Fair Share Fiesta - Benefit for Healthy Food For All

[Michael Burns]

From:Elizabeth Karabinakis e...@cornell.edu

Please join us for the FAIR SHARE FIESTA!!!

A Latin-themed local foods dinner and dance party will raise funds to
support Healthy Food For All, a partnership of local farms and
Cooperative Extension to make fresh organic produce accessible to
everyone in our community regardless of income!

Tuesday June 15th - Schedule of Events:
7:00-9:00 pm -  Dinner prepared by Chef Mandy Beem-Miller (guaranteed to
be delicious!)
8:30 pm. - Latin Night club Survival Dance lesson
9:00 pm - 1:00 am -  DJ Michael Luis spins hottest Latin night club
music - salsa, merengue, bachata, reggeton, timba, cha cha...and more!

Dinner will feature tacos stuffed with local meats, smoked tofu and
beans. Dinner tickets are $15/person and include salads and dessert.
Purchase tickets in advance on line at www.fullplatefarms.org

Cash bar - Oasis will be mixing Margaritas!

For more information about the event, please contact:  Katie Church,
i...@fullplatefarms.org or 607.342.7632.

Thanks and hope to see you there!

Liz Karabinakis
Healthy Food For All
Cooperative Extension Tompkins County
607-272-2292 x190
http://ccetompkins.org/

For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please
visit:  http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/
If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom
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video: 12 things to prevent bee colony collapse disorder

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From:paul wheaton p...@richsoil.com

It has taken me several days to finish editing this video, but it is finally
done!  I have footage of Jacqueline Freeman, author of the upcoming book
Bees, the OTHER Way and two conventional beekeepers that care for thousands
of colonies. I also have lots of pictures shared by lots of people all over
the internet.  And 12 things to prevent colony collapse disorder

http://www.youtube.com/paulwheaton12#p/u/0/6MusqTKZ83I

Please help my little video by:  giving it a thumbs up, add to
favorites, comment, subscribe and please become my youtube friend.
And forwarding this message would be a big help too!

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Small Farm News: New USDA Investment in Beginning Farmers

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From:Violet Stone v...@cornell.edu

NEWS FROM THE SMALL FARMS PROGRAM AT CORNELL

TOPIC: New USDA Grant Awards Mean $3million Investment in Northeast Beginning
Farmers
DATE: For immediate release, October 25, 2010
CONTACT: Erica Frenay at 607-255-9911 or e...@cornell.edu
ONLINE NEWSROOM: http://www.smallfarms.cornell.edu/pages/news/

New USDA Grant Awards Mean $3 million Investment in Northeast Beginning Farmers

On October 18, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan awarded grants
to 40 organizations throughout the country to provide training and assistance
to beginning farmers and ranchers that will help them run successful and
sustainable farms. Of the 40 recipients, six of them are in the Northeast and
will provide a range of services—from hands-on production training to business
planning, mentoring to land access assistance--to new farmers over the next
1-3 years:


· Tufts University, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, Boston, Mass.,
$749,014

· Nuestras Raices, Inc., Holyoke, Mass., $740,131

· Land for Good, Keene, N.H., $547,307

· Groundswell Center for Food and Farming, Ithaca, N.Y., $349,873

· Just Foods, Inc., New York, N.Y., $426,921

· Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, Inc., Rochester, N.Y.,
$143,973

Last year’s Northeast grant recipients included the Cornell Small Farms
Program, which is using the funds to develop new online courses and videos,
build a Northeast network of organizations serving beginning farmers, and work
with high schools to put farming back on the radar as a viable career choice.
The Penn State Cooperative Extension of Lehigh County was also a recipient
last year, and is developing SEED Farm, an incubator farm providing low-cost
land and equipment to help new farmers get started without an enormous capital
investment.

“Beginning farmers and ranchers face unique challenges, and these efforts will
help provide the training needed to ensure these producers become profitable
and sustainable,” said Merrigan. “As the average age of farmers today is 57
and continues to rise, we must do everything we can to recruit a new
generation of people to produce our food. They will continue to play an
important part of American agriculture as they feed people in their local
communities and, in some cases, throughout the world.”

USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded the grants
through its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP). BFRDP is
an education, training, technical assistance and outreach program designed to
help U.S. farmers and ranchers, specifically those who have been farming or
ranching for 10 years or fewer. Under the program, which was established
through the 2008 Farm Bill, NIFA will make grants to organizations that will
implement programs to help beginning farmers and ranchers.

BFRDP provided $18 million in funding this year. This is the second year of
the program, and $18 million will be made available in fiscal years 2011 and
2012.  In FY 2009, BFRDP made 29 awards for approximately $17 million. For
more information on the BFRDP program, visit:
http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/bfrdp/bfrdp.html.  To view the USDA news
release,  visit
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Karl North: Redesigning Farming Systems for Sustainability on Nov 1, Ithaca College

[Michael Burns]

From: Marian Brown mbr...@ithaca.edu
Karl North will speak
at Ithaca College
for our November 1st
Sustainability Cafe

For more information:
http://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/2010092916382140

 The Sustainability Café on Monday, November 1st, will feature Karl North
speaking on “Redesigning Farming Systems for Sustainability in the
Post-Petroleum Era”. The Café will be held in the Center for Natural Sciences
Room 112 from 4:00-5:00PM. This event is free and open to the public.

Karl North has a decidedly eclectic background. He completed graduate study in
social anthropology and African Studies. He spent six years farming in the
French Pyrenees doing donkey agriculture. Karl has spent twenty-five years
designing and operating Northland Sheep Dairy in Cortland County. He currently
teaches the ecological agriculture course in the undergraduate program in
Environmental Science at Binghamton University, and writes on agricultural
issues for TCLocal, a group of area citizens who are researching various
aspects of energy descent and its socio-economic imperatives for Tompkins
County.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Marian
Brown at 607-274-3787 or mbr...@ithaca.edu. We ask that requests for
accommodations be made as soon as possible.

