{"id":3905,"date":"2013-10-23T17:21:34","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T15:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sustainable-everyday-project.net\/urbact-sustainable-food\/?p=3905"},"modified":"2013-10-23T17:21:34","modified_gmt":"2013-10-23T15:21:34","slug":"community-of-support-to-agriculture-csa-sortino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-everyday-project.net\/urbact-sustainable-food\/?p=3905","title":{"rendered":"Community of Support to Agriculture (CSA) – Sortino"},"content":{"rendered":"

3. August, 2013<\/p>\n

Contributor:\u00a0 GAS – Quelli dell’Orto, Municipality of Messina<\/p>\n

Self-production in an eco-village context to create a parallel economy based on trust between community members and respect for the environment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Concept<\/em><\/p>\n

The CSA-Sortino was started to support the community of the Eco-Village “Ciumara Ranni” to produce organic food and to contribute for the village\u2019s economic sustainability. The CSA-Sortino wants to became an example of good practices that a group of people can do together for the environment using innovative cultivation techniques such as synergistic agriculture.<\/p>\n

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Result<\/em><\/p>\n

The CSA system is based on two main principles:<\/p>\n

1) sharing of risk: to remove from the farmer the economic and psychological burdens related to agriculture;<\/p>\n

2) pre-funding of cultivations: to improve possibilities to cultivate various kinds of products without the aid of banks.<\/p>\n

At this moment the CSA-Sortino cultivates vegetables and cereals (especially spelt). The target is to pass from mechanically-aided agriculture to totally manual agriculture thanks to synergistic or permaculture method.<\/p>\n

At the start of the season, what will be cultivated is decided, and a economic plan is prepared. Then everyone is free to participate by purchasing a share of the future products.<\/p>\n

At the end of the season, everyone can choose to have a full share of the crop or 50% can be sold by the farmer at the market. 50% of the gross earnings will go to the CSA and the other 50% will be a new share for the next season.<\/p>\n

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Benefits<\/em><\/p>\n

Creating a parallel system disconnected to the global economy to satisfy the main needs of people: food, social relations, more liveable contexts.<\/p>\n

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Pro and Contra<\/em><\/p>\n

Pro:<\/strong>\u00a0 A high ratio of costs\/benefits.<\/p>\n

Contra:<\/strong>\u00a0 This is an experience that works well in rural areas because it’s related to a different life style. Could it work well also in urban areas?<\/p>\n

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What are the lessons learn to be used\/transferred\/implemented in the other partner cities?<\/em><\/p>\n

The project demonstrates that it’s important to help whoever wants to preserve the environment and the fertility of the fields. Self-production is important but only a few people have the time, skills and resources to do it. With a Community of Support to Agriculture everyone can be a “self-producer” using the work and skills of those who have decided that a different life style is possible.<\/p>\n

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Question to the network<\/em><\/p>\n

This experience is not new in the European context. How common is it in your region?<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

Do you have similar experiences in urban areas?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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