Category: Community Highlight

Millis Ashram Opens Curbside Food Pantry for All

Sikh Dharma of Massachusetts recently opened a new pick-up food pantry in Millis. “We’d been thinking about doing this  for a long time, and in the spring, when COVID came, we decided to start. We hope to serve the larger community, and we’re hoping to expand this, to go out into the community to feed
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Nonprofits Provide Expanded Access to Meals for Kids in Española-Area Schools

One thing that was always a constant in students’ lives was school and the things that come with school. While changing a district’s food distribution system is not a normal thing to have to do, the social-distancing requirements and changes to people’s schedules brought on by the virus have forced some to think quickly and
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Bringing the “Perma” to MPA Culture

We’re fortunate to have the dedicated permaculturalist Luis Aristoy with us on campus. He already visited MPA last year and took a closer look at our garden, and guided us in how to compost correctly. Luis is originally from Mexico where his family has an avocado, peach, bee and blackberry farm. He travels extensively around
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