This 49 page training manual is designed to be used as a training aide for the CSA mini-schools that we will hold in 2008. We hope it will also be useful as a stand-alone document for anyone interested in starting a CSA farm. We will offer them for sale in printed form, with a CD containing crop planning software and budgeting software as well as sample documents and other resources. See below.

Feel free to copy from these files. Please refer to the CSA-MI Training Manual and provide this website or contact information if you copy extensively.

If you don't have the reader for pdf files on your computer, go to this site to download the free program

To Purchase Copies:

Single copies are $15 including shipping and handling.

5 - 14 Copies: $13 each including s/h

15+: $10.60 each including s/h

For larger quantities, or for overseas shipping please contact us. Email

or phone: 231-889-3216

CD Only: The CD has PDF files of the training manual, and the items mentioned above, but lacks a few printed samples of documents that the Printed Manual contains. Purchase this for $7 including shipping in the U.S.

Check or money order only, please:

CSA-MI

3480 Potter Rd

Bear Lake, MI 49614

New Additions

As we use the manual, and more people see it, we will add and modify the document.

One addtion we can already see a need for is record keeping. If you have thoughts on this, or samples you would like to share, send information to the email link above.