community-supported agriculture

American  

[kuh-myoo-ni-tee suh-pawr-tid, suh-pohr-] / kəˈmyu nɪ ti səˌpɔr tɪd, səˌpoʊr- /

noun

1. a system by which people purchase a share from a local farm and periodically receive vegetables and other agricultural products throughout the farming season.

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Etymology

Origin of community-supported agriculture

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Suay hopes to relaunch the program in the upcoming month, with the community being able to purchase community-supported agriculture boxes for families to support one another.

From Los Angeles Times

Whereas, with the "going to the table" metaphor — if you were to bring people to the table to talk out their differences, it would be very defensive and it would be a different conversation than if we were bringing people to a community-supported agriculture space where they're working with their hands, growing food, for reasons that have nothing to do with politics in most cases.

From Salon

Some 3.5 million copies later and with 10th-, 20th-, and now 50th-anniversary editions published, the unexpected food revolution spawned by “Diet for a Small Planet” has undoubtedly influenced the farm-to-table movement, community-supported agriculture, organic farming practices and the plant-based industry.

From Washington Post

Kamayan Farm’s weekly veggie boxes from its community-supported agriculture program often contain vegetables used in Filipino cooking: bitter melon, long beans, ginger and lemon grass, along with some other Asian vegetables like Thai chili and Japanese cucumber, all grown with organic practices.

From Seattle Times

Right now, Velasco leases a half-acre through Viva Farms and works part time at the farm while working in the arts, and has a community-supported agriculture farm for around 30 families.

From Seattle Times