Can Weather Affect A C.S.A. Program?

This is a tricky one that many farmers have trouble answering. Of course! Their are many issues that can  affect a C.S.A. It is our Job as farmers to manipulate mother nature in our favor. Which can't be done totally because the weather is unpredictable. Although their are many things that farmers can do to reduce their risk of weather related crop failure. Weather is always on everyone minds when you belong to a C.S.A. This is another beauty of being part of a local C.S.A because you begin to respect mother nature in a new way. The main issue is water. We are way due for a dry summer. This is not a problem @ our farm because we irrigate all our veggies under plastic from the day they are put in the ground. We have a really extensive irrigation system that covers around fifteen acres and is just for veggies. So what I am trying to say is that it can be dry as a dessert out their and our garden is as lush as the rain forest. The next main issue is too much water. This is one of the many reasons that we plant all of our veggies in raised plastic beds on the farm. Rain can't permeate through the plastic so their is no root washout or waterlogged plants.  So those are some of the many examples of tools that we use to minimize risk of crop failure on the farm. Their are always those black swan events that no one can control, even me. Some examples of these type of events would be massive hail storm, direct tornado hit, Etc. We try not to think of these issues but they are out their and we should be aware of them if you are going to be a part of a C.S.A. This is why the community is important in a C.S.A. model because the community and the farmer absorb the losses of a freak event. This is another reason it is called community supported ag.

Thanks For Reading Chris