Site Search
TagCloud
All Things Local store art article bees bicycle bike trailer bike week building car cargo bikes celebrating Amherst celebration co-operative collaboration community discussion event exploration film festival filmmakers food great unleashing growing food health homemade initiating group local local products market Local Roots medicine movie outing preserving Process resilent resilient reskilling show Town Hall transportation Video walk wild plant working group workshop
Author Archives: gaborzol
Bicycles and Trailers
Another bicycle workshop, but with a twist. I have a group of folks, who are interested in the basics of bicycle maintenance but also want to know how to build a bicycle trailer. Not only they want to know, they … Continue reading
Posted in Cargo Bicycling, Reskilling Workshops
Leave a comment
Permaculture get-together with Roberto Perez Rivero
We have a permaculture/sustainability rockstar (from Cuba!) coming to our town. Born in Havana, Cuba in 1970; Roberto Perez Rivero is an environmentalist, sustainability activist and international educator. Roberto has been part of the Cuban Permaculture movement since its introduction … Continue reading
Posted in Other Projects, Reskilling Workshops
Leave a comment
Weekend Visit
Guess what happened this weekend? I received a visit from Steve, from Yuba Bicycles! Long story short, I have not only been making cargo bicycles but also put some energy in researching ones made by others. I tried the Surly … Continue reading
Posted in Cargo Bicycling
2 Comments
Bicycle Maintenance
As more and more people realize the damage using a car does to our environment and to our wallets bicycling gets a better press in spite of all the discomfort we associate with it. And wait until you actually get … Continue reading
Posted in Cargo Bicycling, Reskilling Workshops
Leave a comment
Climate Summer 2013
A team of five is traveling through Western Massachusetts exclusively by bike: they are the 2013 Western Massachusetts Climate Summer team. They are building the movement against climate change, and are working specifically to put a preemptive ban on fracking … Continue reading
Interview Downloadable
Our interview can finally be listened to from here – two MP3 format sound files, about the transition movement and transition towns in general, and what is going on in Amherst in particular. They may take a while to download, … Continue reading
WMUA interviews Transition Amherst
We will talk about Transitioin Amherst’s story and future. John White and Gábor Lukács will be interviewed on WMUA’s Focus program this Sunday, 12 noon, by Eleanor Manire-Gatti. Please tune to 91.1 FM to listen to the program.
How to take care of your bike
As more and more people realize the damage using a car does to our environment and to our wallets bicycling gets a better press in spite of all the discomfort we associate with it. And wait until you actually get … Continue reading
Posted in Cargo Bicycling, Reskilling Workshops
Leave a comment
Board game is printed!
I have the first printed version of the “Growing Resilient/Growing Resilience” board game. And it looks fabulous! See more about it here. And watch for a date to play it soon on this blog. Gabor
Edible Plants Workshops by John Root
Edible Wild Plants of the Northeast Tuesday May 14, 2013 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM Jones Library, 43 Amity St. in Amherst Free Local naturalist, permaculture practitioner and landscaper John Root will give a comprehensive introduction to the identification and … Continue reading
Posted in Reskilling Workshops
1 Comment
