Community-Supported Agriculture as a Dietary and Health Improvement Strategy: A Narrative Review.

This narrative review summarizes the literature regarding community-supported agriculture (CSA) with a focus on its use as a dietary and health improvement strategy. CSA members are typically women, white, highly educated, and affluent. The majority of members are motivated to participate in CSA by a concern for the environment and a desire for locally grown, high-quality, and organic produce.

A novel dietary improvement strategy: examining the potential impact of community-supported agriculture membership.

Objective: To investigate the use of community-supported agriculture (CSA) as an employer-based health promotion intervention.

Design: Quasi-experimental study using a convenience sample of employees at three employers.

Setting: Participants and controls from three Minnesota employers completed baseline and follow-up health assessments and surveys about their experiences with CSA.