Check out the new CET EcoBuilding Bargains in Springfield. Recycled doors to floors. Read more …
UMass Sustainable Jews
A group of students from UMass came to Katywil and to the Colrain Seed Farm for a fun day of planting wheat seeds, visiting Katywil, and baking pizzas in the wood fired earthen oven. Read more…
Don't Miss Slow Living Summit in Brattleboro June 1,2,3
Come to the Slow Living Summit on June 1-3.
Alex Wilson, of BuildingGreen, Inc. and all around amazing guy
Besides being a writer focused on green building, energy, the environment, and the outdoors, he is the founder and executive editor of Environmental Building News, published by BuildingGreen, Inc., a great dad and husband, and 2010 winner of The Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership in Sustainable Housing.
Greendrinks Franklin County
We’re passing on this invitation from Kirsten & Rich Roth to come toGreendrinks in Franklin Co. This coming Wednesday, May 4, at 5:30PM at theHope and Olive in Downtown Greenfield.
Summer Permaculture Design Certification Course
I went to a Permaculture talk this week by Abrah Dresdale. Permaculture design always seemed so complicated, but it all made sense when she gave her presentation. Abrah will be one of the instructors for this summer course. I highly recommend it. – Nancy Course description: Permaculture holds a vision of designing integrated human systems… [Read More]
Mushroom Inoculation Workshop April 23
The sun is getting higher and we are inoculating red oak, sugar maple, red maple and black birch logs with a variety of shiitake and oyster mushroom spawn. Some people have shown an interest in attending a mushroom cultivation workshop. Therefore, I plan to offer a teaching session on log inoculation. This symposium is for… [Read More]
Four Rivers Charter School
On Jan 31, 2011, Katywil hosted a field trip of 36 ninth graders from Four Rivers Charter School in Greenfield, MA. The group was met by Bill, Ed & Emma at 8:45 am, and after a short intro by Bill, split up into three groups of 12. Each group then followed a map to direct… [Read More]