Posted by wp-admin on 6-24-11 in Press Releases | Comments Off on 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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Posted by wp-admin on 6-13-11 in Press Releases | Comments Off on Healthy Environment/ Healthy Springfield: Call for Ideas
PRESS RELEASE: The Healthy Environment/Healthy Springfield CARE Project (HEHS) calls on Springfield’s organizations, churches and groups to submit ideas for an environmental education event that they would be willing to host. The proposed event may be a forum, community dialogue or specific educational presentation. Up to twelve, 250 dollar grants will be given to groups, organizations and associations that suggest the most compelling environmental/health issues to consider and are willing to...
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Posted by wp-admin on 6-13-11 in Press Releases | Comments Off on First ever Common Good Festival™: a celebration of community and economic democracy
PRESS RELEASE : EVENT Amherst Town Common Sunday, July 10 11am – 7pm Free Admission • Rain or Shine Great music • food • crafts • family fun • games • prizes • more! brought to you by Common Good Finance™, a revolution with a bank Great music Award-winning activist songwriters Emma’s Revolution New York-based recording artists Kim and Reggie Harris Grammy-winning Native American flute player Joseph FireCrow Western Massachusetts reggae band Rebel Alliance Award-winning Pioneer...
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PRESS RELEASE: Springfield has been hit hard by the tornado, and we are all working to do all we can to ensure members of our communities get all of what they need over the coming days and months ahead. While the Springfield Pride Committee certainly appreciates that people may not be able to attend this event, or the others, we are most thoughtfully going forward with Springfield’s Pride Week. We are holding all those impacted by the tornado close to our hearts, and many of us are...
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PRESS RELEASE: Northampton Farmers Markets in collaboration with Grow Food Northampton and the City of Northampton have initiated a fund raising campaign to double the value of food stamps at all Northampton Farmers Markets. With grants from the Northampton Health Department the Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday Farmers Markets purchased electronic benefit transaction (EBT) machines which will allow the Markets to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cards formerly known as...
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PRESS RELEASE: Montague, MA-May 27, 2011-The Montague Energy Committee may have been off the public radar for a while, but it has been actively planning and moving forward with a number of projects and goals. Over the winter, the committee prioritized its goals, deciding to focus on working with residents and small businesses to promote energy efficiency, while it wraps up on-going projects and addresses energy-related town issues that demand short-term action. Plans are in the works to offer...
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Posted by wp-admin on 6-5-11 in Press Releases | Comments Off on Area middle school students to compete in Junior Solar Sprint
PRESS RELEASE: PITTSFIELD—On Saturday, June 4, area middle school students will gather at Reid Middle School in Pittsfield for the 12th annual Berkshire Junior Solar Sprint (JSS). More than 80 students from across and beyond Berkshire County are expected to participate in the JSS this year. The Junior Solar Sprint competition was started by the US Department of Energy in 1991 to expose students to photovoltaics and its potential for their future. The JSS is a fun and educational competition...
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Posted by wp-admin on 6-5-11 in Press Releases | Comments Off on Community Foundation of Western MA Grant – Deadline August 4
PRESS RELEASE Proposals are requested from IRS designated 501(c)(3) organizations with 509(a) status, for projects that serve the residents of Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties by the Foundation of Western MA. Competitive Grants are made in the areas of arts, culture, education, environment, health, housing, and human services. The Community Foundation encourages creative and collaborative responses to existing or emerging problems or opportunities, and projects that leverage...
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Posted by wp-admin on 6-3-11 in Press Releases | Comments Off on The Massachusetts Land Initiative for Tomorrow (MassLIFT) is inviting applications from service learning educators for our 2011- 2012 AmeriCorps service positions.
PRESS RELEASE AmeriCorps MassLIFT was designed by a collaboration of seven regional land trusts and watershed associations to meet community needs for land protection, stewardship of protected lands, conservation outreach and education, and service learning that engages young people in conservation. AmeriCorps MassLIFT members serve in one of 12 regional conservation organizations across the state, and in one of four positions: land steward, regional conservationist, service learning...
