October 1, 2024: Five native debates

We’ve got some learning to do about our greater community, both in people and in plantsWhere the flora is concerned, we head to South Hadley to a brand new garden shop endeavor with an important focus. Ben and Meg’s Farm and Garden Store is making it their mission to get everyone a little closer to the earth, and a little more knowledgeable about incorporating native plants into their mix. We chat with co-owner Meg Haber and her team about how the shop came to be, and the good things about getting into the dirt in the Fall.  And for the people, we’ll head to Amherst Cinema who are connecting feature films with the five colleges for their Five on Film series. We’ll chat with Yasmin Chin-Eisenhower, Alex Hornbeck, and Angela Combest about the process of gathering films that involved each of the institutions, the selections they’ve made for each, and the wealth of talent from the area that leaves its mark on proverbial celluloid for us all to enjoy. And across the street from the cinema, another debate, another NEPM party at White Lion to bear witness to the verbal carnage. The Vice Presidential candidates are about to throw down, and we’ll get you prepared  before you come hang out with us in Amherst to see all the hot civic action.