Pioneer Valley Local First - Building Sustainable Communities

Here in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts we are blessed with great natural beauty and a vibrant local living economy made up of independent businesses, wonderful family farms, educational institutions and active community organizations. It's a rich and diverse culture and one that Pioneer Valley Local First is dedicated to protecting and strengthening.

We're a founding network of Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), the organization that is leading the living economy movement with more than 55 Networks now throughout North America. Since 2001 our mission has been to educate and encourage Pioneer Valley citizens, community organizations, businesses and town governments to Think Local First. We are committed to finding ways to meet our community's energy, food, housing, transportation, and other needs in ways that are both environmentally and locally intelligent.