These days, you'll find plenty of local squash, sweet potatoes, fresh greens, and root veggies, plus local meat, dairy, sweeteners, and more. We're keeping track of farm stands, farmers' markets, restaurants, and everyone else that is open now, and you can filter the list to find home delivery and curbside pickup options too.

Many summer farmers' markets are still running (heads up, Springfield: the Farmers' Market at Forest Park is extended to run on Tuesdays throughout November!).

Winter markets are opening:

We know Thanksgiving is going to look very different this year -- perhaps you're gathering with just your immediate family, or just your little pod. Either way, make it a special day of thanks and celebration with a local turkey. Time is running short, so don't miss out!

When the national food system failed you, who came through? Who continued, through the most terrifying and chaotic times of the pandemic, to do the essential work to get food on to your family's’ table? Simple answer: local farms. Now is the time for you to be there for them. Show your commitment to the local farms who sustain you by buying from them and by supporting CISA's work.

Faye Whitney is the fifth generation to live on her family farm, Whitney Acres, on Ashfield’s Main Street, but she has not done things exactly like the generations before her. Faye grew up with cows, but when she began farming herself, she went in a different direction—“With cows, you can’t go anywhere,” she says. So she started looking into sheep. Upon her first visit to a farm with Shetland sheep, she was charmed by “strategically placed” lambs. Now, 30 years later, Faye is the Executive Secretary of the North American Shetland Sheep Association.

Last year, Greenfield Cooperative Bank gave $250,000 away to over 200 different agencies and organizations, including CISA. “That’s our dividend to the community, if you will, since we don’t have stockholders,” says Michael Tucker. “We are proud to support organizations like CISA that benefit our communities and help to keep them healthy."