Community Growth
Willing Hands and winter's farewell
It’s a potent time, our shoulder season between winter’s grudging farewell and the full-fledged arrival of spring. Even with snow on the ground and a bite in the air, there’s no denying the tantalizing presence that looms on the horizon. The light itself is proof — somehow softer and brighter, it heralds awakening. And so there are stirrings, in the hectic flutter of nesting birds; in the forced shifting of our moods, as if we were being firmly nudged from drowsing; in the green things above and below ground preparing to literally burst forth. It’s with green things in mind that the more enterprising among us are at the ready, prepared to make the most of a short but sweet growing season. Like Kat Mayerovitch, who gets a jump on planting with a timely story about the “Grow a Row” program for local non-profit Willing Hands, and explores how nurturing a garden can nurture our community in turn.
— Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
And a Row to Grow On
Food insecurity has increased massively in the face of the coronavirus pandemic; more people face periods of unemployment, underemployment, and extended periods of illness. In the past year, the number of recipient organizations that Willing Hands brings food to has increased from 65 to 80. When Willing Hands asks recipient organizations how much food is needed, the answer is consistently loud and clear: as much as we can get.
So what happens when “waste not” isn’t enough to get to “want not?” (Read more)
Calendar
WEEKLY BLACK LIVES MATTER VIGILS:
Mondays in Grantham, NH, 4:30 - 5:30pm, across from the Grantham Post Office
Mondays in Hanover, NH, 5 - 5:30pm, on the green
Tuesdays in Lebanon, NH, 5 - 5:30pm, Colburn Park across from the Lebanon Opera House
Wednesdays in Meriden, NH, 5 - 5:30pm, Rte. 120 and Main St. intersection
Wednesdays in Windsor, VT, 6 - 6:30pm, Old South Church
Thursdays in Canaan, NH, 5 - 5:30pm, sidewalks on Route 4 & 118
Fridays in Claremont, NH, 5 - 6pm, Broad Street Park
Fridays in Springfield, VT, 5 - 6pm, 6 Main St.
For more opportunities to engage, see the SURJ Upper Valley Facebook page.
Thursday, March 18th - 8:30pm
Conversations with Mark Morris, feat. Alice Waters - The Hopkins Center [virtual]
Saturday, March 20th - 4pm
Faculty Showcase Concert - Upper Valley Music Center [virtual]
Saturday, March 20th - 7pm
Beg, Steal or Borrow - Spruce Peak Arts Center [virtual and in-person]
Saturday, March 20th - 8pm
Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood - The Grange Theatre at Artistree [virtual]
Saturday, March 27th - 8pm
Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood - The Grange Theatre at Artistree [virtual]
Tuesday, March 30th - 6pm
Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root with Dirk Miller - Lebanon Opera House [virtual]
To see more events, visit our calendar.
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