Tag Archives: local business

Power to the Gardening People!

Posted on June 28, 2014 by njansen16

Written by Rachel Eckles, Media Coordinator, Team East, written on Sunday, June 22, 2014 Saturday, June 21, a few of us rode across town to join Mill City Grows in a work day for the community gardens here in Lowell, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 | Tagged climate summer, community, education, Food, gardening, innovation, learning, local business, Lowell, Mill City Grows, new friends, sustainability, training, urban gardening | Leave a comment

Finding a Voice

Posted on July 7, 2013 by janiceygan

Written by Janice Gan, New Media Coordinator, Team Maine July 6th, 2013 When we arrived in Portland, none of us were quite sure what to expect. Our original plans to help put an anti-tar sands ordinance on the city ballot had … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Team Maine | Tagged Art Walk, community, local business, Portland, Sebago Lake, South Portland | 2 Comments

The Value of a Smoothie

Posted on July 7, 2013 by janiceygan

Written by Garrett Blad, Media Coordinator, Team Maine July 6th, 2013 When we were walking around downtown Portland about a week ago looking for a venue to hold our Climate Café, I was expecting to need all my persuasive skills … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Team Maine | Tagged Climate Cafe, Climate Change, Climate Justice, local business, new friends, Portland, Roost House of Juice, Social movement | Leave a comment

Our Diverse Partners

Posted on August 1, 2012 by riconn2012

Written by Dan Rejto, Outreach Coordinator, Team RICONN Race, religion, sexuality, socioeconomic status, home. Diversity, or lack thereof, was the elephant in the room for much of Climate Summer training. And everyone could see it. Among our 28 riders there … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Team RiConn | Tagged 2012, action, Activism, climate summer, community, diversity, environmental justice, government, local business, Movement Building, new friends, RiConn | Leave a comment

Interviews from the Road: Climate Summer’s Look at Farmers Markets

Posted on July 25, 2012 by riconn2012

Videos captured by Jayson Castillo, Video Coordinator, Team RICONN Along the way, farmers markets have been one of Team RICONN’s most successfull venues for interacting with people, publicizing Climate Summer’s mission, and raising awareness about the many implications of climate change. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Team RiConn, Video | Tagged community, Food, local business, new friends, Providence, RiConn, Video | Leave a comment

Hull, MA

Posted on July 13, 2012 by bfpaaron

Written by Aaron Morales, New Media Coordinator for Team Massachusetts The windmill spins like a mighty king welcoming his beloved soldiers. My team and I rode into Hull after a long day of wrong turns and hissy fits. As we … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Team Massachusetts, Video | Tagged #green, #local, bike trails, bikes, biking, biking on the road, Church, climate summer, energy, environmental justice, Food, government, Hull, JPods, Judeth, kindness of strangers, life changing, local business, LUV, methodist, new friends, transportation, use, vehicle, Will, windmill | Leave a comment

Lexington, MA

Posted on July 5, 2012 by bfpaaron

Written by Aaron Morales, New Media Coordinator, Team Massachusetts Lexington, MA is an amazing town with very powerful people. We were met with a potluck, which had so much food that we were able to pack it all and eat … Continue reading →

Posted in Team Massachusetts, Video | Tagged 350.org, 350ma.org, better future project, carbon, Climate, climate summer, CO2, dioxide, eco-friendly, energy, Environmental, environmental justice, Farmer's Market, Food, fun, goats, happiness, hope, intern, internship, kindness of strangers, learning, Lexington, local business, MA, Maldives, Mass, nasheed, new world, power, rebuild, sequester, soil, solar, summer, sustainable, vegetarian, Video | Leave a comment

All Goats All the Time

Posted on July 4, 2012 by bfpaaron

Written by Becky Palermo, Media Coordinator, Team Massachusetts I am an unabashed dog person. My teammates can probably attest to the number of times I’ve joked about making stops to pet dogs a team norm, or left poor Murtaza holding … Continue reading →

Posted in Team Massachusetts, Video | Tagged carbon, climate summer, community farm, community garden, does, dogs, eco-friendly, education, Farmer's Market, forage, goat cheese, goats, grass, happiness, helping, Janet, kids, kindness of strangers, LexFarms, Lexington, local business, love, milk, Movement Building, pets, sequester, sequestration, summer, sustainable, Video, world peace | Leave a comment

Leading By Example

Posted on June 27, 2011 by alyssarh

By Eliza Sherpa As our week in Lowell comes to a close, the incredible generosity of the people there resounds with our team. From offering food, to showers, to a comfortable place to hang out, it seemed everyone we met … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged community, kindness of strangers, local business, Lowell, Mass Acceleration | Leave a comment

Full Stomachs

Posted on June 24, 2011 by alyssarh

Posted by: Sam Burke Due to the kindness of strangers and new friends, MAss Acceleration has only spent $15 on groceries this week, out of an allotted $175 weekly budget (Hello, vastly expanding Ice Cream Fund!!). Everyone in Lowell keeps … Continue reading →