Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

Partnerships For Health: Connecting Health

Department Clinic Patients to Locally Grown Food

and Farmers

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● Economic model that supports local and often small scale farmers

● Financially stable for farmers● Members pay to receive a “share” of the farm’s

seasonal production ● Members receive weekly deliveries of fresh grown and

picked vegetables (sometimes fruit, eggs, honey, meat)● Share prices range based on farmer and share

offerings, $400-$700● Averaging 22 - 26 weeks of deliveries● Members often pre-pay at beginning of season

○ Barrier for low-income population

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