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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Taking action in the cause of local food
The Daily Hampshire Gazette, December 10, 2013. By Margaret Christie and Philip Korman. Filling your family’s table with food from local farms is a delicious way to[...]
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New Rules Will Hurt Local Farms
The Valley Advocate, November 06, 2013. CISA's Philip Korman and Kristen Wilmer write about new draft federal food safety rules threatening the local food system.
Op-Ed: We can eat better by working together to strengthen local agriculture
Daily Hampshire Gazette, October 24, 2013. On Food Day, CISA staff reflect on the current state of our local food system and highlight steps you[...]
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Proposed food safety rules threaten small NE farms
Daily Hampshire Gazette, August 5, 2013. CISA's Phil Korman and Kristen Wilmer outline the damage that the proposed food safety rules could cause local farms.
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Picking up that Fork in the Road
Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 6, 2013. An opinion piece by CISA's Margaret Christie and Phil Korman about the meaning of simultaneous articles in major publications,[...]
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Look back, lean forward for Valley agriculture
The Daily Hampshire Gazette, December 20, 2012. CISA's Executive Director Phil Korman and Special Projects Director Margaret Christie reflect on 2012 and CISA's upcoming 20th[...]
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Letters to the Editor: Cuts will hurt Western Massachusetts farms
The Republican, December 13, 2012. A letter to the editor from CISA's Executive Director about the effect that state budget cuts will have on CISA[...]
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