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.
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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