Sunday, August 19 Cayuga Nature Center (www.cayuganaturecenter.org) Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (www.fingerlakespermaculture.org) and Cornell Cooperative Extension (http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/tompkins/localfood/FarmTrail.htm) present
Cayuga Coffee House Farm Trail Brunch 10:00am - 12:00pm Start at Cayuga Nature Center <http://www.cayuganaturecenter.org/> for a delicious local and organic brunch featuring ingredients from farm trail participants. After brunch hit the trail and visit the farms where the food was grown. The meal will consist of items from the following farms: -- Cayuga Pure Organics & The Gardens of Earthly Mirth -- Kingbird Farm -- Indian Creek -- Glenhaven Farm -- Blue Heron Farm -- Sabols Farm and more! Please call 273-6260 to RSVP for brunch. Brunch is $9 for adults, $5 for children. After brunch, choose from... Permaculture Design Course Student Presentations 11:00am - 1:00pm Join the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute to learn about this sustainable design system and see the design plans course students have created for the front of the CNC property! We have been hosting 9 certification candidates since August 3 and the presentations are the result of four days of intensive participation in a charette applying the skills and techniques learned in the course. For more information [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 607-273-6260. Farm Trail Open House 12:30 - 5:00pm Gather up friends and family and hit the Farm Trail! This is a great opportunity to connect with where your food comes from, see how it is grown, and meet the farmers growing it! Check out the Farm Trail Guide <http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/tompkins/localfood/images/07-7%20farm%20trail%20guide.pdf> (1.56MB PDF) and pick your route. Bring a cooler and buy farm fresh products along the way. The "I Love Local Farms" Farm Trail Button is your pass to visit any of the participating farms. Trail buttons are $5 a person or $8 for a carpool (4 buttons). Buttons and Trail Guidess available at GreenStar Cooperative Market, Trumansburg Farmers Market, Cooperative Extension, and on farms the day of trail. For more information, contact Lael Gerhart <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> at 272-2292. Co-sponsored by the GreenStar Cooperative Market <http://www.greenstar.coop/>. Farm Trail Bike Tour Pedal Your Way to the Farms! A guided cycling tour of the Farm Trail will leave at 11:30am from the Cayuga Nature Center and cyclists will visit 4 farms. Guided bike tour is limited to 10 people. To register for the guided tour, contact Lael Gerhart at 272-2292 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. For a self-guided tour, download the bike map <http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/tompkins/localfood/documents/BIKEMAP.pdf> bike route <http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/tompkins/localfood/documents/Farm_Bike_Route.pdf>. and For more information, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 607-273-6260 _______________________________________________ [email protected] listserv RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information: http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/fingerlakespermaculture Support the list host by donating to: http://www.mutualaid.org
