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Re: Protecting Your Assets from Legal Attack



Just curious, are most CSA's set up as non-profit orgs?  Anybody have a recipe for
setting one up, I have another venture that I need to do this for.

DGreen47@aol.com wrote:

> Gotta give 'em credit, this is a group that would seem to have an interest in
> the topic, at least.  <G>
>
> My attorney and insurance agent agree with me that nobody can stop any durn
> fool from suing.  The best defense is a good defense -- document everything
> you do and everything you spend on safety, and also document a commitment to
> safety and/or quality in your business plan -- including how you propose to
> implement that commitment.  For instance, if you allow CSA members to pick
> apples put it in the member handbook that nobody is allowed to climb up into
> the trees.  If they then climb the tree and fall out and get hurt, well, they
> were breaking the published rules.
>
> Anybody can sue anybody.  In order to collect they have to be able to prove
> willful disregard or negligence.
>
> I also carry extra insurance in case on of my livestock animals bites somebody
> or puts a dent in their car by getting hit by it.  ;-(  And I have standard
> "homeowners" plus a farm u-pick policy to cover CSA activities.
>
> Another way to protect personal assets is to incorporate as either a profit or
> not-for-profit organization.  A not-for-profit can make money, it just puts
> all of its earnings back into the business -- which is what most farms do,
> anyway!
>
> Just a few other options in case anybody was falling for the spam.
>
> Dori Green
> Ash Grove Community Farm & Center for Sustainable Living
> Corning, NY
>
> http://www.agrove.com



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