When presented with the prospect of providing two Keene State College students majoring in American studies with paid internships at the Hannah Grimes Center, the American Studies Program pursued this opportunity with great enthusiasm. This is especially so given the attention that various types of “engaged learning” continues to receive within conversations about Higher Education [...]
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Michael Antonucci, Associate Professor, American Studies
Posted in Collaboration, Local Economies on April 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Mariah Reed, Local Living Economy Intern
Posted in Collaboration on April 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My name is Mariah Reed and I am a Keene State College student who will be graduating this spring semester. I have been very thankful for my opportunity to work with the Hannah Grimes Center in discovering more about my local community. I am working on a project that incorporates the college community and asks [...]
Meet Monadnock LLE Intern Samantha Fournier
Posted in Collaboration, Food & Farms, Local Economies on March 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By Samantha Fournier, Keene State College Student I am thankful to have been given this opportunity to work with the Hannah Grimes Center during the spring semester of my senior year. Majoring in American Studies and minoring in History and Sociology, I came to Keene State College “hungry” for knowledge. Upon my arrival in the [...]
Meet Kyle Michaud, Monadnock Local Living Economy Intern
Posted in Collaboration, Food & Farms, Local Economies on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By Kyle Michaud, Keene State College Student The earth is going through some really rough times right now. Never before have we had to deal with this much disease, “natural” disasters, and as a nation, our economy and environment is under severe stress as we continue to kill it slowly with too much emphasis on [...]
Monadnock Buy Local Hosts Ongoing Online Monadnock Local Living Economy Discussions
Posted in Collaboration, Local Economies, Systems Thinking on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Join us on Facebook, where each month Monadnock Buy Local will focus on a different building block of our Local Living Economy– highlighting the businesses, organizations & individuals who are making these components stronger and more resilient in our region. Read more about this project – Our Local Living Economy: Connecting the Dots Building Blocks: [...]
Welcome Libby Weiland, Spring LLE Collaboration Coordinator
Posted in Collaboration, tagged Antioch University New England, Cheshire County Conservation District, Great Falls Food Hub, Keene Community Garden Connections, Libby Weiland on January 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Hello, my name is Libby Weiland and I am excited to be joining the Hannah Grimes Center this spring as an intern with the Monadnock Local Living Economy project! As Collaboration Coordinator, I am working closely with Jen Risley of Hannah Grimes to gather the best practices related to collaboration building. My research will not [...]
Food for All: Community Conversation
Posted in Collaboration, Food & Farms on October 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Complete Streets Resolution Vote Next Week in Keene, NH
Posted in Collaboration, Monadnock Complete Streets, Transportation on August 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last night, Municipal Services, Facilities and Infrastructure Committee (MSFI) referred the Complete Streets in Keene Resolution to the Keene City Council for a vote. City Council will meet on Thursday, August 18, 2011 7:00 – 8:30p.m. at Council Chambers A, City Hall Please come out and show your support!
How Can Our Region Use the Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper Approach?
Posted in Collaboration on July 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Originally Posted on Project for Public Spaces Website As cities struggle to do more with less and people everywhere cry out for places of meaning and beauty, we have to find fast, creative, profitable ways to capitalize on local ingenuity and turn public spaces into treasured community places.
Complete Streets: Maximizing Local Living Economies
Posted in Collaboration, Monadnock Complete Streets, Systems Thinking, Transportation, tagged Antioch University New England, Complete Street Policy, Keene Young Professionals Network, Monadnock Earth Festival, Vision 2020 on March 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Instead of designing roads with the sole intention of getting a vehicle from place A to place B, why not consider each road as part of a larger system – a system that impacts our safety, economic development, quality of life, the environment and public health? (AKA: Our Local Living Economy.) A Complete Streets Policy [...]
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