The Fall 2010 Sustainability Café series is being held in conjunction with the
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Examining Walmart's 'Rural Stranglehold'

[Michael Burns]

from the The Daily Yonder

http://www.dailyyonder.com

December 7, 2010

Examining Walmart's 'Rural Stranglehold'

The Departments of Justice and Agriculture, examining competition in
agriculture, will hold a hearing 12/8 on the increasing margins taken by
retail grocers. The United Food and Commercial Workers have issued a report on
Walmart's stranglehold on rural economies. Read the story at:
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Getting ready for sugaring at Sapsquatch this Sunday 1-30 11am-4pm

[Michael Burns]

From: Joshua Dolan sapsquat...@gmail.com

Wow!  Maple season is nearly here.  We'll be boiling in 4 or 5 weeks!
Lots of work still to be done.  Come on out this Sunday from 11am-4pm
to 2247 Mecklenburg Rd. (rt 79) in Enfield; the first driveway on the
left after the bridge 1/2 mile after Enfield 4 corners.  Follow the
foot path parallel to the road down to the sugarbush.  Please follow
the driveway around the house if there are no spots left and also Exit
on that side.  We'll be doing some chainsawing, choping and stacking,
and doing some of the final cleaning projects in preperation for the
first boil.  Plenty of fun kids activites, too.  There's a great base
on the sledding trails and we are also collecting ramp seeds for
spring planting.  So come on out and share a day in the woods!

Josh

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Community Training in Ecological Design begins next week

[Michael Burns]

There are at least a half-dozen seats still available for the upcoming
Community Training in Ecological Design course in Montour Falls, Schuyler
County, NY.

Learn to design your garden, backyard, or small woodlot using an ecological
design method. Students will choose their own design project such as a
backyard, garden space, vacant lot, field, forest, or even an entire
neighborhood in which they seek to improve food and forest production,
conserve resources, save money, and meet other goals in a sustainable manner.

The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute will be offering the course from 10:00
am to 5:00 pm on the weekend of February 12  13 and will continue on Tuesday
evenings from 6:30 to 9:00 pm from February 15th though April 12th.

Classes will be held at the Schuyler County Human Services Building at 323
Owego Street in Montour Falls, NY.

Tuition is a sliding scale $200 to $400, based on what you can afford.

Visit the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute web site for more information
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sustainability and farmers market study looking for participants

[Michael Burns]

Please feel free to forward this on to any other individuals, groups, or
organizations you think may be interested. Thank you in advance for your
assistance, and let me know if you have any questions.

~Eric

Eric P. S. Baumer, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Interaction Design Lab
Cornell University
eric...@cornell.edu
http://ericbaumer.com


Do You Visit the Farmers’ Market?

Join a study about farmers markets and sustainability

Buying local has become an increasingly popular way for people to shop
sustainably, especially when it comes to fresh produce. We want to  
understand
more about how people shop at the farmers’ market, and how they see  
their
market. We’re conducting a study, and we’re looking for people who’d  
like to
participate. The study will involve a variety of activities, including  
taking
photographs of your trips to the market, keep a diary of market- 
related thoughts
and activities, and optionally participating in an interview. As a  
token of
thanks, all participants will be given a $5 gift card to the Ithaca  
Farmers’ Market.


If you’d like to participate, please contact Eric and let him know.

Lead Researcher:
Eric Baumer
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Regenerative Descent: Integrating ideas to create a movement (Freeskool Class, Ithaca NY)

[Michael Burns]

Regenerative Descent:
Integrating ideas to create a movement

Teacher: Simone Lackey, simonelac...@gmail.com 917-209-9439
When: 2/28, 3/14 and 3/21
Where: 415 Elm St., Ithaca, NY
The class will be a mixture of presentation on ecological (and social)
design, systems thinking and other supportive theories and models, as well
as some discussion, brainstorming, mind mapping and design practice.  The
main intention of this class is to provide resources and establish
connections for creating a network of ecological and social activists.

http://ithacafreeskool.wordpress.com/

###Hey Michael,1. Kayleigh is planning on coming to town on Sunday. Maybe we could all get together and do something in the afternoon, maybe an early evening potluck?2. Steve and I were talking garden plans and has encouraged me to do a full design of the garden this year, starting with site assessment and mapping.  Its probably not the best time to come assess and map since Im guessing there is snow all over it.
3. I am teaching a Freeskool class, which started yesterday.  I meant to send you a description to send out to the FLXPC network last week but I just didnt get around to.  I am hoping you can do that sometime this week and I can get more people, including yourself if you are up to it, to come out to the next one.
the description is:Freeskool Class: Regenerative Descent-
Integrating ideas to create a movement
Teacher: Simone Lackey, simonelac...@gmail.com 917 209 9439
When: 2/28, 3/14 and 3/21
Where: 415 Elm St
The class will be a mixture of presentation on ecological (and social)  
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well as some discussion, brainstorming, mind mapping and design  
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Urban farmer/teacher for Abany NY Community Garden sought

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From:Dylan Boyce dylan.r.bo...@gmail.com

Urban Farmer wanted: Capital District Community Gardens www.cdcg.org ,
operates The Produce Project, an entrepreneurial job training program for
High School students in Upstate New York. Under the Farmer’s supervision,
students use high tunnels and other season extension techniques to grow
organic vegetables and sell them to local restaurants through much of the
year. Students receive food and monetary stipends for their participation.
The Farmer should have practical experience, organic preferred, in farm
management from composting to market sales. The right candidate must be
comfortable working with youth; past teaching or training experience
necessary. This is a year-round position with excellent benefits and a
supportive work environment. For more details contact Matthew Schueler at
edcen...@cdcg.org


   - Compensation: full time with great benefits
   - Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
   - Please, no phone calls about this job!
   - Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or
   commercial interests.

