Connecting Point: Using SNAP at Western Mass Farmers Markets
WGBY, July 31, 2018. Andres Villada, manager of the Holyoke Farmers Market, and Mia Kortebein from CISA discuss how farmers market SNAP benefits enable low-income[...]
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Book Review: No Table Too Small
Book by Laura Titzer Review by Claire Morenon, CISA Communications Manager At CISA, we’ve been grappling how race, inequality, and diversity intersect with the work[...]
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Connecting Point: Farm-to-Table Restaurants in Western Massachusetts
WGBY, September 8, 2017. It’s no secret that living in western New England affords us the opportunity to experience some great local foods grown right[...]
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Testimony in Support of Safe Communities Act
Joint Committee on Public Safety & Homeland Security Massachusetts State House 24 Beacon Street Rooms 167 & 109B Boston, MA 02133 RE: Safe Communities Act[...]
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Connecting Point: Farm Camps
WGBY, March 22, 2017. For many children, a summertime spent at a local camp is an annual tradition. But while most camps tend to be[...]
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Connecting Point: On Buying Local Food
WGBY, November 16, 2016. Jeremy Barker Plotkin of Simple Gifts Farm in Amherst and Devon Whitney-Deal, Local Hero Program Manager for CISA, sit down with[...]
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Connecting Point: Next Barn Over Farm and Appalachian Naturals
WGBY, October 12, 2016. Tomatoes are just one of the many local agricultural products Appalachian Naturals uses in their sauces, dips, mustards and salsas. The Company,[...]
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Connecting Point: Dairy Farms
WGBY, June 15th, 2016. Do you know how many gallons of milk a cow produces in one day or perhaps how many pounds of milk are[...]
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Connecting Point: Spring Planting
WGBY, May 11, 2016. Another spring planting season is upon us, and for many that means a trip to a local garden center or farm stand.[...]
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Connecting Point: Real Pickles and Artifact Cider
WGBY, February 17th, 2016. Despite being in the middle of winter there are still farmers and food artisans hard at work producing food for us to[...]
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Connecting Point: Farm to Table – Winter Squash
WGBY, December 16th, 2015. This past fall Phil Korman, Executive Director at CISA, visited Plainville Farm in Hadley for the harvest of their winter squash. Winter[...]
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Connecting Point: Blossoming Acres and Auntie Cathie’s Kitchen
WGBY Connecting Point, June 22nd, 2015. Featuring Lenita Bober of Blossoming Acres in Southwick and Cathie Albrecht of Auntie Cathie's Kitchen in West Springfield.
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