Subject: Re: entry-level CSA (fwd)

From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 22:52:42 -0400 (EDT)

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 08:00:34 -0700
From: Fred Chambers <[email-masked]>
To: CSA Networking List <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: entry-level CSA

Hi Tracy, and everyone,

I did a little paper on the feasibility of a CSA-style enterprise at my 
school in Southern California.  The title, objective and intro to  the 
paper follow:

Cal Poly Women Are Three-Times As Dissatisfied With Their Nutrition, 
Compared to Men:
An Exploratory Look Into A University Village Food Cooperative

Objective
Researcher suggests probable success for a cooperative food purchasing 
enterprise for student apartments at California State Polytechnic 
University Pomona.  Study shows market demand is high among women 
respondents.  71% of women expressed interest in weekly food buying co-op 
deliveries of fresh seasonal produce.  85% of women surveyed said they are 
unsatisfied with their current nutrition.  The need for dietary improvement 
is very high, with nearly 94% of students not eating the recommended 
minimum daily five servings of fruits and vegetables.

Introduction
This project demonstrates the student's knowledge of primary data analysis 
(generating and circulating a survey), and statistical analysis to partly 
fulfill the requirements for ABM575, Winter Quarter 1998 with Dr. J. M. 
Weidman.  To carry out the assignment this researcher generated a 
10-question survey for students living in the University Village 
Apartments.  The questions requested data on  food buying practices, 
nutritional awareness, and interest in cooperative food buying, as well as 
demographics.

Survey results indicate that 41% of the sampled population spends over $25 
per week on groceries, are interested in weekly deliveries of produce, and 
85% of women are unsatisfied with the perceived healthfulness of their 
current diet.  The men contrast this with almost the opposite opinion:  72% 
of men are satisfied with their diet.  Frighteningly, 71% of women and 82% 
of men eat junk food as a major component of their diet

I am a college student working on a CSA plan. One of the main concerns
>of the group considering the CSA is the economic feasibility of such an
>endeavor. Do you have any suggestions regarding this, or any other
>recommendations for someone considering starting up a CSA?
>Thanks a bunch,
>Tracy Vermaat