Whole Health Expo

01/25/2015

These classes look great!

Sustainable Living Class Practical Skills, Homesteading and Permaculture for Adults Learn how to build a kitchen garden, use herbs and common wild edibles in the kitchen, identify common plant families, bake from scratch, cheese making, soap making, herbal tinctures, sprouting, canning and food sto…

09/03/2014

Bravo

14 year old Rachel Parent debates Kevin O'Leary on the issue of Genetically Modified Food Donate to the cause at Rachel's website: http://www.gmo-news.com Ca...

08/27/2013

From Lily Lombard, Grow Food Northampton:

Dear Community,

We wish to take a moment to respond to Mayor Narkewicz’ decision to allow an application of Roundup herbicide to the Florence Fields Recreation Area that abuts Grow Food Northampton's farmland and the Mill River. First and foremost, we wish to thank the many citizens who have expressed concern for this issue, and encourage you to continue advocating to your elected officials for the safest possible management methods at Florence Fields. Please see and share our petition (see link at bottom of this post) that is intended to voice support for organic management of the site going forward.

While we are disappointed with the Mayor’s decision to approve the broad application of Roundup herbicide at Florence Fields at this time, we acknowledge the higher level of safeguard to our farm that he is specifying for this chemical application than would have occurred prior to our activism. We also thank the Mayor for asking the Department of Public Works to study organic turf management going forward, and to reach out to other municipalities successfully using organic methods on their public fields. We sincerely hope that improved land policies and practices at Florence Fields and beyond will emerge from this experience.

As guardians of the Northampton Community Farm—which includes our natural resources, wildlife, farmers, gardeners and consumers--Grow Food Northampton continues to believe that organic land care at Florence Fields will best safeguard our public and environmental health, support our organic farmers and gardeners, and enhance the national admiration of the Bean/Allard Preservation Project of which Florence Fields, the Mill River Greenway, and the Northampton Community Farm are all part. We will continue to work collaboratively with the City of Northampton to protect this treasured resource.

Thank you,

Lilly Lombard
On behalf of Grow Food Northampton
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Lilly Lombard, Executive Director
Grow Food Northampton
2011 Recipient of Community Transformation Award, Mass. Department of Public Health
www.growfoodnorthampton.com
http://www.change.org/petitions/city-of-northampton-ma-adopt-organic-methods-at-the-florence-fields-recreation-area-2?utm_campaign=new_signature&utm_medium=email&utm_source=signature_receipt

08/09/2013

The program guide for Natural Living Expo will be available soon. It's put on by the same people that publish Spirit of Change magazine. I have attended and exhibited there before. It's been a good show. They have grown and are at a new location this year. If you want exhibiting information, contact Michella at michella@spiritofchange.org and let her know I sent you.

Here's something to brighten up your Friday afternoon... a sneak peak at the cover of the 2013 Natural Living Expo program guide cover! The program guide will be available in a few short weeks!

08/21/2012

Great to see new models emerging! Whole Health Expo is supportive of local and organic food movement for healthy people, communities, and planet. Our last event was sponsored by the Northeast Organic Farming Association MA chapter and we helped raise money for Grow Food Northampton and Food Bank of Western Massachusetts.

NORTHAMPTON - A new player seeking to further connect area residents with the harvests of local farmers has sprouted on the Valley's landscape.

08/15/2012

Here are some apps that you may find useful to help with healthy, environmentally friendly eating. Are there other ones that you use?

Small eating decisions have major consequences for the environment. These apps give you the information to make earth-friendly choices.

08/10/2012

Tornado Watch for Southern New England. Warning for parts. Live coverage:

06/21/2012

Saw this play at Hampshire reunion. Loved the play. Mountain top removal = bad.

One woman, 13 characters and a banjo. Real stories from America’s coal fields. Verbatim. Coal miners, mining executives, mountaineers, hillbillies and protesters. Bluegrass music and cookies at every show.

06/21/2012

Are you a holistic health practitioner? Hope you'll "Like" their page on Facebook www.facebook.com/hhapv and join the Meetup group at www.hhapv.org

Click ↓↓About↓↓ below for details. meetup.com/hhapv is where we post information on our meet

04/23/2012

Who was your favorite speaker of the weekend?