Biography

Rosalie Koenig operates a 17-acre organic farm in Florida. Her family grows vegetables, cut flowers and herbs, which are sold through a 75-member Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, three local farmers? markets and to wholesale accounts. Her farm was of the first CSAs in Florida. Rosalie has traveled her state to learn about the challenges of developing a thriving CSA movement in Florida. She developed two farmers? markets in the Gainesville area with three other growers. She currently assists in managing one of the markets. Rosalie is co-founder and president of the Community Green Markets of North Florida, Inc. and has developed two farmers? markets in her home state. Rosalie is a member of the National Organic Standards Board. She also co-directs the Center for Organic Agriculture at the University of Florida.