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CSA RESOURCES
Web Based Resources
There is a wealth of information about CSA on the internet. A few resources are listed below, and these can lead you as far into the topic as you might wish to go.
CSA-List email Discussion Group
http://www.prairienet.org/pcsa/CSA-L/
www.localharvest.org
Farm and other food listings for the US, including specific, searchable listings for CSA farms, farm markets and other categories by region, state, zip code. Free listing, which you create and edit using their online forms.
USDA Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/csa/ is linked to a wide variety of CSA resources and information.
A budgeting tool for CSA farms is available free at www.agrenv.mcgill.ca/agrecon/staff/baker/ (scroll to bottom of the page and click on “link” below “CSA Budget Worksheet”). The Excel spreadsheet, prepared at McGill University in Quebec, allows you to prepare various budgets and compare the results.
The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems at the University of Wisconsin has a pair of CSA management papers available online at www.cias.wisc.edu/ (search for csa management) in printer-friendly pdf format.
Newfarim.org: online newsletter from Rodale. Access is free, and a ‘subscription’ brings the home page to your inbox. “CSA Journal” is a frequent column; information on crop pricing, research, resources, and more.
Books
A to Z Foodbook
MACSAC
P. O. Box 7814
Madison, WI 53714
info@macsac.org
www.macsac.org
One of several cookbooks specifically designed for CSA members
Sharing the Harvest by Elizabeth Henderson
A guide to implementation and operation of CSA projects written by one of the pioneers in CSA and suitable for the experience farmer and wannabe. Purchase directly from Elizabeth at by sending a check to: 2218 Welcher Road, Newark, NY 14513. $24.95, plus $3 for shipping and handling. Contact Elizabeth about availability; out of print, supplies low.
Community Supported Agriculture 2002: The State of the Art in Michigan by Laura B. DeLind. Results of a survey of Michigan CSA farmers. Single copy free from Jeff Moser, National Farmers Union, 11900 E Cornell Ave, Aurora, CO 80014, 303-338-2537, jeff.moser@nfu.org. For additional copies contact Jeff.
Agencies
Robyn VanEn Center
Wilson College
1015 Philadelphia Ave
Chambersburg, PA 17201
717-264-4141 ext 3352
www.csacenter.org
State-by-state list of CSA farms; books, brochures, videos, slide shows; technical assistance
Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association. Inc.
P.O. Box 29135, San Francisco, CA 94129-0135
(888) 516-7797
E-mail biodynamic@aol.com
http://www.biodynamics.com/csa.html
The Biodynamic community has been a part of CSA since the very beginning. Their journal often features CSA farms and the web site has information on CSA;
CSA-MI
3480 Potter Rd
Bear Lake, MI 49614
231-889-3216
csafarm@jackpine.net
www.csafarms.org
CSA-MI is a group of CSA farmers and advocates currently developing its mission and determining its role. The group was responsible for the CSA conference in November, 2004 in Michigan, and plans a second conference for November, 2006.
Équiterre
2177, Masson Street, Suite 317, Montreal (Québec), H2H 1B1, Telephone: (514) 522-2000
E-mail: info@equiterre.qc.ca
http://www.equiterre.qc.ca/ (if you cannot read French, look for small-print ‘English’ at the top of the page)
One of Équiterre’s projects is CSA farm organization and promotion in Quebec.
Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture
Coalition
PO Box 7814
Madison, WI 53707-7814
(608) 226-0300
www.macsac.org
Support and organization for CSA farms in the Madison, Wisconsin region.
Just Food
P.O. Box 20444
Greeley Square St.
New York, NY 10001-0008
tel 212.645.9880
fax 212.645.9881
info@justfood.org
www.justfood.org
Just Food is a non-profit organization that works to develop a just and sustainable food system in the New York City region, and specifically promotes and organizes CSA projects through the CSA in NYC project.
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA)
P. O. Box 3657
Fayetteville, AR 72702
800-346-9140
www.attra.org
Technical assistance for any commercial grower on a wide variety of topics at no charge; online and printed publications on organic production, CSA overview and much more. Their CSA handbook is online at
www.attra.org/attra-pub/csa.html
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