RESOURCES
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Here are some General Resources for Starters
- Activist Massachusetts
- Local Green Guide by Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts
- Occupy Boston Wiki for Sustainable Economy Working Group
- Responsible Shopper from Green America
- US Solidarity Economic Network
Community Building
- The mission of the New Economics Institute is to build a New Economy that prioritizes the well-being of people and the planet.
- Socializing for Justice (SoJust) is all about building a cross-cultural, cross-issue progressive community, network and movement in Boston based on the Philosophy of Abundance.
Cooperatives
Educational/Entertainment
- The Activist's Handbook
- America Beyond Capitalism
- "The Anti-Chain Store Movement, Localist Ideology, and the Remnants of the Progressive Constitution, 1920-1940," by Richard C. Schragger
- Fixing the Future Across America: A National Campaign
- John Taylor Gatto discusses Carroll Quigley and Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time
- Global Citizens Initiative
- Knowledge of Today
- Let's play fantasy economics. Things could really get better
- Revolution Underground? Critical Reflections on the Prospect of Renewing Occupation by Joseph G. Ramsey
- Shift Change
- The turtle must lead, anything else is false solidarity By Lynn Gehl Gii-Zhigaate-Mnidoo-Kwe
- We're Not Broke
- What if money didn't matter - Alan Watts
Finances
- Bank Encyclopedia for Massachusetts
- Community Development Credit Union (CDCU). The purpose of a CDCU is to concentrate the members' financial assets upon developing the community in which the members live. For comments please click on the discussion tab above/left.
- Community Development Financial Institutions For comments please click on the discussion tab above/left.
- Cooperative Banks in Massachusetts
- Economic Democracy
- Local Green Guide on Banking-Finance
- New Economics Institute
- Public Banking Institute The Buck Starts Here, presentation by Ellen Brown
- Slow Money
- Socially Responsible Investing
- Strike Debt
- For information on government/collateralized loans, here's the list. For comments please click on the discussion tab above/left.
Massachusetts Accion East dba ACCION USA, Inc.
115 East 23rd St. New York, NY 10010 Microlending: Paul Quintero Phone: 646-833-4514 Fax: 617-648-3855 URL: www.accionusa.org/ Email: pquintero@accionusa.org Service Area: BARNSTABLE, BRISTOL, DUKES, SUFFOLK, NANTUCKET, PLYMOUTH, NORFOLK, MIDDLESEX, ESSEX, WORCESTER |
Massachusetts Economic Stabilization Trust
529 Main Street Boston, MA 02129 Microlending: Neil Martin Phone: 617-727-8158 Service Area: SUFFOLK, MIDDLESEX, ESSEX |
Common Capital Inc.(Western Mass. Enterprise Fund)
4 Open Square Way, Suite 407 Holyoke, MA 01040 Executive Director: Christopher Sikes Microlending: Michael Abbate Microlending: Christopher Sikes Phone: 413-420-0183 ext.102 Fax: 413-420-0543 URL: www.wmef.org Email: MAbbate@wmef.org Service Area: FRANKLIN, HAMPDEN, BERKSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE, WORCESTER |
Jobs for Fall River Inc. 1 Government Center
Fall River, MA 02722 Executive Director: Kenneth Fiola Microlending: Stephen Parr Microlending: Janet Misturado Phone: 508-324-2620 Fax: 508-677-2840 URL: www.froed.org Email: j.misturado@froed.org Service Area: BRISTOL |
Massachusetts Disabled Veterans Assistance Foundation
