May 1st, 2012 | 
Author: Hi All,
The Monadnock Energy Resources Initiative (MERI) is looking for a home in the Keene/Marlborough region that would value having a blower-door test & energy walk-through assessment followed by some solid weatherization done for it from 9AM-4 PM on Saturday, May 19.
This will be a day long “Housewarming”, a hands-on weatherization process and training for 10 volunteers, lead by Andy Duncan, energy auditor and trainer for most of the BU NH Workshop trainers.
Here’s what we’re looking for in a house:
1) The homeowner would need to welcome, and hopefully participate with, the volunteers.
2) The home should have a walkable attic (head room and a floor) and a basement, both in need of weatherization–air sealing, and possibly moisture mitigation for the basement, weather stripping for doors, etc.
Please contact me if you have a home to recommend, and thanks for your help.
Bev
Bev Edwards
Coordinator, MERI
878-3227
nadesha@msn.com.
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Canning fruit, growing vegetables, and making wine, cheese, and bread; once everyday skills shared with family, friends and neighbors. Bring these satisfying and useful skills into your life the old fashioned way — by learning from your friends and neighbors! Enjoy ordinary people sharing their ways of doing things: uncomplicated, practical, friendly and fun. The Monadnock Localvores, with the help of your friends and neighbors, offers the following 2012 workshops:
April 29 – Localvore 101 with Holly Gowdy, Jan Sevene, & Jen Risley, 2-4pm
May 5 – Endangered Wild Medicinal Workshop with Katy Locke, 2-4pm
May 9 – Herb Spiral Design and Build Workshop with Craig Oshkello, 3:30-5pm
May 17 – Container Gardening with Amanda Maurmann, 5:30-7pm
May 20 – Delicious Bread Made Easy with Ken Sevene, 2-4pm
June 3 – Modern Horsekeeping with Noel Aderer, 2-4pm
June 13 – Cheese Making with Carol Lake , 9:30am-12:30pm
July 15 – CSA Cooking Class with Jeanny Aldrich, 4 – 6pm
July 21 – Berry Jamming and Canning Workshop with Cynthia Nichols and Suzanne Brouillette, 1-4pm
August 5 – Homemade Herbal Tinctures with Katy Locke, 2-4pm
August 16 – Wild Mushroom Foray with David Wichland, 10am-12pm (potluck lunch to follow)
September 6 – Brewing a Local Beer with Carl Majewski, 6pm-8pm
October 14 – Apple Wine Making with Mary Ann Kristiansen, 2-4pm
October 21 – Introduction to Bee Keeping and Honey with Jodi Turner, 1-3pm
Register Today for Any Of These Great Workshops!
To register and for more information on these workshops and events click the link above or call the Conservation District at 603-756-2988 ext.116. There is a suggested donation of $5-15 for each workshop. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. All donations go to support the Jeffrey P. Smith Farm Scholarship.
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2012 Conservation Plant Sale is Now Accepting Orders
ORDER FORM and Plant Descriptions
Please submit by March 9th to
11 Industrial Park Dr,
Walpole, NH 03608 or fax to 603-756-2978 or email to info@cheshireconservation.org
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We are offering a variety of top quality
- evergreen and deciduous trees
- mushrooms
- fruiting trees and shrubs
- wildlife and landscaping shrubs
- perennials
- medicinals
Many of the species we offer are native. For this reason they are healthy, hardy plants adapted to our local growing conditions. Once established they require less watering, fertilizers, and pesticides.
Plants are selected for environmental benefits such as, reforestation, wind protection, shade, bank stabilization, and wildlife food and cover.
This year we are working with Fedco to bring you top quality plants and Wichland Woods to bring you mushrooms for your backyard.
All of the proceeds from the sale will benefit conservation efforts in Cheshire County. Thus, in addition to improving your landscape you are helping fund conservation projects in your local community.
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Please take a moment and share this announcement with your friends. The CCCD depends on the Plant Sale each year to help us raise funds to carry out our mission. Thank you!
In its third year, the Monadnock Green Business of the Year Award recognizes for-profit businesses that have developed innovative practices or programs resulting in environmental stewardship and social responsibility while contributing to the economic vitality of the region. The Award is an excellent way to foster customer loyalty for your business and help draw customers and investors seeking to support sustainable-minded businesses.
Applications are due by 4pm on Friday, March 2, 2012.
Monadnock Green Business Award Nomination Application Form
Scoring Matrix
Judges will use this form to assess applicants: Scoring Matrix
Community Partners
This year’s award is supported by the following community partners:
Greater Keene Chamber of Commerce
Monadnock Sustainability Network
The Hannah Grimes Center
Thousands of 25-35 year olds can’t find work in New Hampshire. They are smart, capable and eager to stay and work here, but they find it challenging to stay in our state.
Let’s talk about how to solve this urgent problem. Antioch University New England (AUNE) is hosting a statewide peer-to-peer strategy session during a free breakfast, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Friday, November 18.
The public is welcome. Join other people from around the state, including representatives from AUNE, New Hampshire Business for Social Responsibility, Stay Work Play, Keene Young Professionals of the Keene Chamber of Commerce, and AUNE’s Net Impact Chapter.
Kate Luczo, executive director of Stay Work Play-New Hampshire, will give a short keynote talk. Stay Work Play-NH is a nonprofit organization which furthers the goal of the 55% Initiative to encourage at least fifty-five percent of new graduates to stay in New Hampshire. Luczo was formerly program director for New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility (NHBSR).
You’ll also be able to meet, Michelle Veasey, NHBSR’s new executive director, who will attend.
