Assembly Bill 224 (Gordon)
A bill regulating the use of the term “CSA,” requiring CSAs to register with the state, and prescribing certain required practices related to food safety, passed the California Legislature in 2013 and will be implemented by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in 2014. CDFA is currently writing the rules and preparing a registration form.
You can download a pdf with a complete text of the bill at http://caff.org/programs/csas/regulations/
If you have questions about the bill, please contact Dave Runsten at dave@caff.org.
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
CSA Conference Audio Files
On January 22-23, Urgenci and CAFF partnered to host the “2013 International CSA Conference,” a pre-conference to EcoFarm at Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA.
The audio files and other information about the conference are available at: http://caff.org/programs/csas/conference/
The conference was designed for Community Supported Agriculture farmers, organizations, and consumers. The sessions, which provided information about the benefits and challenges of CSAs, included:
• “Challenges of starting a CSA and making it sustainable”
• "Farmer to Farmer Cafe–Problem Solving with Experienced CSA farmers”
• “Farmland Preservation”
• “Learning from another across national and ethnic boundaries”
• “Sharing the risk: pricing and member commitment”
• “Member involvement and core group support”
• "Farmland Preservation Inclusion of low-income customers”
• “California Session: CSAs and CA state policy”
• “CSA Network Meeting / Building the CSA Network in California”
Audio files are available at http://caff.org/programs/csas/conference/ .
Which session was the most valuable to you? What would you like to know more about?
Tell us your thoughts in the comments below.
To comment on this post, click on the "comments:" link that appears below (after "Posted by CAFF"). If you have questions about how to comment, please email events@caff.org or call 530.756.8518x12.
The audio files and other information about the conference are available at: http://caff.org/programs/csas/conference/
The conference was designed for Community Supported Agriculture farmers, organizations, and consumers. The sessions, which provided information about the benefits and challenges of CSAs, included:
• “Challenges of starting a CSA and making it sustainable”
• "Farmer to Farmer Cafe–Problem Solving with Experienced CSA farmers”
• “Farmland Preservation”
• “Learning from another across national and ethnic boundaries”
• “Sharing the risk: pricing and member commitment”
• “Member involvement and core group support”
• "Farmland Preservation Inclusion of low-income customers”
• “California Session: CSAs and CA state policy”
• “CSA Network Meeting / Building the CSA Network in California”
Audio files are available at http://caff.org/programs/csas/conference/ .
Which session was the most valuable to you? What would you like to know more about?
Tell us your thoughts in the comments below.
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