Up in the Berkshires for a little down time during Spring break! Nothing much is blooming up here and we just had the first warm day today. Her's a view from October Mountain....not quite there yet...but Spring...she is flirting for sure! Nice day today for a ride and a nice big waffle cone full of Ben and Jerry's!

Oy Yay Yay...I am up to my ears in text books lately! Studying the not so fun stuff this semester and wish I had more time to play~ Statistics, Biology, Sustainability: Theory and Practice, Environmental Economics, and a fluffy one credit course called Community Energy Solutions! Sigh~
But first summer semester I am taking Building with Sustainable Materials: Wood, Straw, and Clay and also will be taking my permaculture design class (over 8 weekends) which I am psyched about! I wil... read more

I'm writing on behalf of the Horneholdia intentional community of Seattle. Horneholdia is a permaculture demonstration project within city limits that aims for complete sustainability within the year. I was asked to create a contest entry video to help them win $14k in solar panels from Solar World. You can help us win over the judges with your vote, by going to the webpage and clicking "vote"--very simple, and very effective.

tinyurl.com/2e38dhm

We have only two weeks to get as many vo... read more

"The World According to Monsanto" is a well made documentary (108 minutes) that sheds light on how U.S. policy on genetic engineering
has come to exist, mostly without public attention or debate. If you are concerned about the ever-increasing presence of GE foods and seeds,
this film will give you a short but vital education on this topic.

Tuesday, January 11 at 6:30 pm at the Plainfield Town Hall (route 116 in Plainfield, MA)

Free and open to all! Discussion will follow the film ... read more

My relationship with tribe.net has been so ambivalent! I am back ... there is a lack of serious discussion over at FaceBook. At least tribe has that going for it, despite connection and access problems!