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    aliis Smith, Peter Mitchell, Monte Belmonte and Elizabeth Garofalo at Headwater Cider

    W!ne and Din3 with Headwater Cider on the Fab 413

    February 12, 2025

    It’s a pre-Valentine’s Day extravaganza for those of you celebrating– with wine, chocolate and innuendos.

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    NEVF

    New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference

    November 18, 2024

    Early bird registarion rates end on November 30. Be sure to sign up before the rates go up!

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    Apples in a box

    How apple farmers are thinking about climate change this fall

    October 2, 2024

    Massachusetts has more than 80 pick-your-own apple farms. But warming weather is hurting apple and fruit crops across New England.

    Al Rose, co-owner of Red Apple Farm, and Jon Clements, an educator with the
    Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment at UMass, talk about this year's apple season and how they're thinking about climate change's impact on future crops.

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    Catherine Coleman Flowers Keynote for Black History Month

    February 14, 2024

    UMass Clean Energy Extension (CEE) is proud to sponsor the keynote address by Vice Chair of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council and internationally renowned environmental activist Catherine Coleman Flowers for Black History Month on Thursday, February 29 at 5:30 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.

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    EmPower Grant

    State Grant Empowers Arts and Culture Nonprofits to Ignite Clean Energy and Climate Action

    November 22, 2023

    UMass Clean Energy Extension (CEE) is part of a groundbreaking collaboration between Western Mass arts and culture nonprofits and UMass Amherst Extension units; the team has been awarded a substantial grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to spearhead a transformative climate action project, entitled Clean Energy in the Cultural Sector. This dynamic partnership aims to address pressing environmental challenges, accelerate clean energy adoption, and water the seeds of a resilient, low-carbon arts and cultural sector in Massachusetts.

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