Fwd: Free Radical Mycology Talks in Buffalo and Ithaca next week

[Michael G. Burns]

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From: Rad Mycology 
Date: Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 11:18 PM



Hey folks,
I wanted to let you know about two free presentations I will be giving next
week on mycology, mushroom cultivation, and a whole lot more. One will be
at Burning Books in Buffalo on Oct. 3 from 6-8 PM, and the other will be at
the library in Ithaca on Oct. 4 from 6-8. These will be part of a tour /
fungal roadshow I am on to promote for my new book, *Radical Mycology
*.

The book and talks focus on how fungi and mushroom cultivation can help
humans and the environment in a wide variety of ways.

More details on the events can be seen at the links below:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1042724465777358/
https://www.facebook.com/events/139831403092620/

Please feel free to share the events or invite folks.

Thanks!
Peter
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How To Grow A Farmer: July 18 (Ithaca, NY)

[Michael G. Burns]

From: Joanna Green joa...@groundswellcenter.org

NEWS RELEASE

For immediate release: 7/10/13

Contact: Joanna Green, 607-379-9270, joa...@groundswellcenter.org

HOW TO GROW A FARMER

Ithaca, NY

Q:  When is a farmer just like an egg?

A:   When it’s in the Incubator!!

The Groundswell Center for Local Food  Farming invites you to a very  
special Community Gathering at The Sustainability Center, 111 North  
Albany Street in downtown Ithaca, on Thursday, July 18, 6:30 - 8:30 PM.

We’ll explain exactly what the new Groundswell Incubator Farm is and  
how it works. A clue: It does not hatch baby chicks. Come to the  
gathering to find out!

If you care about food, if you’re committed to sustainability and  
social justice, or if you’re just curious about what Groundswell does,  
we hope you’ll join us for this important conversation about the  
future of our local food system.  Come enjoy local snacks and  
beverages, chat with some awesome new farmers, and find out how  
Groundswell is helping to grow new farmers through innovative training  
and business incubation programs.

Nearly 300 aspiring farmers, food entrepreneurs and activist have  
taken courses offered by Groundswell. At least 30 of them have gone on  
to launch a new farm enterprise. On July 18 you can learn more about  
them, hear their stories, and find out why It Takes a Community to  
Grow a Farmer.

You don't have to be a farmer to be part of this Groundswell!  There  
are many ways you can help Grow Your Farmer and support our local food  
system, from volunteering at the Incubator Farm, to sponsoring one of  
our trainees.  Find out how – and why - on July 18. Share your ideas  
about how Ithaca can take the next step in building a truly Community  
Supported Agriculture.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information call  
607-319-5095.

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Joanna Green, Director
Groundswell Center for Local Food  Farming
PO Box 6679
Ithaca, NY
14851-6679
607-319-5095

Support your local food system! Become a Groundswell Member at 
www.groundswellcenter.org 
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Learn to grow Shiitake mushrooms... (Schuyler County, NY)

[Michael G. Burns]

...and help local growers.

Spring is an especially intense time for agriculture, including  
agroforestry production like mushrooms. Finger Lakes Permaculture  
Institute instructors Steve Gabriel and Michael Burns are  
exceptionally busy sowing and tending animals, plants, trees, and  
infrastructure at their respective permaculture projects.

Your help is sought to get a large harvest of logs inoculated with  
shiitake in exchange for experience with inoculation skills and a  
couple take-home logs.

June 15 @ Deer Run Lane with Steve Gabriel (12 pm to 5 pm)
June 9, 29  30 @ Cayuta Sun with Michael Burns (12 pm to 5 pm)
More details about the workshops, registration, and Michael and  
Steve's work at http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/?p=2212

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Urban Permaculture Presentation with Jonathan Bates in Ithaca, May 13th

[Michael G . Burns]

via http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/?p=2167


Jonathan Bates, contributing author of “Paradise Lot: Two plant geeks,  
one-tenth of an acre, and the making of an edible garden oasis in the  
city,” speaks about his 10-year-old edible forest garden in Holyoke, MA.

Tompkins County Public Library
101 E. Green St., Ithaca, New York 14850
6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

By using the principles of permaculture design, Jonathan and co-author  
Eric Toensmeier created a thriving edible ecosystem from a blighted  
dead landscape. Enjoy learning about our delicious uncommon fruit and  
perennial vegetables, a year-round food bioshelter greenhouse, raising  
micro-livestock like black soldier flies and aquaponic fish, using  
microclimates for growing figs and kiwis, starting a successful  
backyard plant nursery (www.foodforestfarm.com), and enjoying the  
cornucopia with friends and family. Jonathan will present his  
challenge-to-opportunity story through vibrant pictures and  
enlightening discussion.