28202 Cabot Road #300 Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 Executive Director: Anthony Cara Microlending: Anthony Cara Phone: 949-365-5760 Fax: 949-716-2200 URL: tony@dvaf.org Email: tony@dvaf.org Service Area: BARNSTABLE, BRISTOL, DUKES, ESSEX, WORCESTER, NANTUCKET, NORFOLK, PLYMOUTH, SUFFOLK, MIDDLESEX |
New Bedford Economic Development Council, Inc
1213 Purchase Street New Bedford, MA 02740 Microlending: Deborah Trombly Phone: 508-991-3122 x115 Fax: 508-991-7372 URL: www.nbedc.org Email: dtrombly@nbedc.org Service Area: BRISTOL |
Dorchester Bay Neighborhood Loan Fund
594 Columbia Road Dorchester, MA 02125 Executive Director: Jeanne DuBois Executive Director: Dan DeSantis Microlending: Deidra Macleod Microlending: Jeanne DuBois Microlending: William Riordan Microlending: Dan DeSantis Phone: 617-825-4200 x219 Fax: 617-825-3522 URL: 617-825-3522 Email: ddesantis@dbedc.org Service Area: SUFFOLK, NORFOLK |
RCAP Solutions Financial Services
205 School Street Gardner, MA 01440 Executive Director: Donna Warshaw Microlending: Donna Warshaw Phone: 978-639-6635 Fax: 978-630-6662 URL: www.rcapsolutions.org Email: dwarshaw@rcapsolutions.org Service Area: WORCESTER |
Massachusetts Economic Dev. Industrial Corp. of Lynn
Lynn City Hall - Room 307 Lynn, MA 01901 Microlending: James Cowdell Microlending: Denise Surette Microlending: Pauline Sabino Microlending: Mary Smalley Phone: 781-581-9399 Fax: 781-581-9731 URL: www.edcilynn.org Email: msmalley@ediclynn.org Service Area: HAMPSHIRE |
South Eastern Economic Development Corp/SEED
80 Dean Street Taunton, MA 02780 Executive Director: Maria Gooch-Smith Microlending: Anne Rounds Phone: 508-822-1020 Fax: 508-880-7869 URL: www.seedcorp.com Email: arounds@seedcorp.com Service Area: PLYMOUTH, BARNSTABLE, NORFOLK, DUKES, NANTUCKET, BRISTOL |
Food
- http://bostonlocalfood.com/
- http://www.greenamerica.org/programs/responsibleshopper/industry/fastfood.cfm
Local Farms (organic and/or sustainable)
- Allen Farms, 913 Division Road , Westport , MA
- Apple Street Farm 35 Apple St. , Essex , MA
- Appleseed Farm 74 Tannery Road , Southwick , MA
- Appleton Farms, The Trustees of Reservations 219 County Road , Ipswich , MA
- Astarte Farm, 123 West St. , Hadley , MA
- Atlas Farm 635 River Road , South Deerfield , MA
- Bay End Farm 400 Head of the Bay Road , Buzzards Bay , MA
- Bear Swamp Orchard 1209 B Hawley Road , Ashfield , MA
- Billingsgate Farm 6 County Road, Rte 106 , Plympton , MA
- Birch Moon Farm & Herbals 42 Cooleyville Road , Shutesbury , MA
- Bird of the Hand Farm 33 School St. , Sterling , MA
- Blue Heron Organic Farm P.O. Box 67 , Lincoln , MA
- Brix Bounty Farm 858 Tucker Road , Dartmouth , MA
- Brookfield Farm P.O. Box 227 , Amherst , MA
- Buckle Farm 710 Hart St , Dighton , MA
- Bug Hill Berry & Flower Farm 502 Bug Hill Road , Ashfield , MA
- Burroughs Farm 360 Burroughs Road , Boxborough , MA
- Butter Brook Organic Farm, 982 Main St. , Acton , MA
- Caledonia Farm 167 Grogan Road , Barre , MA
- Cape Cod Organic Farm 3675 Main St., P.O. Box 93 , Barnstable , MA
- Caretaker Farm 1210 Hancock Road , Williamstown , MA
- Carter and Stevens Farm Store 500 West St. , Barre , MA
- Cedar Spring Herb Farm 159 Long Pond Drive , Harwich , MA
- Charlie's Redhouse Farm 683 River St. , Winchendon , MA
- Chase Hill Farm 74 Chase Hill Road , Warwick , MA
- Chestnut Farms, 404 Turkey St., P.O. 545 , Hardwick , MA
- Chestnut Tree Corner Farm 1581 Pine St. , Dighton , MA
