While it may be the middle of the winter events abound throughout the Pioneer Valley. Coming up is the not to be missed PV Sustain Annual dinner in which local resident Nancy Hazard will be recognized for all her hard work and Hampshire College’s president and global sustainability expert, Jonathan Nash, will be the featured speaker. Also, please take a moment to check out CISA’s report on scaling up our local food systems. Thoughts on eating locally in the deep winter from Kirsten...
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While Deep Winter is typically a time of rest, especially for local foods, this year I’ve seen an increase in activity. Many local food CSA’s (Community Supported Agriculture) have stepped up to creating a local food system by offering Deep Winter Shares, some going as far as freezing the bounty of the harvest for winter distribution. Various local communities (Greenfield, Northampton, Amherst, Springfield, etc.) sponsored Winter Fairs to connect growers with the community. My...
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Looking for real life examples on how to scale up our local food systems? Interested in how this is being done in the Pioneer Valley? Look no further as the local food gurus at CISA has just realeased a new report on this very topic. Check it out here.
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Please accept this invitation to meet Jittra Cotshadet over lunch on Friday October 28 at the Pioneer Valley Central Labor Council, 640 Page Boulevard, Springfield (get directions here). Please reserve your seat now (no later than noon, October 27) by replying to wmjwj@wmjwj.org or calling the Labor Council, (413) 732-7970. Over the course of the past three years, Ms. Cotshadet has become a well-known labor activist in Thailand. Her work as the President of the Triumph International Thailand...
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2011 Clean Energy Connections Plan to attend this premier cleantech networking andbusiness development event…Building on Success. REGISTER TODAY! Early Registration Ends on Oct 25 _____________________________________ SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED: Creating Cleantech Regional Innovation Clusters – Jim Robbins, Silicon Valley, CAReflections from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory – Walter Musial, Golden, CO Concurrent sessions:o A View from the Summits: The Confluence of Clean Energy Economic...
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SAVE THE DATE – Saturday, Nov 5 Register Today and Save! $25 Early Registration fee until Oct 14 $10 Scholarships (Students and others) Includes lunch & Free child care Creating Greenfield’s Future Our Food, Economy, and Community Sat, Nov 5, 8:30am-4:30pm Greenfield Community College, Main Campus A forum for citizens, students and business leaders to discuss: How do we make good local food affordable? How do we develop a sustainable local economy? How do we enhance our health...
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Back to School No matter how ‘old’ you are there is something for you to take advantage of to further your own education on the topics of ‘green’ and ‘sustainable.’ Just look at our Events Page, which continues to swell with events and reminds us just how much is going on in the Pioneer Valley. Green is NOW! As far as events that are not to be missed; the 7th Annual Sustainability Summit which is happening tomorrow 9/24 at GCC. Check out the 2011 Clean...
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On Sunday, September 18th Montview Neighborhood Farm, in collaboration with C3, will be hosting two workshops on Health & Healing for Community Resilience as part of the L/A/N/D Project. The workshops are $25-60 each and $40-100 for both, sliding scale. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Space is limited. Please register at least one week in advance by emailing montview AT pedalpeople.COM. You can also pay and register via PayPal by visiting www.montviewfarm.org Healing the...
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Pulling attendees from all over New England, Solarfest is an amazing venue to listen to great music, make purchases from eco-minded vendors, and learn from a great workshop series which offers something for everyone from children and beginners on sustainability and renewable energy to more advanced topics for seasoned veterans. This year was my second time in attendance and my first as a volunteer at this particular event. Some of the reasons I decided to help out include a friend who was also...
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Summer is heating up While summer in the Valley normally seems to mean fewer events and a little relaxation time, there’s quite a bit which has not slowed down. In fact, actions related to Green seem to be heating up just as much as the weather -> steamy. While events abound on our calendar, there are some that you simply don’t want to miss, such as 8/12 – 8/14 Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer Conference 8/20 Regional Open Space Conference 8/27 Western Mass Green...
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