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GETTING TO ZERO GARBAGE

By David Starr – I know it may be months away but there is a Special Collection of Rigid Plastics scheduled for Saturday, September 17th. This is a SPECIAL collection because we aren’t normally permitted to recycle items made of rigid plastics. Our recycling centers don’t normally accept them. While it would be great if we could recycle these plastics with the same convenience that we recycle bottles, cans and paper, we aren’t able to do that at this point. SAVE YOUR...

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Hospitality Workers Rally for Western Massachusetts Tornado Relief

Date: June 27, 2011Time: 6:00-10:00 PMWhere: Log Cabin Banquet and Meeting House, HolyokeDonation: $20 All proceeds will benefit the Massachusetts Statewide Disaster Relief Fund. Make the most of your night off. Have a great time at a fun event just for hospitality and tourism industry workers and support the Massachusetts Statewide Disaster Relief Fund in their efforts to help people in our community who were hit hard by the June 1st tornado.   More Ways You Can Help! Pioneer Valley Chapter...

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Invitation from CET to BBQ, tour a new wind turbine, and go zip-lining! Saturday July 9th, 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Join the Center for EcoTechnology and Mass Energy Consumers Alliance and on Saturday, July 9th as we celebrate the new wind turbine at Berkshire East. Learn about the construction and function of the turbine and even get a peek inside the tower–and then enjoy a delicious BBQ catered by Cliff’s Smokin’ Backyard Barbeque (our treat!). Please RSPV by July 1 so we can plan the food. More details and RSVP at the EventBrite site. For either, you are welcome to drive up  to the top...

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Aiming at Zero: Planning for Zero Waste in the Pioneer Valley

Activist Lynne Pledger who is the force in Massachusetts behind the legislation to expand the kinds of materials that must be recycled (think beyond bottles & cans & paper…think carpets and televisions) is coming to Northampton to discuss Zero Waste Policy & Action.You are invited to attend: “Aiming at Zero:  Planning for Zero Waste in the Pioneer Valley” What: Slide presentation by Zero Waste advocate Lynne Pledger, followed by a question and answer...

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Premier Issue of Together Northampton – a newsletter of community collaborations

PRESS RELEASE – Northampton, MA, June 27, 2010  Have you received your copy of Together Northampton? Check your mailbox again because this new publication is set to arrive on the doorstep of every home and business in Northampton, Florence and Leeds by this Tuesday. Entitled “Food for All”, this premier issue features the work of Grow Food Northampton (GFN) and a number of its partners to enhance sustainable agriculture and improve healthy food access in our community....

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North Hoosic River restoration celebrated in Clarksburg, Mass.

PRESS RELEASE – CLARKSBURG, Mass. (June 3, 2011) – Dignitaries and community leaders gathered today on the banks of the North Hoosic River in this Berkshire County, Mass., town to celebrate the river’s restoration, mark National Rivers Month and participate in some ceremonial fly fishing. The celebration was the culmination of an eight month project to remove the Briggsville Dam, thereby improving wildlife habitat and restoring natural river functions. Removal of the...

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The Highwayside Market

– Have you heard this? “Have you been to the I-91 Farmer’s Market?”“Which one?” You ask. -Or perhaps, “Mo-om pull over I really, really, really want some fresh strawberries.” Mom says “Can’t you wait until we get to Grandma and Grandpa’s house.” Child says “I can’t. I need them now!” “Ok, honey. Hold on, we’re almost to the rest stop.” While these may be imagined conversations, with farmers signed up already for Farmer’s Markets at Charlton East &...

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USDA offers conservation help for Mass. farmers and forest land owners

PRESS RELEASE: June 7, 2011, Massachusetts farmland or forest land owners and managers who would like help with soil erosion, water quality and conservation, integrated pest management, forest stand improvement, greenhouse efficiency, pasture and hayland improvement, invasive plant control or wildlife habitat improvement may sign-up for federal conservation programs available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Applications for NRCS...

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Beats, Antique, Sustainable Living Roadshow, and EarthThrives; Oh My!

Beats, Antique, Sustainable Living Roadshow, and EarthThrives; Oh My!

Saturday April 30, 2011 marked the return of popular musical act Beats Antique to the Pearl Street Ballroom. It also meant that the Sustainable Living Roadshow was in town. Yes, the two things are connected. When the two groups partnered up on this tour to spread the word about sustainable living across the country, Earththrives.com was there! Earththrives.com found out about this amazing opportunity and was invited to table at the show and tell the audience a little about the work we do which...

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Tornado displaced two First Generation families

Tornado displaced two First Generation families

PRESS RELEASE: First Generation to use all donations between now and July 15th for the aid of two displaced first generation members and their families. UPDATE** and more information below… Dear First Generation, Performance Project Friends, Families and Colleagues: We are joining forces with Boston poet Charles Coe to put out a call for support for two of our First Generation members and their families. They shared a home that was destroyed by the recent tornado in Springfield. BETWEEN...

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