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 […]
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 […]
Hosted by Quonquont Farm: 9 North St., Whately Connor Stedman from Appleseed Permaculture and Farm Manager Leslie Harris will share insights and practices from Quontquont Farm's efforts to innovate new IPM and organic pest management strategies. Participants will engage in activity with their own current growing challenges or circumstances. The farm tour portion of the […]
Hosted by Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery: 172 Hockanum Rd., Hadley You are raising and selling local meat, but are you making a profit? Learn to use the new and improved Cornell Meat Price Calculator to develop prices that deliver a profit in every channel. We'll demo the new tool and talk about early […]
Hosted by Red Fire Farm: 184 Meadow St., Montague Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) will spend time going over the conservation planning process and how to apply for financial assistance conservation programs. Farm Service Agency (FSA) will cover the first step in the whole process – registering your agricultural operation in the USDA database. NRCS […]