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A Market Natural FoodsWebsite: A Market Natural FoodsLocation(s)125 Loring St. Manchester, NH, 03103A Market Natural Foods is an independently owned and operated natural and alternative food market established in 1970 to promote the concept of healthy living. Wholesome and organic foods create the foundation of our store, while homeopathics, herbal and vitamin supplements offer reliable healthcare alternatives. Hours Mon.-Sat.: 9am-8pm and Sun.: 10am-7pm Phone Number: 603-668-8445About Rails-to-Trails ConservancyWebsite: About Rails-to-Trails ConservancyRails-to-Trails Conservancy is a nonprofit organization working with communities to preserve unused rail corridors by transforming them into trails, enhancing the health of America's environment, economy, neighborhoods and people. Phone Number: 717-238-1717 Amacher & AssociatesWebsite: Amacher & Associates ArchitectureLocation(s)237 Mt. Auburn Street Cambridge, MA, 02138Amacher & Associates is a full service architecture firm with over 20 years of experience in design and development, renovation of historic buildings, community planning, and commercial design. They promote sustainable building practices and encourage environmentally sensitive, resource efficient, methods, materials, and systems. They have worked extensively with individual clients as well as with developers, neighborhood and community groups. They strive to design buildings that meet our client's needs while encouraging healthy community development at home and at work. E-Mail Address: Fran@Amacher-Associates.netPhone Number: 617.354.8707 Animal, Vegetable, Miracle"Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, this book (released May 2007) tells the story of how our family was changed by one year of deliberately eating food produced in the place where we live."-Kingsolver First Name: BarbaraLast Name: KingsolverAnimals as IntermediariesWebsite: Animals as IntermediariesLocation(s)P.O. Box 155 Concord, MA, 01742Animals As Intermediaries (AAI) brings animal and nature programs to people with limited access to the natural world. They serve at-risk youth, people with disabilities, and elders. Their methodology brings together seasonal natural materials, live animals, storytelling, music and other expressive arts in order to bring the healing and therapeutic qualities of nature to those who need it most. E-Mail Address: info@aai-nature.org Phone Number: 978-369-2585Appalachian NaturalsWebsite: Appalachian NaturalsLocation(s)P.O. Box 68 Goshen, MA, 01032"We are slow food artisans committed to helping sustain our local agriculture by using pesticide-free and certified organic ingredients from small family run CSA farms, beekeepers, and mustard mills. Our products are built & bottled in small batches to ensure quality and integrity. Our products are naturally preserved without the use of ingredients that have been genetically modified or that contain recumbent bovine growth hormones." -Mission Statement from Web site E-Mail Address: info@appalachianaturals.comPhone Number: 413-268-7367Arena FarmsLocation(s)167 Fairhaven Rd. Concord, MA, 01742Growing since 1920 on over 200 acres of farmland in Concord, Lincoln, Wayland, & Sudbury. Bedding plants, herbs, perennials, and fresh-picked greenhouse tomatoes are available beginning in May. They offer over 350 varieties of vegetables and fruits. Visit New England’s largest pumpkin piles! Open year round, daily, 9am-7pm First Name: JohnLast Name: Arena, Jr.Phone Number: 978-369-4769Arrowhead FarmLocation(s)131 Old Ferry Road Newburyport, MA, 01950Arrowhead Farm practices crop rotation and therefore offers a mix of fruits and vegetables including berries, fresh herbs, garden plants, cut flowers, and forage crops. They also raise beef cattle, hogs, and poultry as well as cultivating honeybees and producing maple syrup. All of this is achieved without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or livestock feed additives. E-Mail Address: info@arrowheadfamilyfarm.comPhone Number: 978-465-8109ARTichoke Food Co-OpWebsite: ARTichoke Food Co-OpLocation(s)800 Main Street Worcester, MA, 01610Worcester's only food Co-Operative is loved by college students and Worcester residents alike. With organic produce, grains, and fresh milk from local farms, homemade salsa, fair trade coffee and chocolate, and a rotating selection of other local foods, ARTichoke is a great place to buy something good for you in the Worcester area. The produce sold in the co-op comes directly from farms that use sustainable methods and fair labor practices and is minimally packaged to encourage recycling and reduce pollution. The strong commitment to the neighborhood and to sustainable agriculture is clear. E-Mail Address: eellison@clarku.eduPhone Number: 508-752-3533Astarte FarmWebsite: Astarte FarmLocation(s)123 West Street Hadley, MA, 01035Astarte Farm is a certified organic farm specializing in heirloom tomatoes (both plants and fruit), unusual lettuce varieties, sweet corn, fresh cut flowers, and a variety of other produce from arugula to zucchini. They sell primarily at the Amherst Farmers' Market on Saturdays from 8:00am to 1:00pm, from the first weekend in May until mid November. First Name: DanLast Name: PrattE-Mail Address: dporganic@aol.comPhone Number: 413-584-5552 |
WHY CONSERVEMore than a million species worldwide could be driven to extinction by 2050. Time Magazine, Feeling the Heat, David Bjerkpe, March 26, 2006 Ask Henry
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