Not All Subscriptions Are Digital: The Community Supported Agriculture Movement

The community supported agriculture movement strives to fund sustainable organic local farming through a dedicated subscription. The farm-share model, in which consumers make an annual payment for a share of a farms yearly output, demonstrates the advantages of recurring payment models in an offline setting.

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As sales of organic food continue to grow, some consumers are getting savvy to the issue of "greenwashing" -- that is, agricultural practices that are a lot less environmentally friendly than producers and retailers advertise, even if they slap an "organic" label on their product. With the understanding that shipping even organic food over long distances inevitably imposes a carbon cost, small, indie farmers are appealing to these eco-conscious customers by offering them susta...

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