human-centered relationship that underpins CSA operations from planning to farm news updates.


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  1. Everyday operation How does a CSA work?

  2. What is a CSA? Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a direct partnership based on the human relationship betweenpeople and one or several producer(s), whereby the risks, responsibilities and rewards of farming are shared, through a long term, binding agreement.

  3. Ezt lecserlni angolra Operation of a CSA In a CSA the season usually starts in the spring and lasts till winter or nextspring. The seasonal or annual operation is like a circle, which starts with the planning and ends with the evaluation and renewal of the agreements.

  4. 1. Planning The farmer plans the season including the produce range,the finances, the number of members, the length of the season and the activities for thecommunity. TIPP If you give feedback toyour farmer, you can influence the produce range and influence the type ofproducts.

  5. 2. Signing theagreement Most CSAsoffer acontract or agreement outlining practical terms andarrangements,aswell asthe chief principlesand valuesof theCSA. TIPP Make sure to return the contract on time, withthis you can ensure your place for the season and the farmer doesn t have to chaseyou.

  6. 3. Crop planning Once the agreement is signed, the farmer finalizes the crop plan. This provides an overview of which vegetables will be includedin the season, when they will be planted and when they will be harvested. TIPP If youareintersted in the crop plan, ask your farmer to show it to youonthe farm visit.

  7. 4. Work on the farm The farmer grows the vegetables or other farm products usingthe agreed methods. Most CSAs follow the principles of agroecology, while some are certifiedorganic. TIPP If youvolunteer on the farm, youcan learn more about the vegetablesand how they areproduced.

  8. 5. News the farm The farmer sends news to members or coordinators fromthe farm, as well as the list of products before the weekly delivery. TIPP Make sure to follow the main communication channel of your community to avoid missingany importantnews.

  9. 6. Weekly delivery The farmer transports the shares to the delivery point at the agreedtime.Themembersgoto the delivery point to pickup their weeklyshare. TIPP Make sure to arrive on time and return your box or bag each week. If you can t pick up your share, ask an othermember to take itfor you.

  10. 7. Cooking at home The members cook from the weekly share. They usuallyshare recipes for unknown vegetables or otherfoods TIPP If you you meet a new vegetable, ask help from the other members howthey cook it and storeit.

  11. 8. Farmvisit Farm visits are organized for the members to learn aboutfarming, get to know the farmer and each other better. It often includes some voluntary work on thefarm. TIPP Don t miss the farm visits!They are great occasions to get to know your farmer, the other members, and if you like you can get your hands dirty by volunteering!

  12. 9. Evaluating the season Members can give feedback on the season, especially on the quality, diversity and quantity of vegetables or other products, delivery, communication. This is usually done using an online form. TIPP Don t miss the evaluation process, itis agreat way to give feedback to your farmer and coordination about the season and influence the next!

  13. 10. End of seasonmeeting The end of the season is marked by a meeting allowingmembers to review the results of the evaluation, plan the budget for the next season, and to select the deliverypoints. TIPP The evaluation meeting is a great occasion to learn how the whole community evaluated the season and share your ideas for the comingseason.

  14. 11. Renewing the agreement Members are contacted to see who would like to join for the new season. Based on how many existing members sign the new contract,the farmer will seeif the community needsto recruitnew members. TIPP If you have a friend who would like to join a CSA, tell her about yours orhelp her to find one close to her home or workplace.

  15. Your responsibilities as a member CSA is built on a close partnership, in which both you and the farmer have certain tasks which ensure that this system is working smoothly. By responsibilities, you can help the farmer and the coordinator, who are often very busy. paying attention to your

  16. Please dontforget pay ontime pick up your share ontime accept the specifics of theCSA return yourbox/bag follow thenews givefeedback evaluate theseason volunteer if youcan

  17. Your CSA contact list: Name and number of yourfarmer: Name and number of yourcoordinator: Time and place of your delivery: Season start: Season end: Dates of the payments: Contact of a nearby member:

  18. Publishedin 2021aspart of the Food&Moreinternational project that wasfundedby the European Union under the Erasmus+ programme and conducted in partnershipby: TVE,https://tudatosvasarlo.hu/ AMPI, https://www.asociaceampi.cz/ Fundacja EkoRozwoju (FER)http://fer.org.pl/ URGENCI,https://urgenci.net/ The European Commission s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsementofthe contetnts,whichreflectsthe reviews onlyof the authors,andthe Commisioncannot be heldresponsibleforanyusewhichmaybe made of the informationcontainedtherein.

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