{"id":17372,"date":"2021-01-08T10:31:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T14:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/find-organic-and-local-products-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:49:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:49:23","slug":"community-supported-agriculture-csa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/community-supported-agriculture-csa\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17372\" class=\"elementor elementor-17372\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-195b4ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"195b4ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-662be05\" data-id=\"662be05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9aea73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9aea73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d797d88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d797d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a \"CSA\"?\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43487ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43487ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a system in which farmers offer shares (or weekly subscriptions) of their harvest \u2013 allowing CSA members to sample the season while helping to minimize farmers\u2019 risks by paying up-front for the harvest.\u00a0The farmer and CSA member are partners in a dynamic relationship: They share risks (of a crop failure, for example) and rewards of a fruitful farmer-consumer relationship.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5851769 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5851769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CSA model has been around and evolving for many years. One of the innovators behind the concept of CSA was Booker T. Whatley, a professor at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. In the 1960s and 1970s he advocated for a &#8220;Clientele Membership Club&#8221; in which people, mostly urban dwellers, paid an annual membership fee to &#8220;buy into&#8221; a local farm growing fresh produce. In a 1982 interview published in Mother Earth News, Whatley said that this system \u201cenables the farmer to plan production, anticipate demand, and of course, have a guaranteed market.\u201d He also emphasized the importance of creating an ongoing connection with customers, including sharing picking schedules and farm activities through newsletters, for example. Most CSA farms still do this today! Other sources of inspiration for the CSA model include the Teikei system in Japan and collective agriculture in Chile.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, many<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> CSAs feature vegetables and fruits, while others offer meat, dairy, eggs, grains and more. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each CSA is a little different. MOFGA is proud to work closely with many certified organic farms that run CSA programs!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9550c0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9550c0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How CSAs work\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c99b87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c99b87\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-201548c\" data-id=\"201548c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6704b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6704b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/icon1-440x440-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17378\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/icon1-440x440-1.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/icon1-440x440-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/icon1-440x440-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ed2d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24ed2d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCSA members pay for &#8220;shares&#8221; at the beginning of the season, either in full or in payments.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b23750\" data-id=\"6b23750\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffa3fb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffa3fb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/icon2-440x440-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17379\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/icon2-440x440-1.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/icon2-440x440-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/icon2-440x440-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6b0e15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6b0e15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis funding helps the farmer pay early expenses, such as seeds, labor, and soil amendments.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a9ad79\" data-id=\"9a9ad79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f52ebe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f52ebe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/icon3-440x440-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17380\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/icon3-440x440-1.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/icon3-440x440-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/icon3-440x440-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e5ccd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e5ccd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDuring the season, the farmer harvests the food when it is ready.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70e0f6b\" data-id=\"70e0f6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a467eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a467eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/icon4-440x600-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17381\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/icon4-440x600-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/icon4-440x600-1-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-879009e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"879009e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCSA members pick up their share (usually weekly) at the farm or other pick-up site.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a39e68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a39e68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56b581c\" data-id=\"56b581c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef33642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef33642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\\\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/MOFGA_CSA_Poster_8_5x11.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download our CSA poster \u2013 8.5&#8243;x11&#8243;<\/a><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db9e26b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db9e26b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Find a MOFGA Certified Organic CSA Near You\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-811d9ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"811d9ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMOFGA Certification Services maintains a publicly accessible database of all of its certified organic farms, including ones that offer CSA models in their marketing plans.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d552a5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d552a5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo search this database and find a CSA farm near you, go to MOFGA&#8217;s Certifications <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mofgacertification.org\/find-mofga-certified-organic-food-and-products\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find Organic Products Directory<\/a><\/strong>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adba79f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adba79f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSelect what county you live in, then type \u201cCSA\u201d into the Keyword box. Hit the \u201cSearch Database\u201d button, and the page will re-set with the list of farms in your county that have CSA programs \u2013 scroll down the page to find their names, contacts, products, etc.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6e0a92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6e0a92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d9421e\" data-id=\"8d9421e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22faf62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22faf62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Maine Harvest Bucks Program\non Maine farms with Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d99d368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d99d368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>What is the Maine Harvest Bucks program?\n<\/strong> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9b0106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9b0106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This program helps SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)\/EBT shoppers stretch their food budgets by offering them \u201cbonus\u201d local fruits and vegetables.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f50ee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f50ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainefarmersmarkets.org\/\">Maine Federation of Farmers&#8217; Markets<\/a><\/strong> administers the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maineharvestbucks.org\/home\"><strong>Maine Harvest Bucks program. <\/strong><\/a>A similar program, called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsfb.org\/programs\/farm-fresh-rewards\/\"><strong>Farm Fresh Rewards<\/strong><\/a>, is available at retail outlets such as grocery stores, and is administered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsfb.org\/\"><strong>Good Shepherd Food Bank<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a47862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a47862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>How does the Maine Harvest Bucks program work with CSAs?<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abc5ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abc5ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShoppers who sign up for a CSA share at a participating local farm and pay with SNAP\/EBT receive a half-priced CSA share. The customer pays half the cost of the share in regular installments (monthly or weekly, depending on the arrangement with the farmer) and the other half of the share cost is paid to the farmer using grant funds.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb1ed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebb1ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do you receive SNAP benefits and want to sign up for a CSA share? You can find a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maineharvestbucks.org\/locations\/csas\"><strong>list of participating farms here<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745674a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"745674a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you a farmer who is interested in participating? 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