The Handbook has been published as part of the Community Supported Agriculture for Europe project coordinated by Urgenci and conducted 2011-2013 with the following organisations:

• ATTAC, Austria;
• CEPTA, Slovakia;
• DIO, Greece;
• Gute Erde Kattendorf, Germany;
• PRO-BIO LIGA, Czech Republic;
• Soil Association, United Kingdom;
• TVE, Hungary.

Authors

This handbook has been written by a collective authors belonging to Community supported Agriculture -initiatives in 8 different European countries: Jade Bashford, Kathleen Cross, Wolfgang Eichinger Andreas Georgakakis, Morgane Iserte, Fabian Kern, Daniel Lešinský, Stephan Pabst, Jocelyn Parot, Zsófia Perényi, Jan Valeška and Maike Wendland.

Contents

• Introduction 5
• What is CSA? 6
• What probems does CSA seek to address? 8
• Benefits of CSA 10
  • Benefits to local communities 10
  • Benefits to farmers 11
  • Risks 11
• Current situation of CSA in selected countries 12
  • Austria 12
  • Czech Republic 13
  • France 13
  • Germany 14
  • Greece 15
  • Hungary 16
  • Slovakia 17
  • United Kingdom 17
• CSA Models Description 18
  • Number of Farms involved 18
  • Degree of Participation of Members 18
  • Degree of Economic Trust 21
• Legal Position of CSAs in selected European countries (23-26)
  • Austria 23
  • Czech Republic 23
  • France 24
  • Germany 25
  • Greece 25
  • Hungary 25
  • Slovakia 26
  • United Kingdom 26
• How to get a CSA started 27
  • Near the beginning, key activities 27
  • How much land is needed 30
  • How to finance a CSA fairly 33
  • Different approaches to payment and delivery 35
• Deciding on a method of distribution 36
• CSA in a word 38
• Links and other information 39