**NOTE: THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS. WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO RESCHEDULE IT AT A LATER TIME.** All those who attend one or more of CISA's winter workshops on farm labor management are invited to join this facilitated farmer-to-farmer discussion. This session will allow time for more in-depth conversation and […]
***Due to COVID-19 health concerns this event has been cancelled*** Local Hero growers and food buyers, join us for this free networking event! Farmers and producers, come build relationships that can help you sell your goods, and buyers, come make the connections that can help you procure more local products. Learn how […]
Get ready for the market season! In this webinar, CISA will be sharing lots of information and resources on how to support and further improve farmers' markets. The majority of content will relate to the current COVID-19 health crisis, and the rest will be for sharing other useful information that markets can use. Open to […]
** The date of this webinar has changed to Thursday, April 30*** As farmers' markets make adjustments to their operations in the face of the health crisis, the overall feel and "draw" of markets will change for customers. Creating a warm, friendly, fun environment will have to be done differently this upcoming season; and much […]
Join us for CISA’s virtual annual meeting on Thursday, May 21st at 7 pm! Hear behind-the-scenes perspectives on how Valley farms are adapting to the new world we’re all operating in, and how CISA is supporting them.
A Virtual Class Designed to Help You Explain the Healthy Incentives Program to Your Clients Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYof-2pqzovHtbLTrPAl3fFvoLoH3lhqhPu Come deepen your knowledge of the Healthy Incentives Program, learn strategies for HIP outreach with your clients, and share your own experience with HIP outreach and education! Even if you know all about HIP, there will be […]
Join Liz Wills-O’Gilvie, director of the Springfield Food Policy Council and board chair of Gardening the Community, and Neftali Durán, co-founder of the I-Collective and the Holyoke Food and Equity Collective, as they discuss how equity and racism intersect at farmers’ markets and how markets can be more welcoming and inclusive. Both have extensive experience […]
Successful Value Add Food Product Development for Farm Businesses: Managing Food Quality and Safety This course, taught by University of Massachusetts Extension educators, is a remote 3-session program designed specifically to address product development and food safety issues faced by small value added food processors. Throughout the course, we will introduce the food science basics, […]