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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Pioneer Valley Local First, an organization which has been working for the past 10 years on creating a vibrant local living economy in our area, has just realeased it’s NEW 2011-12 Buy Local Guide! Haven’t had a chance to pick up a paper copy -or- prefer to view it electronically? No worries, follow this link to their website where you can download the guide for...
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Some Interesting FREE webinars: See below for descriptions & how to register… August 2011: Upcoming Climate and Energy Webcasts for State and Local Governments This message provides details about eight upcoming webcasts being offered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and others. All webcasts are offered free of charge, but space may be limited. EPA State and Local Climate and...
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Water, considered one of the basic needs, brings no surprise that this was the topic of the PVSustain 2010 annual meeting and discussion this December. Water in its various forms such as rivers, streams, ponds, lakes, and oceans are more than just a visual aspect of our natural landscape. Plants rely on water to grow, it is one of the most sustainable forms of travel, and our body require it to live. Water nourishes. As part of the landscape it is part of our place-based awareness. Drought or...
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Posted by Eric Cohen on 8-4-11 in Press | Comments Off on YourOliveBranch.org
Your Olive Branch is a thriving online presence publicizing the good news, good ideas, and successes of our move towards a peaceful and equitable world. Their website (linkto: http://news.yourolivebranch.org/) brings out new stories every day on the environment, arts, food & health, business, education, peace, science & technology, and inspiration. The site is also a center for networking individuals and organizations working towards peace and sustainability. The fight for a better...
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PRESS RELEASE – ASHFIELD, MA – With the threat of the U.S. government defaulting on its debts, a rising unemployment rate, and continuing foreclosures, there’s very little good news about the economy. The non-profit organization, Common Good Finance, has a plan to turn that around. Founded by William Spademan of Ashfield, Massachusetts, Common Good Finance has launched a grassroots membership campaign to finance the chartering of a bank, which will provide a full range of...
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Posted by John M. Gerber on 7-29-11 in Press | Comments Off on Sustainable Agriculture and the Public University
My last blog presented a vision of sustainable agriculture and called for a renewed commitment of the “body, heart and soul” of those of us working at public universities like the University of Massachusetts to agricultural research, teaching and outreach. However if the public universities don’t re-energize their agricultural programs at a time when a billion people are hungry, another billion malnourished, and still another billion “overfed”, others surely will! Agricultural education is...
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PRESS RELEASE – WESTERN MA Thursday, August 4th and Thursday, August 11th, 5:30-8:30 pm, CISA’s (Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture) Women in Agriculture Network will offer a two-part workshop on shed building and carpentry. Mindy Cotherman, handywoman and Pedal to Properties real estate agent, will lead this workshop to teach the mechanics of building a shed. Learn adaptable carpentry skills, such as roof and wall construction that can be applied to larger-scale...
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Sustainable Living Celebration! YOU ARE INVITED Saturday August 27th 2011 189 Pleasant Street, Easthampton, MA MUSIC ALL DAY! 1-4pm Tours, Demonstrations & Sustainable Living Presentations 4-5:30pm Launch NEW Green Mentor Program! 5:30 Clambake & BBQ with Live Music & Friends Clambake, BBQ, Workshops, Live Music and more! • Event is free and open to the public, rain or shine, no pets please • Sponsorships & donations accepted • BYOB • More info...
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This weekend continues a decades-old tradition that follows the idea of Chautauqua: a people’s university where ideas could be exercised in the open air. On Friday night, see Save Me a Place at Forest Lawn, the one-act, two-person play that was sold out when it was performed in Northampton earlier this year. Saturday is our big event: An afternoon of music, entertainment, interesting talks, readings, bicycle trailer rides, and hula-hooping! It’s all-ages and free to attend. Sunday...
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