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Venessa Miemis
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Venessa Miemis's Groups
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Clean-Up Beacon!
49 members
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Community Issues, Idea...
24 members
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BEAHIVE - collaborativ...
51 members
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Community Barter Group
63 members
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beacon locavores
76 members
Venessa Miemis's Discussions
Will the Teller Ave. Renovation Create A More Dangerous Intersection?
12 Replies
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tom Church May 15.
Latest Activity
a place to talk about the important issues facing beacon, pitch ideas, collaborate in a positive way, & take action!
a place to talk about the important issues facing beacon, pitch ideas, collaborate in a positive way, & take action!
why buy when you can barter? use this space to post goods or services you have, and what you'd like in exchange for them. also post requests if you just need to borrow an item (tools for a weekend project). BARTER, BORROW, OR GIVE!
a place to talk about the important issues facing beacon, pitch ideas, collaborate in a positive way, & take action!
why buy when you can barter? use this space to post goods or services you have, and what you'd like in exchange for them. also post requests if you just need to borrow an item (tools for a weekend project). BARTER, BORROW, OR GIVE!
Hi, I just joined this group.
I also just commented on this thread here: http://www.beaconcitizen.com/forum/topics/biking-in-beacon-lessons-from
About biking alternatives for Beacon. Thought folks here would be interested in that thread as well....
Free Dahlias--I am digging them up and they just keep multiplying over the summer. It's science fiction! They need to be stored over the winter in a basement (not a garage)--plant them next May or so. Gorgeous, deep reddish-maroon. Blooms last unt...
a place to talk about the important issues facing beacon, pitch ideas, collaborate in a positive way, & take action!
locavores are people who eat food grown or produced locally; lets use this space to practice sustainability and support local economies (gardening, CSAs, farmer's markets, seed exchanges, local organic food resources)
locavores are people who eat food grown or produced locally; lets use this space to practice sustainability and support local economies (gardening, CSAs, farmer's markets, seed exchanges, local organic food resources)
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- How long have you lived in Beacon?
- since September '06
- More about me:
- I think Beacon has so much potential, and I'm glad someone finally put together this social network so we can connect easier and build a stronger community. I love living here, hiking up the mountain, cross-country skiing around Dennings Point, and boating up and down the Hudson. I'm working on a Master's in Media Studies down at the New School in Greenwich Village, but can also sometimes be found working at Manor House Realty on Main down by the dummy light, or studying and drinking coffee at Zuzu's. I'm a yoga junkie (thanks to Shannon & Carla over at Shambhala Yoga Center!), and am determined to accomplish scorpion pose by the end of the year. I love gardening...I just started growing my own mushrooms too (non-psychedelic), and maybe will try chickens if my husband will go for it. I envision a world where we can live off completely the grid, so for now it's a start. I'm a futurist, intrigued by accelerating change and the singularity, and obsessed with technology. Hmm, what else.. always looking to meet new people and make the world a happier place, so feel free to say hello!
Venessa Miemis's News Feed
31 Ways to Jump Start the Local Economy
Similar to the How to Build Community poster, this poster (available for purchase or downloadable as a PDF), offers 31 suggestions for "how to make it with less, share more, and put people and the planet first."
There's quite… Continue
Posted on October 7, 2009 at 12:01pm — 1 Comment
Infographic: Why Buy Local & Ten Reasons To Shop Local First
Local First, a Grand Rapids. Michigan based organization that encourages sustainable, locally-based economies has made a simple but effective illustration of how money flows if it’s spent at a locally owned business versus a non-local business.
They explain their top ten reasons to shop local first.
Read mo… Continue
Posted on September 21, 2009 at 6:16am —
On This Day in Beacon's History: April 30, 1931 - Old Car Barns No Use to New Buses
Old photo of the Car Barns facing Main Street with two Fishkill Electric Railway trolleys parked in front. The barns were located off Main Street, just east of South Chestnut Street
...Trolley Barns on Main Street for 38 Years
The Fishkill Electric Railway Company, wh… Continue
Posted on April 30, 2009 at 6:11am — 9 Comments
Grants for Teens Interested in Social Change Projects
I came across this non-profit organization the other day - Do Something - that may be a good resource for any of you with children (under 25 y/o) wanting to do some social action project.
They're an organization committed to empowering teens by providing tools and resources so they can take their ideas and turn them into action. They have lists of different causes that students may be interested in (education, environment, violence & bullying, anima… Continue
They're an organization committed to empowering teens by providing tools and resources so they can take their ideas and turn them into action. They have lists of different causes that students may be interested in (education, environment, violence & bullying, anima… Continue
Posted on April 27, 2009 at 7:08am — 2 Comments
Arts for Transit Program at the Train Station - No Time Soon....
Several weeks ago, I tossed an idea out there for a mural/mosaic of some sort to be created inside the tunnel at the train station. Cabot let me know that any public art at the station has to go through the MTA's Arts for Transit Program. They commission the art, and have a Call for Artists to submit their potential project. So, I contacted them to find out where Beacon stands on their list, and when we'd have a Call for Artists.
So, I had to email 4 times before I got a response saying they we… Continue
So, I had to email 4 times before I got a response saying they we… Continue
Posted on April 26, 2009 at 7:02pm — 20 Comments
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Comment Wall (16 comments)
- At 2:37pm on June 2, 2009,
Justin Riccobono said… - Hey Vanessa, Give me a call. I would like to give you an update on the Garden project. Thanks
- At 8:20pm on May 27, 2009,
Ronnie Farley said… - My show is up until June 7. You can also have your own viewing if we choose to hook up on a day the gallery isn't open. Have a great time this weekend!
- At 7:45pm on May 27, 2009,
Ronnie Farley said…
- Hey Venessa,
How have you been? coffee soon?
- At 9:07am on April 23, 2009,
Ray Fusco said… - Thanks. I realized that after I had posted it. I didn't want to double dip on my first day on the blog ;)
- At 3:36pm on April 20, 2009,
Judith Filc said… - Venessa, I like a lot of the stuff you have to say. I don't have much time between work and an almost-three-year-old, but I do want to do something for the town. We live pretty close to each other, maybe we could meet some time?
- At 9:31am on April 15, 2009,
Dan Rigney said… - It's cool. I'm still not a big fan of the black, but it's a great idea as a whole. Don't mind my quirky opinions. You do very nice work. Be well, neighbor.
- At 1:18pm on April 11, 2009,
Joey Daytona said… - Yay!
You got it!
Win-Win-Win!
♥
- At 3:10pm on April 9, 2009,
Shambhala Yoga Center said… - okay I'm such a yoga dork all I can think of when I look at the first picture is how wrong her alignment in wheel is.....LOSER!
xo
s
- At 11:22am on April 9, 2009,
Richard O'Neill said… - Hi Venessa--looks like we're going to have rival clean-up gangs! Watch out. Seriously though, one of my intentions was to keep the clean-ups somewhat casual, and brief (1 1/2- 2 hours or so max) so people will have the rest of their day open, and to encourage people to participate on a regular basis. In other words, keep it fun . In theory, we all should do a little on our own on a daily basis (which I try to do.) That being said, I'm open to your suggestions, but would be unable to participate on a week-day. Regards, Rich O'Neill
- At 9:17am on March 28, 2009,
Kristen Cronin said… - that's wonderful! wow! impressed. it sounds so perfect. we have no idea what we're doing, but we're starting a little garden this year, too. i hope something grows! any tips, send them my way.
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