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Food preservation workshop
There are so many ways to preserve food in harvest season, to be eaten for the rest of the year and beyond. We will look at a few, including canning (hot bath and pressure), dehydrating, fermenting, and mention others like … Continue reading
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Transition Amherst Interviews Transition United States
Emily Polk, activist, PhD candidate, and member of Transition Amherst met with Transition U.S.’s Executive Director Carolyne Stayton in Sebastopol, California to discuss the work of Transition projects around the country; different ways initiatives can get sustainable funding; how to … Continue reading
Co-Cycle Welcome Back
We learned about an exciting event, right in our town: a whole group of Hampshire College students bicycled across the United states to support and learn about co-ops. They arrived to their final destination – Amherst – on September 1st, … Continue reading
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Vacation
During part of the summer Marianne works on Block Island, which is a small island at the mouth of Long Island Sound, so I go visit. Getting there is an exciting event for me, as it involves three buses and … Continue reading
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The Trek Transport Cargo Bike
The other week I had the chance to try another cargo bike, the Trek Transport. How this came about was that I took my Mundo in to get the front hub replaced with a hub dynamo, so I can mount … Continue reading
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Hauling: What and How?
I have been thinking about writing down the tricks of loading and carrying different cargo with bicycles. Partially because it is quite different than carrying load in a car, and also because with a little preparation and technique the carrying … Continue reading
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Peach Canning Workshop
On Aug 25 Saturday 3pm to 5pm Transition Amherst holds a canning workshop. Come to 44 Beston street, to participate making peach jam or compote, fill it in jars and give the full jars a hot bath. We will look … Continue reading
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Electric Assist
I mean the contraption that contains a motor and a battery and most often another box. This all together will help the rider in pedaling the bike ahead, while not limiting the bicyclist’s efforts. Electric assists for bicycles have been … Continue reading
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Front Baskets
One can carry stuff without a cargo bike as well. Not as well and not as much than with a cargo bike, but it is possible. Especially if we put some mind into it. One way is creating a space … Continue reading
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