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Calendar of Upcoming Events
(GENERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS IN BLUE)
 

WED, SEP 1 - Hilltown Sustainability Group Meeting, Village Church, Cummington, MA, 7:30 pm
Food security workshop with Kathy Harrison and Pepper from Warner Farm. Introductory talk by Kathy McMahon, Kathy McMahon, "How to Stay Sane as the World Goes Crazy: Economic Hard times, Climate Change and the Messy Issues of Oil" - Rear entrance of the church. Free and open to the public. All welcome!

SAT & SUN, SEP 11-12 - Massachusetts Raw Milk Dairy Days, 10 Locations throughout MA
Ten dairies will hold open houses to showcase safe, healthy raw milk production. Details HERE.

SUN, SEP 12 - Local Food Advocacy Potluck, Joshua Farm, Sandisfield, MA, 3-6 pm
Support raw milk, small-scale non-industrial farms, traditionally prepared foods, farmer/consumer rights? Details HERE.

TUE, SEP 14 - Perennial Food Growing Group, Warner Farm, Cummington, MA, 6:30 pm
Meetings open to all. Momentum building for perennial food gardening and permaculture in the hilltowns! Details HERE.

SUN, SEP 19 - "Living in the Long Emergency", James Howard Kunstler, Great Barrington, 7 pm
Talk with author James Howard Kunstler at Mahaiwe Theater in Great Barrington. Details HERE at CET's site.

TUE, SEP 28 - Perennial Food Growing Group, Warner Farm, Cummington, MA, 6:30 pm
Meetings open to all. Momentum building for perennial food gardening and permaculture in the hilltowns! Details HERE.

SAT, OCT 2 - Green Buildings Open House Tour, Berkshires, Pioneer Valley & more, 10 am - 4 pm
Part of American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Tour. Check locations at NESEA Site. Details HERE at CET's site.

TUE, OCT 5 - Film & Discussion "On Thin Ice", Triplex Cinema, Great Barrington, MA, 7 pm
Sceening & discussion with Now's David Brancaccio. Ticketed reception at Castle St. Cafe. Details at CET's Site.

WED, OCT 6 - Film & Discussion "On Thin Ice", Academy of Music, Northampton, MA, 7 pm
Sceening & discussion with Now's David Brancaccio. Panel discussion with environmental leaders. Details at CET's Site.

WED, OCT 6 - Hilltown Sustainability Group Meeting, Village Church, Cummington, MA, 7:30 pm
Free and open to the public. Bring your ideas, concerns or pitch in on an ongoing project. All welcome!

TUE, OCT 12 - Searsburg Wind Power Facility Tours, Searsburg, VT, morning and afternoon
Tour the 11-turbine mountaintop facility run by Green Mountain Power since 1997. Pre-registration required. Details HERE.

TUE, OCT 12- Perennial Food Growing Group, Warner Farm, Cummington, MA, 6:30 pm
Meetings open to all. Momentum building for perennial food gardening and permaculture in the hilltowns! Details HERE.

TUE, OCT 26 - Perennial Food Growing Group, Warner Farm, Cummington, MA, 6:30 pm
Meetings open to all. Momentum building for perennial food gardening and permaculture in the hilltowns! Details HERE.

FRI-SUN, OCT 29-31 - Edible Gardens Forest Workshop, Holyoke & Southampton, MA
Learn edible forest garden design while eating from beautiful food forests. $150 before Aug. 31, $200 After. Details HERE.

*Hilltown Sustainability Group meets the first Wednesday of every month, 7:30 p.m. at the Village Congregational Church, across from the Community House. Call 634-5659 for info.