Nancy Hanson, Manager, Community Supported Agriculture Program, Hampshire College Farm, Amherst, MA

The First Word is Community: Connecting Your College CSA to the Wider World

Using the Hampshire College CSA as a model, this workshop will explore various ways to connect a college-based CSA to the campus community and beyond. In existence since 1992, the Hampshire CSA has built many fruitful (pun intended) relationships with food pantries, elementary schools and other off-campus organizations as well as our own farm camp. Most importantly, the CSA has become an integral part of Hampshire’s academic program and social life.