Final Report for FNE00-348
Project Type: Farmer
Funds awarded in 2000: $3,328.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2000
Region: Northeast
State: New York
Project Leader:
Project Information
Summary:
Note to readers, attached is a complete final report for FNE00-348.
Ryan used her grant to establish a CSA, which provided her eleven shareholders with weekly deliveries of vegetables, flowers, and herbs. She also offered recipes and a weekly newsletter and invited her shareholders to the farm to learn certain crafts and skills like jam-making, and also asked the shareholders to help with chores.
Research
Research results and discussion:
She received an indifferent response and was disappointed in her results. To Ryan, the CSA is something more than just a means of growing and distributing vegetables; to her it has social and even aesthetic meaning as well. She found, however, that her shareholders’ interest in it was primarily as a source of fresh produce.
Participation Summary
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