 Original URL: http://albany.craigslist.org/npo/2142851259.html


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Permaculture Summer Apprenticeship applicants sought

[Michael Burns]

The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
http://FingerLakesPermaculture.org
presents our

Permaculture Summer Apprenticeship
June 3 through August 11, 2011

We are seeking applicants for our summer apprenticeship program. Those
selected will work and study through an intensive, nine-week schedule that
includes our Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course.

Apprentice applicants will work full-time on agroforestry, natural building,
waste management and gardening projects. Apprentices will also help prepare
the Permaculture Design Certification course site. They will receive over 60
hours of instruction in addition to our 84-hour PDC course.

We will begin interviewing and selecting candidates on March 11th.

A lot more information about the apprenticeship, as well as the application,
can be found at:
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Mushroom Innoculation Workshops in NY, MA, and PA

[Michael Burns]

The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
http://FingerLakesPermaculture.org

presents

Mushroom Innoculation Workshops
- April 23 in Montague, MA at Brooks Bend Farm (Western Massachusetts)
- May 14 in Harleysville, PA at Living Hope Farm (Near Philadelphia)
- May 21  22 in the Finger Lakes region, NY at Hawk Meadow Farm and  
Cayuta Sun (near Ithaca)


Mushrooms are a remarkable source of food and medicine that have been  
cultivated and wild-crafted by humans for thousands of years.


The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute invites you to our workshops  
that introduce participants to the world of mushrooms, their link to  
healthy soils and forests, and their growing potential on both a home  
and commercial scale.


We will inoculate shiitake, oyster, and stropharia mushrooms and  
discuss how to successfully raise multiple harvests.


The two-day course goes more in depth into mushroom laying yard design  
and the economics of production. Mushrooms have a good potential for  
income generation

with high market value and low start up costs.

Both one day and two-day classes include forest walks that discuss  
ecology and best management practices for forestry management.


Workshop participants receive complete instruction and take home an  
inoculated log, coffee ground substrate, and instructional booklet  
with further

resources.

Visit: http://FingerLakesPermaculture.org for information and  
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Permaculture Design Certification course 7/22 - 8/7, 2011 Finger Lakes NY

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The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
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presents our

Permaculture Design Certification course

July 22 through August 7, 2011

This is our ninth, internationally recognized certification course. We train
people of all backgrounds to mimic natural patterns and principles in their
yards, on their land, and in their homes and businesses.

This year’s teaching staff includes Michael Burns, Steve Gabriel, Karryn
Olson-Ramanujan, and Rafter Sass, plus guest presenters from the local
permaculture community.

The course equips students with a whole systems approach to utilize the
principles, techniques, and challenges of permaculture as a system of
sustainable design. Our off-grid learning community explores a wide range of
topics. Some land-based examples are soil regeneration, water conservation,
building ponds and swales, managing woodlots, building natural and efficient
homes, utilizing renewable energy, and designing gardens.  In addition, we
will examine social and economic paradigms, alternatives, and skills for
building just and regenerative communities.

We teach through presentations, case studies, hands-on experiential learning,
design exercises and the student design practicum. We follow the traditional
permaculture curriculum with an emphasis on strategies for the cool temperate
climate found in North America's northeastern regions. Instruction is
augmented by presentations from local experts, field trips, and fun.

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Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair, Ithaca NY, Saturday, 3/5

[Michael Burns]

From:Elizabeth Viviana Karabinakis e...@cornell.edu

Greetings local farm and food lovers!

It's that exciting time of year when the snow blanketing our fields is
starting to melt and seeds are soon to find the soil, water and warmth they
need to sprout!

Farmers are gearing up for another bountiful season of local foods and so
should you. Come join us for the Annual Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Fair next Saturday, March 5th to meet local farms offering CSA shares and find
the right one for you!

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair
Date: Saturday, March 5th
Time: 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Boynton Middle School Cafeteria, 1601 North Cayuga Street, Ithaca
Cost:  FREE
What: 17 farms serving the Tompkins County and the surrounding area will be
available to speak with community members at this year’s CSA Fair. Fruits,
vegetables, granola, backed goods, meats, eggs, herbs and herbal products, and
even fiber – many local producers are finding the CSA marketing model
well-suited to their products.

CSA provides members with a weekly, or periodic, selection of products and
farmers with an established market prior to the growing season. There are
differences between CSA programs such as share size, products offered, pick-up
locations, u-pick options and on-farm work opportunities. Attend the CSA Fair
to learn about the many benefits of CSA, meet and talk with farmers, and find
out which CSA program might be perfect for you. There will be quiet activities
to occupy children while parents circulate and table space to sit and review
material you gather. CSA programs fill up quickly so don’t miss out this
season.

The CSA Fair is hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County and
is free and open to the public. For more information, call Debbie Teeter or
Liz Karabinakis at CCE-Tompkins, 607-272-2292.


 Ten Reasons to Join a CSA Farm 
1. Know Where Your Food Comes From
In a CSA share your produce comes directly from your farmer so you know who is
growing your food and how. If you have questions about their farming practices
or values just ask! With this level of transparency, you can rest assured
knowing your farmer cares about what matters to you.
2. Support the Economic Democracy of Small Farming
By supporting small family farms you are fostering the broad-based independent
decision making of economic democracy. You are helping to break up the
concentration of power from a select few profit-driven corporations and making
room for values beyond the bottom line. You are supporting an economic system
where more people are empowered to meet their basic needs with dignity and can
have meaningful control of their resources.
3. Save Money
CSA shares offer more value for your food dollar! 100% of your money goes
directly to the farmer to grow and harvest high quality food for you. By
working directly together, farmers and consumers can cut out the middlemen and
extraneous costs (trucking companies, retailers, lobbyists, etc.).
4. More Selection
Most CSA farms strive for ecological diversity and a wide variety in crop
production, so over the course of the season CSA farmers usually grow more
types of vegetables than found at a grocery store. You’ll discover varieties
that you might not otherwise find or buy, so get ready to enjoy your share of
the season’s bounty including leeks, celeriac, edamame, garlic scapes, daikon,
and many other diverse goodies!
5. Better Flavor
CSA farmers select for more flavorful varieties of produce and the time
between harvest and consumption is reduced so you get fresher food that tastes
better. Unlike industrial farmers that harvest for shipping and shelf-life,
CSA farmers harvest for ripeness and flavor. Eating seasonally means every
week you receive what the conditions were most fit to produce so you’re
guaranteed to eat your veggies at their peak. Get ready for a culinary delight
and adventure!
6. Have fun!
There are lots of exciting ways to enjoy your CSA share- including visits to
the farm, u-picking, potluck dinners and community events. During the growing
season there is always something fun to do with you and your family to
celebrate local agriculture, enjoy good food and mingle with other CSA
members. To find out more about opportunities to have fun with your CSA share
ask your farmer or check out the event calendar on Tompkins County Cooperative
Extension’s website http://ccetompkins.org/
7. Grow Your Local Economy
By being a CSA member you are keeping your food dollar circulating locally to
support a healthy community and environment. In an era when 120 acres of
farmland are permanently lost every year in the US and the average person has
or will face job insecurity, becoming a CSA member helps ensure your farmer
has what they need to invest in land and labor. CSA members who pay upfront of
the growing season help provide the capitol when the farmers need it most to
avoid high interest loans for equipment, seeds, fertilizers or other inputs
required 

