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Reuse Rally for the Arts

Call for PIONEER VALLEY ARTISTS! SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 13, 2012 SATURDAY 9-12 AT JFK MIDDLE SCHOOL, 100 BRIDGE RD, FLORENCE REUSE RALLY FOR THE ARTS Artist Showcase and Sale This event will showcase professional artisans who use at least … Continue reading

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Why Biking?

I don’t know how it is with you, but for me sitting in a car is like walking on crutches – there is an extra layer, an extra abstraction between me and reality: I can’t I can’t just feel my … Continue reading

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Movie Night: In Transition 2.0

Please come to watch the newly released film : “In Transition 2.0” next Tuesday (August 7) at 7:00 pm at the Bangs Center. It promises to be an excellent, uplifting movie perfect to beat the doldrums of summer and to … Continue reading

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We have a location!

During our July 19th meeting the initiating committee reviewed what meeting places were available, and found, that most places were already reserved for the year. However, the only location, that is able to host two hundred people (our goal as … Continue reading

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Sustainable Forest Walk

When: August 26, Sunday, 1-3pm (Rain Date: September 16, Sunday, 1-3pm) Where: Leverett road in Shutesbury, before Montague road. Exact location to be announced, and a sign will mark the parking area just off the road. What/Description: During our walk … Continue reading

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Heavy Load

It just so happened, that last weekend I needed to pick up chicken feed, and since I expect grain prices to increase soon due to the drought, I decided to get some extra. So I took the Mundo, and once … Continue reading

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Comparing the Yuba Mundo with Surly’s Big Dummy

So last weekend I grabbed my electric bike with the XtraCycle attachment, and biked over to a friend, who has a Surly Big Dummy. He agreed to swap the two bikes for a short time to allow me to compare … Continue reading

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Transporting Bicycles

Not using a car presents simple challenges, that is fun to overcome and makes life more interesting. For me one of them has been how to transport bicycles in various working conditions, while on my bike (from the dump or … Continue reading

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We have a name!

The initiating group decided on a name for our big event planned for October 13th 2012: All Things Community: Celebrating Amherst In Transition Of the 7 responses received, 3 picked as their #1 choice, & 1 picked as their #2 … Continue reading

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Re-Skilling Medicine

Energetic Strategies for Self-Care We are our own best doctors, a fact that’s often obscured by the magnitude of conflicting health information out there today. In this workshop, led by Doctor of Oriental medicine and author Stella Osorojos Eisenstein, you … Continue reading

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