- Choke Cherry Farm 80 North St. , Duxbury , MA
- City Harvest, 2468 Washington St , Canton , MA
- Colchester Neighborhood Farm 269 Elm Street , Kingston , MA
- Cooper Shop Farm 89 Ashfield Road , Shelburne , MA
- Couch Brook Farm 184 Couch Brook Road , Bernardston , MA
- Coyote Hill Farm 250 Martindale Road , Bernardston , MA
- Crabapple Farm] 100 Bryant St. , Chesterfield , MA
- Cranberry Acres - Vineyard Open Land Foundation 572 Lambert's Cove Road , Vineyard Haven , MA
- Crazy Wife Farm 223 Egremont Plain road #163 , North Egremont , MA
- Dragonfly Farms 40 Prescott St. , Pepperell , MA
- Drumlin Farm 208 S. Great Road , Lincoln , MA
- East Mountain Farm 582 Henderson Road , Williamstown , MA
- Eastleigh Farm 1062 Edmands Road , Framingham , MA
- Equinox Farm 489 Bow Wow Road , Sheffield , MA
- Farm Girl Garm 22 Manville St. , Great Barrington , MA
- Farmacy Gardens 144 N. Washington St. , Belchertown , MA
- Farmer Dave's 437 Parker Road , Dracut , MA
- First Light Farm 94 Locust St. , Danvers , MA
- First Root Farm 955 Lexington Road , Concord , MA
- Frog Moon Farm 196 N. Main St. , Petersham , MA
- Golden Oak Farm 44 Plain Road , Hatfield , MA
- Golden Rule Farm (at Soule Homestead) 46 Soule St. , Middleboro , MA
- Goshen Hill Garlic Farm 84 Shady Brook Lane , Carlisle , MA
- Great Marsh Organics 128 High Road , Newbury , MA
- Green Meadows Farm 656 Asbury St. , South Hamilton , MA
- Groundworks Farm 697 Elm Street , Pittsford , MA
- Heifer International's Learning Center at Overlook Farm 216 Wachusett St. , Rutland , MA
- Heirloom Harvest P.O. Box 1031 , Westborough , MA
- Heritage Fields 309 Gidney Road , Orange , MA
- Hettie Belle Farm, Winchester Road , Warwick , MA
- High Meadow Farm 28 High St. , Hubbardston , MA
- Holiday Brook Farm 100 Holiday Cottage Road , Dalton , MA
- Holly Hill Farm 236 Jerusalem Road , Cohasset , MA
- Hutchins Farm 754 Monument Street , Concord , MA
- Indian Line Farm 57 Jug End Road , Great Barrington , MA
- John Crow Farm 170 Old Ayer Road , Groton , MA
- Jones Farm 246 Acton Road , Chelmsford , MA
- Justamere Tree Farm 248 Patterson Road , Worthington , MA
- Kelly Farm Marstons Lane & Route 6A , Cummaquid , MA
- Kettle Pond Farm 181 Bayview Ave. , Berkley , MA
- King Creek Farm 337 Belchertown Road , Ware , MA
- Kirk Farm 21 Wyman Road , Groton , MA
- Land's Sake Farm 27 Crescent Street , Weston , MA
- Laughing Dog Farm 398 Main Road , Gill , MA
- Ledge Field Farm 60 Beech Plain Road South PO Box 203 , Sandisfield , MA
- Left Field Farm 20 Root Road , Middlefield , MA
- Lilac Hedge Farm 32 Walnut Street , Berlin , MA
- Long Life Farm 205 Winter Street , Hopkinton , MA
- Lucky Field Organics 570 New Bedford Road , Rochester , MA
- Luna Farm P.O. Box 1863 , Lowell , MA
- Manda Farm 25 Pleasant St., P.O. Box 40 , Plainfield , MA
- Many Hands Organic Farm and Sustainability Center Barre, MA 01005 , Barre , MA
- Maple Corner Farm 794 Beech Hill Road , Granville , MA
- Marlborough Street Farm 127 Marlborough St. , Springfield , MA
- Matt's Organic Gardens 36 Upper County Road , Dennisport , MA
- Misty Brook Farm 830 Spring Hill Road , Barre , MA
- Moon In The Pond Farm Inc. 816 Barnum St. , Sheffield , MA
- Mountain View Farm 393 East St. , Easthampton , MA
- Natick Community Organic Farm 117 Eliot St. , Natick , MA
- Natural Roots 888 Shelburne Falls Road , Conway , MA
- Natural Way Farm 79 Hill St. , Topsfield , MA
