an operation that is ecologically sound, economically viable, socially just, and humane. Friends of Urban Agriculture (FoUrAg) 114 Liberty Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (408) 459-0656 This Santa Cruz based organization is dedicated to sustain and encourage agriculture in urban areas through public education and advocacy. Bio-dynamic Farming and Gardening Association (BDA) P.O. Box 550 Kimberton, PA 19442 (215) 935-7797 The BDA is a nonprofit corporation whose task is to advance the principles and practices of bio-dynamic agriculture. To this end, the Association supports a quarterly magazine titled Biodynamics, publishes books, offers a biodynamic advisory service, supports training programs, sponsors conferences and lectures, funds research projects, and supplies biodynamic preparations. ^ommunit-^ Supported >\gricufture The Basic Formula to Create Community Supported Agriculture. Robyn Van En. Available from CSA of North America. This manual offers the basic steps for creating a CSA. Included are lists of other CSA farms and their budgets. Currently over 4,000 copies of this handbook have been distributed throughout the U.S. and in some 20 other countries. Robyn also sells a CSA video for $35: It’s Not Just About Vegetables, which Jan VanderTuin and Downtown Productions made in 1986. For a broadcast quality copy, contact Downtown Productions, 22 Railroad Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230, (413) 528-9395. Farms of Tommorrow: Community Supported Farms, Farm Supported Communities. Trauger Groh and Steven McFadden. Kimberton, PA: Bio-dynamic Association, 1990. This very useful book gives both a theoretical and practical base for community supported agriculture. Essays by Groh emphasize principles of biodynamic agriculture, while McFadden writes on seven CSA examples. Lists of resources and contacts are also included that assist readers who are interested in initiating CSAs in their own communities. CSA International P.O. Box 1399 Kingston, NY 12401 Melody Newcombe, (914) 339-0582 Is actively working on the production of a quarterly newsletter. replete with articles written entirely by CSA farm practitioners, and regional editors. Their aim is to facilitate networking among CSA’s. $ 10/year, sample for free. The Community Farms/CSA Project c/o Bio-Dynamic Association P.O. Box 550 Kimberton, PA 19442 (215) 935-7797 The Community Farms/CSA Project was initiated by the Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association to offer information about community farms, hold conferences, maintain a complete list of all CSA’s, publish a newsletter, act as a clearinghouse for CSA ideas, and provide assistance for those wishing to start a CSA. CSA of North America c/o Indian Line Farm RR 3 Box 85 Great Barrington, MA 01230 (413)528-4374 Robyn Van En started this organization in order to effectively network with other around CSA practitioners, to assist CSAs with ideas and information, and to compliment BDA’s work as a clearinghouse of CSA info for those interested in learning more. They will begin a quarterly newsletter by the end of November, 1992, $3, designed to give technical assistance to core groups, and inspiration to shareholders. To receive one, contact the above address. Consultation available by mail, phone and visit with regional reps. Robyn just returned from Russia where she met with agriculturalists. Homeless Garden Project P.O. Box 617 or 300 Pelton Ave (between Lighthouse & Laguna) Santa Cruz, CA 95061 (408) 426-3609 Jered Lawson has compiled several valuable resources that are also worth reading: 1992 Senior Thesis Community Supported Agriculture — (105 pages) $10 -H shipping. Homeless Garden project Reader pages) $12 -i- shipping. Community Supported Agriculture Reader (416 pages) $26 -t- shipping. (408) 425-7232 518 Meder St. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 RAIN Spring 1993 Volume XIV, Number 3 Page 9
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