CISA

Vannesa Gheen10/04/10

Community Involved inSustaining Agriculture

Overview

Since 1999 this nonprofit has been helping the small farms of western Massachusetts and promoting community growth through agriculture.

Slogan “where the community comes together to support local agriculture.”

“…for over 15 years, CISA has led the way in developing initiatives that support farmers, create strong markets for their products, and build a thriving agriculture economy here in Western Massachusetts.”

this organization tries to get away from the pejorative view of agriculture.

They wish to take the dissemination of shopping and put it all towards small local farms.

They are trying to aggrandize the small farms of western Massachusetts in a astute way.

Programs

Farmer Mentor Program

Helps new farmers by teaching them what other more experienced farmers have gone through and working one-on-one with each other to share information to better the agriculture community.

Helping young “green hands” gregariously learn hands on techniques.

Farms to Schools

A summer graduate coarse for agricultural literacy training for educators.

OffersThis graduate course offers agricultural-

literacy traininghands-on study and investigation of

agriculture education resources.learn how to integrate agriculture into

the classroom

Organizations devoted in the farms to schools program

Fertile Ground The Farm Education CollaborativeMassachusetts Agriculture in the Clas

sroomSchool SproutsSeeds of Solidarity Education Center

Community Needs

“CISA's Be a Local Hero, Buy Locally Grown® campaign has been pointing shoppers towards locally grown food, wood, and fiber since 1999.”

Through this website you can find local farm products. help you use the local

bounty. Gain ideas for packing

lunches with locally grown food.

Critical Thinking

This website uses Critical Thinking by interacting the community with local farmers.

They also evaluate what needs the community needs from the small farms.

Critical Reading Focuses the community

towards small farms. Promotes agriculture in the

classroom. Such as…

agricultural-literacy training

agriculture enhancing curriculum

investigation of agriculture education resources

Critical Action

Developing small farms needs. Engaging the classroom to agriculture. This nonprofit is also helping teach agriculture.

Funding

Who has Funded

Business SponsorsGovernment GrantsFoundation Grants

Why you might want to Fund

This non profit helps the community as a whole and the agriculture community as well

This program helps promote business “CISA is connecting the dots between farm fields and

kitchen tables, workplace dining rooms, and grocery store shelves.”

The CISA take a vivacious new look and apply it towards what most Americans impetuously think of as “dirty” work.

They do all this with a benevolent outlook towards the consumers.