Data from the first extensive survey of local food sales in the U.S. shows that Massachusetts farmers are national leaders in sales of food products directly to consumers. Massachusetts ranks fifth nationally in direct to consumer sales from farms, with $136 million in sales in 2015 from farmers markets, farmstands, community-supported agriculture (CSA) operations, and […]
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“Be A Local Hero: Buy Locally Grown” is one of the most recognized slogans in Western Massachusetts, thanks to the work of Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA), the nation’s first ‘buy local’ organization. Today, Massachusetts is home to ten of these buy local groups, working to connect farmers with consumers so that local economies […]
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