Rock the Boat!
October 29, 2014
Join us for Rock The Boat, on Friday, November 7, 2014, 6:30-9:30pm at the Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143. For almost 2...
CSF Best Practices
June 5, 2012
A. Shareholder-Related Best Practices Product freshness, variety, and value as measured by shareholder product quality rating. Delivery convenience (p...
Get Help!
April 5, 2010
Your community might want to get involved. Encourage them to do so. Some of your shareholders might volunteer to help bag or deliver shares, find ne...
How to Market Your CSF
April 5, 2010
Sign up consumers: Host signup times at central locations, such as a farmers’ market, town center, or church. This is a good way for potential...
Legal Requirements and Regulations
April 5, 2010
Federal and some state fisheries regulations require that you report all catch. Your CSF’s catch is not exempt from this law. So don’t forget...
Deliveries
April 5, 2010
Frequency: Consider the species you are delivering when deciding upon the frequency of deliveries. For example, a lobster CSF may work better w...
The Economics
April 5, 2010
To help you better forecast the financial details of your CSF we have put together a financial forecasting tool that you can download (see bottom of t...
What Kind and Cut of Seafood will your CSF offer?
April 5, 2010
Which seafood products? Be specific: shrimp, mussels, fin fish, or a variety, depending on the season. What form will the seafood be in: shell on, hea...
One boat, two boats, many boats?
April 5, 2010
There are significant differences between a Community Supported Agriculture and a Community Supported Fishery. While CSA shareholders usually g...
Benefits of CSFs
April 5, 2010
Less stress on the fish and you. Receiving higher prices for your catch by participating in a CSF may allow you to survive even if you are fish...
What is a CSF?
April 5, 2010
Here are some characteristics of a CSF, although there are many models being implemented today: Modeled after Community Supported Agriculture, a Commu...
CSF Bait Box: Fishermen’s Guide to Community Supported Fisheries
April 5, 2010
CSF: Local! Sustainable! Fresh! Small, sweet Northern shrimp has a special place in the hearts of foodies and fishermen in the Northeast. Native to a...
CSF Bait Box: Fishermen’s Guide to Community Supported Fisheries
April 5, 2010
CSF: Local! Sustainable! Fresh! Small, sweet Northern shrimp has a special place in the hearts of foodies and fishermen in the Northeast. Native...
Remembering Harekrishna Debnath
January 2, 2010
I first met Harkrishna in 1999 when he and Father Thomas Kocherry joined me for a speaking tour of the U.S. just before the meetings of the World Trad...
NAMA Weighs In
March 25, 2009
To facilitate the transformations we seek, we often have to communicate with policy makers. Although sometimes we go solo, our goal is to join others...
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