The Community Supported Agriculture Australia New Zealand Charter
This document will define and describe the Australian and New Zealand CSA movement and will be democratically developed through the establishment of the the network based on the active participation and engagement of the stakeholders.
The charter will follow a similar approach to design and implementation to the Charter for CSAs in the USA and Canada
This document will define and describe the Australian and New Zealand CSA movement and will be democratically developed through the establishment of the the network based on the active participation and engagement of the stakeholders.
The charter will follow a similar approach to design and implementation to the Charter for CSAs in the USA and Canada
Charter for CSAs in the USA and Canada
It is up to each CSA farm and its community to build a model that suits them best and to mutually ensure that the CSA upholds the principles of this charter.
1. Farm members buy directly from the farm or group of farms. There is no middleman.
2. The farm provides member families with high quality, healthy, nutrient-dense, fresh and preserved, local and low fossil-fuel food or fiber, filling the share primarily with products grown on the farm or, if purchased from other farms, clearly identified as to origin.
3. Farm members commit to the CSA, sharing the risks and rewards of farming by signing an agreement with the CSA and paying some part in advance, even as little as two weeks for those on Food Stamps.
4. The farm nurtures biodiversity through healthy production that is adapted to the rhythm of the seasons and is respectful of the natural environment, of cultural heritage, and that builds healthy soils, restores soil carbon, conserves water and minimizes pollution of soil, air and water.
5. Farmers and members commit to good faith efforts for continuous development of mutual trust and understanding, and to solidarity and responsibility for one another as co-producers.
6. Farm members respect the connection with the land upon which the CSA grows their food and strive to learn more and to understand the nature of growing food in their locale.
7. Farmers practice safe-handling procedures to ensure that the produce is safe to eat and at its freshest, tastiest, and most nutritious
8. CSA prices reflect a fair balance between the farmers’ needs to cover costs of production and pay living wages to themselves and all farm workers so that they can live in a dignified manner, and members’ needs for food that is accessible and affordable.
9. Farmers consult with members, take their preferences into account when deciding what crops to grow and communicate regularly about the realities of the farm.
10. Farm members commit to cooperation with the community of members and to fulfill their commitments to the CSA.
11. Farmers commit to using locally adapted seeds and breeds to the greatest extent possible.
12. The CSA seeks paths to social inclusiveness to enable the less well-off to access high quality food and commits to growing the CSA movement through increasing the number of CSAs and collaboration among them.
1. Farm members buy directly from the farm or group of farms. There is no middleman.
2. The farm provides member families with high quality, healthy, nutrient-dense, fresh and preserved, local and low fossil-fuel food or fiber, filling the share primarily with products grown on the farm or, if purchased from other farms, clearly identified as to origin.
3. Farm members commit to the CSA, sharing the risks and rewards of farming by signing an agreement with the CSA and paying some part in advance, even as little as two weeks for those on Food Stamps.
4. The farm nurtures biodiversity through healthy production that is adapted to the rhythm of the seasons and is respectful of the natural environment, of cultural heritage, and that builds healthy soils, restores soil carbon, conserves water and minimizes pollution of soil, air and water.
5. Farmers and members commit to good faith efforts for continuous development of mutual trust and understanding, and to solidarity and responsibility for one another as co-producers.
6. Farm members respect the connection with the land upon which the CSA grows their food and strive to learn more and to understand the nature of growing food in their locale.
7. Farmers practice safe-handling procedures to ensure that the produce is safe to eat and at its freshest, tastiest, and most nutritious
8. CSA prices reflect a fair balance between the farmers’ needs to cover costs of production and pay living wages to themselves and all farm workers so that they can live in a dignified manner, and members’ needs for food that is accessible and affordable.
9. Farmers consult with members, take their preferences into account when deciding what crops to grow and communicate regularly about the realities of the farm.
10. Farm members commit to cooperation with the community of members and to fulfill their commitments to the CSA.
11. Farmers commit to using locally adapted seeds and breeds to the greatest extent possible.
12. The CSA seeks paths to social inclusiveness to enable the less well-off to access high quality food and commits to growing the CSA movement through increasing the number of CSAs and collaboration among them.
Urgenci - European CSA Decleration
European CSA Declaration
PREAMBLE
All over Europe, people are coming together to take control of our food systems, from production to distribution to consumption. We are building systems centered on our local communities. We are joining forces to achieve food sovereignty, by claiming our right to define our own food and agricultural systems.
