Enroll: Garden Centers, Landscape Designers

Restricted to businesses that document significant efforts to purchase and promote locally grown products.

If you are a renewing Local Hero member, click here to fill out our year-end survey BEFORE you enroll. Completing the survey will give you a discount code to enter at checkout for a $10 savings.

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Local Hero membership benefits

All members benefit from CISA’s aggressive advertising and marketing campaign and promotion of our trademarked slogan Be a Local Hero, Buy Locally Grown^® and Local Hero logo.

Bronze ($200) benefits include:

• Permission to use the Local Hero logo
• Listing in the searchable online Farm Products Guide
• Starter kit of Local Hero price cards and stickers
• A “We Are a Local Hero” sign for new members
• Access to additional low-cost Local Hero supplies and merchandise. See more information here.
• Access to CISA marketing expertise and technical assistance
• Members-only networking events
• Monthly members-only e-newsletters
• Discounts on CISA workshops, and events, and products
• Discounts on newspaper and radio advertising and Pioneer Valley Local First membership, graphic deisgn, and ServSafe training. See more information here.
• Eligibility to serve on CISA’s board and committees
• Eligibility to apply for Grinspoon farm grants
• CISA staff will review ad copy, materials, grants, etc. if needed
• Priority opportunity to participate in CISA’s annual fundraising event
• Opportunity to promote your farm festival or event on CISA’s website and e-newsletter

Silver ($240) benefits include:

All the benefits of bronze membership, PLUS:

• Free Local Hero stickers and price cards up to 100 rolls of stickers and 1,500 price cards
• 50% off client facility fee at Western MA Food Processing Center. See more information here.

Discounts to lower your membership fee!

Online: Register online for a $10 discount!

Early Bird: Get $20 off if you complete your registration by 2/17/20.

Recruitment: Get $20 off if you recruit a new member (they must join by 3/13/20 and mention your referral).

Advertising: Get $20 off if you used the Local Hero logo or slogan in a paid ad in 2019 and send us a copy of the ad (or radio script).

Multiple listings or memberships

If you own more than one garden center or landscaping business you can list them for an additional $140 per listing. If you have a farm stand you can get it listed for an additional $50. You can have other eligible businesses you own be a Local Hero member at a discount as well. See here for prices and more information on multiple listings or contact Zoey at 413-665-7100 x27.