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Understanding A Community Supported Agriculture Agreement: What Should Be Included In A Good CSA Membership Agreement?

Paul Goeringer, Ashley Ellixson, Sarah Everhart and, Wele Elangwe (June, 2015)

Summary

This document contains a model CSA membership agreement to aid farmers in preparing their own membership agreements. The model CSA membership agreement reflects UME legal specialists’ opinions and opinions of legal specialists at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and UMES on the components of a good CSA membership agreement. The model membership agreement provides the basis for individual producers to develop membership agreements specific to their situation. The following guide will explain the various terms in the model membership agreement,why they were included, and the possible legal protections they offer.