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SUMMARY:CISA's Annual Meeting and Celebration!
DESCRIPTION:We are at capacity! Click here if you would like to be added to a waitlist.\n\nCISA members and supporters\, please join us in Holyoke on April 11th for a special evening. We’ll be honoring CISA’s 2023 Local Hero Award recipients\, sharing the highlights of the past year\, and\, most importantly\, gathering together for the first time since 2019. Come reconnect\, celebrate\, and enjoy! \nBefore the evening program begins at 5:30 (including a delicious dinner catered by Gateway City Arts)\, you may choose to join us at 4pm for a tour of the Ground Up Grains/Valley Malt facility\, just around the corner from the meeting. Come see this impressive new agricultural infrastructure right on the canal in Holyoke\, and hear more about the work that’s being undertaken by Holyoke leaders. \nQuestions? Contact Jennifer Williams at 413-665-7100.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/cisas-annual-meeting-and-celebration/
LOCATION:Gateway City Arts\, 92 Race Street\, Holyoke\, MA\, 01040\, United States
CATEGORIES:CISA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230404T180000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
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SUMMARY:Managing Farm Labor Costs
DESCRIPTION:The past few years have posed unprecedented employee management challenges for local farms – from rising wages and employee shortages to the added demands of the pandemic and weather extremes. As your 2023 season ramps up\, Presenter Ellen Polishuk of Plant to Profit will share insights to help you respond to these challenges\, based on her decades of farm financial consulting and vegetable farm management experience. Ellen will offer tips for tracking and improving work efficiency\, supporting effective teamwork\, and evaluating labor-saving investments. You will also learn about farm financial assessment tools – like benchmarks and crop costing – that can help you identify the best avenues for increasing farm profitability to keep up with rising costs. The workshop is open to all\, with farm owners and middle managers or crew leaders in particular standing to benefit from the on-the-ground tips and broader decision-making context provided in this workshop. \nThe standard workshop cost is $10. We offer a sliding scale to ensure anyone can attend\, and additional attendees from the same farm business are welcome to attend free of charge; we do not want finances to be a barrier to attendance. \nPlease contact Kristen at kristen@buylocalfood.org or 413-665-7100 ext. 12 with any questions. \nFunding for this workshop was made possible by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, U.S. Department of Agriculture\, through the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under subaward number LNE20-394. \nRegister here!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/managing-farm-labor-costs/
LOCATION:Remote
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230330T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230330T130000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20230316T154953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230316T173057Z
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SUMMARY:An Introduction to FSA and NRCS Assistance Programs
DESCRIPTION:This remote workshop is intended for beginning growers who have never worked with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) or Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) before\, or for producers who are familiar with these programs but have questions about the process and/or programs available. \nWe will hear from Bailey Albert and Jack Loomis\, FSA and NRCS Outreach Coordinators\, respectively\, as well as from Stephen Taranto\, Climate Program Coordinator at Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) and Shannon Hickey\, Program Manager at Southeastern MA Ag Partnership (SEMAP). CISA and SEMAP are Buy-Local groups based in Western and Eastern MA\, respectively—that offer assistance to growers interested in participating in FSA and NRCS programs. \nRegister here! \nThe presentation will cover: \n\nAn overview of FSA and NRCS technical and financial assistance programs\nHow to connect with your local service centers to receive tailored support\nImportant things to know about the process and realistic timelines\nAssistance available from certain Buy-Local groups\n\nFollowing the presentation will be time for questions. You will be able to type your questions into a Q&A box or raise your hand to ask your question aloud. \nThis event is co-sponsored by UMass Extension\, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA)\, Southeastern MA Ag Partnership (SEMAP)\, Sustainable Nantucket\, and Sustainable Business Network.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/an-introduction-to-fsa-and-nrcs-assistance-programs/
LOCATION:Remote
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230329T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230329T180000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20230302T201734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230306T205202Z
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SUMMARY:Managing a Multicultural Farm Team in the Pioneer Valley
DESCRIPTION:This online workshop will provide information on how to develop essential communication skills and manage conflict. It will give tools to oversee a multicultural team and emphasize strategies for decision-making to build an effective workplace culture and manage towards farm and family goals. The workshop is open to all\, but most relevant to diversified farm owners\, managers\, or aspiring managers. \nSpeaker: Mary Peabody recently retired from UVM Extension after 34 years as a Community and Economic Development Specialist. Mary now provides coaching for farmers and small business owners on team building\, labor management\, and business transitions. She has served as a director for several national grant projects related to farm labor management\, and is a certified DiSC facilitator. \nThe standard cost for this workshop is $10. We do not want finances to be a barrier to attendance\, and will offer sliding scale pricing to ensure anyone can attend. \nPlease contact Zoraia at zoraia@buylocalfood.org or 413-665-7100 ext. 15 with any questions regarding the event or sliding scale pricing. \nRegister here!  \nFunding for this workshop was made possible by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service through grant AM200100XXXXG178. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/multicultural-team-2023/
