Consumers who want to eat fresh, local produce and small farmers looking for more predictable revenue have found a match in community-supported agriculture

(CSA). CSA is essentially a subscription service in which consumers sign up for regular allotments of fruits and vegetables from a local farm. At regular intervals during the growing season, each subscriber gets a box of whatever produce is ripe and ready at that time.

Your task: Research CSA options in your area, and prepare a brief presentation on how these programs work and how they benefit farmers and consumers. If you can’t find any local programs, choose any location in the United States where CSA is available.