The biodynamic CSA I belong to, the Temple-Wilton (NH) Community Farm, has been in operation since 1985 and provides 100 families with vegetable and dairy products. We have 60 families on the waiting list and have only 1 or 2 openings a year, a retention rate of 98+%.
http://www.templewiltoncommunityfarm.org/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Balliett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 10:10 AM Subject: Re: FW: fad? > >I do not see where you are muckraking as I see no disagreement. Although I > >am not really sure what people are voting for these days, I do know that > >just in the short time I have been a member of a csa in this country, from > >1989 until now, that csa farms and memberships have multiplied from a > >handful to hundreds. That's good grassroots campaigning. I meant the Walmart > >"market economy" is not the one to target as ultimately their market share > >will be like empty calories. Change is here. > > it has to be aknowledged that the energy of a typical csa is very > slight. Typical retention rates for a strong, long running CSA in > this are is around 30% What I get out of this doesn't make me > comfortable with the idea that something is actually being built. > > Jane, what is the retention rate of Roxbury? I'd expect it to be much > higher. It's just a fact: people north of here (WV/MD/VA) take FRESH > LOCAL CLEAN food more seriously than they do here. -Allan
