Investigating consumers’ experiences with community supported agriculture: Convergent parallel design methods

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 5; p. e0303184
• Main Authors: Huang, Yuanyuan, Wang, Yuhan, Pan, Younghwan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 13.05.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agricultural industry; Agricultural practices; Agricultural production; Agriculture; Biology and Life Sciences; China; Collaboration; Community; Community involvement; Community Participation; Community supported agriculture; Computer and Information Sciences; Consumer Behavior; Consumers; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Electronic commerce; Farmers; Farms; Female; Food; Humans; Investigations; Male; Marketing research; Medicine and Health Sciences; Methods; Online sales; People and Places; Product information; Qualitative analysis; Qualitative research; Research and Analysis Methods; Research methodology; Retention; Social aspects; Social networks; Social Sciences; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable practices; China

Community-supported agriculture (CSA) represents a collaborative model where local farms and community members form partnerships to facilitate the direct delivery of fresh produce from farms to consumers. This study primarily investigates the experiences of current CSA members, focusing on the key f...