The time is ripe to address the disastrous effects of the industrial food system. Food is too important to merely treat it as a commodity. The Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) movement generates practical, inclusive solutions to the food crises. We are many, varied and united. We are stepping up in solidarity– taking responsibility – to create socially inclusive, economically viable and environmentally sustainable food systems. Hundreds of thousands of people in Europe have already proven that CSA works, by creating a variety of practices, initiatives and networks based on common values.
Building upon the existing charters and experiences, this declaration aims to lay down the common ground for this CSA movement to flourish.
DEFINITION
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a direct partnership based on the human relationship between people and one or several producer(s), whereby the risks, responsibilities and rewards of farming are shared, through a long- term, binding agreement.
CSA GUIDING PRINCIPLES
CSA is not a static model. Like a garden it is dynamic: it evolves and grows through daily care. Each CSA partnership has autonomy.
We also agree on these basic principles as our common ground to grow the CSA movement.
Responsible care for the soil, water, seeds and the other commons through the agroecological principles and practices as found in this declaration and the Nyeleni Declaration 2015
Food as a common good not a commodity.
Human scale production rooted in local realities and knowledges. Fair working conditions and decent income for all involved. Respect for the environment and animal welfare.
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Fresh, local, seasonal, healthy and diverse food accessible to all. Community building through direct and long term relationships with shared responsibility, risks and rewards.
Active participation based on trust, understanding, respect, transparency and cooperation.
Mutual support and solidarity beyond borders.
BUILD - DEVELOP – EMPOWER
We want to build a strong coalition of CSAs and CSA networks across Europe to:
Strengthen the CSA movement and help new CSAs to flourish. Enable sharing of knowledge and skills between CSAs in different countries.
Conduct and promote participatory research on our farms and in our networks.
Empower and educate people to act for and develop the movement Show the benefits of CSA for the whole of society.
Advocate for CSA communities at international, European and local level to implement our principles.
Engage in local food governance.
Work together with the food sovereignty movement and strengthen our alliance with social and solidarity economy movements.
We are a grassroots movement: we believe that the power of CSA is
in pragmatic, everyday action and face-to-face relationships. We are connecting with each other, with the producers in our communities, and with the living soil beneath our feet.
This is our Common Ground.
PREAMBLE
All over Europe, people are coming together to take control of our food systems, from production to distribution to consumption. We are building systems centered on our local communities. We are joining forces to achieve food sovereignty, by claiming our right to define our own food and agricultural systems.
The time is ripe to address the disastrous effects of the industrial food system. Food is too important to merely treat it as a commodity. The Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) movement generates practical, inclusive solutions to the food crises. We are many, varied and united. We are stepping up in solidarity– taking responsibility – to create socially inclusive, economically viable and environmentally sustainable food systems. Hundreds of thousands of people in Europe have already proven that CSA works, by creating a variety of practices, initiatives and networks based on common values.
Building upon the existing charters and experiences, this declaration aims to lay down the common ground for this CSA movement to flourish.
DEFINITION
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a direct partnership based on the human relationship between people and one or several producer(s), whereby the risks, responsibilities and rewards of farming are shared, through a long- term, binding agreement.
CSA GUIDING PRINCIPLES
CSA is not a static model. Like a garden it is dynamic: it evolves and grows through daily care. Each CSA partnership has autonomy.
We also agree on these basic principles as our common ground to grow the CSA movement.
Responsible care for the soil, water, seeds and the other commons through the agroecological principles and practices as found in this declaration and the Nyeleni Declaration 2015
Food as a common good not a commodity.
Human scale production rooted in local realities and knowledges. Fair working conditions and decent income for all involved. Respect for the environment and animal welfare.
• • • • •
Fresh, local, seasonal, healthy and diverse food accessible to all. Community building through direct and long term relationships with shared responsibility, risks and rewards.
Active participation based on trust, understanding, respect, transparency and cooperation.
Mutual support and solidarity beyond borders.
BUILD - DEVELOP – EMPOWER
We want to build a strong coalition of CSAs and CSA networks across Europe to:
Strengthen the CSA movement and help new CSAs to flourish. Enable sharing of knowledge and skills between CSAs in different countries.
Conduct and promote participatory research on our farms and in our networks.
Empower and educate people to act for and develop the movement Show the benefits of CSA for the whole of society.
Advocate for CSA communities at international, European and local level to implement our principles.
Engage in local food governance.
Work together with the food sovereignty movement and strengthen our alliance with social and solidarity economy movements.
We are a grassroots movement: we believe that the power of CSA is
in pragmatic, everyday action and face-to-face relationships. We are connecting with each other, with the producers in our communities, and with the living soil beneath our feet.
This is our Common Ground.
