CSA - Building a Future for Farming in the Northeast

Project Overview

ENE97-034
Project Type: Professional Development Program
Funds awarded in 1997: $25,190.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1999
Matching Federal Funds: $2,000.00
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $33,460.00
Region: Northeast
State: Massachusetts
Project Leader:
Elizabeth Keen
Community Supported Agriculture of North America (CSANA)

Annual Reports

Commodities

Not commodity specific

Practices

  • Animal Production: free-range, grazing - multispecies, pasture fertility, grazing - rotational
  • Crop Production: conservation tillage
  • Education and Training: demonstration, display, extension, farmer to farmer
  • Farm Business Management: whole farm planning, community-supported agriculture, agricultural finance, value added
  • Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity, habitat enhancement, soil stabilization
  • Pest Management: flame, mulches - living, physical control, mulching - plastic, cultivation, prevention, row covers (for pests), mulching - vegetative, weed ecology
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems, holistic management
  • Soil Management: green manures, organic matter, composting, soil quality/health
  • Sustainable Communities: public participation, urban agriculture, urban/rural integration, analysis of personal/family life, social capital
    Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.