Signed books will be available for purchase. (In the meantime, Home  
Green Home has copies if you'd like to read Paradise Lot before  
Jonathan's talk.)

This event is free.

Hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County (www.ccetompkins.org 
)
Ithaca Children's Garden (www.ithacachildrensgarden.org)
Cornell Garden-based Learning (www.gardening.cornell.edu)
Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (www.FingerLakesPermaculture.org)
Home Green Home (www.homegreenhome.com)
Groundswell (www.groundswellcenter.org)

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Community Kitchen Input Sought, Ithaca, NY (April 18)

[Michael G. Burns]

  Event: Community Kitchen Public Meeting

Press release from Cooperative Extension:

Community Kitchen Input Sought

For over 2 years a group of food entrepreneurs and community members  
has been working on planning a community catering and food processing  
kitchen that will be available to rent by small scale food  
entrepreneurs. Their intention is to build the Finger Lakes Community  
Kitchen in space adjacent to the new Neighborhood Pride store on  
Hancock Street. The space to be developed will be a 3,300 SF licensed  
kitchen facility with multiple work stations and cook stoves,  
processing equipment, and storage space to accommodate multiple users  
at a time. The kitchen will serve both start up food businesses and  
provide a professional commissary with new equipment for established  
businesses to rent. The kitchen will also be available for cooking and  
food safety classes.

The group working on the project is forming an LLC and is in the  
process of securing funding from a variety of sources including grants  
and loans. Preliminary designs and cost estimates have been obtained  
but much more work needs to be done. To this end, a public meeting has  
been planned for Thursday, April 18, 5:30-7:30 PM at the Greenstar  
Space located at the west end of Court Street off Rt. 13.

Finger Lakes Community Kitchen organizers will present work that has  
been done to date. Potential users, kitchen supporters and interested  
citizens are invited to attend and provide input on the design,  
layout, equipment that is needed, plus learn about how to become  
involved as a supporter, member of the LLC, or user. Kirby Edmonds,  
who is facilitating the development of this project, indicates this is  
a critical time for input so that the kitchen reflects the needs of  
food businesses in the community.

Come to learn more on April 18, 5:30 PM at the Space. Enjoy light  
refreshments, and provide input into the kitchen development. RSVP to  
Cooperative Extension if you would like to attend – 272-2292 or email 
m...@cornell.edu 
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Finger Lakes Permaculture Design course, Summer 2013

[Michael G. Burns]

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The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
presents our 11th

Permaculture Design Certificate course

July 26 - August 11, 2013

Since 2005, we’ve been offering the internationally-recognized  
permaculture curriculum, preparing students to put their new design  
skills to work immediately. Join instructor Steve Gabriel, Michael  
Burns, Karryn Olson Ramanujan and Rafter Sass Ferguson at this year's  
class and immerse yourself in a discipline that is catching on across  
the globe as a practical, yet revolutionary way to create an abundant  
and sustainable life. Enjoy learning at our off-grid permaculture site  
on a woodland farm in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of New York.


Work trade applications for reduced tuition reviewed this week!

Fellowships offered for activist, organizers, and educators in  
collaboration with the Permaculture Institute of the North East.


Save $200 by signing up before May 1.

Go to: http://FingerLakesPermaculture.org

Please share this announcement. Thank you.


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Ben Falk presents Homestead Resiliency: Principles in Practice (March 4, 2013 Ithaca, NY)

[Michael G. Burns]

Homestead Resiliency: Principles in Practice - A talk by Ben Falk

Monday March 4, 6pm.

Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca, Borg Warner Room West.

Utilizing his forthcoming book, Ben Falk will present an image and  
illustration-filled tour of the primary principles and their  
application used in the operation of a high diversity, nutrient-dense  
food, medicine, and fuel-producing homestead and small farm – the  
Whole Systems Research Farm (http://www.wholesystemsdesign.com/).  
Aspects covered include rapid fuelwood production in black locust  
hedgerows, integrating grazing with perennial woody crops, wood  
heating hot water, rice paddy construction and management, ducks and  
sheep in the system, earthworks for drought and flood prevention and  
much more.


http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/?p=1967

Hosted by Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (www.FingerLakesPermaculture.org 
), Cornell Garden-based Learning (www.gardening.cornell.edu) and the  
Ithaca Children's Garden (www.ithacachildrensgarden.org).






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Permaculture Fellowships for Organizers, Activists and Educators

[Michael G. Burns]

The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (FLPCI) and The Permaculture  
Institute of the North East (PINE) are delighted to offer four  
fellowships for the upcoming Permaculture Design Certification course  
(PDC) offered this summer, in upstate New York from July 26th through  
August 11th.