LOCATION:Remote
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T173000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20230309T204350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230310T185242Z
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SUMMARY:Insights on Vegetable Farm Financial Benchmarks
DESCRIPTION:For the past couple years\, CISA and Pasa Sustainable Agriculture have worked with a group of diversified vegetable farmers across the region to collect key farm financial metrics and develop benchmarks to help farmers evaluate the health of their vegetable operations. CISA staffperson Kristen Wilmer will share insights gained thus far from this project\, including what the numbers suggest about the health and challenges facing diversified vegetable farms in our region\, and how you can use key financial benchmarks to more strategic business decisions at your farm. Attendees will come away with ideas for how to track and use key numbers – like income generated per acre\, labor invested per acre\, payroll as a percent of gross revenue\, and more – to better understand their farm operations and hone in on opportunities for improvement. The workshop will be geared toward vegetable farmers but is open to all. \nThe standard workshop cost is $10. We offer a sliding scale to ensure anyone can attend\, and additional attendees from the same farm business are welcome to attend free of charge; we do not want finances to be a barrier to attendance. \nPlease contact Kristen at kristen@buylocalfood.org or 413-665-7100 ext. 12 with any questions. \nFunding for this workshop was made possible by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, U.S. Department of Agriculture\, through the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under subaward number LNE20-394. \nRegister here!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/insights-on-vegetable-farm-financial-benchmarks/
LOCATION:Remote
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230325T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230325T120000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20230306T204540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230306T205120Z
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SUMMARY:Making Food Fun
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the arrival of spring in Franklin County with an outdoor family event! \nCISA and the Franklin Community Co-op are teaming up for an early spring event to celebrate local food with children and families. Meet the farmer who produces sugar at Bergeron’s Sugar House. Try out different grades of maple syrup and maple cream on silver dollar pancakes. Learn to make a new recipe with a food demonstration for kids from Green Fields Market. Taste fresh\, mini croissants baked by Rise Above Bakery using local flour\, butter\, and milk. The morning includes more local surprises\, so come check it out! \nStormy weather? No problem. The event will be held indoors at the Franklin Community Co-op event space at 170 Main Street.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/making-food-fun-3/
LOCATION:144 Main Street\, Greenfield\, MA\, 144 Main Street\, Greenfield\, MA\, 01301\, United States
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T163000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20230309T205450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230310T144338Z
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SUMMARY:Honing your Spring Employee Onboarding Plan
DESCRIPTION:As you gear up for the arrival of new farm employees and seasonal crew members\, let us help you put finishing touches on your employee onboarding plan. With an eye to Massachusetts-specific legal requirements and best management practices\, this information-packed workshop will help you make sure you’re dotting your i’s and crossing your t’s from day 1 and building a solid groundwork for your employees during their initial days at your farm. CISA staffperson Kristen Wilmer will help you hone your employee onboarding checklist and schedule; brush up on legal posting\, notification\, and training requirements; and access resources to help you refine your employee policies and procedures. This workshop is open to all\, and content will be relevant to both new and experienced farm managers. \nThe standard workshop cost is $10. We offer a sliding scale to ensure anyone can attend\, and additional attendees from the same farm business are welcome to attend free of charge; we do not want finances to be a barrier to attendance. \nPlease contact Kristen at kristen@buylocalfood.org or 413-665-7100 ext. 12 with any questions. \nFunding for this workshop was made possible by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service through grant AM200100XXXXG178. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA. \nRegister here!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/onboarding-march22/
LOCATION:Remote
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230306T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230306T180000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20221222T143555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T183612Z
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SUMMARY:On-Farm Research: Tillage Reduction at Sawyer Farm
DESCRIPTION:Over the past several seasons\, Sawyer Farm has been successfully growing vegetables directly in a perennial Dutch White clover sod. Lincoln Fishman will explain how the system works\, and discuss its benefits and current limitations. He’ll discuss no-till transplanter modifications designed to reduce soil disturbance and weed competition. Join CISA for a virtual presentation and discussion about progress-to-date as well as opportunities for farmers to participate in the research by conducting their own on-farm trials! \nSawyer Farm is in Worthington\, MA. Lincoln\, Hilary\, Erica\, and Butch have been growing vegetables at Sawyer since 2010. \nThis workshop is part of the 2023 Adapt Your Farm to Climate Change Webinar and Workshop Series: On-farm Climate Change Adaptation Case Studies from western Massachusetts. Stay tuned for additional events in this series. \nThis work is supported by the Beginning Farmer and Ranger Development Program grant no. 2020-70017-32420 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.  \nContact Stephen Taranto at 413-665-7100 ext. 17 with any questions. \nRegister here! 