Wool handling workshop: Mar 12 13 Tompkins County, NY

[Michael Burns]

WOOL HANDLING SCHOOL
Date: March 12 and 13, 2011 (noon to noon)
Workshop fee: $25
Instructor: Ron Cole
ASI Wool Education Consultant
5616 Pawnee Lane, Greeley  CO  80634
970-339-9044 Cell 970-302-4117

Registration: Please call the ASI office at 303-771-3500 ext 54  
(Zahrah) to sign up for the school and make arrangements to pay the  
$25.00 (credit cards accepted).  Please send in registrations as soon  
as possible.


Fleeces:  We will have lots of fine wool fleeces, and various other  
educational fleeces for people to handle in addition to a multitude of
medium wool fleeces from the Cornell flocks.  You are also welcomed to  
bring fleeces from your own sheep for Ron to give input on.


Location: Cornell Sheep Farm
440 Slaterville Rd, Dryden, NY 13053

Mapquest directions are at:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?address=440+Slaterville+Rdzipcode=13053

Information about the farm is at:
http://www.sheep.cornell.edu/research/csf/index.html







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please visit:  http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/
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Frolic Farm seeks volunteers, collaborators, and partners

[Michael Burns]

From: Harmony Hazard

Reply to: frolicf...@gmail.com

Frolic Farm is a new community farm and center for education, healing and
wellness, multimedia arts, and environmental and social change. We are located
in Callicoon, New York, about 3 hours from the city.

This is our first year and we are planning to put our fingers in many
different jars.  We will be growing a diversity of annual and perennial
vegetables and medicinal herbs, possibly for market, possibly for a small CSA.
We are inspired by free school models and will be offering popular education
internships and classes. We will be doing local activist work against
hydraulic fracturing and jails and hope to do a listening project to hear and
document local stories. We will also be playing around with many permaculture
tools, including building with cob, growing mushrooms, and using greywater. We
will be making many things (bread, tinctures, pickles), learning things
(screenprinting, greenhouse-building, how to throw dance parties in fields),
and enjoying living in close community.

If you are looking for an established farm, this is not the place. But if you
are looking for an immersion in collective living and organizing, where you
have a chance for real participation and voice, then we would love to work
with you. We believe we can empower ourselves and each other to learn and
figure things out together.

Our priority is for those who can stay at least a month and perhaps the whole
season, if it fits, and also for those with some skills, but we are open to
all forms of participation. We are looking for people to come between mid
April and
October. We are still figuring out housing, and will ask for some rent/food
money, but are open to working things out. There is some space indoors and
ample space for tents.

Get in touch:
frolicf...@gmail.com

--.
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offers its ninth permaculture design
certificate course: July 22-Aug 7, 2011
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May Day deadline for discounted PDC tuition

[Michael Burns]

We like to plan ahead. If you do also, then take advantage of the $150
discount offered for registering and paying your deposit by May 1.

The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute is offering its ninth Permaculture
Design Certificate course from July 22 through August 7, 2011.

Steve Gabriel, Karryn Olson Ramanujan, Rafter Sass, and Michael Burns will
take participants through 84 hours of instruction and a design practicum based
on the internationally recognized permaculture curriculum. Our students will
learn permaculture's principles, methods, and strategies with emphasis on the
challenges of designing and creating sustainable, regenerative systems in the
cool temperate northeast of North America.

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INDUSTRIALIZING THE FINGER LAKES: The latest threat. Forum Thursday, 4/14 in Watkins Glen

[Michael Burns]

From: Maura Stephens msteph...@ithaca.edu

SENECA AT A CROSSROADS: Large Scale LPG Storage vs. Tourism, Wineries,  
Peace and Quiet


-Do we want to be the gas storage and transport hub of the Northeast?
-Do we want Liquiefied Petroleum Gas stored in our salt caverns?
-Or do we want agriculture, tourism, home-grown businesses and small- 
town living?


WHEN: Thursday, April 14th, 7:00-9:00pm

WHERE: Watkins Glen High School Auditorium, 301 12th St Watkins Glen  
NY 14891


Featured Speakers:
Karen Edelstein, geographic information systems consultant
John Halfman, Ph.D., Research Scientist, water quality expert, Finger  
Lakes Institute, Hobart william and Smith Colleges
Robert Howarth, Ph.D., ecologist, environmental biologist, Cornell  
University
Jack Ossont, Coalition to Preserve New York, Committee to Preserve the  
Finger Lakes,
Thomas Shelley, Environmental Health and Safety Expert, retired  
chemical hygiene officer Cornell University


Moderator: Michael Hartney, Town of Reading resident

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Permaculture Garden Party in Schuyler County, April 30, 2011

[Michael Burns]

Permaculture Garden Party in Schuyler County

Saturday, April 30th, 2011
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

in the garden at

Schuyler County Human Services Complex
323 Owego Street, Montour Falls, NY 14865

Learn new ways to garden, including edible gourmet mushrooms.

