In our last CSA focused interview, I spoke with Elizabeth Henderson, organic farmer, CSA pioneer, and author of the book Sharing the Harvest. In researching her book, Elizabeth has visited scores of CSAs across the country. She shares some their stories with us, showing us how CSA has become a catalyst for community development and revival in both rural and urban settings.

Thank you Elizabeth Henderson, Monte Skarsgard, John Peterson, and Elizabeth Keen for introducing us to CSA. Next we’ll be focusing on Fair Trade.

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Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) makes our societies freer and more democratic, or so says Farmer Monte Skarsgard of Los Poblanos organic farm. Today the podcast takes a local twist, focusing on a CSA farmer here in our hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Monte talks about the challenges of farming in the desert Southwest, and gives us some tips on why CSA enhances our democracy.

Thanks for joining us, and enjoy the interview.

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Today we have are lucky to speak with John Peterson, who is the focus of the new documentary film The Real Dirt on Farmer John. Farmer John tells us about the death and rebirth of his farm, which was made possible by a lot of hardwork and a complete rethinking of his production model. By going organic and implementing a CSA approach, Farmer John has shown us the way to reverse the collapse of the family-owned farm.

As soon as the movie is showing in theatres, we’ll post some information on the website. Enjoy the show!

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As we shift our attention from agricultural biodiversity to community supported agriculture (CSA), we speak with Elizabeth Keen of Indian Line Farm, one of the first CSAs in the country and former farm of the late CSA visionary Robyn Van En.

Elizabeth tells us about Robyn’s life and her vision, and she explains the history and current status of Indian Line Farm. CSA is one of the most promising innovations in agriculture in the past 50 years, so please have a listen to learn more.

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