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/sawyer-farm/
LOCATION:Remote
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T183000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20230106T201437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T144100Z
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SUMMARY:Sharing Challenges & Successes in Meat Production: Statewide Farmer Networking
DESCRIPTION:Join fellow meat and poultry producers to discuss challenges and share ideas related to raising\, processing\, and selling meat in Massachusetts. This statewide virtual networking event is open to all\, but oriented toward small\, mid-sized\, or homestead meat producers. The event will include a presentation from poultry farmers Kat Chang Laznicka and Peter Reed Laznicka of Reed Farm\, followed by an opportunity for casual networking and facilitated group discussion. Matt LeRoux of Cornell Extension will also provide expertise related to meat pricing\, and give a brief introduction to the Cornell Meat Price Calculator. The conversation will be driven by the participants\, but may touch on topics such as meat processing\, animal healthcare\, pasture management and strategies for meat pricing. \nPresenters: Kat Chang Laznicka and Peter Reed Laznicka own and operate Reed Farm in Sunderland MA\, a small scale pastured poultry farm and state inspected poultry processing facility offering processing services to the local farming community. Since opening in 2019\, Reed Farm has been awarded state and federal grants to expand production and progress their on-site processing facility towards a USDA grant of inspection. \nThis work is supported by the Beginning Farmer and Ranger Development Program grant no. 2020-70017-32420 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.  \nPlease contact Molly at 413-665-7100 ext. 35 with any questions. \nRegistration is closed. Email molly@buylocalfood.org if you are still interested in registering. 
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/meat-producers-2023/
LOCATION:Remote
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230105T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230105T190000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20221213T220246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221222T165554Z
UID:41668-1672938000-1672945200@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Farmer-to-Farmer Pricing Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:After a year of rising input and labor costs\, we have heard from many of you that it has been a real challenge to navigate setting prices in such an ever-changing economic landscape. We want to provide a space for farmer-to-farmer conversation about the economic challenges of this time\, and to think collaboratively about pricing strategies to weather these turbulent times. \nThe event will be held in-person at the Florence Civic Center\, 90 Park Street\, Florence. \nAll are welcome\, we hope you will join us! Email Jen with input or questions.  \nRegister here!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/pricing-2023/
LOCATION:Florence Civic Center\, 90 Park Street\, Florence\, MA\, 01062
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221105T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221105T120000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20221020T180636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221103T152105Z
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SUMMARY:Making Food Fun!
DESCRIPTION:It’s harvest season! Even the littlest hands can grasp the sweet taste of apples or the cheery fun of decorating small pumpkins. Come to CISA’s Making Food Fun event on Saturday\, November 5th\, 10am -12pm\, at Forest Park\, where learning\, food\, and fun intersect in a family event for all ages. \nPersonal chef and cooking instructor\, Bella Foodie\, will be on hand to show children how to assemble harvest ingredients into a tasty snack. Red Fire Farm will offer apple tasting\, where families can use a special worksheet to track data on multiple kinds of apples. There will be a station for children to decorate and take home small pie pumpkins from Red Fire Farm. Plus\, free cider samples from Bashista Orchards and harvest mini muffins from Elke’s Baked Goods. We’ll be there rain or shine! \nCISA is hosting Making Food Fun in partnership with the Winter Farmers’ Market at Forest Park. The event is free and park admission is free for the farmers’ market. Enter the park from Sumner Ave.\, Springfield\, and follow market signs to the Bright Nights’ storage building. Stop by to find other fall treats at this first winter farmers’ market of the season! The market is open 10am-2pm on the first and third Saturdays of the month through April.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/making-food-fun-2/
LOCATION:Farmers’ Market at Forest Park
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221104T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221104T130000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20220921T150320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220922T165745Z
UID:40941-1667552400-1667566800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Successful Value Added Food Product Development for Farm and New Food Businesses: Managing Food Quality and Safety
DESCRIPTION:Are you a farmer diversifying into value added production or an entrepreneur developing new and exciting products?  Do you have questions about how to integrate food safety and quality into the development of a value added food product? If so\, this is the program for you! \nCommunity Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) is collaborating with UMass Amherst\, The University of Rhode Island\, Commonwealth Kitchen\, and the Western MA Food Processing Center at the Franklin County Community Development Corporation to offer this virtual program designed specifically to address food product development and food safety issues faced by small farmers and food producers. \n  \nRegistration Deadline: Tuesday\, November 1\, 2022 \nClick here to learn more and to register.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/successful-value-added-food-product-development-for-farm-and-new-food-businesses-managing-food-quality-and-safety/
