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 Community-supported agriculture (CSA) is a relatively new socio-economic model of food production, sales, and distribution aimed at both increasing the quality of food and the quality of care given the land, plants and animals - while substantially reducing potential food losses and financial risks for the producers. It is also a method for small-scale commercial farmers and gardeners to have a successful, small-scale closed market. CSA's focus is usually on a system of weekly delivery or pick-up of vegetables, sometimes also flowers, fruits, herbs and even milk or meat products in some cases.
CSA generally is the practice of focusing on the production of high quality foods using ecological, organic or biodynamic farming methods. This kind of farming operates with a much greater-than-usual degree of involvement of consumers and other stakeholders - resulting in a stronger than usual consumer-producer relationship. The core design includes developing a cohesive consumer group that is willing to fund a whole season's budget in order to get quality foods. The system has many variations on how the farm budget is supported by the consumers and how the producers then deliver the foods. By CSA theory, the more a farm embraces whole-farm, whole-budget support, the more it can focus on quality and reduce the risk of food waste or financial loss. |
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Five Leaves Farm CSA
Blythewood South Carolina,
Five Leaves Farm is a small family farm dedicated to using sustainable agricultural practices to provide the Columbia area with fresh, locally grown organic products. We offer both a Summer and Fall CSA offering a variety of vegetables. We are currently enrolling for our Spring/Summer CSA which will offer a selection of greens, mustards, collards, kale, lettuces, summer squash, heirloom tomatoes,... Read More |
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Persimmon Hill Farm
Clark Hill South Carolina, 29821
Persimmon Hill Farm is a 16 acre family farm in Edgefield County. We have been raising fruits and vegetables organically for 25 years. This is our 3rd year with our CSA and well also sell at The Augusta Market on Broad Street in Augusta ,Ga. Read More |
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EarthwiZe Farms
Aiken South Carolina, 29802
Our experienced family farm offers year-round CSA with 40+ regular and heirloom varieties of delicious, locally grown, organic or Certified Naturally Grown foods, including: Read More |
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Round River Farms
Leesville South Carolina,
Round River Farms is situated in the rolling midlands of South Carolina, southwest of Columbia. We are small but productive and hope to expand with the help of like minded folks dedicated to responsible, sustainable agriculture, healthy food and a sense of community. We grow more than 28 varieties of vegetable and flower and are happy to plant requests. We deliver to the Columbia and Greenville areas... Read More |
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