http://galacommunity.org Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:58:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1573 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1573#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:24:24 +0000 http://galacommunity.org/?p=1573 WHAT: G.A.L.A. is please to announce the launch of a 5-weekend Permaculture Design Certification Course with two of the most experienced instructors in NH – Steve Whitman & Lauren Chase-Rowell. Topics covered include: WHEN: September 8-9; October 6-7; November 10-11; December 1-2; January 5-6; (MAKE UP DATES -February 2-3) Saturday Classes 9-9 Sunday Classes 9-4 [...]]]> http://galacommunity.org/archives/1573/feed 0 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1550 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1550#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:00:16 +0000 http://galacommunity.org/?p=1550 Looking for something stimulating to do on a dark winter’s night?  G.A.L.A. has two new Study Circle groups starting up soon – one in Conway and one in Somersworth/Dover  and you’re invited to join in!  Study Circles are a great way to come together with other community members in an informal, yet inquisitive atmosphere to [...]]]> http://galacommunity.org/archives/1550/feed 0 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1546 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1546#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:45:10 +0000 http://galacommunity.org/?p=1546 The monthly 4th Saturday Contra Dances hosted by G.A.L.A. may provide you more than just exercise, great music and a social night out. It now appears that dancing is one of the more impressive ways to increase our brain’s cognitive reserve, something good for the brain at every age, but a particularly valuable protective force [...]]]> http://galacommunity.org/archives/1546/feed 0 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1538 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1538#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:47:46 +0000 http://galacommunity.org/?p=1538 G.A.L.A. is please to share the news that the Wolfeboro Solid Waste facility now composts!!  This is a great addition to our local services considering that an average of 1/3 of household “trash” is actually compostable!  Thanks to the leadership from our pro-recycling advocate Adam Tasker, who has been recognized by the Northeast Resource Recovery [...]]]> http://galacommunity.org/archives/1538/feed 0 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1533 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1533#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:45:37 +0000 http://galacommunity.org/?p=1533 Several local energy committees and conservation organizations in conjunction with UNH will be providing residents with information and techniques to save money on home energy use through a “Button Up NH” weatherization workshop.  Participants will learn how to undertake basic air sealing, insulation, and conservation measures to reduce fuel and electricity use that will save [...]]]> http://galacommunity.org/archives/1533/feed 0 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1529 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1529#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:09:46 +0000 http://galacommunity.org/?p=1529 Join G.A.L.A. as they launch their winter Contra Dance series next weekend with The Fiddling Thomsons & Friends at the Ossipee Town Hall, Saturday January 28th. This will be the first in a series of dances that G.A.L.A. will host at the Ossipee Town Hall on the fourth Saturday of every month from January through [...]]]> http://galacommunity.org/archives/1529/feed 0 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1380 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1380#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:18:29 +0000 http://galacommunity.org/?p=1380 Come enjoy a film screening of the new documentary Patagonia Rising this Friday at the Wolfeboro Public Library at 7pm.   The film’s focus on water and power in the heart of Chile is captured with eloquent storytelling, hard facts, and an intensely beautiful cinematography from one of the most pristine watersheds in the world. Deep [...]]]> http://galacommunity.org/archives/1380/feed 0 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1518 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1518#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:23:16 +0000 http://galacommunity.org/?p=1518 The G.A.L.A. volunteers are already out and about sourcing local, organic produce to put into the cooking pot for the annual Chili ‘n Chowder Soup Sale that’s a popular tradition of the Wolfeboro First Night activities.  Becky Swaffield and Mary Beth Bryant are making the thick, creamy clam chowder – you really don’t want to [...]]]> http://galacommunity.org/archives/1518/feed 0 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1502 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1502#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:04:45 +0000 http://galacommunity.org/?p=1502  Hungry for Change explores the true meaning of the phrase “you are what you eat.” In a six session schedule, this discussion course challenges participants to examine their roles, not only as consumers of food, but also as creators — of food, of systems, and of the world we all live in. Each session includes [...]]]> http://galacommunity.org/archives/1502/feed 1 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1374 http://galacommunity.org/archives/1374#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:33:39 +0000 http://galacommunity.org/?p=1374 A day in the life of a G.A.L.A. volunteer is joyfully satisfying, rewards with a gratifying sense of accomplishment and self-discovery, and can often be challenging.  While volunteers enthusiastically contribute their skills to G.A.L.A.’s goal of building sustainable, resilient communities, they typically come away from their projects unexpectedly enriched by new learning experiences and new [...]]]> http://galacommunity.org/archives/1374/feed 1