[lotharbot]

Summary: this is something akin to a farmers market with pre-orders. Consumers order local produce, farmers and consumers all arrive at a pre-determined location and time for delivery, and farmers keep most of the money (with a small cut going to the location owners, and a cut going to the company that handles all the market-making/financial transactions.)

At present, this exists only in Europe, but it sounds like a US expansion might be possible.

[codingdave]

No need. CSAs have existed throughout the US for a long time. Wrapping them under a single brand and adding in a middle man to handle the transactions doesn't really add value to the consumer.

[lotharbot]

I hadn't heard the term "CSA" before. Interesting.

http://www.localharvest.org/csa/