St. Stanislaus School benefit, 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, Adams. Bake sale, snack bar, games, Chinese auctions, money raffle, crafts, and pierogi.
Blackinton Union Church, 1373 Massachusetts Ave., North Adams; 10 to 2. Crafts table, bake sale, Chinese auction, the Christmas table, and kid's grab bag. Lunch $4, $2 kids.
First Congregational Church, North Adams, 9-2.
Nov. 28 Becket Federated Church, Route 8, holiday bazaar from 9-3. Lunch, crafts, baked goods, holiday and other items. Information: Mary Peltier, Parish House, 413-623-5217.
Dec. 5
Holiday Fair at First Congregational Church, 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV. Information, 413-243-1033 or www.ucc-lee.org.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Information: Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
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Mammography Dispute The government's issued controversial new guidelines stating that women shouldn't get annual mammograms until age 50, rather than age 40.
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MCLA ‘Green Living’ Seminar To Focus On Organic Gardening
09:39AM / Tuesday, February 03, 2009
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The Spring 2009 “Green Living” seminars and workshops hosted by the Berkshire Environmental Resource Center (BERC) at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will continue on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 5:30 p.m., with a workshop on “Organic Gardening 101,” in MCLA's Murdock Hall conference room 218.
The public is invited to attend this free series, “Good Food: Sustainable Agriculture for the 21st Century.”
The aim of the series is to inform students and the community about why and how to increase the sustainability of our food system. Participants will learn about ways of directly contributing to improving agricultural sustainability through hands-on workshops on green gardening techniques. No reservation is required.
“Organic Gardening 101” will be presented by Ed Stockman, an agro-biologist who specializes in the biological systems of agriculture.
Stockman has a bachelor's degree in biology from Parsons College in Iowa and a master's degree in biology from the University of New Hampshire. He is a retired organic extension educator for the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Massachusetts, and has been farming and gardening organically for 37 years.
The series will continue on Thursdays through April 23. For more information, go to www.mcla.edu or contact Elena Traister, (413) 662-5303.
