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Just Roots Spring Festival and Seedling Sale

Just Roots/ Greenfield Community Farm 34 Glenbrook Drive, Greenfield, MA, United States

This Spring celebration is free and open to the public and will feature live music, cooking demonstrations and samples, farm tours, a free seed swap, a raffle with prizes from local businesses, children’s activities, and free ice cream from Ice Cream Emergency. Seedlings for sale will include vegetables, flowers, culinary and medicinal herbs, native pollinators, […]

Free

CISA’s Farm Bike Tour: Pedal to Pasture

Join us for CISA's first-ever guided farm tour by bike! Pedal to Pasture is an immersive and engaging experience for all ages and levels of experience. Riders will be led through a guided tour of scenic roads and fields, get an inside look at three local farms' growing practices, and hear farmers' stories of the […]

$75 – $150

SNAP training for farm & farmers’ market staff (session three)

Remote

Register here! 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 including what EBT cards look like, what items are SNAP eligible, how to run a SNAP transaction, and the differences between SNAP and HIP. […]

Free

Lunch On Local

CISA Conference Room or Zoom

Join Phil, CISA staff, and other CISA supporters to reflect on the challenges and lessons learned from last year's events and discuss how this year is unfolding for our local farms. Date: Friday, June 14th Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Where: CISA Office Conference Room and Zoom Register here

Hope Fest 24

A mini-music fest out on a beautiful lawn in beautiful Leyden (just north of Greenfield) to raise funds for Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) and The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. Bring your picnic and enjoy the music of legendary guitarist John Sheldon, traditional jazz and swing band The Catalytics, and improvisational ensemble The […]

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Spring into Summer at Making Food Fun!

Buttery Brook Park 123 Willimansett St,, South Hadley, United States

Enjoy the last day of spring at the South Hadley Farmers’ Market, at Buttery Brook Park. CISA will be there with a hyperlocal food event for families. All ages are welcome to play with food! Dave's Natural Garden will be on hand with many varieties of peas for a scientific taste test. Love Leaf Farm […]

Free

Maintaining Agricultural Ditches: What to Know About the Agricultural Exemption and Best Practices from NRCS

Hadley Senior Center 46 Middle St, Hadley, MA, United States

Register here! Please join us on Wednesday June 26th at 6pm at the Hadley Senior Center for a workshop on ditches and storm water management in agricultural settings. This workshop is intended for farmers and members of conservation and agricultural commissions. We will hear from the MA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on the agricultural […]

Free

Making Food Fun at The Farmers Market at Forest Park

The Farmers Market at Forest Park 299 Sumner Avenue, Springfield, MA, United States

Calling all kids! Come out to Forest Park for a summertime farmers' market with all sorts of special activities! Kids can make a smoothie by pedaling a bike, check out a summer cooking demo, and taste a rainbow of locally grown fruits and veggies! Parents and caregivers welcome! Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) is […]