LOCATION:Remote
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221024T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221024T173000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20221003T195213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221005T143516Z
UID:41042-1666627200-1666632600@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Ditch Use\, Maintenance\, and Management on Commercial Farms
DESCRIPTION:Join CISA\, the NRCS\, and UMass Extension for a hard look at using and maintaining agricultural ditches on commercial farms. Learn what can and can’t be done when it comes to managing ditches and the water that fills them and the kinds of support available to farm owners and managers from local organizations and agencies. \nRegister here! \nQuestions? Contact Stephen Taranto\, CISA Climate Program Coordinator\, at 413-665-7100 ext. 17
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/ditch-use-maintenance-and-management-on-commercial-farms/
LOCATION:Remote
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220922T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220922T183000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20220908T214739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220913T160914Z
UID:40865-1663864200-1663871400@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Attract Native Pollinators to Your Farm
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will help commercial and hobby farmers of all sizes design native pollinator habitats on their land. Attendees will hear from farmers and others about how\, when\, and what to plant\, tips on maintenance\, and sources of funding and technical assistance. The workshop will be followed by refreshments and pizza.\n\nPresenters: \n\nMeryl Latronica: Director of Farm Operations\, Just Roots\nDan Pratt: Founder\, Astarte Farm\nMichelle Cozine: State Biologist\, MA NRCS\nRose Schwartz: Soil Conservationist\, Franklin County NRCS\n\nWorkshop brought to you by Just Roots\, UMASS\, NRCS and CISA. \nRegister Here!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/attract-native-pollinators-to-your-farm/
LOCATION:Just Roots Farm\, 34 Glenbrook Drive\, Greenfield\, MA\, 01301\, United States
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220919T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220919T170000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20220907T181629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220913T155546Z
UID:40832-1663603200-1663606800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Will the Inflation Reduction Act Bring New Funding for Farms and Food Systems?
DESCRIPTION:The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) recently passed by Congress includes significant funding for agriculture\, much of it focused on climate change adaptation and conservation. Join CISA and Jesse Womack from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition for a deep dive into the programs and funding that will be available to farms here in Massachusetts and beyond. Jesse will fill us in on key elements of the bill impacting how the funds will be spent\, how the programs will support the expansion of climate resilient food systems\, and how the IRA will impact next year’s Farm Bill renewal. \nAbout the presenter:\nJesse grew up working as labor on various farms and holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and a Masters in Food and Agricultural Law and Policy from Vermont Law School. After undergrad\, Jesse served as an Americorps VISTA developing programing for local food farms and businesses in southern Minnesota. Jesse transitioned from that role to leading a nine-county agricultural resilience study while coordinating programing for the Feast! Local Foods Network. Most recently\, Jesse worked with the Nature Conservancy in Ohio to improve water quality and carbon outcomes by promoting conservation practices to farmers. \nWorkshop brought to you by CISA and Central Mass Grown. \nRegister here!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/will-the-inflation-reduction-act-bring-new-funding-for-farms-and-food-systems/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220908T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220908T193000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20220818T122820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T214416Z
UID:40718-1662658200-1662665400@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Local Loves Local 
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT- There are no more tickets currently available for Local Loves Local.\nIf you would like to be added to a wait list\, please email Jennifer.\n\nLocal Loves Local Thursday\, Sept. 8th 5:30-7:30PM Four Star Brewery\, 508 Pine Meadow Rd\, Northfield  \nWhat goes best with local food? Local drinks\, music\, and people\, of course!  \nBask in the beauty of the new Four Star Brewery while enjoying a flight of local beer (or wine/cider) and your own perfect local meal of a burger and corn on the cob bar with a huge array of toppings. Finish up the evening with a mini peach galette from Sweet Lucy’s Bakeshop. Take a tour of the hops being grown on site and learn about this unique farm to glass brewery.   \n$40/person\, $75/couple\n \nTicket price includes: a flight of beer\, wine\, or cider\, a made to order burger (local beef or vegetarian) and corn on the cob with a topping station to make each a culinary delight\, and a mini peach galette. \nThis celebration of all things local benefits CISA’s efforts to support farms and food businesses and create a thriving local food system for all.  \nFood by Port No. 3 \nMusic by Greg Smith of The Whisky Treaty Roadshow.  \nBrought to you by Whalen Insurance\, First Light Power\, and Franklin Community Coop.\n \nGet your tickets now!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/localloveslocal/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220818T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220818T120000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20220728T192808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220808T210305Z
UID:40628-1660816800-1660824000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Making Food Fun!
