Winter Fare at the Amherst Winter Market Indoors @ the Hampshire Mall, Target Hallway, 10am - 2pm AM: Kraut making/ food restoration/preservation demonstrations Antique milk bottle exhibit from the Amherst Historical Society Timber frame from Mass Woodland Institute Clay pottery demonstrations with Deborah Bazer Toddler shoe making Market Story Booth: Shutdown Tales (share your recent […]
Location: Click Workspace, 9 and 1/2 Market St., Northampton You are selling local meat—but are you making money? Join Cornell Cooperative Extension Agriculture Marketing Specialist Matt LeRoux to find out if you are covering all your meat marketing costs—including your TIME—and bringing in a profit. In the workshop, you will learn how to develop your […]
Please note that the previous date of February 13th has been rescheduled to March 6th Location: Bueno Social Studio @ Greenspace Cowork, 289 Main St. 3rd Floor (Above Hawks and Reed)/ Greenfield This workshop will outline what we consider to the be three very important "channels" when connecting with your customer base online. […]
Location: CISA Office, 1 Sugarloaf Street, South Deerfield, MA For farmers who produce packaged products currently or are looking towards the future of selling in larger retail stores, through regional distributors or other larger markets. From honey to salsa, from grass-fed meat and dairy to salad greens, what are the benefits and detriments one should […]
Location: The Food Bank of Western MA, 97 North Hatfield Road, Hatfield As a wholesale farmer and value added producer, it's a challenge to know your customer and what they want because often, we don't get a chance to speak directly with the end consumer. Buyers, distributors, and brokers play a crucial role as intermediaries - […]
We're sorry! This event is full for the general public. We have some reserved spaces left for farmers. Please email Stevie for more information, with questions, or to RSVP: stevie@buylocalfood.org How can we contribute to economic and social justice? Many farmers have asked some version of this question before. We are, by nature of […]
(Para Español, haga click aquí.) Get the best out of your farm team in 2019! Managing people is a skill that can be learned, much like operating equipment or growing crops. Farmers often expect themselves or their employees to learn such skills on their own, but most of us are not born with people management […]
CISA is partnering with Amherst Cinema for a screening of The Biggest Little Farm, followed by a panel discussion featuring CISA's Margaret Christie, Missy Bahret of Old Friends Farm, and Harrison Bardwell of Bardwell Farm. The film chronicles the experiences of first-time farmers over 8 years. A testament to the immense complexity of nature, THE […]