This publication is part of AFSIC's Community Supported Agriculture Web resource which includes Community Supported Agriculture (CSA): An Annotated Bibliography and Resource Guide (1993); Organizations and Web Sites (2006); Defining Community Supported Agriculture; Survey and History sources; Find a CSA Farm; and Automated Database Searches. http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/csa/csa.shtml
Books and Reports
Basic Formula to Create Community Supported Agriculture, by Robyn Van En. The author, 1992. 80p. [NAL Call Number: HD9225 A2V35 1992]
Availability: 1996 edition, $10 + $5 shipping; Robyn Van Center at Wilson College, contact information below.
Online information/reviews: http://www.wilson.edu/wilson/asp/content.asp?id=1275
Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses, by Gigi DiGiacomo, Robert King and Dale Nordquist. Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture and Sustainable Agriculture Network, 2003. 280p.
Availability: $17 + $5.95 shipping; Sustainable Agriculture Publications, P.O. Box 753, Waldorf MD 20604-0753; phone 301-374-9696, fax 301-843-0159, e-mail sarepubs@sare.org
Full text: http://www.sare.org/publications/business/business.pdf
Community Supported Agriculture, by Katherine L. Adam. ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, 2006. 16p.
Availability: Free on request; ATTRA, contact information below.
Full text: http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/csa.html
Community Supported Agriculture, by Matt Ernst and Tim Woods. 3p. University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture, New Crops Opportunity Center.
Full text: http://www.uky.edu/Ag/NewCrops/marketing/csa.pdf
“Community Supported Agriculture (CSA).” In Teaching Direct Marketing and Small Farm Viability: Resources for Instructors, edited by Albie Miles and Martha Brown. Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 2005. 312p. Chapters include: Introduction to Community Supported Agriculture; Resources; Research Bibliography; CSA History; USDA Structure and Organization; USDA Outreach; USDA Administration; USDA Crop Planning; USDA Crop Rotation and Soil Fertility; USDA Harvest; and Post-Harvest Handling.
Availability: $30 (tax and binder included) + $4 for domestic shipping; CASFS, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, Attn: Direct Marketing Manual, check payable to: UC Regents. (Inquire to TrainingManual@ucsc.edu for the cost of overseas shipping.)
Full text: http://casfs.ucsc.edu/education/instruction/tdm/contents.html
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA): A Hypothesis Test of Membership Activities and Utility, by Jane M. Kolodinsky, Qingbin Wang and Leslie Pelch. Selected Paper, 1999 Annual Meeting, August 8-11, Nashville, Tennessee. American Agricultural Economics Association, 1999. 14p.
Full text: http://purl.umn.edu/21692
Community Supported Agriculture Farms: Management and Income. Research Brief #68. Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2004.
Availability: Small fee may apply; UW-Madison CIAS, contact information below.
Full text: http://www.cias.wisc.edu/ economics/community-supported-agriculture-farms-management-and-income/
Community Supported Agriculture: Growing Food and Community. Research Brief #21. Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996.
Availability: Small fee may apply; UW-Madison CIAS, contact information below.
Full text: http://www.cias.wisc.edu/farm-to-fork/community-supported-agriculture-growing-foodand-community/
The Community Supported Agriculture Handbook: A Guide to Starting, Operating or Joining a Successful CSA, by Wilson College Center for Sustainable Living. Center for Sustainable Living, Wilson College, 1997. 88p. [NAL Call Number: S494.5 A67C65 1998]
Availability: $10 + $5 shipping; Robyn Van Center at Wilson College, contact information below.
Online information/reviews: http://www.wilson.edu/wilson/asp/content.asp?id=1275
Community Supported Agriculture in the Mid-Atlantic Region: Results of a Shareholder Survey, by Lydia Oberholtzer. Small Farm Success Project, 2004. 48p.
Full text online: http://www.smallfarmsuccess.info/CSA_Report.pdf
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in the Midwest United States: A Regional Characterization, by Erin Tegtmeier, and Michael Duffy. Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, 2005. 23p.
Full text: http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/staff/files/csa_0105.pdf
Community Supported Agriculture on the Central Coast: The CSA Member Experience, by Jan Perez, Patricia Allen and Martha Brown. Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS), University of California, 2003. 4p.
