Market Farming

[Leigh Hauter <lh AT pressroom.com>]

Really briefly because I should be outside putting broccoli in the ground, but

>  to be a CSA
> farm, do I need to join some sort of government group

no.  There isn't such a thing

>  or have some sort of
> certificate or license to be a CSA farm?

no

> Is there a master list of
> "official" CSA farms,

no

>  or are they CSA farms just because they say they are
> and post their name on a web site?

there are two  nation lists you can register with  (and a number of 
other local ones

>  We already have a Farmers' Market group
> that has become a nonprofit organization, of which I'm on the board Can
> that group be a CSA group somehow, being the focal point for farmers and
> businesses to get together, or does it have to be by individual farms
> working independently?

Actually, both models are out there.  Look at the webpage that Allan 
recommended (Robyn Van En CSA Center )for a good place to start.  I 
think a google search of CSA might give you more of an idea.  Are 
there books out there?  probably, but I haven't seen anything that I 
would recommend  - but that doesn't mean there aren't any.
Leigh