[SustainableTompkins] August Sustainability Events -pls circulate
Elan Shapiro
elansla at ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us
Wed Aug 2 15:32:23 PDT 2006
This was all lifted from the Ithaca Community
News, an amazing community resource that
Elizabeth Bauchner (ebauchne at twcny.rr.com)
keeps together
<http://www.ithacanews.org.>http://www.ithacanews.org.
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Note: Social Justice, Peacework, Labor Issues,
etc. are ALL foundations of community
sustainability that are well covered in the ICN ,
so I recognize that in some ways this specialized
calendar is perpetuating a false division.
Elan
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Cornell Cooperative Extension's Buy Local
Campaign will hold its second annual Celebration
of Local Foods Week July 31-August 6 to
encourage all Tompkins County residents to
experience the joys of fresh food and the summer
harvest. During the Celebration of Local Foods
Week, ABC café, GreenStar Deli, Ithaca Bakery,
Carriage House Café, Madeline's, Moosewood,
Olivia, Taste of Thai Express, Watercress, and
Willow will all be creating special dishes that
feature locally grown foods.
Also, community members can register for the "Eat
Local Challenge" and pledge to spend five dollars
or more on local foods for the week in support of
our area farms and be automatically entered to
win gift certificates to retailers and
restaurants that feature local foods. The Ithaca
Agway, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Ithaca
Coffee Company, Gimme Coffee, Homespun Boutique,
GreenStar, Ludgates, Tompkins Trust Co. Downtown
branch, Volume Records, and Wegmans will have
registration cards through August 6.Or, register
online:
<http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/tompkins/ >http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/tompkins/
and click on Take the Eat Local Challenge.
Events related to Local Foods Week:
Stick and Stone Farm, 1605 Trumansburg Rd (Rte 96
just north of the hospital) will host a farm tour
August 2, at 5:30 pm. This is a chance for
community members to see how farmers grow
everything from beets to bok choi and have a
chance to learn about Community Supported
Agriculture. Please call 272-2292 if you think
you'll go; they would like to get an estimate of
how many people are coming.
Visit a Farmers' Market:
Ithaca Farmers' Market: Tuesday 9-2 Dewitt Park,
Thur. 4-7, Sat. 9-3 and Sun. 10 -3 Steamboat
Landing; Groton Farmers' Market: Tuesday 4-7
Center Village Court (200 South St.); Trumansburg
Farmers' Market: Wednesday 4-7 The Village Park
(Rt. 227 & 96); Danby Farmers' Market: Thursday
3-6 The Firemans Pavillion (Rt. 96B)
To find out more about Local Food week, or where
local foods can be purchased, call Lael at
Cooperative Extension Tompkins County, 272-2292.
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Also, if you missed the ICN article on the Buy
Local Food campaign from last issue, you can read
it here:
<http://ithacanews.org/news.htm?newsID=111>http://ithacanews.org/news.htm?newsID=111,
or in the August issue of GreenLeaf, GreenStar's
newsletter.
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Sustainable Saturday at Museum of the Earth,
August 5, 11:00am-12:00pm. Reduce, reuse and
recycle in creative and crafty ways! This week is
Bottle Cap Magnets. Included with admission to
the museum. More info: Sarah Degen, 273-6623 ext.
11,
<mailto:degen at museumoftheearth.org>degen at museumoftheearth.org,
<http://www.museumoftheearth.org>http://www.museumoftheearth.org
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Finger Lakes Culinary Bounty Celebration of Local
Foods and Wine Dinner, August 10, Geneva on the
Lake, Geneva NY, 6:30-9:30pm. Held outdoors in
the South Lawn Tent Pavilion on the stunningly
beautiful grounds of Geneva on the Lake, this
dinner will celebrate the distinct culinary
richness and diversity of the Finger Lakes.
Diners will delight in a menu highlighting foods
produced by regional farmers, unique specialty
food products from local producers and a wide
array of award winning Finger Lakes wines. All
proceeds from the event will benefit Finger Lakes
Culinary Bounty as they strive to promote the
Finger Lakes as a culinary destination and
increase the economic viability of our region by
connecting area farms, food producers, wineries
and restaurants. Tickets are $70 per person and
may be purchased by contacting Geneva on the Lake
at (315) 789-7190. More info: Lael Gerhart,
607-272-2292,
l<mailto:sg8 at cornell.edu>sg8 at cornell.edu,
<http://www.fingerlakesculinarybounty.org>http://www.fingerlakesculinarybounty.org
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6th Annual Green Building Fair, Sunday, Aug 13,
Ithaca Farmers' Market, 10:00 am-2:00 pm. This
free event organized by the Ithaca Green Building
Alliance continues to grow in popularity and
offers attendees the opportunity to learn about
designing, building, and remodeling homes and
businesses using natural materials and
energy-efficient, environmentally responsible
technologies and techniques. Exhibitors will
include local architects and designers, builders,
timber frame and straw bale specialists, living
roof suppliers, and renewable energy system
designers and installers. Information will also
be available on a wide range of subjects
including home energy audits, the Energy Smart
program, books and publications on green and
natural building, and upcoming tours of area
green buildings. Free. More info: Brent Katzmann,
277-0242,
<mailto:igba at twcny.rr.com>igba at twcny.rr.com.
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Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute offering
summer intensive permaculture design
certification course:
<http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org/certification.htm>http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org/certification.htm
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SEED SAVING SKILL SHARE, August 13, 10:00 am-4:00
pm, with Greg Inzinna at Stick and Stone Farm,
1605 Trumansburg Rd.(Route 96), Ithaca. Learn to
maintain open pollinated and heirloom varieties
and create your own heirlooms! Participants will
work with squash and tomatoes in an ongoing seed
saving project at Stick and Stone farm.
Afterwards, we'll have roundtable discussion on
various aspects of seed saving. Come with
questions and energy. Class will be outside,
please come prepared. Cost: $25. Registration
Required. Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute: a
project of the Cayuga Nature Center,
<http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org>http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org;
<mailto:info at fingerlakespermaculture.org>info at fingerlakespermaculture.org
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News from Chronicle Online
"Seven-year glitch: Cornell warns that Chinese GM
cotton farmers are losing money due to
'secondary' pests":
<http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July06/Bt.cotton.China.ssl.html>http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July06/Bt.cotton.China.ssl.html
"Cornell's farm vehicles just got greener and cleaner with use of biodiesel":
<http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July06/CU.biodiesel.farm.ssl.html>http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July06/CU.biodiesel.farm.ssl.html
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Rain Gardens: A Beautiful Step Towards Clean
Water, August 19, Newfield Town Hall, 9:00
am-12:00 pm. The public is invited to a free
training on Rain Gardens. After learning the
what, why and how of rain gardens, participants
will help plant a rain garden. Participants will
receive a free copy of Smart Steps to Clean
Water, which provides insights into the value of
rain gardens and the many steps residents can
choose from to protect water quality. The program
is co-sponsored by the Cayuga Lake Watershed
Network and the Town of Newfield. FREE. More
info: Sharon Anderson or Diane Emmons,
607-532-4104,
<mailto:manager at cayugalake.org>manager at cayugalake.org,
<http://www.cayugalake.org>http://www.cayugalake.org.
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Elan Shapiro
Sustainable Tompkins Program Co-Chair
Sustainable Living Associates, Principal
Frog's Way B&B
211 Rachel Carson Way
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-275-0249
"We must be the change we want to see in the world"
Mohandas Gandhi
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