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Pittsfield Office
112 Elm Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
tel: (413) 445-4556
fax: (413) 448-6054

Energy Efficiency Services
241A W. Housatonic Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
tel: (413) 448-2234
fax: (413) 443-8123

Northampton Office
320 Riverside Drive - 1A
Florence, MA 01062
tel: (413) 586-7350
fax: (413) 586-7351

The ReStore
250 Albany St.-Rear
Springfield, MA 01105
tel:  (413) 788-6900

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Solar on schools and farms

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Profile of the Month:
Pedal People

GreenStart Business Puts Its Foot to the Pedal


Pedal People at work

Pedal People is a human-powered, emissions-free bicycle delivery and hauling service for the Northampton area, with services including pedicab service, grocery delivery, recycling, compost and trash hauling. The City of Northampton has contracted with Pedal People for municipal trash removal as part of the City’s sustainability plan. Pedal People also provides chemical-free, people-powered yard care, using no polluting machines!

Support Our Clean Energy Businesses!

Green businesses are good for a healthy economy and the environment. Please patronize the businesses on this page. They have joined New England GreenStart or the New England Wind Fund, and are helping promote clean energy.

Supporting renewable energy is a simple and important step toward a greener future for all of us. To learn more about how your business can support renewable energy, and how you can get a listing on this page, contact Tomasin Whitaker or read more about it.

What's green continues to grow - check back often for updates!

Pioneer Valley

Retail

A 2 Z Science and Learning Store, Northampton - Educational books, toys & games


Andrew Quient Pottery

Andrew Quient Pottery, Haydenville - Fine wheel-thrown stoneware

Atkins Farms Country Market, Amherst - Scenic market adjacent to local apple orchard, offering freshest and highest produce, cider, maple products,  flowers, appetizers, desserts and meats, and deli

Bart's Homemade/Snow's Nice Cream, Greenfield - Local manufacturers and distributors of premium and superpremium ice creams and locally made food products

Broadside Bookshop Inc., Northampton - Bookstore


Cornucopia Foods

Craigieburn Farm Alpacas, Shutesbury - Gentle alpacas with color and fineness

Downtown Sounds, Northampton - A full-service musical instrument retail store founded in 1976 by Joe Blumenthal, with top brand name guitars, amplifiers, drums, keyboards, PA and recording equipment, woodwinds, brass, string instruments and sheet music, as well as a full line of accessories for the instruments we sell. Brands include Fender, Yamaha, Pearl, Seagull, Godin, Taylor, Zildjian, LP, Gold Tone, Alesis, Roland, Boss, Tascam and Spector.

Essence Woodworks, Williamsburg - fine cabinetry and furniture
(413) 268-9347

Hawley Street Tapestry Studio, Northampton - hand made tapestry

The Hempest, Northampton - hemp clothing and accessories

Michael Humphries Woodworking, Warwick/Northfield - Two Western Mass woodshops providing fine custom designed furniture, cabinets, and millwork to all of New England

Modern Myths, LLC - comic books, graphic novels and hobby games

Mountain Goat, Northampton - High quality, durable, comfortable gear in a range of your favorite brands, including casual clothing, yoga wear, sport footwear for adults and kids, bags, maps, books, and more.

Northampton's Pride & Joy, Northampton - LGBT books, gifts, entertainment and more

Raven Used Books, Northampton - Over 30,000 books in stock, including children's, history, fiction, philosophy and more

Media

93.9 The River, Northampton - The Valley's Progressive Radio

The Women's Times, Northampton and Great Barrington - Award-winning regional publication for women in the Berkshires and Pioneer Valley
(413) 528-5303 or (413) 585-0733

Restaurants/Food

Bart's Homemade, Amherst - Ice cream, coffee and bakery goods

Herrell's Ice Cream, Northampton - Made fresh on the premises


Indigo Coffee
Indigo Coffee, Florence - Independent, artisan roaster of the world's finest specialty coffees. Certified fair trade; certified organic; certified kosher

Northampton Brewery, Northampton - Brewpub with fine food, ales and lagers

The People's Pint, Greenfield - Greenfield Massachusetts' downtown brewpub, serving local food, beer and desserts

Accommodations

Sugar Maple Trailside Inn, Florence - An award-winning bed & breakfast next to New England's first municipally built rail trail.

Organizations


The pool at Loomis Communities, a division of Applewood
Applewood Community, Amherst - A retirement community for people over 62 living independently and a member of a continuing care retirement community

Center for International Studies, Northampton - Study abroad opportunities for students 18 years old and over

Grace Episcopal Church, Amherst - The mission of the Church is to restore all people to unity with God and to promote justice, peace, and love

Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce, Northampton

Pioneer Valley Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, Northampton - Educating and encouraging Pioneer Valley citizens, businesses, and governments to Think Local First

Services

Arden Sundari Pierce, Structural Yoga Therapist, Northampton - Individualized sessions, group classes, and workshops

Center for Ecological Technology (CETsm), Northampton, Pittsfield and Springfield - We're members, too!