This fellowship is both need-based and merit-based. It aims to support  
community organizers, educators, and activists to share their  
permaculture knowledge with their communities. We encourage fellows to  
use their earnings as seed money for community-based permaculture  
education and activism.

Women, people of color, and individuals from other historically  
marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

We will begin selecting applicants on a rolling basis after April 17,  
2013.

More information can be found at http://FingerLakesPermaculture.org
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Scholarships for Syracuse Ecological Design course

[Michael G. Burns]

The Alchemical Nursery and the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute  
announce the donation of two half-scholarships for the Community  
Training in Ecological Design in Syracuse, NY.

You can apply for a scholarship worth $100 towards your tuition.  Our  
application deadline is Sunday January 27th at midnight and we need to  
fill a couple roster spots yet to guarantee the course proceeds, so  
don't wait, please register today, and share with your friends. If you  
are already registered, or just registering now, we seek to encourage  
applications from people who can use the skills of ecological design  
to help meet the needs of their community.

Community Training in Ecological Design teaches basic ecological  
principles and methods and how to use them to solve problems on your  
own home and landscape. We will meet over a weekend and then once a  
week to discuss the principles and techniques of permaculture and  
ecology that help us make better choices for our land, families, and  
communities.

Gracious thanks to this year's sponsors:  The CNY Community Foundation  
(https://www.cnycf.org/) and King  King Architects (http://www.kingarch.com 
).  Sponsorship donations are still being accepted, which, while  
showing your support of community ecological design, will allow us to  
provide additional scholarships.

To register, and apply for a scholarship, please visit the Finger  
Lakes Permaculture website at http://FingerLakesPermaculture.org.

To learn more about the course, information is also available at the  
Facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/443712039011996/

Local Syracuse contact Frank Cetera can be reached with questions or  
sponsorship donations at i...@alchemicalnursery.org or 315-308-1372.

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Sign up soon for Community Training in Ecological Design (Norwich Syracuse, NY)

[Michael G . Burns]

The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
with
The Alchemical Nursery of Syracuse
and
Cooperative Extension of Chenango County

present
Community Training in Ecological Design

We are are presenting this course to make permaculture and sustainable  
design accessible and affordable. It is scheduled across three months  
on evenings and weekends. Learn how to assess, analyze and design your  
own home and land using ecological principles. Practice hands-on  
permaculture design on a project of your choosing.

Sign up soon. Class size is limited.. Course starts in February 2nd in  
Onondaga County and February 9th in Chenango County.

Visit http://FingerLakesPermaculture.org for information and  
registration.




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Indoor Ithaca Farmers Market Winter Hours

[Michael G. Burns]

The Ithaca Farmers Market moves inside for the winter. Find fresh  
greens, root vegetables, meat, honey, bread, eggs, and more at

Ithaca Farmers Market
The Space@Greenstar
Saturdays until March 30, 2013
 From 11am to 2pm

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NY Youth Against Fracking: Jan 12th event in Ithaca, NY

[Michael G . Burns]

From: Stiller Zusman stil...@abovoagogo.com

Demand a ban on Fracking and stand together for a safe energy future.

I am pleased to pass this message along to you.  New York Youth  
Against Fracking is a group of dedicated students at LACS who want to  
do what they can to inform people about the dangers and long term  
consequences of natural gas extraction through hydrofracking.   They  
are hosting an event on January 12th that is specifically geared for  
those citizens who are under 18 yrs of age. Families are also welcome.


First there will be a screening of the film Dear Governor Cuomo,
The film premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival on October 11, 2012  
and has begun a statewide tour of theaters, universities and high  
schools.
The goal of the varied participants in the film, many of whom had  
never met before, was to explain in clear terms the environmental,  
economic and health risks of fracking and to motivate people to rise  
up against the practice using a unique blend of music and message. The  
cord that bound them all was that they were first and foremost New  
Yorkers: New Yorkers Against Fracking.
The film will be followed by break out workshops focuses on  
sustainability and community organizing.


Saturday, January 12th  12:00 - 3:00pm
Holiday Inn, Ithaca
FREE ADMISSION, Snacks provided

For more Information write to newyorkyouthagainstfrack...@gmail.com

Get your tee shirts and bumper stickers.

In partnership with Finger Lakes Clean Water Initiative.



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Tomorrow 12/10: Peter Bane, permaculture author speaks in Ithaca

[Michael G. Burns]

REMINDER:

Free presentation and discussion with Peter Bane
7 to 9 p.m.
Monday, December 10th, 2012

615 Willow Street, Ithaca, NY

Read more about his book at: http://permaculturehandbook.com

Please share this email to help spread the word about this free event.

