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  • From: "Woodyou" <woodyou AT hiwaay.net>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Advice/nothing to harvest
  • Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 21:50:48 -0500

Liz, thanks. Wonderful program. We are never too old to learn, huh? I will
now be looking for one in our area.
Hank
----- Original Message -----
From: "Liz Pike" <liz AT laughingbrookfarm.com>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 7:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Advice/nothing to harvest


> > Lucy, please advise me. I'm new to all this, and loving it, but, what is
> > CSA? So many of you are talking about it, and no doubt in my mind it's a
> > good thing. But, please excuse my ignorance, I just haven't crossed
paths
> > with it.
> > Hank
>
> I'm not Lucy, but I play one on tv...oh, sorry...
>
> CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. The farmers sells a
certain
> number of "shares", investment amounts, into the future harvest of the
farm.
> The share prices are generally paid at the beginning of the season so the
> farmer can have the financing he needs to buy the seed to plant. As the
> harvest comes off, it's divided between the "shareholders".
>
> This is a very simplified explanation, and the concept has as many
variables
> as there are farms using this business model. It's really a win-win
> situation for the farmers and consumers.
>
> You can learn more here:
>
> http://www.csacenter.org/movement.html
>
> Liz Pike
> Laughingbrook Farm
> Westfield NC
> http://www.marketfarming.com
> http://www.laughingbrookfarm.com
>
>
>
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