DESCRIPTION:Join Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) in a summer celebration of local food\, local farms\, and local families at our Making Food Fun event on Thursday\, August 18th\, from 10am-12noon. The event will be held at Look Park in Florence at the mini shelter between splash pad and playground. Highlights include: \n\nA kids’ cooking demonstration with Deanna Cook\, children’s cookbook author\nSamples by Crooked Stick Pops\nBerry tasting by Nourse Farms\n\nThis event is open to the public and free to all visitors to the park (gate admission applies). We hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/making-food-fun/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220615T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220615T193000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20220602T183845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T184505Z
UID:40276-1655314200-1655321400@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Workshop: Drainage & Irrigation Adaptations at Kitchen Garden Farm
DESCRIPTION:Workshop: Drainage & Irrigation Adaptations at Kitchen Garden Farm \nPart of the Adapting Your Farm to Climate Change Annual Workshop Series 2022 \nWednesday\, June 15\, 5:30-7:30pm \nClick here to register. \nJoin Sunderland MA’s Kitchen Garden Farm and Joshua Faulkner of the University of Vermont’s Climate Change and Farming program for an inside look at tile drainage and drip irrigation adaptation practices in action. In 2019\, Kitchen Garden installed a new tile drainage system – one of only a few that has been installed locally in recent years. And since 2008\, the farm has been refining an irrigation system that covers field crops\, high tunnels\, and the farm’s propagation house. The first on-farm workshop after CISA’s Adapting Your Farm to Climate Change Annual Workshop Series kick-off webinar (view here)\, this farmer-focused event will share Kitchen Garden’s experiences with the two systems and answer your questions as you consider adaptations of your own. \nJoin CISA at Kitchen Garden for this workshop – and join us for drinks\, snacks\, and networking afterwards! \nClick here to register.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/workshop-drainage-irrigation-adaptations-at-kitchen-garden-farm/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220519T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220519T110000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20220228T215733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220315T150252Z
UID:39506-1652954400-1652958000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:SNAP training for farm employees (session option 2 of 2)
DESCRIPTION:Make sure your farm stand and farmers’ market staff are ready to accept SNAP this summer by having them attend this SNAP employee training. \nEmployees will learn SNAP basics including what EBT cards look like\, what items are SNAP eligible\, and how to run a SNAP transaction. Attendees will come away knowing how SNAP works and how to successfully and legally run a transaction on Conduent and TotilPay machines. \nThis training will also cover the SNAP protocols and rules that the USDA requires businesses to cover with their employees every year. \nThis training is for employees who will be processing SNAP transactions. Open to all staff of farm businesses that accept SNAP. \nThis session is being offered at two times which you can choose from: Wednesday\, May 4\, 2-3pm and Thursday\, May 19\, 10-11am. \nRegister here!  \nA list of employees who attended the training can be provided to the employer\, to satisfy the USDA’s requirement that SNAP trainings for staff be documented.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/snap-training-for-farm-employees-2/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Community Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220504T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220504T150000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20220228T215641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220315T150238Z
UID:39504-1651672800-1651676400@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:SNAP training for farm employees (session option 1 of 2)
DESCRIPTION:Make sure your farm stand and farmers’ market staff are ready to accept SNAP this summer by having them attend this SNAP employee training. \nEmployees will learn SNAP basics including what EBT cards look like\, what items are SNAP eligible\, and how to run a SNAP transaction. Attendees will come away knowing how SNAP works and how to successfully and legally run a transaction on Conduent and TotilPay machines. \nThis training will also cover the SNAP protocols and rules that the USDA requires businesses to cover with their employees every year. \nThis training is for employees who will be processing SNAP transactions. Open to all staff of farm businesses that accept SNAP. \nThis session is being offered at two times which you can choose from: Wednesday\, May 4\, 2-3pm and Thursday\, May 19\, 10-11am. \nRegister here!  \nA list of employees who attended the training can be provided to the employer\, to satisfy the USDA’s requirement that SNAP trainings for staff be documented.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/snap-training-for-farm-employees/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220414T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220414T200000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20220406T164434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220406T164434Z
UID:39766-1649962800-1649966400@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:CISA's 2022 Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:CISA members and supporters are invited to a special evening\, and one of our most notable events of the year: our 2022 Annual Meeting!\nWe’ll be honoring our Local Heroes awardees\, sharing highlights and lowlights of the past year\, mixing up cocktails/mocktails\, and welcoming incoming board members. This online meeting is short\, sweet\, and all ready to go\, and all we need is YOU! \nTo add a bit of fun\, mixologist Stephanie Gibbs of Wheelhouse Catering will lead us through a mocktail/cocktail demonstration. We’ll send you the recipe in advance so you can follow along at home and join us in toasting our special guests. \nRSVP here\, and we’ll follow up with the Zoom webinar link. If you’d like two recyclable CISA coasters for your drinks\, share your mailing address when you register and we’ll drop them in the mail to you.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/cisas-2022-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Zoom!
