TY - JOUR
T1 - University engagement through local food enterprise
T2 - Community-supported agriculture on campus
AU - Wharton, Christopher
AU - Harmon, Alison
N1 - Funding Information:
Towne’s Harvest Garden (THG) is a 2-acre vegetable garden on Montana State University’s (MSU’s) agricultural research and teaching farm. MSU Friends of Local Foods, a student organization, formed in the fall of 2006 and began operating the CSA the following summer. Students launched this project with considerable financial support (approximately $10 000) from university administrators in 2 colleges (Agriculture; and Education, Health and Human Development), greenhouse space and resources from the College of Agriculture, and a land and water allowance from the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. Additional financial support was provided by the Gallatin Valley Food Bank through the initial purchase of 25 CSA shares. Other support for THG initiation came from small grants offered by community organizations and a 5-a-Day grant offered by the Montana Nutrition and Physical Activity Program.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Community-supported agriculture programs (CSAs) are growing in number and variety across the country. Though CSAs can be found in a variety of settings, a less common but potentially successful venue in which to run a CSA is the university campus. Although universities present certain challenges for operating a CSA, they offer a number of unique advantages that can aid in the growth and success of the campus CSA. As such, university-based food and nutrition professionals may find that CSA development is a viable avenue through which to accomplish nutrition goals, such as increasing consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables. In this article, the authors review both the benefits and detriments of operating a CSA on a university campus and present 2 different but successful university CSA models.
AB - Community-supported agriculture programs (CSAs) are growing in number and variety across the country. Though CSAs can be found in a variety of settings, a less common but potentially successful venue in which to run a CSA is the university campus. Although universities present certain challenges for operating a CSA, they offer a number of unique advantages that can aid in the growth and success of the campus CSA. As such, university-based food and nutrition professionals may find that CSA development is a viable avenue through which to accomplish nutrition goals, such as increasing consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables. In this article, the authors review both the benefits and detriments of operating a CSA on a university campus and present 2 different but successful university CSA models.
KW - Campus CSA
KW - Community-supported agriculture
KW - Local foods
KW - University farm
KW - University garden
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U2 - 10.1080/19320240902915235
DO - 10.1080/19320240902915235
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:70449126962
SN - 1932-0248
VL - 4
SP - 112
EP - 128
JO - Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
JF - Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
IS - 2
ER -