Full text: http://repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=casfs
Community Supported Agriculture on the Urban Fringe: Case Study and Survey, by Rochelle Kelvin. Rodale Press, 1998. 40p.
Availability: $6 + $5 shipping; Robyn Van Center at Wilson College, contact information below.
Online information/reviews: http://www.wilson.edu/wilson/asp/content.asp?id=1275
Community Supported Agriculture: The Producer/Consumer Partnership, by L. Manes. XCM-189. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, 1995. 10p.
Availability: $5 + shipping; Cooperative Extension Resource Center, 115 General Services Building, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO 80523-4061; or fax to: 970-491-2961. For questions: 970-491-6198 or toll free at 877-692-9358, e-mail ResourceCenter@ucm.colostate.edu
Online information/reviews: http://www.csuextstore.com/store/pc/ viewPrd.asp?idcategory=58&idproduct=410
CSA Across the Nation: Findings from the 1999 CSA Survey, by Daniel Lass, G.W. Stevenson, John Hendrickson and Kathy Ruhf. Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003. 26p. [NAL Call Number: HD1491.U6 C73 2003]
Full text: http://www.cias.wisc.edu/economics/ csa-across-the-nation-findings-from-the-1999-and-2001-csa-surveys/
CSA 2001: An Evolving Platform for Ecological and Economical Agricultural Marketing and Production, by Warren Lizio and Daniel A. Lass. University of Massachusetts, 2005. 24p.
Full text: http://www.smallfarm.org/nesawg/pdf/CSA_2001_report.pdf
The CSA Method of Alternative Financing in Agriculture: A Case Study, by Sacha Francis Sabih. Department of Agricultural Economics, McGill University, 1998. 175p. Note: “A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Agricultural Economics.”
Full text: http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca:8881/R/?func=dbin-jump-full &object_id=20855&local_base=GEN01-MCG02
CSA: More for Your Money than Fresh Vegetables. Research Brief #52. Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2001.
Availability: Small fee may apply; UW-Madison CIAS, contact information below.
Full text: http://www.cias.wisc.edu/crops-and-livestock/ csa-more-for-your-money-than-fresh-vegetables/
Farm Networks Work: A CSA Success Story. Research Brief #32. Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1998.
Availability: Small fee may apply; UW-Madison CIAS, contact information below.
Full text: http://www.cias.wisc.edu/farm-to-fork/farm-networks-work-a-csa-success-story/
Farms of Tomorrow. Community Supported Farms, Farm Supported Communities, by Trauger Groh and Steven McFadden. Bio-Dynamic Farming and Gardening Association, 1990. 169p. [NAL Call Number: S589.7.G76 1990]
Availability: $6; Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association, Inc., contact information below.
Information/reviews: http://www.biodynamics.com/node/295
Farms of Tomorrow Revisited: Community Supported Farms, Farm Supported Communities, by Trauger Groh and Steven McFadden. Bio-dynamic Farming and Gardening Association, 1997. 294p. [NAL Call Number: HD1491 U6G76 1997]
Availability: $12.50; Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association, Inc., contact information below.
Online information/reviews: http://www.biodynamics.com/node/61
The Legal Guide for Direct Farm Marketing, by Neil Hamilton. Drake University Agricultural Law Center, 1999. 235p. Note: Prepared under a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program. [NAL Call Number: KF1718 H35 1999]
Availability: $20; Drake University Agricultural Law Center, 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines IA 50311; phone 515-271-2065.
Online information/reviews: http://www.drake.edu/newsevents/releases/ jan00/011300farmers.html [news release]
Managing a CSA Farm 1: Production, Labor and Land. Research Brief #40. Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999.
Availability: Small fee may apply; UW-Madison CIAS, contact information below.
Full text: http://www.cias.wisc.edu/economics/managing-a-csa-farm-1production-labor-and-land/
Market Power in Direct Marketing of Fresh Produce: Community Supported Agriculture Farms, by Daniel A. Lass, Nathalie Lavoie, and T. Robert Fetter. (Working Paper, 2005-2) University of Massachusetts, 2005. 24p.
Full text: http://purl.umn.edu/14514
Marketing Strategies for Farmers and Ranchers. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE), 2006. 20p.