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Posted by wp-admin on 5-20-11 in Press Releases | Comments Off on CISA Offers Spring Workshops For Farmers and Farmers’ Market Managers
Tuesday, May 17th, 6:00-8:00pm, CISA and the MA Farm Energy Program will team up to offer a workshop on energy efficiency. PRESS RELEASE: CISA is excited to offer two workshop opportunities for farmers this May. Tuesday, May 17th, 6:00-8:00pm, CISA and the MA Farm Energy Program will team up to offer a workshop on energy efficiency. Energy Efficiency for Maple Sugaring Participants will learn about equipment and techniques to reduce energy use for maple syrup production, and take a look at...
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PRESS RELEASE: The University of Massachusetts recently approved a new 15-credit Certificate Program in Sustainable Food and Farming. This is available for college students, high school grads, and students with a GED. It is possible to complete this degree entirely online, mixed online and on campus, or entirely on campus. To learn more see:...
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Posted by wp-admin on 5-12-11 in Press Releases | Comments Off on STROLLING OF THE HEIFERS ANNOUNCES FIRST SLOW LIVING SUMMIT: A June 2011 conference on sustainability and social entrepreneurship
PRESS RELEASE: BRATTLEBORO, VT — A well known festival celebrating a slower, more connected lifestyle will branch out this summer by launching a regional conference exploring the concept of “Slow Living.” The first Strolling of the Heifers Slow Living Summit, scheduled to take place June 1-3 in Brattleboro, will focus on topics of social and economic sustainability with the goal of exploringways to build healthy, thriving local economies while encouraging, mentoring and supporting a new...
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Posted by wp-admin on 4-28-11 in Press Releases | Comments Off on Important News Regarding the NESEA K-12 Education Department
PRESS RELEASE: This has been a spectacular year for NESEA’s Education Department. The Education staff have had a very full year with the deliverance of so many programs. We had several programs running simultaneously including, Solar Sails New York: Expansion of Solar and Wind Energy Education for School Power…Naturally, a two-year service contract with the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority; Clean Energy for a Clean Environment, sponsored locally be the Western...
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PRESS RELEASE: MotherWoman wanted to find a unique way to celebrate mothers. We engaged our community in creating this video to honor the gifts we receive from mothers. Families and friends told us what they treasure most. We asked internationally known singer/songwriter powerhouses, The Nields, to write a love song to mothers. Amazing family photographer Sarah Prall captured the beauty of area mothers, fathers and children. We hope you enjoy this tribute and share it with the mothers you...
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PRESS RELEASE: All Northampton Public Schools will work together in April to make the largest ball ever made entirely of single-use plastic shopping bags. The event will culminate on April 23rd at Northampton’s Earth Day celebration in Pulaski Park when the ball will be rolled down the streets of Northampton and into the park. In a tribute to the inspiring kids’ book, Theo and the Giant Plastic Ball, published by the United Nations Environmental Programme, Green Action in...
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PRESS RELEASE: The Division of Conservation Services announces the opening of the FY 12 grant round. URL: www.mass.gov/eea/dcs-grants PARC funding is available for the acquisition of parkland or the development or renovation of a park. LAND funding is available for the acquisition of conservation land. The maximum grant award for both grants is $500,000. Please attend an informational grants workshop on May 4, 2011 at 10:00 am at 100 Cambridge Street, Boston or May 10, 2011 at 11:00 am at 101...
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Posted by wp-admin on 5-15-09 in Press Releases | Comments Off on Many Voices, One Movement: a benefit concert for First Generation
First Generation an intensive, arts-based and youth leadership-development program provides a platform for young people to have a public voice in their community, and beyond, through creative expression and thoughtful exploration of what it means to be First Generation. First Generation began in the fall of 2008 in Springfield, MA with a group of 12 youth, ages 15-22, who are the first in their families to be growing up in the United States or who define themselves as first generation in other...
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