CATEGORIES:CISA Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220322T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220322T193000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20220309T204626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220310T134349Z
UID:39588-1647972000-1647977400@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink - Adapting your farm to New England's changing precipitation patterns
DESCRIPTION:Join Christine Hatch\, UMass water resources and climate change extension specialist\, and Joshua Faulkner\, who coordinates UVM’s Farming and Climate Change Program\, for this webinar to kick off CISA’s first annual Adapting Your Farm to Climate Change workshop series. This year’s series focuses on water management in times of too much or too little water\, both scenarios that are increasingly part of our regional farming system. Learn how local weather patterns\, waterways\, and groundwater sources are changing\, and glean best practices and opportunities for adapting your farm to a changing climate.\n\nThis webinar will be followed by four on-farm workshops and a final wrap-up discussion. Stay tuned for more information about the full series soon.\n\nRegister here!\n\nQuestions? Call Stephen Taranto\, CISA Climate Program Coordinator\, 413-665-7400 ext.17 or email stephen@buylocalfood.org
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/water-water-everywhere-and-not-a-drop-to-drink-adapting-your-farm-to-new-englands-changing-precipitation-patterns/
LOCATION:Zoom!
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220301T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220301T113000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20220106T170454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220208T223019Z
UID:39038-1646128800-1646134200@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Best Practices: SNAP and welcoming low-income customers at your farm
DESCRIPTION:Making Local Food More Accessible: Welcoming SNAP & WIC/Senior Coupons\, and All Who Use Them\nPart 2: Best Practices – SNAP and welcoming low-income customers at your farm\nYour farm accepts SNAP (or you’re working on setting up SNAP)\, but how to make the most of this tool and have it be a success?  Join us to hear a panel of farmers on how they incorporate accepting SNAP at their business in a way that makes clients feel welcome and keeps customers coming back. \nAttendees will come away with context for how other farms effectively incorporate SNAP at their business and ideas for best practices they can use themselves. The panel will cover how accepting SNAP affected their business\, how they effectively promote that they accept SNAP\, how they do outreach to low-income customers\, and how they tailor their offerings in ways that meet their customers demands and expectations. There will also be time for questions. \nCISA and Berkshire Grown will also be sharing other resources attendees can use to make the most of the SNAP program at their business. This workshop is co-hosted by CISA and Berkshire Grown. \nRegister here!\n\nPanelists: \nEmily Chiara of Just Roots\nJust Roots is a nonprofit farm that has been accepting SNAP since 2015. Just Roots runs one of the the largest SNAP CSAs in the state and serves hundreds of SNAP customers each year. Emily is the Community Engagement Coordinator at Just Roots and has ample experience in doing outreach to customers and partners around SNAP and HIP. \nHarrison Bardwell of Bardwell Farm\nHarrison had Bardwell Farm became authorized to accept SNAP in the spring of 2021. They now accept SNAP at their farmstand and at the multiple farmers’ markets they attend throughout the year. Bardwell Farm is a twenty five acre diversified vegetable farm in Hatfield\, MA. \nMeg Bantle and Laura Tupper-Palches of Full Well Farm\nMeg Bantle (they/she) is a sixth generation farmer in the Berkshires with eight years of organic vegetable growing and gardening experience under their belt\, including three seasons of co-owning and managing Full Well Farm. They grew up on the farm property in Adams and are excited to be growing food for the community that they grew up in. Laura Tupper-Palches (she/her) is a co-owner and manager of Full Well Farm in Adams\, MA. After briefly living in a food desert in New York city she became interested in food security which\, combined with her passion for nature\, led her to agriculture. She had several years of organic farming experience before starting Full Well Farm with Meg Bantle in 2019. Going into the fourth season at Full Well\, she is focusing on soil health and furthering community connections. \nSharon Wyrrick of Many Forks Farm\nMany Forks Farm is in Clarksburg\, Massachusetts. With 2 acres in cultivation of vegetables\, berries\, flowers and herbs\, the farm has an 85-member household CSA and sells produce through other direct-to-consumer markets and on-farm sales. The farm has taken SNAP for its CSA shares and other eligible farm products since 2013\, is a HIP certified vendor\, and participates in other programs and community collaborations supporting food access such as WIC/Senior Coupons\, Berkshire Grown/Share the Bounty\, and Hoosac Harvest.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/best-practices-snap-and-welcoming-low-income-customers-at-your-farm/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T180000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20211215T180912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211215T181133Z
UID:38809-1645718400-1645725600@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Budgeting tools to keep your farm on track