Chambers Advisory Group, Northampton - Cost savings for towns, businesses and non-profits in the area of telecommunications and health benefits

Collective Copies, Florence, Amherst, and Belchertown - Full-service, worker-owned copy shops with environmentally-friendly practices, printing only on recycled or tree-free papers and donating 10% of profits yearly to community groups

Dressell's Service Station, Granby - auto repair and gas station (413) 467-9411

Global Routes, Northampton - Summer Teen Community Service

G Q Machine, East Longmeadow - machine shop
(413) 525-4461

Cathy Hunter, Northampton - Experienced buyer agent for residential real estate in the Pioneer Valley

Jagfly, Web hosting


Mary Kraus and Laura Fitch of Kraus-Fitch Architects
Kraus-Fitch Architects, Amherst - Full service architectural firm specializing in cohousing and small commercial projects

Marketplace Associates, Northampton - rental property management

Pedal People, Northampton - A human-powered, emissions-free bicycle delivery and hauling service for the Northampton area, with services including recycling, compost and trash hauling, pedicab service, grocery delivery and chemical-free, people-powered yard care

John Pohanka Fabrication and Design, Williamsburg - fine cabinetry and creative design solutions
(413) 374-3739

Reuven Goldstein, Healing Touch Acupuncture Clinic, Northampton - Holistic and complementary healthcare for adults and children
(413) 585-5773

Seeds of Connection, Northampton - Resources for healthy communication, including classes and workshops in Compassionate Communication as well as individual empathy sessions.

Strategic Resolution, Florence - Full-service qualitative market research firm
(773) 580-5049

Alison Todd, LICSW, Northampton - Respectful, collaborative psychotherapy for families, couples and individuals
(413) 374-7605

True Directions, Northampton - Business and life coaching, teambuilding programs, 3-month transformative experience for women

Windhorse Associates, Northampton - Alternative therapeutic community focused on significant recovery from major mental disturbances

Winning Writers, Northampton - Finds and creates resources for poets and writers, and offers access to detailed profiles of over 150 quality free poetry contests when you subscribe to our free email newsletter. Our larger online database, Poetry Contest Insider, profiles over 750 poetry contests. Our tree-friendly enterprise served over 1.4 million page views in 2007, and is one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers (Writer’s Digest, 2005-2008)

Renewable Energy Supporters
We thank the following businesses for their generosity in helping to promote green power through New England GreenStart or the New England Wind Fund, and/or for donating prizes for clean energy campaigns.

Co-op Power, Greenfield - Consumer-owned energy cooperative

Don Gleason's Camping Supply, Northampton - camping supplies and gear

Pinch Pottery, Northampton - Fine handmade artisan pottery, jewelry and gifts

The Berkshires

Retail

The Bookstore, Lenox - Lenox’s favorite bookstore for over 30 years

Barbara Coperine Furniture, Great Barrington - Custom furniture and cabinetry with traditional joinery and local hardwoods
(413) 528-8300


Grenadier Pottery
Grenadier Pottery, Monterey - Unique pottery and pottery creation at all stages

Joe Baker, Monterey - Freelance software and web developer

Mahaiwe Harvest CSA, Housatonic - Community supported agriculture


New England Modern: The Mill River Low Table
New England Modern, Monterey - Traditional workmanship creating lively contemporary work for home and garden


Sproutman & Co.
Sproutman & Co., Great Barrington - Organic sprouting seeds, juicers, water purifiers and other health, diet and nutrition products

River Valley Farm, Lenox - Sheep farm selling wool and meat

Wild Oats Community Market, Williamstown - A community marketplace supporting local agriculture: natural, organic, GMO-free, and whole foods - plus an in-house bakery and a Grab and Go deli

Media

The Women's Times, Great Barrington and Northampton - the award-winning regional publication for women in the Berkshires and Pioneer Valley
(413) 528-5303 or (413) 585-0733

Accommodations


The barn apartment at Conroy's B&B
Conroy's B & B, Stockbridge - Bed and breakfast inn

Organizations

Flying Cloud Institute, New Marlborough - An arts and science education center focusing on environmental education for children K - 12
(413) 229-3321

E. F. Schumacher Society, Great Barrington - Building sustainable local economies by linking people, land and community

Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge - The world's largest and most significant collection of works by Norman Rockwell, including more than 700 paintings, drawings and studies, and an archive of more than 150,000 photographs, letters and materials

Services

Berkshire Direct, Williamstown - full-service marketing agency specializing in direct mail

Berkshire Hearth Realty, Great Barrington - Exclusive buyer broker

James Bruenn, West Stockbridge - CPA financial advisor
(413) 232-8534


Clark & Green Architects
Clark & Green, Inc, Great Barrington - Architecture & design

ESCO Energy Services Co., Lenox - lighting retrofit specialists

Everyone's Invited Consulting and Training, Sheffield - Helping businesses become more accessible to people with disabilities

Revolutionize! Retirement, Stockbridge - Inspired retirement consulting

Roberts & Associates Realty, Inc., Lenox - realtors


Roger the Jester
Roger the Jester, North Egremont - A fool for all reasons

John Seakwood, Hancock - Photography, wedding and photojournalism

Stonehouse Properties, West Stockbridge Office - Full service real estate company

Peter Vallianos, Great Barrington - Attorney at law & real estate
(413) 528-0055

Renewable Energy Supporters
We thank the following businesses for their generosity in helping to promote green power through New England GreenStart or the New England Wind Fund, and/or for donating prizes for clean energy campaigns.

Appalachian Mountain Club - Promoting the protection, enjoyment and wise use of the northeast outdoors

Arcadian Shop, Lenox - Outdoor specialty store

Berkshire Co-op Market, Great Barrington - Locally-grown produce and groceries

Canyon Ranch, Lenox - Wellness lifestyle resorts and spas


John Seakwood Photography
East Mountain Café, Berkshire Co-op Market, Great Barrington - Great natural fare

Guido's Marketplace, Great Barrington - Produce, pasta, fish, meat, deli, flowers and bakery items

Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light - Energy efficiency for houses of worship

Mountain Goat, Williamstown - Outdoor clothing and gear

Saint Paul's Church, Stockbridge - House of worship


Ward's Nursery
Ward's Nursery, Great Barrington - Nursery and garden center

Wild Oats Food Co-op, Williamstown - Cooperatively-owned community market

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