Sponsors:
Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute: http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/?p=1658
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County: http://ccetompkins.org
Gardens 4 Humanity: http://ccetompkins.org/www/community/gardens-4-humanity


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Early Bird Discount for Finger Lakes PDC

[Michael G. Burns]

The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
presents its 11th
Permaculture Design Certificate course (PDC)

July 26 to August 11, 2013

Are you ready to learn permaculture? Do you need an affordable  
Permaculture Design Certificate course?

Sign up before January or May 1st to enjoy generous discounts on our  
paradigm-shifting, hands-on, intensive summer course.

Michael Burns, Rafter Sass Ferguson, Steve Gabriel, and Karryn Olson  
Ramanujan bring thousands of hours of experience teaching permaculture  
to people of all backgrounds and experiences. Over 84 hours of  
instruction, with a rigorous design practicum, equip you to design  
using the principles and methods of permaculture. Get hands-on  
experience with strategies like hot composting, mushroom inoculation,  
marking contours, and siting buildings and ponds on the landscape.  
Graduate with skills and a network of colleagues that support your  
work creating a regenerative life, land and home.

If you want a more just and sustainable future, then come to the  
beautiful, abundant Finger Lakes region of New York this summer. If  
your budget is tight, register soon for the $400 early bird discount.

Read more at http://FingerLakesPermaculture.org/?page_id=954

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Peter Bane, permaculture author, designer and publisher speaks in Ithaca Dec. 10th

[Michael G. Burns]

The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County

and Gardens 4 Humanity


Invite you to a free presentation and discussion with Peter Bane


 From 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, December 10th, 2012


at 615 Willow Street, Ithaca, NY


Peter Bane is a permaculture teacher, author and site designer who has  
published and edited the Permaculture Activist magazine for over 20  
years. He helped create Earthaven Ecovillage in North Carolina, and is  
now pioneering suburban farming in Bloomington, Indiana.

Peter’s book “The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and  
Country” has been just released by New Society Publishers. He will  
bring copies for sale.

Read more about the book at: http://permaculturehandbook.com

A few notable quotes about the book:

“In true permaculture style, this book combines empowering vision with  
grounded common sense, strategic thinking with nuts and bolts  
information.”

-David Holmgren

With a lifetime of Permaculture immersion under his belt, Peter  
Bane's contribution to domestic self-reliant security in this  
comprehensive handbook is nothing short of remarkable. This will  
empower thousands of seekers to move off the bleachers and into the  
game. He balances beautifully the right amount of intensive ecological  
information with delightful case studies and practical outworkings. A  
gem of a manual. Thank you, Peter.

- Joel Salatin



Please share this email to help spread the word about this free event.

Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute: http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/?p=1658

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County: http://ccetompkins.org

Gardens 4 Humanity: http://ccetompkins.org/www/community/gardens-4-humanity


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Video: Rafter Sass on Permaculture Farming Research

[Michael G. Burns]

video: http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/?p=1643

Rafter Sass Ferguson has been a Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute  
teacher for the Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course 2009. In  
this video he describes his research on the growing number of farms  
that report using permaculture design or methods to earn a livelihood.

This presentation is part of a funding campaign for scientific  
research on permaculture. Please support Rafter’s work on behalf of  
the permaculture movement:  
http://www.rockethub.com/projects/11800-changing-the-face-of-farming

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Permacorps: Organizing for Global Storming Other Crises, Brooklyn NY, Nov. 10

[Michael G. Burns]

From: Keith F. Morris ke...@prospectrock.org


While permaculture has a long history of international aid, disaster  
relief, emergency planning, and long-term preparation- 'PermaCorps  
International' began organizing formally after the earthquakes in  
Haiti, and has been a loosely coalesced idea since.  I think its time  
to take some next steps towards this potential in our movement!


With the support of Claudia Joseph and the Old Stone House  
'Permaculture Teach-In', Alice Lo and the Permaculture Institute of  
the NorthEast (P.I.N.E.), Andrew Faust, the Brooklyn Commons, and the  
Center for Bioregional Living PDC- there will be meetings in Brooklyn  
next Saturday, November 10, to offer our network's assistance and  
solidarity to the peoples of New York City, see how we may be of aid,  
and strategize for better future organization of Permaculture Disaster  
Relief, Re-visioning, and Preparation for increased Global Storming  
and Ongoing Crises.


More details will be announced soon, please join us or share with  
other friends in the NYC/ NJ/ CT Metro area.


In the meantime-  NYC and Sandy affected areas- please don't hesitate  
to let us know how we can help!  Thank you for keeping us updated and  
taking care of each other!


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