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1st Draft of CSA-L FAQ for feedback.




Dear CSA-L Subscribers,

I've been meaning to do this for quite some time.

Below is a beginning draft of a FAQ for the CSA-L email list.  A FAQ is a 
list of frequently asked questions and answers that is posted periodically 
to an e-mail list such as CSA-L to answer common questions that 
come up repeatedly.  I plan to update the FAQ and repost it every month or two 
depending on the level of traffic on the list.  

Please look it over and send me corrections and additions.  I 
particularly need help filling in answer #9 and #10 as I haven't been to 
any conferences this year and could use brief summaries of what functions 
various national organizations serve with regard to CSA and current 
contact info.  Since the CSA movement is still young I know this 
informatin can become out of date quickly.

   John Barclay, jbarclay@prairienet.org

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John Barclay        (217) 352-4025     jbarclay@firefly.prairienet.org
Champaign, IL, USA   http://www.prairienet.org/~jbarclay/homepage.html
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    Frequently Asked Questions for CSA-L Networking List
  (available at http://www.prairienet.org/pcsa/csa-l.html)

1.  What is CSA-L?
2.  How do I subscribe to CSA-L?
3.  How do I unsubscribe to CSA-L?
4.  What is appropriate to post to CSA-L?
5.  How do I post to CSA-L?
6.  Who subscribes to CSA-L?
7.  Where can I find archives of CSA-L?
8.  How can I find a CSA where I live?
9.  What are some useful CSA organizations?
10. What are some good books, articles, and videos of CSA?
11. What are some CSA Resources on the World Wide Web.

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1.  WHAT IS CSA-L?

The e-mail list "CSA-L@prairienet.org" is for networking on Community 
Supported Agriculture.  We hope to see discussions on goals, distribution 
styles, outreach tools, member retention, educational work, connections 
with non-CSA organizations, etc. We also would like to see the exchange 
of newsletter articles and information about resources on CSA such as 
networking organizations, books, journals, videos, audio tapes from 
conferences, speaker tours of interest to CSAs, etc. In short, we would 
like to take advantage of the collective knowledge of as many CSA's as 
possible to help the CSA movement grow and strengthen! 

The listowners are John Barclay (jbarclay@prairienet.org) of Prairieland 
CSA in Champaign, Illinois and Sarah Milstein (milstein@pipeline.com) of 
Roxbury Biodynamic Farm in New York. 

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2. HOW DO I SUBSCRIBE TO CSA-L?

Send a message to "listproc@prairienet.org" with "subscribe CSA-L 
Firstname Lastname" in the message. Put you first and last names in place 
of Firstname and Lastname and omit the quotes. You may leave the subject 
line blank. 

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3.  HOW DO I UNSUBSCRIBE TO CSA-L?

Send a message to "listproc@prairienet.org" with "unsubscribe CSA-L" in 
the message.  Omit the quotes. You may leave the subject line blank.   If 
this doesn't work, send an e-mail to jbarclay@prairienet.org and I will 
unsubscribe you.

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4.  WHAT IS APPROPRIATE TO POST TO CSA-L?

All messages should meet the following criteria:

-> Messages should be related to the purpose of the list. 

-> Messages should have a clear subject heading.  

-> Messages between individuals should not go to the entire list unless 
the information in them may be of interest to the list.

-> Messages should include a good signature which includes your name, any 
organization that you represent, and where you are located 
geographically. 

-> Questions that are answered in the Frequently Asked Questions Postings 
(FAQs) should be avoided. 

These guidelines are to improve the quality and effectiveness of the list 
as a networking tool.  As the number of subscribers to the list grows, 
the success of the list will depend on the quality of our postings. 

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5. HOW DO I POST TO CSA-L?

To post a message to the whole list, send it to CSA-L@prairienet.org

In order to post to CSA-L, you must be subscribed to the list and send 
the message from the account name that you are subscribed on. In other 
words, If you have several e-mail accounts or aliases, you need to send 
e-mail from the account you subscribed from. 

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6. WHO SUBSCRIBES TO CSA-L?

Over 200 Farmers, CSA members, students studying CSA, and other 
interested parties from around the world.  To get a list of the 
subscribers send a message to "listproc@prairienet.org" with "recipients 
CSA-L" in the body and a current list will be sent to you.  Some 
subscriber biographies are available on the CSA-L web page.

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7. WHERE CAN I FIND ARCHIVES OF POSTINGS TO CSA-L?

  On the world wide web at:

  http://csf.colorado.edu/sustainability/plants/csa/

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8. HOW CAN I FIND A CSA WHERE I LIVE?

Call the Bio-Dynamic Farming and Gardening Association toll-free CSA/BDA 
Consumer Hot Line (1-800-516-7797) to request a free list of the CSA/BDA 
farms and/or gardens in your state. 

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9. WHAT ARE SOME USEFUL NATIONAL AND REGIONAL RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS ON CSA?

Please send me short one paragraph summaries of any national or regional 
organizations you work with including current contact information and 
roles your organization performs.


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10. WHAT ARE SOME GOOD BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND VIDEOS OF CSA?

If your organization publishes or distributes and CSA materials, please 
send me current summaries and how-to-order info.  I'd like to list 
several of the best books and periodicals of use to CSAs, but the info. I 
currently have may be out of date.

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11.  What are some CSA Resources on the World Wide Web.

Several CSAs have web pages, but there really isn't a whole lot on the 
WWW specifically devoted to CSA's.  Links to all the web sites I can find 
related to CSAs can be found at:
   
   http://www.prairienet.org/pcsa/CSA-L.html