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This publication is part of our Community Supported Agriculture Web resource which includes “What is Community CSA?” “CSA: Organizations and Related Web sites;” and “CSA: Recent Books and Articles.”
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Conduct automated, real-time, searches to locate current resources on this topic. When you select one of the automated search strategies below, your browser will access the designated Web site or database, perform a search of that site using selected subject terms, and display the search results. Search strategies differ across online sources. Contact AFSIC about specific search strategies employed.
AGRICOLA
AGRICOLA (AGRICultural Online Access), the NAL Catalog, is a bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library (NAL) and its cooperators. The records describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines. [Learn about AGRICOLA.]
Books - NAL Catalog |
Search AGRICOLA for books, serials, audiovisuals, etc. |
Articles - NAL Catalog |
Search AGRICOLA for journal articles, reports, book chapters, reprints, etc. |
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NAL Catalog |
Browse AGRICOLA for “Community Supported Agriculture.”
Tip: To browse for other terms, go to http://agricola.nal.usda.gov/. Under the NAL Catalog or the Articles Database column, select “Basic Search,” select “Subject Browse,” enter a subject term in the box labeled “Find” and then select “Submit.” |
USDA Web Portal or USA.gov
Resources from government agencies or offices may be located via several search engines, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Web portal and USA.gov.
USDA Web Portal |
The USDA Web portal search feature retrieves content from all USDA agency and office sites. [Note: The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is USDA main in-house research agency. ARS research develops solutions to a wide range of problems related to food and agriculture. Use the ARS Advanced Search feature to locate resources by specific ARS location.] |
USA.gov |
USA.gov is the official U.S. electronic gateway to government information. It retrieves content from Federal and State government Web sites. |
Internet Search Engines
Google |
Find content about community supported agriculture from Web sites with government, organization, or education domains. |
Google Scholar |
Yahoo! |
The Current Research Information System (CRIS)
CRIS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's documentation and reporting system for ongoing and recently completed research projects in agriculture, food and nutrition, and forestry.
To conduct a keyword search in the TITLE or DESCRIPTOR fields, follow these steps:
Copy the following search strategy:
TI,DE=community ADJ supported ADJ agriculture OR TI,DE=community ADJ supported ADJ farm* OR TI,DE=CSA ADJ farm* OR TI,DE=subscription ADJ farm* OR TI,DE=box ADJ scheme OR TI,DE=teikei
- Access the CRIS database.
(Note: Following this link will open a new browser window.)
- Select Professional Search.
- Select the Edit button beside Search Number S1.
- Paste the search strategy copied in Step 1 into the search box.
- Select the OK button.
- Select the Display button to view the results.
- Optional: Select the Change Format button to choose a different display format or to customize your format using selected data fields.
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