Availability: Free bulletin; Sustainable Agriculture Network, USDA/SARE, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Building 046 BARC West, Beltsville MD 20705; phone 301-504-5411, fax 301-504-5207; e-mail sarepubs@sare.org
Full text: http://www.sare.org/publications/marketing.htm
Maximizing Shareholder Retention in Southeastern CSAs: A Step Toward Long Term Stability, by Deborah J. Kane and Luanne Lohr, 1997. Note: “This study is supported by a grant from the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) in Santa Cruz CA.” [NAL Call Number: HD1484 K36 1997]
Availability: Organic Farming Research Foundation, P.O. Box 440, Santa Cruz CA 95061; phone 831-426-6606, fax 831-426-6670, e-mail research@ofrf.org. Also available from the Robyn Van Center, $6 + $5 shipping, contact information below.
Online information/reviews: http://www.wilson.edu/wilson/asp/content.asp?id=1275
The New American Farmer: Profiles of Agricultural Innovation. 2nd edition, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE), 2005. 200p. [NAL Call Number: aS494.5 I5 N39 2005]
Availability: $16.95 + $5.95 shipping; Sustainable Agriculture Publications, P.O. Box 753, Waldorf MD 20604-0753; phone 301-374-9696, fax 301-843-0159, e-mail sarepubs@sare.org
Full text: http://www.sare.org/newfarmer/
The New Farmers' Market: Farm-Fresh Ideas to Make Market Sales Sizzle, by Eric Gibson, Vance Corum, and Marcie Rosenzweig. New World Publishing, 2001. 257p. [NAL Call Number: HD9000.5 C67 2001]
Availability: $24.95 + $5.95 shipping. Sustainable Agriculture Publications, P.O. Box 753, Waldorf MD 20604-0753; phone 301-374-9696, fax 301-843-0159, e-mail sarepubs@sare.org
Online information/reviews: http://www.sare.org/publications/newfarmer.htm [includes selected book excerpts]
The Organic Farmer’s Guide to Marketing and Community Relations, by Rebecca Bosch. Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Interstate Council, 2004. 96p.Note: Part of a series of handbooks on organic principles and practices published by NOFA. [NAL Call Number: S605.5 .B67 2004]
Availability: $7.95 + $2 shipping; Northeast Organic Farming Association, Massachusetts Chapter, 411 Sheldon Road, Barre MA 01005; phone 978-355-2853, e-mail nofa@nofamass.org
Online information/reviews: http://www.nofamass.org/pubs/index.php
Rebirth of the Small Family Farm: A Handbook for Starting a Successful Organic Farm Based on the Community Supported Agriculture Concept, by Bob Gregson and Bonnie Gregson. 1st ed. Originally published by Island Meadow Farm /IMF Associates, 1996. 64p. [NAL Call Number: HD1476 U62W24 1996]
Availability: $12 + $5 shipping; Robyn Van En Center, contact information below. A 2004 edition is available from Acres USA, $12 + $3 shipping; contact information below.
Online information/reviews: http://www.acresusa.com/books/closeup.asp?prodid=56&catid=13&pcid=2
The Role of Collaborative Community Supported Agriculture (cCSA): Lessons from Iowa, by Corry Bregendahl and Cornelia Flora. North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, Iowa State University, 2006. 33p.
Full text: http://www.ncrcrd.iastate.edu/projects/csa/leopoldworkshop.pdf
Sharing the Harvest: A Guide to Community-Supported Agriculture, by Elizabeth Henderson, with Robyn Van En and Joan Dye Gussow. Revised edition. Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007. 303p.
Online information/reviews: http://www.chelseagreen.com/2007/items/sharingtheharvest2
What is Community Supported Agriculture? by M.E. Swisher, Rose Koenig, Jennifer Gove and James Sterns. University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, 2003. 9p.