  Help build a perennial community garden with winter-hardy kiwis.

Discover how sheet mulching means less tilling, weeding and watering.

   See worm composting in action!

9:00 a.m.: Arrive and register
9:30: Welcome and Introductions
9:45: Introduction to Permaculture
10:30: Sheet mulching presentation and community garden activities (SG/MB)
12:00: Bring your own lunch and free time
1:00: Kiwi presentation, sheet mulching and community garden activities (RO)
2:00: Edible Mushroom presentation and hands-on inoculation practice (SG)
3:00: Worms and composting presentation
4:00: Closing

The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute in cooperation with Cornell
Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County (EPO/EEO) invites you to a
permaculture garden party!

Permaculture is an ecological design discipline that can help land owners and
gardeners produce abundant, healthy landscapes and homes.

Admission is free and kids are welcome.

RSVPs are helpful, but not necessary via regis...@fingerlakespermaculture.org

Learn more or RSVP at http://FingerLakesPermaculture.org

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Seminar on Permaculture in Practice (Cornell, Ithaca NY)

[Michael Burns]

From: Samuel Bosco sf...@cornell.edu

SPECIAL SEMINAR

Recent horticulture graduate student Erin Marteal is recently back  
from her Dreer Award study of permaculture in Australia, New Zealand  
and Trinidad.

Please join us for this special seminar, Permaculture  Public Gardens,

on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 from 12:15-1:15PM in 462 KENNEDY HALL.

What’s green about a chicken? Find out what a chicken can teach us and  
so much more in this talk by 2010 Dreer Award recipient Erin Marteal,  
who travelled to Australia, New Zealand, and Trinidad exploring the  
relationship between permaculture and public gardens. What is  
permaculture? And where does it belong within the contemporary context  
of public gardens, landscapes and environmental education? These  
questions will be discussed against a backdrop of colorful photos from  
around the world.

Everyone is welcome.


-- 
Samuel Bosco
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Horticulture
155 Plant Science
Cornell University

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Finger Lakes to be Gas Storage Transportation Hub of North East?

[Michael Burns]

From: Kate Bartholomew kbart...@wgcsd.org

Seneca at a Crossroads Forum

being held at the
Watkins Glen High School Auditorium
on Thursday. April 14th
from 7-9pm.

This Forum is being held to inform the public about how out of state  
Inergy LP plans to store hundreds of millions of gallons of LPG  
(liquefied petroleum gas) in salt caverns right next to and under  
Seneca Lake. They also plan to store nearly a hundred million gallons  
of very salty Brine in a 14 acre open pit on the steep slope above the  
lake.

I think this is the most significant threat to our Finger Lakes today  
and is directly related to NY State's Marcellus Shale gas and the  
hydrofracking that they think is imminent. Please plan on attending  
this event and learn the facts surrounding this project. Please  
forward this email to everyone you know, share it on Facebook, shout  
from the hilltops.

As Inergy says on their website, they want the Finger Lakes to be the  
Gas Storage and Transportation Hub for the North East!! Well, I say we  
don't want them to turn the land we love into an industrial wasteland!!

http://www.wetmtv.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=2360267navCatId=20170

If for any reason you can't attend in person, we will be streaming  
live on the web. Please wait out the short infomercial at the beginning.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/SenecaCrossroads

The video will also be available online at http://shaleshockmedia.org/  
soon after the event.

Thank You!!

http://www.gasfreeseneca.com


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Ithaca Freeskool Call For Classes

[Michael Burns]

From:Shira Golding shiragold...@gmail.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

We Are All Teachers!
Ithaca Freeskool invites members of the community to submit class
proposals for summer session

ITHACA, NY – April 14, 2011 – Ithaca Freeskool is looking for
passionate people who want to share their skills and knowledge in the
upcoming summer session, June 1 to August 31, 2011. Class proposals
are due on May 1 and should be emailed to ithaca_freesk...@riseup.net.

Ithaca Freeskool is a grassroots, all-volunteer community-building
initiative that creates spaces where people teach and attend classes
with one another without cost. Primarily, but not exclusively geared
towards adults, anyone can teach and anyone can attend.
Class proposals are being solicited on any and all topics of interest
to the community. Past classes include Anatomy  Physiology for
Beginners, Cloth Diapering Basics, Eating  Identifying Wild
Plants, Traditional  Experimental Animation and many more.

Ithaca Freeskool is a way for people to have their educational needs
met without making a large time or financial commitment. We can teach
each other real skills that are fun and practical and make our social
environment rich and vibrant, explains organizer McKenzie Jones-Rounds.

The great thing about the Ithaca Freeskool, is that it brings out all
the flavors of our community. People can teach classes that play with
and explore their interests, hobbies, and issues, which can be
surprising and inspiring, shares organizer Lily Gershon.

About forty people participated in our 'Be Your Own Boss' class at
the Southside Community Center in the winter session. It was amazing
to meet diverse community members who were all interested in exploring
self-employment as a way to become more empowered and independent,
explains Shira Golding who taught the class with her partner Ari Moore
(the two run their own creative and consulting services company called
Shirari Industries).

The organizers are asking for a three-month commitment for ongoing
classes. Teachers can choose how often in that three-month period they
want to teach their class. Single-session classes are also acceptable.
The teacher should choose a day and time that works for them and find
a space. Classes have taken place in people's homes, public parks,
local coffee shops and community centers.

Organizers work with teachers to promote classes by distributing
physical calendars throughout the community and listing classes on the
Freeskool website as well as on Facebook and via appropriate email
lists. Teachers are also encouraged to create posters for their
classes and do what they can to get the word out.

