Archive for Regional and Town Information
Seasons at Our Table: Maple Sugar
May
8
2012
Maple Sugar Season At the beginning of Maple Sugar Season we invited our readers to share with us how Maple Sugar Season gets their family outdoors and participating in the harvest with their community. We also invited them to share their favorite recipe that they like to make for/with their family breakfast/brunch hour. The feedback [continue reading]
Safe and Healthy Food Choices: Educating and Empowering Families in an Era of High-Tech Food Production
May
7
2012
Hilltown Families presents… Safe and Healthy Food Choices: Educating and Empowering Families in an Era of High-Tech Food Production A Community Conversation with Local Food Advocates Tuesday, May 29th in Williamsburg Hilltown Families presents Safe and Healthy Food Choices: Educating and Empowering Families in an Era of High-Tech Food Production on Tuesday, May 29th from 7-9pm [continue reading]
5 Western MA Parks Go Organic!
May
2
2012
5 Local Parks to Implement Organic Lawn Care Practices Five municipal parks in the Hampshire and Hampden county areas will transition from using synthetic petrochemical fertilizers and pesticides to using organic practices and materials. These parks attract thousands of visitors each year, creating an ideal opportunity to demonstrate the benefits and beauty of organic lawn [continue reading]
Q&A: Community Recommended Documentaries for Parents
Apr
29
2012
QUESTION AND ANSWERS Is there a documentary that you think every parent should see? Marissa Potter recommends, “The Business of Being Born, just for starters.” [Trailer] Audrey Jean Bromberg Hyvonen recommends, “Consuming Kids was quite an eye opener for this mom.” [Trailer] Kerrie McNay recommends, “Mythic Journeys- it truly speaks to the soul and is [continue reading]
One Clover & A Bee: Poems For Families To Learn And Love
Apr
25
2012
Is Poetry On Your Playlist? Many of us think of poetry with a capital P—meaning, Poetry lives in a castle high on a hill surrounded by a deep moat and a drawbridge. Beautiful from a distance, probably beautiful inside, but a little scary and, unless you know the owners, pretty inaccessible. Or we think of [continue reading]
Picture Books for Spring Time
Apr
24
2012
A Trio of New Picture Books Just In Time For Spring Every year I am surprised when the fields and forests finally turn green. Just when I think it will be brown and barren forever, the snow turns to rain, the ground thaws, and those first brave shoots make their appearance. — Springtime gives me [continue reading]
The Bullroarer
Apr
23
2012
Robert Krampf’s Experiment of the Week: THE BULLROARER This week’s experiment is an old one, but a fun one. The basic concept of the Bullroarer can be found in the distant history of Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Australia. While it is traditionally made of a flat piece of wood, this version is very [continue reading]
Bully: Documentary Looks at Kids Under Attack at School
Apr
18
2012
“Bully” — Heartbreaking Look at Kids Under Daily Attack at School By Mark R. Gould ‘The documentary “Bully” is opening in theaters throughout the country. If you have seen any of the clips from the film, you will know that it is a heartbreaking look at the lives of students who are harassed and attacked [continue reading]
Let’s Play: Puppets and Creative Free Play
Apr
18
2012
Puppets Puppets can be very open ended and offer children of all ages the opportunity to re-create favorite stories and often inspire new tales. They come in all shapes, sizes, materials and complexities. You can purchase them new, or just use odd socks, your hands or paper. You can create a stage, or not. But [continue reading]
Hindsight Parenting: Parenting a Gluten-Free Child
Apr
17
2012
So Your Daughter Has Gluten Intolerance? “So your daughter has your gluten intolerance as well?” The nurse grimaced and her faced seemed to echo my sentiments exactly-grimace, grrr, darn-it-all and other choice words and phrases that I can’t share on this family site. A food allergy, speaking again from hindsight, is a pain in the [continue reading]
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