Full text: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/CD019
“Alternative Financing in Agriculture: A Case for the CSA Method,” by S.F. Sabih and L.B.B. Baker. Acta Horticulturae 524 (2000): 141-148. Note: Paper presented at the Twenty-fifth International Horticultural Congress held August 2-7, 1998, Brussels, Belgium. Part 14. [NAL Call Number: 80 Ac82]
Information/abstract: http://www.actahort.org/books/524/524_16.htm
“Community Supported Agriculture,” by Deborah Lockridge. Small Farm Today 22, no. 2 (2005): 32-35. [NAL Call Number: S1 M57]
“Community Supported Agriculture - Another Marketing Avenue for Your Fresh Produce, Cut Flowers and Other Farm Products,” by E. Marcelina. AgVentures 4, no. 1 (Feb/Mar 2000): 17-22. [NAL Call Number: S441 A475]
“Community Supported Agriculture (CSA).” In Farm Direct Marketing Bibliography, Part 8. USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, Farmer Direct Marketing, 2001. Note: No longer available online (March, 2008).
“Community Supported Agriculture, Food Consumption Patterns, and Member Commitment,” by Carol Goland. Culture and Agriculture 24, no. 1 (Spring 2001): 14-25. [NAL Call Number: HT401 .C85]
Information/abstract only: http://cultureandagriculture.org/goland.htm
“Community Supported Agriculture (CSA): Building Community Among Farmers and Non-farmers,” by J. Sharp, E. Imerman, and G. Peters. Journal of Extension 40, no. 3 (2002). [NAL Call Number: LC45.4.J682]
Full text: http://www.joe.org/joe/2002june/a3.html
“Community Supported Agriculture: More for Your Money than Fresh Vegetables.”Small Farm Today 18, no. 3 (2001): 51-52. [NAL Call Number: S1 M57]
“CSA - A First Year's Experience,” by Jim Bauermeister. Bringing Home the Harvest: Inland Northwest Community Food Systems Newsletter 1, no. 1 (Spring 1998): 2-6.
Full text: http://www.ruralroots.org/Newsletters/BHHSP98.PDF
“CSAs: Marketing and Herb Production,” by P. Berg. Small Farm Today.23, no 3 (2006): 34-37. [NAL Call Number: S1.M57]
“Development of a Year-Round Student Organic Farm and Organic Farming Curriculum at Michigan State University,” by John A. Biernbaum, Laurie Thorp and Mathieu Ngouajio. HortTechnology 16, no 3 (2006): 432-436. Note: “Paper presented at the workshop ‘Curriculum development for organic horticulture,’ July 21, 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada.” [NAL Call Number: SB317.5.H68]
Information/abstract: http://www.organicagcentre.ca/Courses/course_michigan.asp
“Direct From Farm to Table: Community Supported Agriculture in Western Illinois,” by Heather McIlvain-Newsad, Christopher D. Merrett, and Patrick McLaughlin. Culture and Agriculture 26, no. 1/2 (2004): 149-163. [NAL Call Number: HT401 C85]
“Direct Marketing Options: Farmers Markets, Restaurants, Community Supported Agriculture and the Organic Alternative,” by Steve Gilman. In Agricultural Outlook Forum. Proceedings (Washington DC, 1999), p. 118-121. Washington DC: USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board, 1999. [NAL Call Number: aHD1755 A376]
Full text: http://purl.umn.edu/32951
“Does Community-Supported Agriculture Support Conservation?” By Mark Anderson-Wilk. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 62, no. 6 (2007): 126A-127A. [NAL Call Number: 56.8 J822]
“Eight Tips From the Experts to Make Your Community Shared Agriculture Project a Success,” by A. Salm. COGNITION: The Voice of Canadian Organic Growers (1997). [NAL Call Number: SB453.5 C6]
Full text: Ecological Agriculture Projects http://www.eap.mcgill.ca/MagRack/COG/COG_E_97_04.htm
“Expanding Our Understanding of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA): An Examination of Member Satisfaction,” by K. Brandon Lang. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 26, no. 2 (2005): 61-79. [NAL Call Number: S494.5 S86S8]
Information/abstract: http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J064v26n02_06