Class submissions should be emailed to ithaca_freesk...@riseup.net by
May 1, 2011 in the following format:
Name of class:
Facilitator: (Name, and public contact info)
Location:
Date(s)  time(s):
A short description:
Any requirements for students (books, equipment, need to RSVP, etc.):

For photos or more information, contact organizer Shira Golding at
607-821-0654 or sh...@shirari.com.

Visit the Ithaca Freeskool website: http://ithacafreeskool.wordpress.com


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knowledge in the upcoming summer session, June 1 to 
August 31, 2011. Class proposals are due on May 1 and should be emailed toithaca_freesk...@riseup.net.Ithaca Freeskool is a grassroots, all-volunteer community-building initiative that creates spaces where people teach and attend classes with one another without cost. Primarily, but not exclusively geared towards adults, anyone can teach and anyone can attend.Class proposals are being solicited on any and all topics of interest to the community. Past classes include "Anatomy  Physiology for Beginners,""Cloth Diapering Basics," "Eating  Identifying Wild Plants," "Traditional  Experimental Animation" and many more."IthacaFreeskool is a way for people to have their educational needs met without making a large time or financial commitment. We can teach each other real skills that are fun and practical and make our social environment rich and vibrant," explains organizer McKenzie Jones-Rounds."The great thing about the Ithaca Freeskool, is that it brings out all the flavors of our community. People can teach classes that play with and explore their interests, hobbies, and issues, which can be surprising and inspiring," shares organizer Lily Gershon."About forty people participated in our 'Be Your Own Boss' class at the Southside Community Center in the winter session. It was amazing to meet diverse community members who were all interested in exploring self-employment as a way to become more empowered and independent," explains Shira Golding who taught the class with her partner Ari Moore (the two run their own creative and consulting services 

Northeast Food: It Takes a Region Conference, Nov 11-12, 2011

[Michael Burns]

~ Please circulate widely ~

IT TAKES A REGION - 2011:

A  CONFERENCE TO BUILD OUR NORTHEAST FOOD SYSTEM

WHEN: November 11-12, 2011, with pre-conference trainings on November 10

WHERE: Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, Albany, New York

This year, NESAWG and partners will draw on the success of our 2009   
2010 It Takes a Region conferences.  Once again, we'll look at  
exciting efforts underway in our region. We'll hear and build from the  
work groups--including distribution logistics, research, messaging,  
access  nutrition, and policy advocacy (how do we influence the 2012  
Farm Bill?). We will welcome new participants--especially emerging  
food system leaders and community activists.  We'll be addressing  
pressing issues such as food system worker equity and growing biomass  
versus food.  We’ll continue to explore scale, size, geography and  
cross-sector partnerships.  Watch for new features and networking  
opportunities.

Be a conference sponsor: sponsor funds go toward scholarships so  
everyone can participate. Contact Kathy for more information.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Visit http://www.ittakesaregion.org or email Kathy Ruhf, NESAWG  
coordinator.

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P.O. Box 11
Belchertown, MA 01007
phone/fax 413-323-9878
cell 608-212-9178
kzr...@verizon.net

Coordinator
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
nes...@nesawg.org
www.nefood.org


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Forum on Community-Cornell Univ. Engagement, Fri. 4/29, 3-5pm

[Michael Burns]

From: Megan M. Gregory mm...@cornell.edu

Cornell Education Matters invites you to a panel discussion and forum:

Community Engagement  the University:
Strengthening Public Scholarship at Cornell
Friday, April 29, 3 PM – 5 PM
Location TBA

During this time of university restructuring, it is vital that the  
university recommit to its public mission of  forming and sustaining  
equitable, mutually beneficial partnerships with communities.  At this  
panel discussion and forum, you can join the conversation and action  
towards greater community-university engagement by:


* Hearing diverse perspectives from university faculty, Extension  
educators, and community members on how we can support community- 
university engagement, and


* Contributing your ideas and making connections with others seeking  
to strengthen public scholarship at Cornell through an interactive  
visioning exercise.



--
Megan M. Gregory

Graduate Research Assistant, The Agroecology Lab
134A Plant Science Building
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
(847)287-7794

The Garden Ecology Project: http://blogs.cornell.edu/gep/
Proyecto Ecología de los Huertos (en español): 
http://blogs.cornell.edu/gepespanol/

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Democracy and democratic education are founded on faith in [people],  
on the belief that they not only can but should discuss the problems  
of their country, of their continent, the world, their work, the  
problems of democracy itself.  Education is an act of love, and thus  
an act of courage.

   -- Paulo Freire, Education as the Practice of Freedom (1974)

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Third Town In Maine Passes Food Freedom Law

[Michael Burns]

Third Town In Maine Passes Food Freedom Law

From:
http://www.naturalnews.com/032142_food_freedom_Maine.html

Blue Hill becomes third town in Maine to pass food freedom law
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer

(NaturalNews) Within the past several months, numerous towns in Maine,  
and one
in Vermont, have proposed or enacted food sovereignty laws that declare,
plainly, that the federal government has no business telling citizens  
what food
products they can and cannot buy or sell locally. Representing the  
third town to
successfully pass such an ordinance, Blue Hill, Maine, recently  
adopted a local
food and self-governance bill that asserts the freedom of local  
citizens to
choose their own food.

In a near-unanimous vote, Blue Hill residents successfully voted to  
pass the
food freedom ordinance on April 2. Besides declaring sovereignty from  
government
intrusion on local food policy, the bill exempts all direct sales of  
food from
having to comply with state and federal license and inspection  
requirement. In
other words, local residents who grow and sell produce, for instance,  
will not
be subjected to the tedious and expensive bureaucratic red tape that  
rightfully
applies to factory farm operations.

[It] is a huge milestone in the struggle to protect the rights, not  
only of
farmers to sell their products, but also of all citizens to eat the  
food of
their choice, John Gandy, a local resident of Blue Hill and Master  
for the
Halcyon Grange, is quoted as saying in the Activist Post. It is time  
citizens
start defending our rights against big government and big business.

