Opinion: Local Food System Resilient and Fragile
The Daily Hampshire Gazette, October 24, 2016, by Claire Morenon. One of the defining characteristics of our region is the strength of the connections between our[...]
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CISA’s 2016 Resolution: Local Food for All
The Daily Hampshire Gazette, February 9th, 2016, by Philip Korman and Margaret Christie. By February, many of us have already forgotten our New[...]
In Pursuit of Affordable Food
The Daily Hampshire Gazette, October 22, 2015, by Philip Korman and Margaret Christie. In July, CISA launched SNAP and Save, a program that matches purchases made[...]
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State Helps Lead Way in Getting Locally Grown Foods to Low-Income Families
Daily Hampshire Gazette, August 19th, 2015. The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance recently created a win-win situation for the Commonwealth, seizing a chance to improve[...]
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Food consumers must play role in strengthening viability of community-supported agriculture
Daily Hampshire Gazette, May 6, 2015, by Philip Korman and Margaret Christie
Community supported agriculture (CSA) is a farm business model in which people share with[...]
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Agriculture Helps Nourish Regional Economy
The Republican. February 8th 2015. Margaret Christie. "A number of studies verify that spending our consumer dollars at local businesses results in increased local economic activity.[...]
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Op-Ed: Philip Korman & Margaret Christie: A bushel and a peck of good things for Valley’s farm economy
The Daily Hampshire Gazette. October 24, 2014. By Philip Korman and Margaret Christie. We’ve always felt that how we feed each other is the true[...]
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Let’s Double Local!
Edible Pioneer Valley. Summer 2014. By Margaret Christie and Phil Korman. CISA's suggestions to double the amount of local food in Valley residents' diets.
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Op-Ed: When local food producers go big
Daily Hampshire Gazette. August 19, 2014. By Margaret Christie and Philip Korman. By having local food widely available, we can work to grow a local food[...]
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Outlook 2014: CISA underscores farming and food businesses as drivers of Western Mass. economy
The Republican, February 10, 2014. By Philip Korman and Margaret Christie. Local agriculture and food businesses are a sector that has maintained growth through the[...]
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Op-Ed:Claire Morenon & Philip Korman: Eating Locally, even in winter
Daily Hampshire Gazette, February 8, 2014. By Claire Morenon & Philip Korman. In the Pioneer Valley, it's easier than you think to eat locally in winter.
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Op-Ed: Margaret Christie & Philip Korman: Farmers markets offer so much more than just food
Daily Hampshire Gazette, January 22, 2014. Markets are centers of commerce, draw residents and visitors to downtown, and provide a shared social space where we meet our[...]
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