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Locks
Since I mentioned the lock last week I thought it is time I write some about them and bike security. You may not be able to tell, from the picture, but the bike there has a lock on it. And … Continue reading
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Gleaning and Preserving
On Saturday, October 20th, we will glean Brookfield Farm to collect edible food left in the fields post-harvest. What we gather will be distributed to Not Bread Alone, the First Baptist Church food pantry, to the Food Day cooking and … Continue reading
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Water treatment plant tour
A tour of Amherst’s watershed at the Atkins Reservoir and a tour of the waste-water treatment plant are scheduled for October 24th, at Noon. The tour is limited to 25 people, on a first-come first-accepted basis. More details will be … Continue reading
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Video about building a trailer
Before I write anything else, I want to just blurt out what an interesting thing happened today as I arrived to work. Next to the building I work at a new bike was put on the bike rack, where I … Continue reading
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Bicycle Exchange
I am always looking for appropriate bike-frames to build a cargo bicycle out of. Steel-framed strong-built mountain bikes and hybrid bikes qualify the best. From talking to people at the bike shops, at bicycle related events and to friends, I … Continue reading
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Cider Pressing
Apples are a big deal in Western MA. So every year we organize a day when we get together and make cider out of the few to many bushels of apples we gathered beforehand. This cider making takes equipment. The … Continue reading
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Carrying Bamboo Plants Around
Bamboo is one of the most useful and used plants on earth, and it also has a unique look especially in the ‘Western World’ where it is not as well known and cultivated. Although I live in New England, bamboo … Continue reading
Lighting Your Bike
To be able to safely use your bike at all times of the day, you need to be able to see and be visible. Being visible is from the back for passing cars, from the side in intersections, as well … Continue reading
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Movie night: In Transition 2.0 (Sept 25, 7 pm Bangs center)
Transition Amherst invites you to a movie screening of In Transition 2.0., Tuesday, September 25, 7:00 PM at the Bangs Community Center, 70 Boltwood Walk, downtown Amherst. (See attachment for postable flyer). Come learn about the global Transition movement through … Continue reading
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