In early March, two other towns in Maine, Sedgwick and Penobscot, both  
passed
their own food sovereignty laws. And the town of Barre, Vt., will vote  
on its
own food freedom resolution sometime in May
(http://www.naturalnews.com/031833_f...).

Based on the Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution, the federal  
government has
absolutely no authority to interfere with state and local food  
affairs. The
Amendment specifically prohibits the federal government from exerting  
any power
not specifically granted to it by the Constitution, and a group called  
the Tenth
Amendment Center is working hard to help states break free from the  
chains of
unlawful federal intrusion (http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/).

You can also keep track of the status of food freedom legislation at the
following links:
http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com...
http://growninthecity.com/interacti...

Sources for this story include:

http://www.activistpost.com/2011/04...

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June 16 benefit: Finger Lakes Craft Beer Festival! (benefit for Gas Free Seneca)]

[Michael Burns]

Craft Brewery Festival set for June 16

*What:** Finger Lakes Craft Brewery Festival**
**When:** June 16, 2011 from 6-11 p.m.**
Where: Hidden Valley Campground/Watkins Glen*

WATKINS GLEN, -- Craft breweries from around the Finger Lakes are joining
together to highlight the growing craft beer movement through an inaugural
festival -- and are inviting all beer enthusiasts to come join us for great
beer, great food, live music, meeting old friends, and making new ones!

*The Finger Lakes Craft Brewery Festival* is also a benefit to increase
awareness and raise money for *“Gas Free Seneca,” a local non-profit group
dedicated to stopping the proposed INERGY Liquid Propane Gas Storage Facility
in the Watkins Glen area, on SENECA LAKE! http://www.gasfreeseneca.com*

Day-of-the-event tickets are available at the gate for $45 (cash only)
beginning at 4:00 p.m. The gate opens at 6:00 p.m. Designated Driver Tickets
are only $25.

Price of entry covers: 20 Beer Tastings! Excellent Food! Live Bands! and other
activities!*

Hidden Valley rests behind Watkins Glen State Park.

There will be an indoor courtyard tasting area with music and specialty food,
and an outdoor courtyard area also with tasting and live music. The event will
be held rain or shine.*

Some overnight group cabin rentals, sleeping 10-20, will be available for
$120; email for details.
For more information about reserving a cabin for groups of 10 or more, or any
other information, contact Kathy at roosterfishbook...@gmail.com, or
checkwww.facebook.com/roosterfish.

*On-line tickets can be purchased at: http://www.ticketriver.com/event/1583/ *

No one under 21 will be allowed on the site unless accompanied by a parent.

Designated Drivers are encouraged.

Wristbands will be issued and must be worn at all times by all people on the
site.

*A partial list of participating breweries*: *Rooster Fish Brewing, Keuka
Brewing Company, Cortland Beer Company, Two Goats, Bandwagon, Ithaca Beer,
Finger Lakes Brewing, Naked Dove, Middle Ages, Rogers Brewing, Wagner Valley,
Seneca Lodge Craft Brewing, and more…  The superb Food menu will compliment
the hand-crafted beer and will be provided as part of the admission price!*

Mark your calendar! June 16th. Be there!

Volunteers needed!

Vigilance,

Sam Maggio, Founder of SALUBRIOUS FARMS

*www.gasfreeseneca.com*


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Craft Brewery Festival set for June 16











What: Finger Lakes Craft Brewery Festival

When: June 16, 2011 from 6-11 p.m.Where: Hidden Valley Campground/Watkins Glen


WATKINS GLEN, -- Craft breweries from around the Finger Lakes are joining together to highlight the growing craft beer movement through an inaugural festival -- and are inviting all beer enthusiasts to come join us. Great Beer, Great Food, Live Music, Meeting old and making new Friends!


The Finger Lakes Craft Brewery Festival is also a benefit to increase awareness and raise money for “Gas Free Seneca,” a local non-profit group dedicated to stopping the proposed INERGY Liquid Propane Gas Storage Facility in the Watkins Glen area, on SENECA LAKE! www.gasfreeseneca.com


Day-of-the-event tickets are available at the gate for $45 (cash only) beginning at 4:00 p.m. The gate opens at 6:00 p.m. Designated Driver Tickets are only $25. 
…Price of entry covers: 20 Beer Tastings! Excellent Food! Live Bands! and other activities!
Hidden Valley rests behind Watkins Glen State Park. There will be an indoor courtyard tasting area with music and specialty food, and an outdoor courtyard area also with tasting and live music. The event will be held rain or shine.


Some overnight group cabin rentals, sleeping 10-20, will be available for $120; email for details.For more information about reserving a cabin for groups of 10 or more, or any other information, contact Kathy at roosterfishbook...@gmail.com, or checkwww.facebook.com/roosterfish.


On-line tickets can be purchased at: http://www.ticketriver.com/event/1583/No one under 21 will be allowed on the site unless accompanied by a parent.


Designated Drivers are encouraged.
Wristbands will be issued and must be worn at all times by all people on the site.A partial list of participating breweries: Rooster Fish Brewing, Keuka Brewing Company, Cortland Beer Company, Two Goats, Bandwagon, Ithaca Beer, Finger Lakes Brewing, Naked Dove, Middle Ages, Rogers Brewing, Wagner Valley, Seneca Lodge Craft Brewing, and more…  The superb Food menu will compliment the hand-crafted beer and will be provided as part of the admission price!


Mark your calendar! June 16th. Be there!
If anyone would like more info, please feel free to reply to this email! 
If anyone wants to volunteer 

What Will Fracking Do To Our Food Supply?

[Michael Burns]

The controversial gas-drilling practice is tainting water. Your food might be
next.

