Motivations of Participants in Urban Community Supported Agriculture

Motivations of Participants in Urban Community Supported Agriculture

A look into the evolving preferences of both producers and consumers of local food in the Denver, Colorado, USA region

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Why do consumers buy their food from their farmer down the road instead of at the grocery store? Why do local producers sell their food in small markets? This book takes a detailed look at the motivations of both consumers and producers of small-scale agriculture systems in the metropolitan area of Denver, Colorado. Within the city limits exists organic farms that use the community supported agriculture system (CSA) to market their food. Consumers purchase their "share" of the CSA and receive a predetermined allotment of food each week during the growing season. Sometimes the consumer is requi...