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community supported agriculture

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001437

Community Supported Agriculture consists of a community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes, either legally or spiritually, the community's farm, with the growers and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks and benefits of food production.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001437
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectEconomics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
Synonymscommunity-supported agriculture
ReferencesAlternative Farming Systems Information Center, USDA; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsosustainable agriculture; local food systems; direct marketing
TranslationsSpanish: agricultura comunitaria
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001437",
  "term": "community supported agriculture",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Community Supported Agriculture consists of a community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes, either legally or spiritually, the community's farm, with the growers and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks and benefits of food production.",
  "synonyms": [
    "community-supported agriculture"
  ],
  "subject": "Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry",
  "see_also": [
    "sustainable agriculture",
    "local food systems",
    "direct marketing"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Alternative Farming Systems Information Center, USDA",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "agricultura comunitaria"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/community-supported-agriculture/"
}

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