Global Awareness Local Action

FREE Tree & Fruit System Design Workshop!

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:12:48 +0000

Work and Learn: Fruit Tree System Design – FREE workshop! Saturday, May 18th 9:30am – 3:30pm Earle Family Farm Center Conway, NH Earle Family Farm, a 30 year old highly diversified organic farm, in South Conway, NH will be hosting a hands-on work and learn day in their small orchard. We will actively design a [...]

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G.A.L.A. Hosts “Self Reliance Workshop Series” Starting Wednesday, May 8th!

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:46:48 +0000

Want to learn about local medicinal herbs, how to make a beautiful holiday wreath, weave rope from materials found in your backyard, or make sauerkraut and other fermentation basics? Join G.A.L.A. and Jack Mountain Bushcraft School for a “Self Reliance Workshop Series” taking place on the second Wednesday of each month starting in May at [...]

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Earth Day marks G.A.L.A Membership Renewal!

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:11:33 +0000

Celebrate Earth Day by renewing your G.A.L.A. Membership! You’ve all heard it before – Earth Day is everyday! Well, in GALA-land, this is very true. Everyday we help communities take small steps toward building a healthy relationship between people and the planet. Earth Day reminds us that we are part of a larger movement, [...]

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TED Video with G.A.L.A.: How We Can Eat Our Landscapes

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:06:04 +0000

“What should a community do with its unused land? Plant food, of course!” Join Global Awareness Local Action at the Downtown Grille for a viewing of the TED Video “How We Can Eat Our Landscapes” and a community discussion. The video to be shown is a TED Talk given by Pam Warhurst of Todmorden, England, [...]

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Film Screening “Drying for Freedom” with special guest, Alexander Lee of Project Laundry List

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:05:02 +0000

Join Global Awareness Local Action (G.A.L.A.), Brewster Environmental Club, and Project Laundry List for a screening of Drying for Freedom, a feature documentary exploring the new eco battlefield where communities and individuals are banned from drying their clothes naturally outdoors – a simple single act which cuts carbon emissions and reduces energy bills. In [...]

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Join us for Wolfeboro Town Cleanup Day, April 27th!

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:58:26 +0000

On Saturday, April 27th, neighbors will spill out of their homes to happily greet one another in the streets, joining together to fulfill a common goal – town beautification! Equipped with gloves and plenty of plastic bags, teams of families, students, and friends will perform the annual cleanup by picking up litter along numerous [...]

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Volunteer of the Month: Tim Morrison!

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:41:58 +0000

Tim Morrison is a man of many talents. Fantastic home-brewer, good with the pressure canner, skilled timber frame builder, can work an excavator like the best of ‘em, and yes, that’s Tim playing the mandolin in the Briar Hill Band. Tim is a friend and has been a generous volunteer among the G.A.L.A. Community, especially [...]

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Now accepting Board Member referrals!

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:07:47 +0000

Picture from Annual Board Retreat last October. From left to right – Josh Arnold (ED), Paul Amadio (Vice President), Michael Haeger, Emily Richey (VISTA), Karen Haeger (Treasurer), Scott Travis, Mary Beth Bryant, Jessamy Wood (President), Carol Holyoake (Secretary). Missing from picture: Jessica Cole. Joining the G.A.L.A. Board of Directors is a very meaningful, rewarding, and [...]

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Seed Swap & Contra Dance next Saturday, March 30th!

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:53:18 +0000

Unbelievably, spring is just around the corner! As the ground thaws, it is time to start planting gardens and thinking about the joys of homegrown food. To prep you for the thaw, on Saturday, March 30at 4:30pm, join G.A.LA. and Carroll County Slow Food Chapter at the Ossipee Town Hall (55 Main Street, Center Ossipee) [...]

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A Reflection on the Future: A Look into Angie’s Internship at G.A.L.A.

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:13:01 +0000

Angie, a sophomore at Bennington College in Vermont, spent six weeks in January and February interning with G.A.L.A. to fill her Field Work Term Requirement. While she was here she helped with Study Circle state wide outreach, made paper, created a HUGE scrap book, helped organize the Contra Dances and a Fixing the Future Film [...]

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