Archive for February, 2010
FOOD FIGHT- Mon, Feb 22 at 7pm
From: Elizabeth Karabinakis
For those interested in food please consider joining me for the film screening of a compelling documentary FOOD FIGHT and discussion with a reception afterwards…
When: Monday, Feb 22nd at 7pm
Where: Auditorium at the Statler School of Hotel Management, Cornell University Cost: FREE & ALL ARE WELCOME!
The film tells the story of food culture in America, the links between food and war in our industrial food system, and the links between the Free Speech Movement and the current progressive thinking in local, organic, and seasonal agriculture. In the course of making the film, the director interviewed Alice Waters, Michael Pollan, Marion Nestle, Will Allen and over 40 other notable personalities in the world of food and agricultural policy.
Afterwards there will be a panel discussion with Liz Karabinakis (Community Food Educator of Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Program Coordinator of GreeenStar Community Projects), Joanna Green (organizer of Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming) and Brian Caldwell (a farmer and the Technical Coordinator of the Organic Cropping Systems Project) and Chris Taylor, the Director of FOOD FIGHT.
A reception with delectable food will be provided by Red Newt Bistro, The Giving Tree and GreenStar Cooperative Market.
Sponsored by the Society for Natural Resources Conservation at Cornell University. For more info akp53@cornell.edu.
Free & all are welcome!
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Elizabeth Viviana Karabinakis
Community Food Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County
evk4@cornell.edu
(607) 272-2292 x190
Program Coordinator
GreenStar Community Projects, Inc.
liz@greenstarcommunityprojects.org
www.GreenStarCommunityProjects.org
#flxpc Fwd: Beautification Brigade Training
Begin forwarded message:
From: Dan Klein <dek22>
Date: February 18, 2010 10:12:37 AM EST
To: “‘List Serve’” <TC-HSC-L>
Subject: Beautification Brigade Training
Reply-To: Dan Klein <dek22>Training for the 2010 Beautification Brigade will be held Tuesdays March 23 and 30, 6:00 – 8:30, at Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca. The Beautification Brigade is a group of volunteers who work with the Community Beautification Program at various flower planting sites around the City of Ithaca. No previous experience is necessary to join. For more information and a volunteer application, contact Dan Klein at 272- 2292, ext. 123, or dek22@cornell.edu. More information can also be found at http://ccetompkins.org/community_beautification/index.htm
#flxpc Green Construction course at TC3
From: “Gay Nicholson”
Your Role in the GREEN Environment
Designed for the construction workforce or anyone wishing to learn more about green building, this course will provide an overview in green building practices. You will learn how human and construction impacts the environment, and learn about methods for sustainable and environmentally conscientious building. You will be introduced to current building rating systems (LEED) and best practices for green construction.
Participants leave with a better understanding of their role in minimizing the impact of construction on the environment.
February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 6:00 9:00 p.m.
Sprole Conference Room, Dryden
Fee: $149.
Joan Barrows
TC3.biz – Link to Success
Secretary, Open Enrollment
PO Box 139, Dryden, NY 13053
607-844-6586 – www.TC3.biz
barrowj@tc3.biz
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Earn your permaculture design certificate.
The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
offers affordable local classes.
http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org
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#flxpc Pax Christi Upcoming Events: Elmira, Dryden, Ithaca, Bath, Athens
UPCOMING EVENTS: ALL ARE WELCOME
· Sat. 2/20/10…Power Point +Talk: Calvin Tillman, Mayor, Dish TX: “Impact of Horizontal Natural Gas Drilling”, 8:30 AM – Continental Breakfast, 9:30 AM – Presentation, Heights Theater, 210 E. 14th St., Elmira Hgts., NY. Sponsors: PHE, Inc. & Bio-Regional Partners.
· Tue. 2/23/10…Forum: “Natural Gas With Un-Natural Consequences: The Health Risks of Shale Gas Drilling,” 6:30—8:30pm, Tompkins Cortland Community College, (TC3), The Forum Room, 170 North St., Dryden, NY…Presenters: Ron Bishop, Ph.D.(Chemistry), Lecturer @ SUNY Oneonta; Adam Law, MD & Ph.D., Physician & Endocrinologist; Thomas Shelly, Chemical Safety & Hazardous Materials Specialist…Q & A to follow.
