• CSA encourages direct communication and cooperation among farmers and consumers.
• CSA provides farmers and growers with a fair return on their labor.
• CSA keeps food dollars in the local community and contribute to the development and maintenance of regional food systems.
• With a "guaranteed market" for their produce, farmers can invest their time in doing the best job they can producing food rather than marketing their products.
• CSA supports the biodiversity of a given farm and the diversity of agriculture.
• CSA creates a sense of social responsibility and stewardship of local land.
• CSA puts "the farmers face on food" and increase understanding of how, where, and by whom our food is grown.

Source: The University of Massachusetts Extension