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CISA News – CISA – Community Involved In Sustaining Agriculture
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- CISA News – CISA – Community Involved In Sustaining Agriculture
NEPM: Daily Operation
https://www.buylocalfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Daily-Operation.mp3 Join Kaliis, Monte, and Claire as they talk with Dave Schrier of Daily Operation in…
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VB: Upinngil Farm
“I’ve probably tried every single thing there is to do in agriculture,” says Clifford Hatch, co-owner of Upinngil in Gill. It’s true: Upinngil is an unusually…
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NEPM: Northampton Survival Center
https://www.buylocalfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Noho-Survival-mp3-take-2.mp3 Photo courtesy of NEPM Join Monte, Kaliis, and Jennifer as they visit the…
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NEPM: Hardwick Vineyard & Winery
https://www.buylocalfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/NEPM-Hardwick-Winery.mp3 Monte, Kaliis, and Claire head to the far reaches of our region, and visit…
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VB: Bash Catering
Peter Hadley delivered newspapers on horseback on weekends as a child. His family garden gave him an appreciation for fresh food and green, growing things at a…
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NEPM: Franklin Community Coop
The Fabulous 413, NEPM October 22, 2026 https://www.buylocalfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/CISA-Greenfields-Market.mp3 It’s National Co-op Month…
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NEPM: Amethyst Farm
The Fabulous 413, NEPM October 6, 2026 https://www.buylocalfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Amethyst-Farm-10.6.26.mp3 Monte, Kaliis, and Claire visit…
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Valley Bounty: Big River Chestnuts
Daily Hampshire Gazette October 3, 2026 By Lisa Goodrich, CISA Communications Coordinator Jono Neiger of Big River Chestnuts in Sunderland with chestnuts from…
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NEPM: Fern Valley Farms and Fern Valley Market
The Fabulous 413, NEPM September 29, 2026 https://www.buylocalfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Fern-Valley-Farm.mp3 Monte, Kaliis, and Jennifer talk with…
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NEPM: Agudelo Farm and Apiary
https://www.buylocalfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CISA-AGUADELO-APIARY.mp3 Monte, Kaliis, and Jennifer visit Gustavo Agudelo, owner of Agudelo Farm and…
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VB: Flowerwork Farm
A row of zinnias planted in no-till permanent beds create rich soil that is less reliant on fertilizers and is more self sustaining. Carol Lollis Flowerwork…
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NEPM: Amherst Mushroom Company
https://www.buylocalfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CISA-AMHERST-MUSHROOM-COMPANY.mp3 Monte, Kaliis, and Claire visit Sabina Shelby and Shaun Lopez at the…
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VB: Fall Fun
For some, the best time of year is when the air cools, the children return to school and the trees blush with color. At the same time, peak harvest fills…
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NEPM: Wheel-view Farm
It’s Climate Change and Farming Week September 21-27, 2026! https://www.buylocalfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CISA-WHEEL-VIEW-FARM.mp3 This week…
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VB: River Maple Farm
For many family farms, each new generation brings a wave of change. Whether they’re responding to shifting market conditions, the changing climate or just…
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NEPM: Roaming Farm
https://www.buylocalfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CISA-ROAMING-FARM-Highland-Cows.mp3 Monte, Jennifer and Kaliis visit Julie Chalfant at Roaming Farm LLC…
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NEPM: Kushi Farm
Monte, Kaliis, and Claire visit Matt Kushi, 4th generation to farmer in North Hadley. There are two businesses in one: Kushi Farm, developed in honor of the…
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NEPM: Old Creamery Co-op
If you drive out Route 9, heading West, you’ve reached the Old Creamery Co-op when you see the building with the cow on the roof. This small grocery…
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VB: Abundance Farm
Abundance Farm grows a sense of community alongside food. Nat Ross is the farm manager and says, “We serve a wide-ranging and diverse community, and…
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NEPM: Diemand Farm
Monte, Kaliis, and Jennifer head to Wendall to celebrate 90 years of this beautiful farm. They raise turkeys, chickens for eggs and meat, and cattle for beef…
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VB: Sweet Lucy’s Bakeshop
“My Dad was obsessed with farms; for a few years when I was growing up, we had a huge garden,” says Lucy Damkoehler, chef and owner of Sweet Lucy’s Bakeshop…
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NEPM: Greenfield Food Access
Monte and Kaliis visit Just Roots Farm in Greenfield to take a walk with CISA’s Clarissa Adan, Food Access Coordinator; Meryl LaTronica, co-executive…
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NEPM: Violet
It’s time for a #localherospotlight on New England Public Media –in South Hadley Falls!Monte, Kaliis, and Jennifer visit Laura Bowman, owner of…
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VB: Bashista Orchards
“Our little part of Whiteloaf Mountain probably hasn’t changed much, other than I’ve added more trees and we got rid of the cows,” says Tom Bashista, fourth…
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NEPM: Randall’s Farm
Randall’s Farm has been part of CISA’s Local Hero program for over 25 years. Claire, Monte, and Kaliis talk with Karen Randall, of Randall’s…
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NEPM: Windrow Farm
Jae Silverman is a farmer without their own land. They describe their hay operation as “much like a travelling circus.” Jae started with 9 acres…
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VB: Summer Fun on the Farm
Summer sparkles with family vacations, catching up with friends and children enjoying school break. For many farms in the Valley, summer is the peak growing…
- CISA News – CISA – Community Involved In Sustaining Agriculture
NEPM: Nourse Farms
It’s berry season! Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries are all making their appearance at farm stands right now. Nourse Farms in…
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VB: Nasami Farm
June is National Pollinator Month, which celebrates the pollinators that keep our ecosystem—and food system—healthy. It’s an invitation for home gardeners to…
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NEPM: Brewery at Four Star Farms
It’s time for another #localherospotlight on NEPM. This week, Monte, Kaliis, and Claire talk with Chris Sellers, Brewer and General Manager of The…
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VB: Crooked Stick Pops
Although not a farmer, Julie Tuman’s first job as a kid in North Carolina was throwing hay bales and her second job was picking blackberries. Graduate…
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NEPM: Pomeroy’s Vegetable Farm
Monte, Kaliis, and Jennifer hit the road and head to East Longmeadow! 3rd generation farmer, Neil Pomeroy, talks about Pomeroy’s Vegetable farm, which is now…
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VB: Golonka Farm
Golonka Farm is a beloved institution in Whately, famous locally for growing a wide variety of vegetables, for their fresh-picked sweet corn, and for the…
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NEPM: Carrot Corner Farm
What do living on a boat in Boston harbor, a carrot-shaped parcel of land in North Amherst, and a climate battery have in common? They all turn up in this…
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NEPM: Sapowsky Farm Transition
What happens when a farmer retires? This week’s #localherospotlight explores exactly this topic. Jennifer, Monte, and Kaliis visited Sapowsky Farm in…