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Re: CSA vision statements



A good thought, and hopefully the start of an interesting thread.  It's
something we definitely need to contemplate and write before opening for
business.
David

At an un-named farm to be east of Cincinatti

Steven McFadden wrote:

> Greetings to the circle,
> In light of the dawning New Year (and the looming millennium), I felt it
> would be good to initiate a thread on CSA vision statements.
>
> It would be great to read a whole thread of the different vision statements
> of various CSAs ­ and that thread would create a valuable file for the
> CSA-listıs archive.
>
> So to start 1999 off, here are two examples, drawn from Appendix A of "Farms
> of Tomorrow Revisited."
>
> Spring Hill Community Farm in Prairie Farm, Wisconsin had its first CSA
> season in 1992.  During the winter of 1992-93 they developed this statement:
> "The mission of Spring Hill Community Farm is to bring people and land
> together in a practical, enduring, life-giving community. We do this by
> growing and distributing food in a way that is just and sustainable; that
> helps us develop skills and knowledge of land and community stewardship; and
> that connects rural and urban people to the land and each other in a way
> that celebrates life and harmony with the earth."
>
> Four Eagles Garden in Ashland, Oregon had a one-sentence mission statement:
> "Helping each other to live in a good way and ensure a future of healthy
> land, water, and food."
>
> I look forward to reading about other visions ­ and hearing about how they
> may change over time.
>
> Happy 1999,
> Steven McFadden
> Parkton, MD



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