Author | Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie B. | |
Date Accessioned | 2022-06-06T12:14:05Z | |
Date Available | 2022-06-06T12:14:05Z | |
Date of Issue | 2021-11-23 | |
Identifier (Citation) | Jilcott Pitts, S., Volpe, L., Sitaker, M., Belarmino, E., Sealey, A., Wang, W., . . . Seguin-Fowler, R. (2022). Offsetting the cost of community-supported agriculture (CSA) for low-income families: Perceptions and experiences of CSA farmers and members. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 37(3), 206-216. doi:10.1017/S1742170521000466 | en_US |
Identifier (URI) | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/10611 | |
Description | This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited. | en_US |
Description | Community-supported agriculture (CSA) is an alternative food marketing model in which community members subscribe to receive regular shares of a farm's harvest. Although CSA has the potential to improve access to fresh produce, certain features of CSA membership may prohibit low-income families from participating. A ‘cost-offset’ CSA (CO-CSA) model provides low-income families with purchasing support with the goal of making CSA more affordable. As a first step toward understanding the potential of CO-CSA to improve access to healthy foods among low-income households, we interviewed 24 CSA farmers and 20 full-pay CSA members about their experiences and perceptions of the cost-offset model and specific mechanisms for offsetting the cost of CSA. Audio recordings were transcribed verbatim and coded using a thematic approach. Ensuring that healthy food was accessible to everyone, regardless of income level, was a major theme expressed by both farmers and members. In general, CSA farmers and CSA members favored member donations over other mechanisms for funding the CO-CSA. The potential time burden that could affect CSA farmers when administering a cost-offset was a commonly-mentioned barrier. Future research should investigate various CO-CSA operational models in order to determine which models are most economically viable and sustainable. | en_US |
Sponsorship | ECU/Cambridge Open Access Publishing Agreement | en_US |
Related URI | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/renewable-agriculture-and-food-systems/article/offsetting-the-cost-of-communitysupported-agriculture-csa-for-lowincome-families-perceptions-and-experiences-of-csa-farmers-and-members/DECBA155658247F776C4D344F909B95C | en_US |
Subject | Barriers and facilitators to subsidizing cost | en_US |
Subject | cost-offset community-supported agriculture | en_US |
Subject | fruits, vegetables | en_US |
Subject | sustainability | en_US |
Title | Offsetting the cost of Community Support Agriculture (CSA) for low-income families: Perceptions and experiences of CSA farmers and members | en_US |
Type | Article | en_US |
Identifier (DOI) | 10.1017/S1742170521000466 | |
Journal Name | Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems | en_US |
Journal Volume | 37 | en_US |
Journal Issue | 3 | en_US |
Article Pages | 206 - 216 | en_US |