“Factors Influencing the Decision to Join a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farm,” by Jane M. Kolodinsky and Leslie L. Pelch. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 10, no. 2-3 (1997): 129-141. [NAL Call Number: S494.5 S86S8]
Information/abstract: http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J064v10n02_11
“Farmers' and Consumers' Beliefs about Community-Supported Agriculture in Australia: A Qualitative Study,” by Emma Lea, Jodi Phillips, Madeleine Ward and Anthony Worsley. Ecology of Food and Nutrition 45, no. 2 (2006): 61-86. [NAL Call Number: TX341.E3]
Information/abstract: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03670240500530592
“Grower Perspectives in Community Supported Agriculture,” by Eva C. Worden. HortTechnology 14, no. 3 (2004): 322-325. [NAL Call Number: SB317.5 H68]
“High Quality, Cost Effective Production of Diverse Horticultural Crops Grown Organically: An Individual Case Study in Northwest Missouri, U.S.A.,” by A. Larson, A. Ching, F. Messner, H. Messner, and J.P. Ogier. (Paper from Proceedings of the XIVth International Symposium on Horticultural Economics, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, UK, September 12-15, 2000) Acta Horticulturae 536 (2000): 53-59. [NAL Call Number: 80 Ac82]
Information/abstract: http://www.actahort.org/books/536/536_5.htm
“Local-Based, Alternative-Marketing Strategy Could Help Save More Small Farms,” by Thomas W. Gray. Rural Cooperatives 72, no. 3 (2005): 20-23. [NAL Call Number: aHD1491 U6R87]
Full text: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/may05/local.htm
“Squaring Farm Security and Food Security in Two Types of Alternative Food Institutions,” by Julie Guthman, Amy W. Morris and Patricia Allen. Rural Sociology 7, no. 4 (2006): 662-684. [NAL Call Number: 281.28 R88]
Information/abstract: http://dx.doi.org/10.1526/003601106781262034
“Small Farm Extension Mini-Grant Project Report: Expanding a CSA through Farmer Collaboration,” by Monica Roth. Small Farm Today 24, no. 1 (2007): 26-28. [NAL Call Number: S1 M57]
“Starting a CSA to Build Farm Business,” by A. Krause and R. Higgins. Small Farm Today 22, no. 2 (2005): 30-31. [NAL Call Number: S1 M57]
“Stochastic Efficiency Analysis of Community-supported Agriculture Core Management Options,” by Njundu Sanneh, L. Joe Moffitt, and Daniel A. Lass. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 26, no. 2 (2001): 417-430. [NAL Call Number: HD1750 W4]
Full text online from AgEcon Search (University of MN): http://purl.umn.edu/31053
“Teaching Diversified Organic Crop Production Using the Community Supported Agriculture Farming System Model,” by Constance L. Falk, Pauline Pao and Christopher S. Cramer. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 34 (2005): 8-12. [NAL Call Number: S530 .J6]
Full text: http://www.jnrlse.org/pdf/2005/E03-0031.pdf
“Urban Organic Farming in Austria with the Concept of Selbsternte ('Self-Harvest'): An Agronomic and Socio-economic Analysis,” by Christian R. Vogl, Paul Axmann and Brigitte Vogl-Lukasser. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 19, no. 2 (2004): 67-79. [NAL Call Number: S605.5 .A43]
Full text from Organic Eprints: http://orgprints.org/6858/01/Vogl_etal_raf062.pdf
“Who Buys Local Food?” by Lydia Zepeda and Jingham Li. Journal of Food Distribution Research 37, no 03 (November 2006), pp 1-11. [NAL Call Number: HD9000.A1J68]
Full text online from AgEcon Search (University of MN): http://purl.umn.edu/7064
“Who Leaves the Farm? An Investigation of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farm Membership,” by Jane Kolodinsky and Leslie Pelch. Consumer Interests Annual 43 (1997): 46.
Building Community Health, Farm Viability, and Food Equity through Community Supported Agriculture, Lael Gerhart, Sr., Ithaca NY, Project Coordinator. Project Number: CNE07-020 (2007).
Information/abstract/reports: http://www.sare.org/reporting/report_viewer.asp?pn=CNE07-020
Developing Model CSA Software for Multi-cropping and Harvesting, Margaret Pikarsky, Homestead FL, Project Coordinator. Project Number: FS06-209 (2006).
