National Resources for Local Farms
Sliding Scale Payment Models for CSA Farms
Wed, Sep 27
|Zoom
In this CSA Ideas Lab, we'll talk about how to structure cost-share programs at the farm level & at organizational levels so that CSA shares can be made more affordable to potential members. The CSA Innovation Network's Equity & Access Learning Community will host this call with farmer speakers.
Time & Location
Sep 27, 2023, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT
Zoom
Guests
About the event
In partnership with the CSA-IN Equity & Access Learning Community, we're hosting 3 CSA farmers to share about a strategy they've implemented in support of wider food access. We'll hear stories of farms who have sliding scale models, or other ways of dynamically improving the affordability of their CSA shares while not cutting into the farms' own financial viability & sustainability.
Jared Lukens-Black of Budding Moon Farm: Jared has been operating Budding Moon Farm solo since it was established in 2018 in Spearfish, SD. Before learning vegetable production from a number of farms in the Pacific Northwest, Jared was a middle school teacher in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, MN. The goal of the farm is to implement innovative programs that increase nutrition security in the community, while also supporting a healthy ecosystem and maintaining financial viability.
Abigail Miller of Wonka's Harvest: Abigail has been working for farms for about 8…