Multifarm CSA is the union of two basic concepts: Cooperation and commitment. 

As small growers take on more responsibility for feeding their communities, multifarm CSA emerges as an attractive way for growers and customers to work together to foster a healthy local economy.

Written by former CSA growers and members Scott Franzblau and Jill Perry, Local Harvest: A Multifarm CSA Handbook offers clear and straightforward guidance on an innovative practice that is helping CSAs stay strong and viable over the long term: cooperative marketing.

The 130 page book available in soft cover, details how farmers can use CSA cooperatives to best market their produce, including advice on staffing, volunteer boards, distribution, legal topics and other practical information.

The book also includes a chapter on crop selection, calculating shares and adjusting to seasonal change, as well as a series of multifarm CSA profiles from around the country. Readers can adapt the book's sample documents to their situations, gaining practical help with planning, marketing, agreements, packing standards and organizational process.