community-supported agriculture

American  

[kuh-myoo-ni-tee suh-pawr-tid, suh-pohr-] / kəˈmju 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

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community-supported agriculture

If the overabundance of root vegetables like sunchokes, black radishes and kohlrabi the size of my head is the late-winter scourge of my community-supported agriculture program, the steady supply of braising greens is its redemption.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2024

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

There are waiting lists for community-supported agriculture subscriptions.

From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 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

Agriculture experts say this attempt to match supply with demand resembles a CSA, or community-supported agriculture, model, where farmers sell directly to a pre-paid group of families — but on a massive scale.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2016