If anybody from Western MA (or anybody willing to travel...) is interested, the next Appleseed event in Leyden, MA is coming up this July 12-13.
http://www.appleseedinfo.org/search-states-location.php?locationid=207&id_event=2140
http://www.appleseedinfo.org/search-states-location.php?locationid=207&id_event=2140