DESCRIPTION:This is the third of CISA’s three-workshop series on “Farm financial management: taking it to the next level.” Click here for information about this workshop series. It’s not too late to register! \nLearn why budgets are an incredibly powerful — though underutilized — tool for farm business management. This session will equip you with a flexible budgeting tool that you can use year after year for your farm. You’ll get expert advice on how to identify past trends\, methodically forecast sales\, and plan for contingencies\, plus practical tips for using your budget to steer mid-season decision making. \nThis three-session series is geared towards experienced farm managers and QuickBooks users who are looking to step up their farm financial management game. The series will be taught by Elaine Lemmon of Kitchen Table Consultants\, and farmers attending all three sessions will be eligible to receive up to three hours of expert one-on-one assistance in financial recordkeeping\, planning\, or analysis.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/budgeting-tools-to-keep-your-farm-on-track/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T151500
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20220113T212731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220113T212822Z
UID:39149-1645711200-1645715700@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:CISA's summer farmers’ market manager meetup
DESCRIPTION:Summer farmers’ market manager meetup\nThursday\, February 24\, 2-3:15\nFree\, remote \nOpen to all managers of summer farmers’ markets in Hampden\, Hampshire\, and Franklin counties! This is an opportunity for farmers’ market managers to connect with one another and learn the challenges and opportunities their fellow markets are facing. This will be an informal session facilitated by CISA with some guiding questions. CISA will also share the farmers’ market support opportunities managers have available to them. This will help inform CISA how we can best assist markets in the upcoming season. \nRegister here!\nQuestions\, reach out to Zoey at zoey@buylocalfood.org.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/summer-farmers-market-manager-meetup/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T180000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20211215T180823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211215T181101Z
UID:38807-1645113600-1645120800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Finding cash in your farm business: profitability vs. cash flow
DESCRIPTION:This is the second of CISA’s three-workshop series on “Farm financial management: taking it to the next level.” Click here for information about this workshop series. It’s not too late to register! \nJust because you have $40K in net profit doesn’t mean you have $40K in the bank. These two ideas get confused very often\, but net income and cash flow are each important — and distinct — measures of success. Learn the best ways to track where your cash is going\, control your cash flow\, and identify your options when cash gets tight. \nThis three-session series is geared towards experienced farm managers and QuickBooks users who are looking to step up their farm financial management game. The series will be taught by Elaine Lemmon of Kitchen Table Consultants\, and farmers attending all three sessions will be eligible to receive up to three hours of expert one-on-one assistance in financial recordkeeping\, planning\, or analysis.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/finding-cash-in-your-farm-business-profitability-vs-cash-flow/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220216T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220216T120000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20220105T185402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220105T185402Z
UID:39022-1645005600-1645012800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Getting More for Your Milk: Partnering with processors to venture into value-added sales
DESCRIPTION:The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is launching a new initiative to connect dairy farmers with small-scale dairy processors. Ever think about starting your own brand of cheese\, yogurt or butter? Do you need help finding a co-packer to make the product for you and don’t know where to start? Or\, are you seeking ways to add value and additional income to your wholesale dairy? \nJoin our virtual Learning Session on Wednesday\, February 16th from 10am-12pm\, where we’ll tackle transportation\, how to work with your cooperative to diversify production\, food safety\, business planning\, the FMMO\, and more. We will also share details on how you can access technical support to help you assess whether working with a co-packer will be feasible for your business. \nWho should attend? \nThis workshop is co-hosted with CISA and MDAR. The target audience for this session are cow dairy operations in Massachusetts. However\, this session is open to the public and any dairy farmer is welcome to attend to learn more about these programs. \n\nClick here to register.\nFor more information\, email: Rebecca.Davidson@Mass.gov or call 857-202-7699 \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFunding for this series was made possible by the following grants and programs: U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service through grants AM200100XXXXG178 and AM190100XXXG150 and the CISA Local Hero Program.  \nIts contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/getting-more-for-your-milk-partnering-with-processors-to-venture-into-value-added-sales/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220215T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220215T140000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20220106T170612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220118T150449Z
