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Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) strengthens farms and engages the community to build the local food economy.

CISA has been working for over 25 years to build a stronger, more resilient, and more just local food system. We envision a local food system where farms are viable, working conditions are fair and just for owners and workers, the environment is respected, and locally grown food is available for all.

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WRSI: Vollinger Farm

September 15, 2020    Posted in: CISA News, WRSI's "Local Hero Spotlight" interviews, Press Room
WRSI, September 11, 2020. Bob Vollinger, from Vollinger Farm in Florence, has all of your Halloween decorating supplies: pumpkins, fall mums, corn stalks, hay, and straw bales. He has also ... more
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Valley Bounty: Clarkdale Fruit Farms

September 15, 2020    Posted in: CISA News, CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room, Valley Bounty
Though the high heat and dry weather we have seen through the Valley has negatively impacted many field crops, it has provided optimal growing conditions for peaches and other stone ... more
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WRSI: Pine Hill Orchards

September 8, 2020    Posted in: CISA News, WRSI's "Local Hero Spotlight" interviews, Press Room
WRSI, September 4, 2020. Brady McElaney, manager at Pine Hill Orchards, says they are open for PYO apples until Columbus Day. They are open every day and there is plenty ... more
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Valley Bounty: Foxtrot Farm

September 6, 2020    Posted in: CISA News, CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room, Valley Bounty
Abby Ferla, owner of Foxtrot Farm in Shelburne Falls, has spent her summer nights camping in a tent in her fields, accompanied by her partner and dog. “This is the ... more
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Guest columnist CISA’s Alexis Breiteneicher: Restaurants facing uphill climb

September 1, 2020    Posted in: CISA Opinion Pieces, CISA News, Press Room
Daily Hampshire Gazette, September 1, 2020 Restaurants are among the businesses hit hardest by the restrictions imposed by the pandemic. Their closures in late winter had a big impact on ... more
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WRSI: Holyoke Hummus Company

August 31, 2020    Posted in: CISA News, WRSI's "Local Hero Spotlight" interviews, Press Room
WRSI, August 31, 2020. John Grossman of Holyoke Hummus Company talks about all of the local vegetables they use when preparing their Middle Eastern based foods for both curbside pickup ... more
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Valley Bounty: Stony Hill Farm

August 30, 2020    Posted in: CISA News, CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room, Valley Bounty
The hot and dry conditions across western Massachusetts have caused many crops to come earlier than in previous years, and that is okay with Alice Colman, co-owner of Stony Hill ... more
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WRSI: Williamsburg Market

August 24, 2020    Posted in: CISA News, WRSI's "Local Hero Spotlight" interviews, Press Room
WRSI, August 24, 2020. Steve Smith, the new owner of the Williamsburg Market, talks about taking over ownership of the store just as COVID-19 hit and the state closed things ... more
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Valley Bounty: Sweet Morning Farm

August 22, 2020    Posted in: CISA News, CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room, Valley Bounty
The meat industry, like most industries, has been under immense pressure due to COVID-19. While rural communities have generally had lower infection rates than their densely populated urban counterparts, slaughterhouses ... more
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WRSI: Bardwell Farm

August 14, 2020    Posted in: CISA News, WRSI's "Local Hero Spotlight" interviews, Press Room
WRSI, August 14, 2020. Harrison Bardwell, 9th generation farmer of Bardwell Farm in Hatfield, talks about being a beginning farmer and starting a diversified vegetable farm on his family's land.
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Local Hero Profile: E&J Scott Orchards

September 8, 2020    Posted in: Farm Profiles, Local Hero Profiles
Local Hero Profile by Emma Gwyther Published in CISA’s September 2020 enewsletter “The best feeling for me, is getting a... more
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