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Legally Resilient Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program Guide

This guide shows farmers how to assess and manage the unique legal risks that CSA farms encounter from zoning to securities law to volunteers and more. This is a pdf version of the online resource of the same name, provided for easy distribution to your agricultural community. The pdf uses the old title, Farmers Guide to Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Programs, but the content is the same.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs are incredibly valuable for sustainable farmers who want to build strong relationships with their community. This workbook explores ways you can keep that trajectory strong by resolving the many unique legal issues of CSAs. You will understand how to navigate the issues around sales, sharing risk, offering gift certificates, dealing with securities laws, managing drop sites, combining farm product, working with volunteers, hosting events, and managing food safety. This workbook encourages you to reflect on your own priorities and risks to move forward in creating a strong, resilient CSA program.