UID:39037-1644930000-1644933600@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:How to accept SNAP and WIC/Senior Coupons
DESCRIPTION:Making Local Food More Accessible: Welcoming SNAP & WIC/Senior Coupons\, and All Who Use Them\nPart 1: How to accept SNAP and WIC/Senior Coupons\nLearn what it takes to accept SNAP and WIC & Senior coupons at your farm and how being a part of these programs enables you to feed your neighbors and boost your bottom line. We’ll be covering what these programs are\, how they can fit into your business\, and what it takes to register with these state and federal programs in order to accept these forms of payment at your business. \nParticipants will come away with an understanding of how to set up SNAP at their business\, their options for getting SNAP processing equipment\, how to accept WIC and Senior coupons\, and who to ask for help when they go through these application processes. Attendees will also come away with a step-by-step list of how to accept SNAP and coupons at their business plus a contact list of relevant people they can ask questions along the way. \nWe’ll be joined by Lisa Roach of MarketLink\, an organization that administers grants for SNAP equipment and helps farms navigate the SNAP application. We’ll also be joined by Rebecca Davidson\, Program Coordinator for the coupon program from the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture. \nThe sister workshop to this session is Best Practices: SNAP and welcoming low-income customers at your farm on March 1. This second session will cover best practices in welcoming customers\, training your staff\, and SNAP outreach. It will feature a panel of farmers who incorporate SNAP well in their business\, who will share how they implemented SNAP and accommodate low-income customers. This workshop is co-hosted by CISA and Berkshire Grown. \nRegister here!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/how-to-accept-snap-and-wic-senior-coupons/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T180000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20211215T180301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211215T181252Z
UID:38803-1644508800-1644516000@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Taking your farm financial recordkeeping to the next level
DESCRIPTION:This is the first of CISA’s three-workshop series on “Farm financial management: taking it to the next level.” Click here for information about this workshop series. It’s not too late to register! \nThis session will help you optimize your chart of accounts setup\, tease apart which parts of your farm are and aren’t making money\, and use your financial statements for more strategic farm decision making. Learn how to draw key information from your farm’s profit and loss statement and balance sheet to help you monitor the health of your business and improve its profitability. \nThis three-session series is geared towards experienced farm managers and QuickBooks users who are looking to step up their farm financial management game. The series will be taught by Elaine Lemmon of Kitchen Table Consultants\, and farmers attending all three sessions will be eligible to receive up to three hours of expert one-on-one assistance in financial recordkeeping\, planning\, or analysis.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/taking-your-farm-financial-recordkeeping-to-the-next-level/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211109T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211109T180000
DTSTAMP:20260521T070237
CREATED:20210824T193645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211029T135719Z
UID:37876-1636480800-1636480800@www.buylocalfood.org
SUMMARY:Social Media 2.0: Pro tips\, leveraging your audiences\, and preparing for damage control
DESCRIPTION:Location: Remote* \nTuesday\, November 9\, 6-7:45pm \nYou have a decent following on social media\, but how do you improve even more? \nAttend this free CISA workshop and learn how to take your social media to the next level and leverage your audiences. Alfonso Santaniello\, CEO of Springfield digital marketing firm The Creative Strategy Agency\, will walk us through pro tips for your social media postings and guiding principles that can help you determine if what and how you’re posting is “right.” Principles covered will apply to general social media strategys\, but content will focus on Facebook and Instagram in particular. This workshop will also cover damage control: how to be prepared in the event of bad PR\, and the best ways to handle damaging situations on social media. \nOpen to all farms\, restaurants\, retailers\, landscapers\, specialty producers\, and other local food businesses. As a reminder\, CISA may have additional funds that could cover work with consultants after this session. \nRegister here! \n*Depending on how the COVID-19 situation evolves\, if conditions improve we may offer this as a hybrid session. Participants would have the option to attend in-person at the CISA office\, 1 Sugarloaf Street\, South Deerfield MA. If this becomes an option\, attendees will be notified. 
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/social-media-2-0-pro-tips-leveraging-your-audiences-and-preparing-for-damage-control/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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