Liz Adler and her husband Ben Perrault established Easthampton’s Mountain View Farm in 2006. The farm offers CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) shares to individuals, families, and some local restaurants. I talked with Liz to get a better sense of her farm’s customer base and see why the model she and her husband have established works well in the community.
What is your reasoning behind offering CSAs?
We really like the CSA model; it works well for the consumer and the farmer. By cutting out the middleman, the consumer gets a better price, so it works out for everyone. And as farmers, we also like being able to grow a wide variety of things and having a sort of built-in crop insurance. It is also valuable in terms of educating people. We always have lots of kids running around—it’s really great to have that community aspect.
