By Mackenzie Klema
Posted in July 2011 …
Harvesting Wheat in Essex
Check out our friend Noah. We helped him harvest wheat last Saturday. Wheat Harvesting Photo by Heather Atwood
Nuestros Amigitos
By Meg Little As nine o’clock neared on Friday morning, I was pulling in in front of the Brick House, feeling a mix of nervousness and excitement. Today was our first Gardening with Kids class and we were to have a handful of three to five year-old Spanish-speaking kids under our supervision for two hours. … Continue reading »
Mid-summer Dream: Re-building Turners Falls, MA, through the Solidarity Economy
We’re working on a local farm this summer in exchange for space to grow our own produce, which these days we harvest in over-abundance. The zucchini, kale, and chard all grow faster than we can eat, so we traded some friends a basket of greens for potato spuds just ready to plant. At our Grow … Continue reading »
Don’t Fear the Reaper
In an earlier post, I talked about the ongoing nature of farming education. This week I learned to harvest two crops that I’d never harvested before. We started with– what else?–garlic. Monday at Harvest Moon we pulled up the dirt-covered heads and placed them gently in wheelbarrows full of straw. What had previously been the … Continue reading »
Hot days, cool buildings
The start of our training with local energy efficiency and renewable energy cooperative, Co-op Power, had the giddy feeling of a science fair back in elementary school. Something about competing to make an insulated box, wielding an Exacto knife and duct tape, woke me out of my 8am haze, and got me ready for a … Continue reading »
All the Right Questions
Last night, on my way to the Montague Community Band concert, I stopped by the Brick House to water our permaculutre beds. I was on the phone with a friend, doing it absentmindedly and as a chore. Then two kids wandered up to me. “What are you doing?” the girl, about 9, asked. I quickly … Continue reading »
What do you want to learn this summer?
Whatever your answer to the question of the header may be, the Summer Workshop Series can provide you with plenty to satisfy any curiosity to learn a something new. Since the blustery cold days of early February, a group of folks in the area have been meeting regularly with the goal of creating a space … Continue reading »
Musings at the Transfer Station
Yesterday, I stood on the deck of the Brick House and listened to the monotonous sound of Mackenzie hammering nails through aluminum. Why? Because we want to show that you can build a garden out of anything! Last week, we ventured to the Greenfield Transfer Station. We pulled up and asked to look around. After … Continue reading »
other social media for summer of solutions!
You have found the blog. Now it’s time to expand your social media horizon and learn even more about Summer of Solutions Pioneer Valley. You can start with following our Twitter: SoSPvalley We are also in the process of setting up a flickr account. Watch for photos on flickr with the SOSPvalley tag! You can … Continue reading »
