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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Sunday September 18, 2pm: “The Cloth from Which We Are Cut” featuring A Besere Velt, Yiddish Community Chorus of Boston Workmen’s Circle at the National Yiddish Book Center 1021 West Street, Amherst, MA and is Free to the public. A Besere Velt (A Better World) commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire with its original production, “The Cloth from Which We Are Cut.” Performed to capacity crowds in Boston, New York City and Vermont, this...
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CISA and Holistic Management International (HMI) have teamed up to offer a workshop series specifically aimed at women farmers. The Whole Farm Planning series is a chance for women who have been farming for less than ten years to learn from other women farmers and experienced mentors.The program consists of one-on-one mentorships, on-farm field days, business planning workshops, and round-table discussions with a network of women farmers to share concerns and successes. Trainers will lay out...
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It’s on it’s way! Co-op Power’s Sustainability Summit will celebrate the work communities are doing to work for justice and sustainability. Communities are reducing their energy use and costs, building community owned sustainable energy, and bringing jobs and benefits to limited resource communities and communities of color, because they believe in a better way. Join in the festivities! We will have live music from La Charanga Libre, Groove Shoes, and others, a family area...
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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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Originally published in the Springfield Republican, August 23 2011 Unions champion employee benefits I would like to tell you a short story. Flash back to 1969. A six-year-old boy, the youngest of four, is walking the picket line with his father. His father tries to explain how he is on strike to fight for better working conditions, but the boy is too young to understand. This father of four is on strike for nearly eight months and must work part-time jobs to support his family. Now flash...
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Posted by Administrator on 8-25-11 in Press Releases | Comments Off on Springfield City Council unanimously approves strongest anti-foreclosure legislation in the country.
Springfield City Council unanimously approves strongest anti-foreclosure legislation in the country. PRESS RELEASE – SPRINGFIELD, MA Tonight, before a large crowd of residents and supporters, the Springfield City Council unanimously passed groundbreaking legislation that will lessen the affect of the foreclosure crisis on the city, begin to hold the big banks accountable for the impacts of the foreclosure crisis and force the big banks to pay for the crisis they created. The vote comes...
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It’s been a tough year for America’s workers, and they need some love. So this Labor Day, we’re urging everyone to HEART a Worker via Facebook and Twitter and let the public know how important hardworking women and men are in our daily lives. Here’s how it works: Beginning Aug. 29, our Labor Day splash page at www.aflcio.org will enable visitors to share a message that answers the question: Who do you HEART this Labor Day? We’ll offer options such as I HEART Cooks...
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