Catalysts for change
Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, wrote “…we must be catalysts for change in our own right and exercise our influence and responsibility as business leaders and entrepreneurs.” Schultz calls for a “peer to peer job strategy” that uses a collaborative approach to get people back to work. We want you to be part of this development strategy.
The goal is to identify concrete ways to keep our young professionals living and working in New Hampshire. We want to address this problem and invite you to be part of the solution. We expect our strategy session to come up with concrete action steps on:
• How universities can best prepare their students and young professionals to meet the needs of New Hampshire businesses and nonprofits.
• How nonprofits and businesses in the state can learn about the skills and talents New Hampshire graduates can offer, and create opportunities to hire them, even in tight financial times.
• How we can make sure that young professionals are part of the future of New Hampshire businesses and nonprofits.
Schedule
8:15-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast served
8:30-9:00 a.m. Welcome and keynote speaker
9-10:30 a.m. Facilitated strategy-building conversation
The event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to Stephanie Tickner, stickner@antioch.edu or call 603-283-2418.
About Antioch University New England (AUNE)
Antioch University New England offers highly respected doctoral, master’s and certificate programs in education, environmental studies, management and psychology. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, this unique institution serves approximately one thousand students each year. Our graduates have gone on to be leaders of positive change, working toward a more just and sustainable society. Founded in 1964, Antioch University New England is the oldest of Antioch University’s graduate campuses. Learn more at: www.antiochne.edu.
About Antioch University
Antioch University serves adult students around the world and across the country, online and at its five campuses in four states. Each campus offers degree programs that meet—and often anticipate—the pressing needs of its region and the wider world. The University is also home to the landmark PhD in Leadership and Change; Antioch Education Abroad, an exceptional opportunity of immersive service and study programs; and WYSO, a leading public radio affiliate and an essential source of global news and opinion.
Antioch University is a nonprofit private 501(c) (3) organization and member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. For more information, visit www.antioch.edu.
Contact: Jan Fiderio Phone: 603-283-2107 Email: jfiderio@antioch.edu
A variety of presenters will share their experiences and insights at the Post Harvest Handling & Crop Storage Workshop on November 10, 2011, 9:30a.m. – 3 p.m. at The Inn at East Hill Farm in Troy.
Register Today! – Click Here
Becky Sideman from UNH Cooperative Extension will provide a Post-Harvesting Care and Storage overview, followed by Andy Jones who will share the crop storage practices and lessons learned at Intervale Farm in Burlington, VT. In the afternoon, Garland Mason of Green Mountain College and Hans Estrin from UVM Cooperative Extension’s Farm-to-Institution Program will describe Vermont’s Flash Freezer Program and the opportunities for both growers and buyers. David Dolginow will end the day with a presentation on how Vermont Regenerated Storage stores products from multiple farms efficiently and effectively.
General registration is $10 (no charge for farmers) and lunch is included. Register online by November 1 at http://Energyforfood.com or contact the Conservation District for any questions or to register, 603-756-2988 x 116; amanda@cheshireconservation.org.
This workshop is part of the Extending the Season & Preserving the Harvest with Energy Efficient Technology Series. Funding is provided by the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant program through the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture Markets and Food.
Event partners: Cheshire County Conservation District, The Hannah Grimes Center & UNH Cheshire County Cooperative Extension.
We invite you to join us on October 13-16, 2011 for the 4th annual Feast On This Film Festival. Please see the schedule below and visit www.feastonthis.org for more information. Please help us spread the word and share with friends and family, thanks! Never hesitate to call us with any questions 603.756.2988 x.116
Starts this Thursday! Hope to see you at some of the great films lined up this year. Join us at Brewtopia & The Works Bakery Cafe in Keene to kick things off!
The Monadnock Localvores will host an Apple Pressing Party at Stonewall Farm with Garden Manager Amanda Maurmann on Sunday, October 16, 2011 from 2 to 5p.m. in Keene, NH. Bring your apples and containers to take home some cider. Bring a dish to pass and join the fun!
The apple pressing will take place rain or shine under the carriage barn at the Education Center at Stonewall Farm. There is no fee; but donations to the Monadnock Localvores Jeffrey P. Smith Farm Scholarship will be accepted . For more information call 603-756-2988 ext.116.
The Monadnock Localvores hope to inspire you to contribute to our local food and farm system in diverse ways by attending workshops, eating more local foods, supporting local farms, and growing and processing some food of your own. A portion of the workshop fees will be used to promote and support youth farm education. The Monadnock Localvores is a Community Partnership of the Hannah Grimes Center, Cheshire County Conservation District, and volunteers. For more information, visit www.cheshireconservation.org
This October we are mixing things up and in lieu of our regular Green Drinks at Vendetta we are encouraging folks to attend the information session on Energy Raising (kind of like a barn raising ), please see below for more info. We will resume Green Drinks as usual on November 7th at 5:30pm at Vendetta discussing Hydropower in the region with Bob King.
ENERGY RAISING!
The first meeting for our new regional Solar Hot Water Initiative. It will be at the Meeting Room of the Marlborough, NH Town Offices at 7 PM on October 10, Columbus Day.
The Town Offices are at 236 Main St. – on Rt 101, opposite the Shell gas station. The meeting room is entered through the rear of the building.
If you have not visited the Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative (PAREI) web site as yet, their link is: www.plymouthenergy.org/
Christa (Koehler) Daniels, from CA-CP, has offered to bring refreshments for the meeting, along with her support!
For More Information please contact:
Bev Edwards
Chair, Temple Energy Committee
878-3227
nadesha@msn.com
