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Community Supported Agriculture: How Big Is Too Big?

Grant Family Farms in northern Colorado launched an organic CSA in 2007 and eventually attracted 5,000 members. But it went bankrupt in 2012. Grace Hood/KUNC hide caption

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Community Supported Agriculture: How Big Is Too Big?

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July 16, 2013 • Large CSAs with thousands of members are usually part of farms with more complex business models. Sometimes that complexity can lead to debt and other problems.

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Vermont Bests The Nation In Local Chow

April 9, 2013 • Vermont tops the nation when it comes to locally produced food, according to a new ranking from the nonprofit Strolling of the Heifers. Having farmers markets, CSA programs and distribution systems all helps.

Kind of Like 'eFarmony': Matching Farmers With Urban Landowners For Fun And Profit

Chris Costa and one of her chickens on her farm in Downingtown, Pa. Costa and her partner, T.J., found the land for this farm through a sustainable agriculture program. Emma Lee/WHYY hide caption

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Kind of Like 'eFarmony': Matching Farmers With Urban Landowners For Fun And Profit

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November 12, 2012 • With the price of suburban farmland sky high, matchmakers are setting up landowners who want to lease their land to small farmers seeking to expand their growing areas and be close to urban areas where their customers live.

Kind of Like 'eFarmony': Matching Farmers With Urban Landowners For Fun And Profit

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How Community Supported Agriculture Sprouted In China

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How Community Supported Agriculture Sprouted In China

September 24, 2011 • In a village near Beijing, Little Donkey Farm is trying to rebuild a tradition of organic farming in the world's most populous country. It builds on thousands of years of Chinese history, but it's also inspired by American experiences.