The Heavy Culture Cooperative, or THCC, works to bring the diverse undergound music scene of western Massachusetts together and hopes to establish venue space of their own. We talk to the organization’s president, Tim Brault, and board member Nichole Galenski about the ways THCC embraces all of the subcultures of the local alternative community.
For this week’s Local Hero Spotlight, we bring in farmers’ market manager and bug advocate Jen Krassler of Flora and Fauna farm. We talk to her about how her background in entomology informs her agricultural work, all the interesting things you can find at the Easthampton Farmers’ Market, and her mission to make local farm fresh food more accessible.
And, now that Vice President Kamala Harris has taken President Joe Biden’s place in the presidential race, Rep. Jim McGovern talks about the recent social climate on Capitol Hill.