Monthly Archives: November 2008

Open Hands barn-raising: beautiful, functional reuse

November 26, 2008 – 3:56 pm

After seeing the Northfield News photo essay on the Open Hands Farm barn-raising a few weeks ago, I knew I needed to swing by to see what was happening. I’m a huge fan of locally-produced food, old timber-frame barns and reuse of construction materials. What’s not to like?!? I walked the 2.5 miles from my [...]

By Bruce Anderson | Posted in Agriculture, Cohousing | Comments (0)

Making wise home energy investments

November 25, 2008 – 1:06 pm

For most people, their house is not only their home, it’s also their single largest investment. Investments in our homes have been taking a battering with falling home values the past couple of years, but there is another way to make a nearly sure-fire investment in your home: investing in home energy efficiency. Natural gas [...]

By Bruce Anderson | Posted in Community Education and Planning, Uncategorized | Comments (0)

It’s the local economy, stupid: cohousing event at The Grand

November 6, 2008 – 9:54 am

If you like great (local!) food, great (local!) music, and innovative (local!) housing solutions, you owe it to yourself to check out Friday evening’s happening at the Grand Event Center, Cohousing: Pushing the Sustainable Neighborhood Development Envelope, starting at 6:30 p.m. The Zillionaires, featuring the dynamic Northfield wife/husband duo of Wendy Smith (guitar, accordion, vocals) [...]

By Bruce Anderson | Posted in Cohousing | Comments (0)

Sea Change

November 2, 2008 – 10:25 am

sea change –noun 1. a striking change, as in appearance, often for the better. 2. any major transformation or alteration. I could be eating crow on Wednesday morning, but I think the U.S. is on the verge of a political sea change. From my decidedly liberal point of view, if this happens, it could mark [...]

By Bruce Anderson | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)