This year, CISA celebrates 25 years of supporting Pioneer Valley farms and farmers, working to build a resilient, fair, and delicious local food system. There are over 200 Local Hero farms helping to feed our Valley – come by River Valley Coop on June 16th to meet some of them and taste their delicious products […]
Are you a food, beverage or craft brewing small business owner? Are you looking for business advice? We can help! Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream and Common Capital are excited to bring a Speed Coaching event to Holyoke! The event will kick off with a networking reception at 6:00. During the reception you will […]
The Hampden-Hampshire Conservation District is hosting a free workshop on finding resources for conservation improvements on your farm. Learn how to identify conservation projects and where resources are available to implement them. Presentations from Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, United States Department of Agriculture, UMass Extension, Land for Good, Northeast SARE and more. Please join […]
The Just Roots Spring Farm Fest is a celebration of the start of the 2018 Season! The festival will have vendors and informational booths filled with wonderful local businesses and organizations who support sustainability, local agriculture, buying local and building community. There will be farm tours, free workshops, food and live music! Just Roots will […]
A Boot Camp for Established Food & Beverage Businesses Would you like to increase your margins and maximize the profitability of your restaurant? Are you seeing increasing food and labor costs cutting into your bottom line? Then do not miss this half-day boot camp targeted towards owners, executive chefs & high-level managers in the restaurant […]
Join us for an early evening farm tour and round table with our hosts, Russell Braen and Alane Hartley at Park Hill Orchard who practice the "Three T's" of agritourism - Tours, Talks and Tastings - in order to create meaningful participatory experiences for visitors. " There are several areas of tension in every agritourism […]
The Farmer's Office is offering a 3-part webinar series of Quickbooks for Farmers. QuickBooks is a powerful tool that goes way beyond just tracking income and expenses for taxes; it can help you manage cash, understand how to increase profits, and plan for growth. In this series of live webinars, we will cover: Session 1, Monday July 9th: […]
The community is invited to join the candidates for a series of open discussion focusing on our region’s food insecurity and its underlying causes. This is your opportunity to ask questions of the candidates and learn how they intend to ensure everyone has access to healthy food. 1st Franklin Candidates Forum Thursday, July 12, 2018 […]