Enroll: Garden Centers, Landscape Designers
Restricted to businesses that document significant efforts to purchase and promote locally grown products.
Begin enrollment/renewal now!
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
- Listing in the print Farm Products Guide (if enrolled by March 1st)
- Starter kit of Local Hero price cards and stickers
- A “We Support Local Agriculture” 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 print Farm Products Guide ads
- Discounts on newspaper and radio advertising, Living Local and Pioneer Valley Local First membership, nutrition analysis, 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 1500 price cards
- 50% off membership/discounted rates at Western MA Food Processing Center. See more information here.
- Discounts on print Farm Products Guide ads
- 50 copies of the Farm Products Guide for your business
Discounts to lower your membership fee!
Online: Register online for a $5 discount!
Early Bird: Get $25 off if you complete your registration by 2/1/17.
Recruitment: Get $25 off if you recruit a new member (they must join by 3/1/17 and mention your referral).
Advertising: Get $25 off if you used the Local Hero logo or slogan in a paid ad in 2016 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 list other businesses you own at a discount as well. For prices and more information on multiple listings contact Devon at 413-665-7100 x22.