· Tue. 3/2 thru 4/06/10…Green Building Seminar Series: 7–-9pm @ First Unitarian Ch. of Ithaca Annex, 208 E. Buffalo St., Ithaca, NY…Fee: $5/seminar; $25/series; scholarships. Info: G. Metz (gm52), 607-272-2292, X185 or www.ccetompkins.org.
· Wed. 3/03/10…Marcellus Challenge Pledge-In: 6—8pm @ Women’s Community Bldg., Seneca St., Ithaca, NY…Learn: to reduce energy footprint, to conserve & to invest in renewable energy & take the Marcellus Challenge (www.sustainabletompkins.org).
· Wed. 3/10/10…Film/Discussion: “My Name Is Allegheny County,” 6pm–potluck supper, 7pm—film, The Park Church, 208 W. Gray St., Elmira, NY… Co-Sponsors: The Park Church & Pax Christi Elmira…free will offering gratefully accepted.
· Mon. 3/29/10…Power Point + Talk: Tony Ingraffea, Ph.D., Prof. Civil Engineering, CornellU., “Marcellus Shale & Gas Exploitation,” 7—9pm, Bath Fire Hall, 50 E. Morris St., Bath, NY… Sponsor: League of Women Voters of SteubenCounty.
· Sat. 4/03/10…Film Premiere: Sandra Steingraber’s “Living Downstream,” followed by discussion with author & film director @ FLEFF, Park Aud., IthacaCollege, Ithaca, NY.
· Sat. 4/24/10…Symposium: Awakening the Dreamer Changing the Dream, 9AM—4PM @ Unitarian Universalist Ch. of Athens & Sheshequin, 112 North St., Athens, PA. Register: jharkins).
#flxpc Please support the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program
I, too, enjoyed this topic, string of emails, and the map…am happy to know so much community and school gardening is happening in my home bioregion. I am very interested in school gardening, connecting kids to the earth, to their food, and nutrition. Currently I am in CA, the bay area, where happily one can garden year-round and have fabulous school gardens a la edible school yard.
Thanks for sharing!
Zea
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Eric Banford <brew_bird> wrote:
Wow, very comprehensive and impressive map, Josh! Nice to see so much activities in Tompkins County.I’m interested in connecting home schoolers to this "new teen farming project", please keep me posted.
And Joel, I like the idea of a school adjusting their schedule to the growing season, seems like what New ROots should do, except that they are dependent on the school bus schedule. Hmm, "food" for thought!
Thanks,
Eric
#flxpc BikeIt and RIBS present: Keep Your Bike Moving, Free Mechanics workshop 2/28, RSVP today!
www.BikeIt.org and RIBS (a program of the Southside Community Center) present:
Keep Your Bike Moving: Spring Check-up and On the Road Maintenance
What: Free Bike Maintenance Workshop, open to the community!
When: Sunday, February 28
Time: This will be two workshops for differing levels.
*1-2:30pm Very Beginner ("I’ve never fixed a flat") and
*2:30-4pm Intermediate Beginner ("I know how to change a tire but…")
Where: SouthSide Community Center, 305 S Plain St, Ithaca, NY 14850 (http://sscc-ithaca.org/)
To bring: Your own bike to work on, so that you can get used to working on it.
To attend: Please RSVP specifying “Very Beginner” or “Intermediate Beginner” to: erb32. Each workshop is limited to 10 people, first come first serve, so RSVP soon!
Facilitating the workshop will be bike mechanics Liz & BobWölfé. We will be mostly covering "on the road" repairs/maintenance such as fixing flats, adjusting brakes and dérailleurs, using a small chain tool and more. We will also cover basic spring cleanup/repairs. However, if you need to replace parts, they will not be available at this workshop. We will be open to answering any and all bike repair questions as time permits.
This event is open to anyone interested. We are also encouraging folks who are planning on doing the BikeIt! ride to Detroit to take this workshop, in order to gain the skills necessary to maintain your bike during a long bike tour.
Cosponsored by BikeIt!, a 500-mile ride from Ithaca to Detroit for the US Social Forum in June (www.bikeit.org) and RIBs (Recycle Ithaca’s Bicycles), a program of the SouthSide Community Center.
See you there!
