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COVID-19 Sparks a Rebirth of the Local Farm Movement

Stephanie Hiller

May 21, 2020 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, California

To help small farmers stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, some organizations in California are aiding in their transition to community supported agriculture, or CSA, models that directly connect farmers to consumers. Since converting to a CSA, one restaurant supply business went from selling 90 boxes of food to 450. This collaborative effort, along with new digital marketplaces and local grassroots networks, could become a longterm business model for farmers.

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