| Helping
Farmers Help Themselves
 Many
of CISA's programs are geared toward helping local farmers
and other CISA members build their businesses. Here is
where you will learn about our women in agriculture,
agritourism,
risk management,
and grass-fed beef projects as well as
upcoming workshops
on a wide range of topics of interest to CISA members
and other local businesses. Click
here to visit our Technical Assistance page.
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Farm
to School
 Farm-to-School
CISA works with local partners to increase youth participation
in agricultural
activities in classrooms, cafeterias, gardens, and local
farms. Learn more
about our Farm-to-School E-Newsletter and the Local Hero
Schools Network, a
program in partnership with Fertile Ground and Seeds of
Solidarity Education
Center. Click
here for more information.
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| Farm
Sales to Institutions
CISA
works to build local wholesale agriculture markets with
institutional buyers such as workplace cafeterias, hospitals,
schools, and colleges. Click Here for more Farm
Sales to Institution information. |
Farm2City
 CISA
is working to bridge the rural-urban divide by increasing
CSA shares among urban residents and broadening access to
locally grown food at three urban farmers markets. Read
more here. |
| Infrastructure
As demand grows for local farm products, CISA is connecting
the dots between
farm fields and kitchen tables. CISA works with partners
to improve local
infrastructure, and address critical gaps in the systems
and facilities needed to get agricultural products to
new markets. |
Support
our work
 CISA
relies on support from people like you to continue our work
sustaining local agriculture. Please
help us keep farming alive and thriving in the Pioneer Valley
by making a contribution today. |
CISA
has been providing shares of the local harvest to low
income seniors since 2004.