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A Year in Review – December 2011 News

8 articles not to be missed from 2011:   Sustainable Knowledge Corridor – Stay Connected and Engage! Beats, Antique, Sustainable Living Roadshow, and EarthThrives; Oh My! STROLLING OF THE HEIFERS ANNOUNCES FIRST SLOW LIVING SUMMIT: A June 2011 conference on sustainability and social entrepreneurship First ever Common Good Festival™: a celebration of community and economic democracy Premier Issue of Together Northampton – a newsletter of community collaborations Education for...

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Help Create the Franklin County Week of Winter Fare and Celebrate Locally Grown Food

Help Create the Franklin County Week of Winter Fare and Celebrate Locally Grown Food Saturday, February 4, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and February 4-12 In the midst of winter, Franklin County will be abuzz with the fun and great flavors of indoor farmers’ markets and community events celebrating locally grown food. The monthly Greenfield Winter Farmers’ Market will be held the first Saturday of each month from January to March from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Second Congregational...

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USDA to help restore Western Mass. rivers and streams damaged by Tropical Storm Irene

USDA to help restore Western Mass. rivers and streams damaged by Tropical Storm Irene The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has approved nearly $2.8 million in federal funds to help Western Massachusetts towns recover from damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene along rivers and streams. The agency will provide help for emergency protection work for town roads, sewer lines, and buildings at 35 sites in 14 towns in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and...

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Healthy Environment/Health Springfield CARES

Healthy Environment/Health Springfield CARES Community Action for a Renewed Environment in Springfield We need your input! Meeting Dates DATES:Tuesday, January 10th  and Tuesday January 24th (*Snow dates – January 17 & 31) TIME:6-8 PM LOCATION: Springfield Technical Community College One Armory Square, Springfield MA Scibelli Hall, 7th Floor RSVP: Laura Hurley at Laura.Hurley@baystatehealth.org by January 6th, 2012 * Meetings will be rescheduled if schools are closed and/off-street...

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Sustainable Knowledge Corridor – Stay Connected and Engage!

As many of you know, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission is currently working with the Capital Region Council of Governments and Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency on an expansive Sustainable Knowledge Corridor Initiative.  This is a multi-faceted three – year Sustainable Communities Initiative grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.  Last week, we launched our new website for the Sustainable Knowledge Corridor at www.sustainableknowledgecorridor.org. We...

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Building Toward 2012: International Year of Co-ops

In the wake of a global recession that has devastated communities and livelihoods, people are hungry for alternatives to corporate greed and stock market speculation.  As we look at challenges such as climate change, unemployment and growing disparities of wealth and ownership, people are looking for opportunities to grow sustainable, resilient regional economies.  In this context, co-operatives are both a viable model of enterprise as well as tangible expressions of economic democracy,...

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Salazar Highlights Two Proposed Projects in Mass to Promote Outdoor Recreation, Conservation

AMERICA’S GREAT OUTDOORS: Salazar Highlights Two Proposed Projects in Massachusetts to Promote Outdoor Recreation, Conservation. Just days before the release of a 50-state report outlining some of the country’s most promising ways to reconnect Americans to the natural world, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today highlighted two projects in the state of Massachusetts that will be included in the final report – representing what states believe are among the best...

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November 2011 News from EarthThrives

What a whirlwind of a year, and it is not over yet. While you are holding onto your down coats and bathing suits as we see what the rest of the year has in store, why not head on over to EarthThrives.com to read some of the latest news? Common Good Finance Has a Solution Learn about the proposed R dollars – a local credit/ currency designed to be successful. Greening Greenfield Film Series Coming up 11/30/11 -> GASLAND Take action for a more sustainable future by attending one of the...

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