Cost-Offset Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) to Improve Food Security and Expand Agricultural Systems in NYS
Principal Investigator: Karla Hanson
Public & Ecosystem Health
Email:
kh289@cornell.edu
Sponsor:
USDA-Federal Capacity Funds
Grant Number:
2023-24-132
Title:
Cost-Offset Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) to Improve Food Security and Expand Agricultural Systems in NYS
Project Amount:
$90,000
Project Period:
October 2023
to
September 2026
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):
NYS farms can improve food security and human nutrition through community supported agriculture (CSA) that is affordable and offers the sizes, contents, and distribution frequency desired by low-income (LI) consumers. This study will identify cost-offset (reduced-price) CSA share options that are feasible and profitable for NYS farms, and in
which LI households will readily participate.