community supported agriculture

Full Belly Farm, a 450-acre, organic farm, in California's Capay Valley northwest of Sacramento, is busier than ever trying to ramp up production to meet soaring demand.

National

As Food Supply Chain Breaks Down, Farm-To-Door CSAs Take Off

10:02am May 10, 2020

by Eric Westervelt

Community Supported Agriculture programs that sell a weekly box of produce directly to consumers are popular amid concerns about grocery shopping during the pandemic.

Nationwide, there are too few farmers to populate market stalls and too few customers filling their canvas bags with fresh produce at each market.

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Why Are So Many Farmers Markets Failing? Because The Market Is Saturated

1:12pm March 17, 2019

by Jodi Helmer

Farmers aren't producing enough to keep up with the number of smaller markets that keep popping up, often in close proximity to others. This results in fewer customers, unsold food and maybe closure.