In the organizing I’ve done in the past few years, be it social, food, or environmental justice, the image of planting a seed is an old favorite. Like the aphorism, “Give a man a fish, feed him for a day, teach a man to fish, feed him for his life,” the seed analogy represents starting … Continue reading »
Each week, we have a group dinner. Meg, Ryan, and Izzy have all been generous enough to have us over. But this week, we were back at the Cattail Ranch (aka our 4th street apartment or the SoS HQ) for some down south home cookin’ We made it onto the cover of the Greenfield Recorder … Continue reading »
It’s a cliche, but a picture may actually be worth a thousand words. What better way to catch up on all of the exciting things we’ve been up to?! Coop Power has kept us busy, air sealing, insulating, and exploring crawl spaces. Erika and Erin taught bookmaking at the Summer Workshop Series to students of … Continue reading »
By Mackenzie Klema
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
My first trip to Harvest Moon Farm, on the first day of Summer of Solutions, was an adventure. Traveling by bike and not knowing the way, I got to see the bike path, meet some friendly residents of Turners (when I stopped multiple times for directions), and practice my patience. When I finally found the … Continue reading »
