Local farms get ahead with community-supported agriculture models

Local farms get ahead with community-supported agriculture models

MOORHEAD — At Farm in the Dell in late April, the first preparations for months of vegetables are just beginning. But even before potatoes and tomatoes are planted, people are paying for produce they anticipate will grow. Farm in the Dell, northwest of Moorhead, operates with a community-supported agriculture model, or CSA. The program serves as a sort of vegetable subscription — people purchase shares of the farm’s harvest ahead of time, in ret…