Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a direct partnership between producer(s) and
a group of consumers/members to share the risks and responsibilities of farming activities. CSA aims
at producing and providing environmentally, socially, economically, and nutritionally sustainable
food. Past research has focused on CSA members\u2019 motivations. This research aims to gain a better
understanding of CSA farmers\u2019 perceived benefits and drawbacks in managing a CSA farm, and
whether CSA management perception varies in dierent countries. The research collected data from
35 farmers that were based in the United States (US) and Hungary (HU). Data elaboration includes
a one-way Anova test, Chi-square test, principal component analysis, and multiple multivariate
linear regressions. The results support that US and HU farmers have similar positive perceptions
of CSA farming management, especially in food quality, nutritional value products, environmental,
and community benefits. The main dierences concentrate on economic, financial, and management
perceptions. CSA success as an alternative agro-food production and distribution system relies on
the capability to involve CSA members. Therefore, CSA farmers\u2019 management skills may evolve
to ensure the performance of communication and community engaging practices. The main CSA
concern is ensuring a fair income and living wage for the farmers and labor force. There is a need for
better balancing non-monetary and monetary benefits for the farmers
