Lots of observations to be had today, riding to Valley Recycling: the persistent r-t scribbler, finding cucumbers, counting cans at Cans4Cancer, “building community”, the inefficiencies of life, the point of it all:\u00a0\u00a0 one of my ditties on love, minute 13. Gifts of scavenged watermelon and homemade lunch.<\/p>\n
Kristen Rhodes and Nataya Birch from the just-opened Northampton Division of Community Care.\u00a0 the DCC was formed in response to calls 3 years ago for people in Northampton to have someone to ask, somewhere to go for help in crisis situations besides calling armed agents (the police). https:\/\/www.northamptondcc.org\/\u00a0 Text or Call 877-DCC-0413 (877-322-0413) <\/span><\/p>\n Dylan Cacador, a DCC community responder, talks about some of his previous projects in Amherst, setting up free food pantry exchange boxes; separate bins for deposits at apartment complex dumpsters; etc\/<\/p>\n Frankie and Max, potential new housemates at the soon-to-be\u00a0 Flo-Op Housing Co-op (my house), talk about making vinegar with apple cores and preserving veggies and herbs\/medicinals in it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lots of observations to be had today, riding to Valley Recycling: the persistent r-t scribbler, finding cucumbers, counting cans at Cans4Cancer, “building community”, the inefficiencies of life, the point of it all:\u00a0\u00a0 one of my ditties on love, minute 13. Gifts of scavenged watermelon and homemade lunch. Kristen Rhodes and Nataya Birch from the just-opened … Continue reading #269: BikenC4C observations, DCC opening, DylanSavingSharing, Frankie Max<\/span>