Creating A Market

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February/March 1999
 
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The most frequent comment experienced CSA growers make is, "Start small and grow slowly." They also put a lot of emphasis on planning ahead. Since you'll place your seed orders over the winter, January is not too early to begin recruiting members and testing interest in your target community.

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Finally, whether you do it for profit or for other personal rexasons, CSA should be fun and fulfilling. It's not for everyone, but the model can be adapted to your specific needs. Let creativity guide you as you develop a group; you may be surprised by the results. Notes Debby Kavakos, "Four or five members are coming up from the city tomorrow to plant garlic with us. It's amazing to me that people are going to take the time and expense to help out because they care about next year. That level of commitment has been very reassuring for us. It makes us step back sometimes and appreciate our farm and what we do."

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