Healthy foods and books for people interested in improving their diets. Cascadian Farm , Sedro-Woolley, Washington. Celestial Seasonings , Boulder, Colorado. Herb teas and accessories. CSA is a partnership of mutual commitment between a farm and a community of supporters which provides a direct link between the production and consumption of food.
Supporters cover a farm's yearly operating budget by purchasing a share of the season's harvest.
Members help pay for seeds, fertilizer, water, equipment maintenance, labor, etc. In return, the farm provides, to the best of its ability, a healthy supply of seasonal fresh produce throughout the growing season. CSA is a unique model of local agriculture whose roots reach back to 1960's Japan where a group of women concerned about the increase in food imports and the corresponding decrease in the farming population initiated a direct growing and purchasing relationship between their group and local farms. El Rey Mexican Products Inc. , Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Gevalia Kaffe , Des Moines, Iowa.