Community Supported Agriculture Facts:

• The typical CSA farmer is 45 years old and has 14 years of farming experience.
• They are likely to be college graduates.
• Just over half of the farmers are female.
• Most are committed to environmentally responsible farming systems.
• They serve approximately 33 members and have seen their membership increase by 350% since start-up.
• When asked if their share price provides them with a fair wage, over half (57%) replied negatively.
  

CSA Across the Nation: Findings from the 1999 CSA Survey. (2003) Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS), College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Universith of Wisconsin-Madison.

Community Supported Agriculture in the Mid-Atlantic Region: Results of a Shareholder Survey and Farmer Interviews. (2004) L. Oberholtzer.