[Market-farming] CSA start-up
Fellenz
fellenz at fltg.net
Sun Nov 25 20:54:27 EST 2007
I'm in Central NY, zone 5-6, and have two small CSAs. One with ~50
members and the second with ~60 members. The first offers 15, 23 and 30
week season options, the second has a 24 week season. I offer two share
sizes, the small has 6-8 items/week and the large 8-12 items. I shoot
for a season average of 7+ and 11 items/week. The shares include both
fruit, mainly berries, melons and apples, and vegetables. Herbs are
offered most weeks on a "take what you can use" basis. More information
on the CSAs can be found on my website, www.FellenzFamilyFarm.com or on
LocalHarvest.org .
I hope that you have several years of market farming experience under
your belt as a CSA is more of a high-wire act than selling at farmers
markets or from a farm stand.
The other thing to consider is whether you can make any money with a
small CSA. The number and variety of crops grown is usually more than
for farmers markets and if you only have a few shares, it is difficult
to cover your costs for growing a lot of different items.
Andy
frshstrt at baldwin-telecom.net wrote:
> Hi Everyone, I'm toying with the thought of starting a small CSA. For
> those of you who do this- I need to know how many weeks, how much cost
> per share and about how much per week in that share. Any hints are
> helpful. Thanks, Lu in Wisconsin
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