- New Beginnings Farm 250 Wallace Hill Road , Townsend , MA
- New Harmony Farm 77 Bridge St , West Newbury , MA
- Newton Community Farm 303 Nahanton St. , Newton , MA
- Next Barn Over Farm 15 Lawrence Plain Road PO Box 92 , Hadley , MA
- North Forty Farm 124 Meadow Road , Townsend , MA
- North Plain Farm / Blue Hill Farm 205 North Plain Road , Great Barrington , MA
- Old Friends Farm P.O. Box 904 , Amherst , MA
- Old Frog Pond Farm 38 Eldridge Road , Harvard , MA
- Open View Farm 482 Newhalls Road , Conway , MA
- Pioneer Valley Organic Farm 97 Old State Hwy. , Chester , MA
- Powisset Farm 37 Powisset St , Dover , MA
- Prospect Hill Farm 30 Prospect Road , Plympton , MA
- Puddingstone Organics 121 Old Centre Street , Middleborough , MA
- Pumpkin Pond Farm 25 Millbrook Road , Nantucket , MA
- Red Fire Farm 7 Carver St. , Granby , MA
- Red Gate Farm Education Center 4 Norman Road , Buckland , MA
- Riverland Farm 206 River Road , Sunderland , MA
- Robinson Farm 42 Jackson Road , Hardwick , MA
- Rosasharn Farm CSA, 57 County Street , Rehoboth , MA
- Sangha Farm - Tava Cheese 188 Creamery Road , Ashfield , MA
- Serving Ourselves Farm P.O. Box 220648 , Boston , MA
- Shared Harvest CSA P.O. Box 214 , Arlington , MA
- Shaw Farm, 195 New Boston Road , Dracut , MA
- Sidehill Farm 137 Beldingville Road , Ashfield , MA
- Siena Farms 4 Puffer Lane , Sudbury , MA
- Silferleaf Farm 460 Strawberry Hill Road , Concord , MA
- Silvermine Farm, 96 Eight Lots Road , Sutton , MA
- Simple Gifts Farm , North Amherst , MA
- Small Ones Farm 416 Bay Road (or 550 Station Road, Amherst MA 01002 for mailing) , Amherst , MA
- Snow Farm 16 S. Beech Plain Road , Sandisfield , MA
- Soluna Garden Farm 693 Washington St. , Winchester , MA
- Steady Lane Farm 144 Steady Lane , Ashfield , MA
- Still River Farm 271 Love Lane , Coventry , MA
- Stone's Throw CSA, 96 Eight Lots Road , Sutton , MA
- Sweet Autumn Farm PO Box 736 , Carlisle , MA
- Sweetwater Farm 95 Maple Lane , Petersham , MA
- The Benson Place 182 Flagg Hill Road PO Box 89 , Heath , MA
- The Clover Path Garden 191 Quaker Lane , Acushnet , MA
- The Food Project 10 Lewis St. , Lincoln , MA
- The Food Project (Beverly) 572 Essex Street , Beverly , MA
- The Food Project (Lynn) 120 Munroe St. , Lynn , MA
- The HERB FARMacy 30 Elmwood St. , Salisbury , MA
- Tripp Farm 442 Horseneck Road , Westport , MA
- Turner Farms Maple Syrup P.O. Box 65 , South Egremon , MA
- Twin Oaks Farm ] 43 Twin Oaks Road , Feeding Hills , MA
- Two Field Farm 64 Westland Road , Weston , MA
- Umass Crop Research Farm 89-91 River Road , South Deerfield , MA
- View for Miles Farm 355 Old Petersham Road PO Box 207 , Hardwick , MA
- Walker Valley Farm 568 Main St. , Oxford , MA
- Waltham Fields Community Farm 240 Beaver St. , Waltham , MA
- Warm Colors Apiary 2 South Mill River Road , South Deerfield , MA
- Web of Life Organic Farm 71 Silva St. , Carver , MA
- Weir River Farm 227 East St , Hingham , MA
- Westfield Acres Farm 164 Cotuit Road , Sandwich , MA
- When Pigs Fly Farm 222 Sandisfield Road , Sandisfield , MA
- White Barn Farm 458 South St. PO Box 207 , Wrentham , MA
- White Oak Farm Grain CSA 275 Jackson Street , Belchertown , MA
- Wilder Brook Farm 399 W. Oxbow Road , Shelburne Falls , MA
- Winter Moon Roots 113 Bay Road , Hadley , MA
- Wolfe Spring Farm 946 Hewins St. , Sheffield , MA
- World PEAS CSA 9 Central St. Suite 402 , Lowell , MA
- Yellow Stonehouse Farm 354 Root Road , Westfield , MA