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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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Managing Your Farm Finances in the Time of Climate Crisis

January 23 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday, January 23rd from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, MA. In-person. Snow date: February 6th. Are you concerned about revenue shifts, and bad weather that will... more
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How to talk about climate change with customers and other audiences

January 24 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Register here! In this half-day workshop, you'll connect with farmers and others in our local food system to learn and practice effectively communicating about climate change with customers and your... more
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Workshop: Athletes in Overalls: Movement Health & Injury Prevention

January 28 @ 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Not Our Farm Anyone who has farmed for a day, a week, a month, or a full season knows that farming is a MARATHON (maybe a series of marathons!), and... more
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MA Grown: Massachusetts Farms Survive Natural Disasters Thanks to a Web of Support

January 2, 2025    Posted in: CISA News, Local Heroes in the News, Press Room
“There are just more and more frequent climate-related challenges, and it’s going to be different each year,” (MDAR deputy commissioner Winton) Pitcoff says, noting that while 2023 saw flooding, farmers ... more
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Valley Bounty: Full Moon Ghee

Published December 21, 2024 in the Daily Hampshire Gazette ‘Tis the Season for Ghee By Jacob Nelson Golden, rich, and delicious, “ghee is basically clarified butter,” explains April Poirier. “But ... more
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NEPM: Sweet Babu's

😋 It’s granola time! Claire brings Chelsea Beaudry, founder of Sweet Babu’s in Chicopee, to tell Monte and Kaliis about: How she founded the company in her kitchen in 2021, ... 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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