Community Supported Agriculture

                          and Farmer Direct Marketing

How to Create, Market and Operate a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Project by Theresa J. Nartea, Virginia Cooperative Extension Service.

CSA Share Amount Crop Worksheet Spring 2010 (XLS | 579KB) by Theresa J. Nartea, Virginia Cooperative Extension Service.

All about Community Supported Agriculture by Andrew Bowman, Master Gardener, The Carroll News, March 10, 2010.  This article traces the development of CSA and the 2010 startup of the Blue Ridge Plateau Farms CSA program in Carroll County.  Read more ...

Choices: "Local Food - Perceptions, Prospects, and Policies."  Choices is a publication of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association.

The local food movement has captured the attention of American consumers, producers, food marketers, and policymakers. These theme articles explore perceptions about local foods, prospects for growth in their supply and demand, and policy issues affecting the development of local food systems.  Read more ...

The Save Our Food Campaign of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation supports the use of local agricultural products. Read more ...