Farmers’ market manager meetup Thursday, March 25, 3:30-4:45pm CISA invites all Valley farmers' market managers to a remote meetup to touch base as we all gear up for the summer market season. We’ll cover COVID-related PSAs, upcoming funding opportunities, equity resources, customer outreach best practices, plus several other topics to help you as you prep […]
Join us for CISA's Online Annual Meeting Wednesday, April 14th at 7:00pm Register here. Join CISA to reflect on lessons from a pandemic year and what it means for the future. We’ll talk about the shortcomings that this crisis revealed in our food system, the ways that local farmers, advocates, and legislators stepped up to […]
The Healthy Incentives Program is a state-run program whereby SNAP customers can get additional fresh, local produce using their SNAP/EBT card. Many SNAP customers don't know that they have the HIP benefit already on their card, and the HIP program can be difficult to explain. Join us to learn what HIP is, how it works, […]
El programa de incentivos saludables es un programa de beneficios en Massachusetts donde clientes de SNAP pueden ganar frutas y vegetales frescas y locales, gratis, con sus tarjetas de EBT/SNAP. Muchos clientes de SNAP no saben sobre los beneficios de HIP, y el programa es complicado. Reunirse a nosotros y aprender mas sobre HIP, como […]
Make sure your farm stand and farmers' market staff are ready to accept SNAP this summer by having them attend this SNAP employee training. Employees will learn SNAP basics such as what SNAP and P-EBT cards look like, what items are SNAP eligible, and how to run a SNAP transaction. Attendees will come away knowing […]
Tuesday, September 28, 6-7:30pm Location: Remote Join Kelly Coleman, CISA’s Program Director and one of CISA’s grant writers, as she shares her extensive experience in grant writing and how you can write an effective grant application for the currently open Food Security Infrastructure Grant (FSIG) opportunity. Attendees will come away with a better understanding of […]
Thursday, October 14, 6-7pm Online Do you need funding to make food safety-related equipment or facility upgrades on your farm? This grant offers money to make capital improvements in fruit, vegetable and aquaculture operations to help you improve food safety, access new markets, and meet regulatory requirements. Join Kristen Wilmer, Program Manager at CISA, as […]
Contact / Persona de contacto: Zoraia de Jesus Barros, CISA Program Coordinator Schedule / Horario: Monday, October 25th, 2021, 11am-4:30pm / Lunes 25 de octubre 2021, 11am-4:30pm Tuesday, October 26th, 2021, 11am-4:30pm / Martes 26 de octubre 2021, 11am-4:30pm Location / Lugar: Virtual on Zoom / Plataforma virtual en Zoom Cost / Costa: Free for […]