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Perceived sustainability impacts of converting to community‐supported agriculture

Lukas Egli, Jana V. Schmidt, Hanna‐Sofie Haf, Mirco Zech

Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems

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This exploratory quantitative survey assessed farmers' perceived sustainability impacts of converting to Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA). While most perceived impacts were positive, adverse impacts were anticipated regarding climate and water, such as increased water usage from vegetable production. Farmers in CSAs with medium to high member participation perceived significantly higher biodiversity impacts and more positive sustainability impacts for members.