August 27, 2024: Meet Phil

 Ever since the very beginning of this show, there’s one person who we’ve seen the three H counties of western Mass. with just about every week.  And despite bringing them along on this ride from my previous radio life, this person has managed to broaden all of our ideas of who, what, where, and how agriculture happens in Western Massachusetts.  His name is Phil Korman and this is his last week as executive director of CISA or Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture. So today on The Fabulous 413 we’re giving Phil a well-deserved sendoff as he embarks on his next big adventure. We’ll hear from Mike Wisseman of Mike’s Maze and Warner Farm about what his time during Phil’s early years at the organization were like and the changes he's seen on and off its board. As well as from Kat Chang of Reed Farm who’s newly been appointed to CISA’s board about Phil’s influence and leadership on the organization now and how the board's relationship with him and his position are evolving. We’ll tag along with Phil as he accompanies Congressman Jim McGovern on his yearly Farm Tour for the final time to a stop at Amherst Nurseries in Hadley, where we'll meet and hear from the man himself about the impact the last 16 years have had on him.