it has to be aknowledged that the energy of a typical csa is very slight. Typical retention rates for a strong, long running CSA in this are is around 30% What I get out of this doesn't make me comfortable with the idea that something is actually being built.I do not see where you are muckraking as I see no disagreement. Although I am not really sure what people are voting for these days, I do know that just in the short time I have been a member of a csa in this country, from 1989 until now, that csa farms and memberships have multiplied from a handful to hundreds. That's good grassroots campaigning. I meant the Walmart "market economy" is not the one to target as ultimately their market share will be like empty calories. Change is here.
Jane, what is the retention rate of Roxbury? I'd expect it to be much higher. It's just a fact: people north of here (WV/MD/VA) take FRESH LOCAL CLEAN food more seriously than they do here. -Allan
