Interview: Mountain Orchard
WRSI, October 12, 2018. Chris Teter of Mountain Orchard, a three-generation women-run farm in Granville, talks about receiving a loan through CISA's Emergency Farm Fund[...]
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Interview: Emergency Farm Fund
WHMP, October 8, 2018. WHMP's Bob Flaherty and CISA's Phil Korman talk about the difficult farming season we've had this year and the help CISA's[...]
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Interview: American Farmland Trust
WRSI, October 8, 2018. Nathan L’Etoile of the American Farmland Trust (and Four Star Farms in Northfield) joins Monte and Phil to discuss how the[...]
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HIP to shut off benefits before Thanksgiving
The Daily Hampshire Gazette,October 4, 2018, by Richie Davis. The state plans to temporarily shut off Healthy Incentives Program benefits just before Thanksgiving to extend[...]
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CISA reopening emergency fund to help farmers affected by bad weather
The Recorder, October 4, 2018, by Richie Davis. Tuesday’s rains were already adding to the season’s overabundance of rainfall as Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture[...]
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Financial Help Available To Rain-Soaked Western Mass. Farms
WAMC, October 2, 2018, by Paul Tuthill. A nonprofit organization is making emergency loans available to farmers in part of western Massachusetts who suffered losses[...]
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Columnist Claire Morenon: Pickles, salsa, sriracha and local farms
The Daily Hampshire Gazette, September 25, 2018, by Claire Morenon. We’re in the thick of harvest season, and while you might expect farmers to be[...]
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Interview: Bascom Hollow Farm
WRSI, September 14, 2018. Tom Chalmers and Brian Donahue of Bascom Hollow Farm in Gill talk about combining academic, architectural, and agricultural interests and how[...]
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Connecting Point: Farm to Table Movement in Western Mass
Farm to table restaurants can be found almost everywhere, with restaurants in small towns to urban center eateries and even schools and hospitals sourcing food[...]
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Interview: Wheelhouse
WRSI, September 7, 2018. Jake Mazar and Will Van Heuvelen of Wheelhouse joined us on WRSI to talk about their mobile catering company and how[...]
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Interview: Skyline Trading Company
WRSI, August 31, 2018. Dan Osella, owner and chef at Skyline Trading Company is Westfield, shows off some of his gourmet pretzels and talks about[...]
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Better Western Mass: Local Meet with Corsello Butcheria
Western Mass News, August 31, 2018. Kasey Corsello of Corsello Butcheria in Easthampton joined CISA on Better Western Mass to talk about her butcher shop's dedication[...]
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