#flxpc HOMEGROWN Movie: Friday 2/26 Montour Falls, NY Community Gardening Benefit
Movie Showing
HOMEGROWN: A Twenty-first Century Farm
FEBRUARY 26th 2010
7:00pm 9:00pm
At the Silver Spoon Café
323 Owego Street, Unit #7
Montour Falls, NY 14865
The fee is $5 per person and the proceeds are going to help fund the community gardening projects in Schuyler County!
We appreciate your support and hope to see you there!
If you need directions or have any questions please contact Roger Ort or Cathy Barnes 607-535-7161
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County provides equal program and employment opportunities. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by calling CCE of Schuyler County at 607-535-7161 no later than one week before the beginning of any event to make arrangements. Requests received after this date will be met when possible.
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Earn your permaculture design certificate.
The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
offers affordable local classes.
http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org
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2010 Green Building Seminar Series in Ithaca, March-April 2010
2010 Green Building Seminar Series
All seminars are held 7:00-9:00 pm at the First Unitarian Church of Ithaca
Annex (208 E. Buffalo St., near Aurora). The series is presented by Tompkins
County Cooperative Extension in partnership with the Ithaca Green Building
Alliance, with support from the First Unitarian Church of Ithaca.
Summer Permaculture Apprenticeship, FLPCI, Finger Lakes, NY
Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
seeks
Summer Apprentices
June 4 – August 11, 2010
We are seeking applicants for our summer apprenticeship program. Those selected will work and study through an intensive, eight-week schedule that includes our Urban Permaculture Weekend and the Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course.
Apprentice applicants will work full-time on agroforestry, natural building, waste management and gardening projects including preparations for PDC course site. They will receive over 60 hours of instruction in addition to our 84-hour PDC course.
We will begin reviewing applications and apprenticeship positions in early March.
Learn more and submit your apprenticeship application via http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org
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Earn your permaculture design certificate.
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http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org
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Dialogues on Health and Food Security, 2/24 and 4/21
Mark your calendars now for two Civic Dialogues tackling issues related to Health and Food Security.
Featuring Civic Leader Fellows
Bethany Schroeder
President of the Board of Directors of the Ithaca Health Alliance
and
Jemila Sequeira
Gardens for Humanity, Whole Community Project, Cornell
Cooperative Extension
Wednesday, February 24 and Wednesday, April 21
6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Women’s Community Building
Light Dinner and Childcare are provided both evenings!
Please register so that food and childcare arrangements can be accommodated: psc@cornell.edu or 607-255-1148.
Step It Up in 2010: A Winter Grazing Gathering, Feb 25, Pavilion NY
From: “Violet Stone”
NEWS FROM THE SMALL FARMS PROGRAM AT CORNELL
TOPIC: Grazing Workshop for Dairies on 2/25
DATE: For Immediate release, February 12th, 2010
CONTACT: 585-786-2251 or wyomingcountycce@cornell.edu
ONLINE NEWSROOM: http://www.smallfarms.cornell.edu/pages/news/
The Cornell Small Farms Program and Northeast SARE are pleased to co-sponsor an upcoming dairy grazing workshop, titled “Step It Up in 2010: A Winter Grazing Gathering”. The workshop will take place on Thursday, February 25th, from 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. at BW’s Restaurant, 11070 Perry Road, Pavilion NY 14525.
Last chance to register for Forest Garden Design & Theory!!!
Register now for Edible Forest Gardens: Design & Theory, the opening event of our 4-weekend Forest Garden Immersion Series at the Ashokan Center & Camp Epworth in the mid-Hudson river valley. Dave Jacke, primary author of Edible Forest Gardens will open the weekend with a talk on Friday evening.
Discounts are still available for couples, groups, returning participants, and anyone who signs up for all 4 weekends of the course. Registration ends February 19th – so Register now at http://tiny.cc/fgis2010!!!
I’ve also included the full announcement below. We hope to see you this spring!
Dyami, Ethan, Krista, Yusuf, and Dina
2010 Upstate NY Permaculture Gathering
Permaculture beginners and aficionados alike are invited
to come together for the
2010 Upstate NY Permaculture Gathering.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
9:30am – 5pm
The Gear Factory, 200 S. Geddes St, Syracuse, NY
This event is a regional scaled event designed to foster networking, coordination, and learning among the Permaculture and homesteading communities of Upstate New York. Permaculture is a whole-systems approach to community and landscape design that integrates regenerative agriculture techniques in order to meet human and animal needs in development projects to allow for more self-sufficient living.
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