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

The market sells fresh fruits, vegetables and other products grown by immigrant farmers, some of which are distributed via a community-supported agriculture program.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2023

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 • Sep. 14, 2022

Since mid-March, small farms have seen a spike in subscriptions to community-supported agriculture operations, or CSAs, which deliver prepaid weekly bundles of seasonal produce.

From Washington Post • May 7, 2020

Demand for community-supported agriculture shares and one-off deliveries from local farms has increased rapidly since quarantines started.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2020

Ms. Han considers swaps part of the “shareable food movement,” along with canning; community-supported agriculture, in which people place regular orders directly from a local farm; and communal shares in pigs and cows.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2014