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  • From: quarter acre farm <quarteracre.sonoma AT gmail.com>
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  • Subject: [Market-farming] How many CSA shares per acre?
  • Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 12:39:29 -0700

How many CSA shares can 1 acre provide? 
I'm trying to figure out for future expansion plans. 


Right now I'm growing on 1/2 acre and I have a 10 member 25 week CSA with 2 sizes of shares a $20 Couple Share and $26 Family Share.
I also sell at 1 farmers market and to 2 restaurants.

I'm looking to increase to 1 acre and drop the farmers market, so I'm trying to figure out how many shares I could do then.

My original assumption was 20 members to an acre but I have been hearing from other farmers that its more???

Thanks in advance for all your words of wisdom,
Andrea

Sonoma, CA



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