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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If you are having trouble viewing this, please visit www.umass.edu/green/conference. NOVEMBER 2, 2011 MASSMUTUAL CENTER, SPRINGFIELD, MA Join the hundreds of other individuals, like you, who believe that the green economy is real. Register EARLY at Reduced Rates! Clean Energy Connections is the premier business development information and networking cleantech event for Western Massachusetts. Now in its fourth year, it is an exemplary program for individuals and organizations that...
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Rebuilding Together Springfield and TD Bank are joining forces during a special five-day event in October to repair 25 homes that were damaged during the June 1 tornadoes. We are now registering volunteers for this event. We need people who can help repair roofs, install siding and windows, paint trim, remove debris, and many other tasks. You don’t need to be a skilled builder, just have a willingness to pitch in and help! In addition, we will need people to set up and serve a light...
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Through a member-owner at the River Valley Co-op we have learned of a fund administered by Central Vermont Community Action Council, aimed at providing direct support to people whose small businesses were damaged or destroyed by Irene flooding. Vermont was still recovering from spring flooding when Irene’s destruction hit; any help we can offer to our neighbors to the north will be welcomed. Visit the fund website or send a donation to VT Irene FRF, 7 Walker Terrace, Montpelier, VT...
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The Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF) has launched a Hurricane Irene Recovery Fund. The fund will direct tax-deductible contributions specifically to individuals and coperative businesses along the East Coast and throughout New England who have experienced losses. The fund will also seek to assist organic farmers who are prime suppliers to food cooperatives. The fund’s first contributions included $5,000 from the National Consumer Cooperative Bank and $5,000 from the National...
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Putting Our Money Where Our Mouths Are:Farm & Food Entrepreneurship in the Pioneer Valley Where are the business opportunities in the new local food economy?What role do entrepreneurs play in a healthy food system?Who provides the financing and investment?How can non-entrepreneurs help improve the business environment? Join us for an interactive session about the future of our Pioneer Valley food system. Networking: Get to know who’s who- from farm and food entrepreneurs to...
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Please pass the word along to anyone who may be affected by the storm that the Disaster Recovery Center is opening tomorrow at the Green River School on Meridian Street in Greenfield. Anyone who has suffered ANY kind of loss should register. The Center will be open Monday – Saturday 8 am – 6 pm You can also register online or by phone. 800-621-3362 www.DisasterAssistance.gov Here is a link for more info: http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=57663 The deadline to register is...
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Eating food can either be a sterile, hurried act, offering little cause for joy – or a creative, spiritual act of connecting with other people, the earth – and thus with all of Creation. It’s harvest season in Western Massachusetts and everywhere I look I see wonderful local food products for sale. We have vibrant farmers markets, colorful farm stands and productive farms in my region of the world. And of course, I have my own very large garden that is producing tomatoes, peppers,...
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