Information/abstract/reports: http://www.sare.org/reporting/report_viewer.asp?pn=FS06-209
Expanding and strengthening a network of farmers to support a local foodshed, Laura Hunsberger, Snow Hill MD, Project Coordinator. Project Number: CNE08-047 (2008). Information/abstract/reports: http://www.sare.org/reporting/report_viewer.asp?pn=CNE08-047
Increasing Growers' Quality of Life through Direct Marketing: The Role of Farmers' Markets and Consumer Supported Agriculture, Susan Andreatta, Greensboro NC, Project Coordinator. Project Number: LS00-109 (2000).
Information/abstract/reports: http://www.sare.org/reporting/report_viewer.asp?pn=LS00-109
Multi-farm CSA: A Group Marketing Initiative for Rural Northern Michigan, Rick Meisterheim, E Jordan MI, Project Coordinator. Project Number: FNC00-292 (2000).
Information/abstract/reports: http://www.sare.org/reporting/report_viewer.asp?pn=FNC00-292
Pastured Pork Marketing -- Cultivating a Meat CSA for Wil-Den Family Farms, David Eson,
Millheim PA, Project Coordinator. Project Number: ONE04-019 (2004).
Information/abstract/reports: http://www.sare.org/reporting/report_viewer.asp?pn=ONE04-019
Sustainable Plant Breeding: A Participatory Methodology for CSA and Fresh Market Vegetable Producers in South Central WI, Katrina Becker, Madison WI, Project Coordinator. Project Number: GNC04-032 (2004).
Information/abstract/reports: http://www.sare.org/reporting/report_viewer.asp?pn=GNC04-032
CSA: Making a Difference. Robyn Van Center, 1997? 15 minute video.
Availability: DVD $18 or VHS tape. $12 + $5 shipping; Robyn Van Center, contact information below.
Information/reviews: http://www.wilson.edu/wilson/asp/content.asp?id=1275
Farmers and their Diversified Horticultural Marketing Strategies: An Educational Video on Innovative Marketing, produced by Vern Grubinger. 48 minute video. University of Vermont Extension, 1999.
Availability: DVD $15 or VHS tape $5 (includes shipping), checks payable to: UVM; Center for Sustainable Agriculture, University of Vermont, 63 Carrigan Drive, Burlington VT 05405-0004; phone 802-656-5459, e-mail sustainable.agriculture@uvm.edu
Information/reviews: http://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/Videos/marketvideo.htm
It’s Not Just about Vegetables, produced and directed by Mickey Friedman, John MacGruer and Jan VanderTuin.. Blue Hills Films, 1986. 30 minute video.
Availability: DVD $24 + $5 shipping; Robyn Van Center, contact information below. Also available from Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association, DVD $25, contact information below.
Information/reviews: http://www.wilson.edu/wilson/asp/content.asp?id=1275 and http://www.biodynamics.com/node/108
Congregational Tool Kit. Land Stewardship Project.
This kit contains videos, resource materials and activities for small and large group gatherings with a focus on building healthy communities by linking people with their food, the land and each other. Also included are suggestions for involving individuals and congregations in supporting a local good system while helping those with special needs in their community.
Availability: $125 or $10 for a six week rental; Land Stewardship Project, 2200 4th Street, White Bear Lake MN 55110; phone 651-653-0618, fax 651-653-0589, e-mail lspwbl@landstewardshipproject.org
Online information/reviews: http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/ resources-pubs.html
The Community Farm: A Voice for Community Supported Agriculture. Published quarterly.
Availability: $20/year print; $7/year e-mail version; Jim Sluyter and Jo Meller, 3480 Potter Road, Bear Lake MI 49614.
Online information/reviews: http://csafarms.org/csaresources.asp [sample online issues available]
Growing for Market: A Journal of News and Ideas for Market Gardeners. Published monthly.
Availability: $33/year; GFM, P.O. Box 3747, Lawrence KS 66046; phone 800-307-8949 (toll free) or 785-748-0605, fax 785-748-0609, e-mail form: http://www.growingformarket.com/static/contact
Online information/reviews: http://www.growingformarket.com/
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS)
1535 Observatory Drive
Madison WI 53706
608-262-5200, fax 608-265-3020
e-mail ramcnair@wisc.edu.
Most publications free, small fee may apply for ordering some publications; checks payable to: UW Madison-CIAS
Order form online: http://www.cias.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/puborderform1008.pdf
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