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Welcome

CSA - Community Supported Agriculture 5th March 2014 Third Space Your Fresh, Local, Organic, Seasonal and Wholesome Food!

Agenda Introduction video Brief history of our CSA group What is CSA? Why CSA? Advantages for growers Advantages for buyers Challenges Next steps Q&A

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcR2J63_44c

Brief history of our CSA group Set up in 2013 Organically grown local plant food in the city Members Ongoing process Our aim is to research and find a way to source organically grown local plant food in Dublin city. Our group members are diverse. Where most of us had been growing vegetables and fruits for years, working in community gardens, food cooperation and constantly researching about food economics, other members just started to get in touch with searching for alternatives to supermarkets. We try to find out how to make it practical for us, how to make it work. It is an ongoing process of learning, experiencing and discovering!

What is CSA? Partnership between producers and consumers Responsibilities, risks and rewards are shared One or a small number of local producers Emphasis on local food systems Members’ active role CSA is more than a way to feed you with healthy, local and organic food. It is commitment, learning and community engagement.

Why CSA? Independence/food sovereignty Health Environment Community Flexibility & control Long-term sustainability Self-financing Widely accessible

Versus

Industrial vs Ecological Agriculture model Industrial vs Ecological Industrial model Ecological model Energy intensive Information intensive Linear process Cyclical process Farm as factory Farm as ecosystem Single enterprise Many enterprises Monoculture Diversity of plants and animals Low-value products Higher-value products Passive marketing Active marketing Monoculture: weaker plants, need for pesticides etc. Diversity of plants & animals: healthier plants, richer soil, less need for human intervention

Advantages for growers Enjoy fair pay Can concentrate on farming Get a little help – workdays Unique delivery point Are part of the community, and accountable to it

Advantages for buyers Good quality food Value for money Straight from source (no middlemen) Empowering Trust bond

Next steps Spread the word! Join our group Blog http://dublinfarming.wordpress.com Email: csadublin@gmail.com Chat to one of us! Start a CSA group Resources (http://www.soilassociation.org/communitysupportedagriculture) Network (CSA Dublin, Skerries, Cloughjordan) Spread the word!

Questions?