BIKEfest 2013

The 2nd Annual Bike North Berkshire BIKEfest is looking to…

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 Protected Bike Lane for Main Street North Adams

The information below was compiled by Jay Walsh of North Adams, MA  (4/20/12)

 

Highest and Best Use

Current North Adams Downtown Parking

What is a Protected Bike Lane

North Adams Comprehensive Plan - COMMUNITY PRIORTIES

Merchants Say Bike Lanes Good for For…

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Food Day at Williams College

Celebrate National Food Day on campus all week!

The first national Food Day is on October 24, 2011. At Williams College, we will rally around the national Food Day goals and celebrate our local commitment to “healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way” with a week of events from October 22 to October 28. Ranging from tastings to discussion to workshops and open-mics, the events during Food…

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You don’t need an engineer to double the efficiency of your car!

It’s easy.

All you have to do is drive together and leave the other car at home.

It’s called ridesharing (aka carpooling) and you can pay…

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This is the official page of Northern Berkshire Transition. We are a collection of people working together for a more vibrant community. Our website is designed to reflect this grassroots character. It is a social networking site, which means that people can join it and communicate with each other here. Members can advertise events by adding them to our calendar, write blog entries, share photos from Transition events and their favorite and least favorite places, upload videos, initiate and… Continue

Transition is a relatively new model people are using to proactively address the challenges of peak oil and climate change. It seeks to bring people together in their communities to create a vision of an improved quality of life that is independent of oil and does not contribute to climate change. While many of the ideas of the movement are not new, what is unique about…

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Institutional food reform means unpacking the economic, social and environmental concerns of industrial food production. A college must investigate and know what food it eats, where its food comes from, and how this food is produced. Williams College, like many other campuses nationwide, has decided to undergo the arduous, and necessary, transition to food…

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Today's Youth Food Movement builds on '60s idealism with pragmatism -- and flavor, says Darra Goldstein.

The Community Supported Agriculture movement in America began nearby here 25 years ago, yet the recent changes in this isolated corner of New England still surprise me. It's the return of small farms. Dozens of smart, well-educated young people have chosen to move here, to devote… Continue

Monsanto supplies proprietary traits to 85 percent of corn planted in the United States, and 92 percent of soy. Corn and soy are the lifeblood of the U.S. food system. If you eat a standard diet, you’re ingesting a Monsanto-originated product…

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If no one wants to do it, does it matter – someone out there will surely grow our food. The average age of the American Farmer is approaching 60 years old. Is agriculture so hard that young people are being encouraged out of farming? Mostly yes – most farmers tell…

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Energy Efficient improvements are being made to many Farms, Municipal Buildings, Schools, Homes and other facilities throughout the state. Use the stories below to inspire you to seek funding for a project in your community. There is lots to be done and the time to start is now...

America’s Oldest Working Farm Goes “Back to…

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Within this Blog Post you'll find a Toolkit that includes innovative models, helpful information, resources, and technical assistance on creating and supporting your community garden.



Below is a list of resources found in the Toolkit (click on a link for information):

Planning Checklist for Organizing a… Continue