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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 30 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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Chainsaw Safety for Women, Female Bodied, Nonbinary & Trans Folx

October 24 @ 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Chainsaw Safety for Women, Female Bodied, Nonbinary & Trans Folx with Women’s Tree Climber Workshop (WTCW) October 24, 2026 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Roots Rising Farm & Education Center,... more
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20th Annual Harvest Home Festival & 5K - Community Harvest

November 1 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
  20th Annual Harvest Home Festival & 5K Date: Sunday, November 1, 2026 Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM (5K starts at 11:00 AM; Registration/check-in opens at 10:15 AM) Location:... more
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Grants, USDA Programs, and Local Expertise for Implementing New Practices to Manage Weather-Related Risks

November 4 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: Zoom (link provided with registration) Register here Farmers often need both planning and financial support to implement new practices or add new enterprises to manage more frequent extreme weather.... more
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Valley Bounty: Big River Chestnuts

October 3, 2026    Posted in: CISA News, CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room
By reviving a historical crop, one farmer has a plan to feed our community while stewarding the land into the future. Jono Neiger is trained as an ecologist and conservation ... more
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NEPM: Fern Valley Farms and Fern Valley Market

September 29, 2026    Posted in: CISA News, NEPM "Fabulous 413" interviews, Press Room
Monte, Kaliis, and Jennifer talk with Brooke and Dan Fernandes, owners of Fern Valley Farms and Fern Valley Market, about their experience rehabbing a partially abandoned orchard into a vibrant ... more
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NEPM: Agudelo Farm and Apiary

September 25, 2026    Posted in: CISA News, NEPM "Fabulous 413" interviews, Press Room
Monte, Kaliis, and Jennifer visit Gustavo Agudelo, owner of Agudelo Farm and Apiary in Holyoke. Gustavo farms on the Nuestras Raices community farm, which provides land to more than ten ... more
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Local Hero Profile: Bloom Woolen Yarns

October 18, 2023    Posted in: Specialty Producer Profiles, Local Hero Profiles
Local Hero Profile by Julia Mazzuchi, Local Hero Program Assistant  The buy local movement in the Valley not only encompasses... more
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