By Barry Estabrook
Originally published by Gilt Taste

There's a stunning moment in the Academy Award-nominated documentary Gasland,
where a man touches a match to his running faucet—to have it explode in a ball
of fire. This is what hydraulic fracturing, a process of drilling for natural
gas known as fracking, is doing to many drinking water supplies across the
country. But the other side of fracking—what it might do to the food eaten by
people living hundreds of miles from the nearest gas well—has received little
attention...
http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/20110525_what-will-fracking-do-do-our-food-supply




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Menu announced for June 19th Harvest Dinner/Benefit

[Michael Burns]

From:Elizabeth Viviana Karabinakis e...@cornell.edu

Chef-owner Scott Signori from Stonecat Café has put together a tantalizing
menu paired with Damiani wines for the Remembrance Farm Harvest Dinner on
Sunday, June 19th, 2011. See the flier below or visit
http://www.healthyfoodforall.org/.

Bring the whole family and celebrate Father's Day and Midsummer’s Eve!
Starting at 5:00pm enjoy a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception with live music
from Evil City String Band and an optional farm tour with a scavenger hunt.
Dinner will begin at 6:00 p.m in the barn followed by a bonfire and desserts
under the stars. In honor of Father's Day guests will receive a gift box from
Life's So Sweet Chocolates to take home.

Tickets start at $75 (all-inclusive) and can be purchased online at
http://www.healthyfoodforall.org/ or by calling 607-342-8845. Seating is
limited so don't delay!

This is the first in a series of six harvest dinners on the farm to benefit
the Healthy Food For All program, a partnership of family-owned farms and
Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County to make fresh produce accessible
to households with limited income.

For the full schedule of 2011 harvest dinners with menus and more, please
visit http://www.healthyfoodforall.org/ or contact
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Fair Share Fiesta TONIGHT in Ithaca, NY

[Michael Burns]

From:Elizabeth Viviana Karabinakis e...@cornell.edu

The 2nd Annual FAIR SHARE FIESTA is tonight, June 14th at the Oasis Dance
Club, 1230 Danby Road in Ithaca.

End the day with a survival latin dance class and dancing and great local
foods prepared by the Good Truck.

Tix (for dinner, dessert and dancing) are $15 and can be purchased in advance
at www.fullplatefarms.orghttp://www.fullplatefarms.org/ or at the door.

All proceeds benefit Healthy Food For All, a farmer-driven initiative in
partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County to make
fresh seasonal produce accessible to families with limited income.

COME DANCE, EAT and HAVE FUN while raising funds to SHARE OUR REGION'S BOUNTY
with ALL!

Menu
Chips  Rhubarb Salsa - tis the season to enjoy rhubarb from Stick ad Stone 
Farm!
Coconut Black Beans - thank you Cayuga Pure Organics!
Grilled Polenta Triangles - yay Farmer Ground Flour!
Zesty Slaw - thank you Full Plate farms for growing such yummy veggies!
Seasoned Beef - from Sabol's Farm
Smoked Tofu - locally grown soy beans locally made into tofu...thank you
Ithaca Soy!
Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp w/ Cream - nothing is sweeter than local fruit!

For more info, contact Katie Church, Coordinator of the Full Plate Farm
Collective: fullplatefa...@yahoo.commailto:fullplatefa...@yahoo.com or
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National Black Agriculture Awareness Week July 10-16, 2011

[Michael Burns]

To: nikk...@yahoo.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Tanikka Cunningham (888) 415-2667x702 tcunningham [at] healthysolutionsgroup.org
Michael Harris (916) 997-2451 blackagriculture [at] yahoo.com

National Black Agriculture Awareness Week
Creating Opportunities for:
Awareness, Education, Outreach, and Volunteerism around Black Agriculture”

NATIONAL (June 6, 2011)  Healthy Solutions, Black Agriculture, Southeastern
African American Organic Network (SAAFON), and community stakeholders will
host advocacy events, programs, and services  nationally to Create
opportunities for: Awareness, Education, Outreach, and Volunteerism around
Black Agriculture for the first ever National Black Agriculture Awareness Week
during the week of July 10- 16, 2011.

National Black Agriculture Awareness Week is about recognizing, educating, and
celebrating the contribution of African Americans, and People of African
Descent, to agriculture in our everyday lives. The National Black Agriculture
Awareness Week encourages everyone to:
-Understand how the decline in Black Agricultural Producers is an issue that
needs immediate attention.
-Educate youth to want to pursue Agriculture as a viable option to build a
foundation for themselves and communities.
-Appreciate the many agriculturally related accomplishments that benefit not
just black agricultural producers, but agriculture as a whole, and impact us
on a daily basis.
-Bring awareness to food and agricultural issues in the African American
community as a whole.

Currently Black agricultural producers, farmers, and ranchers make up 1% ( 1
in 100 farmers) of all agricultural producers, farmers, and ranchers
nationally, and combine for an average of 63 years of age. This time is
critical point and time for black producers, says Tanikka Cunningham, Healthy
Solutions Executive Director, we are at a point and time in our lives, where
if something is not done soon to create more black farmers, sustain our
current black producers, and educate our communities about agriculture, we can
see the extinction of Black Agriculture as we know it.  We believe that with
creation, and implementation of this necessary National Black Agricultural
Awareness Week can help plant the seeds to revitalize black agriculture while
paying respect and celebrating what black agricultural producer, farmers,
ranchers, inventors, scientist, and communities have done for agriculture in
the United States, and beyond.

This week is not just about Black Farmers, but it is a week to eliminated
artificial barriers and continue to make progress toward implementing a
National Black Agriculture Action Agenda that bring together federal, state
and local; U.S. Agriculture stakeholders, toward expanding job creation,
career development and sustainable communities around Agriculture, says
Michael Harris, publisher of Black  Agriculture.

For More Information:
For more information about how to get involved, plan events, sponsorship, or
supporting this week in anyway more information about the National Black
Agriculture Awareness Week, can be found at www.saveblackfarmers.org.


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Healthy Solutions is a 501 (c)(3) organization whose mission is to increase
the capacity of communities of color, particularly African Americans, to
achieve self-reliance through distribution, agriculture, entrepreneurship, and
cooperative healthy food enterprises. Our vision is to use this model to
create sustainable, equitable communities that realize both the health and
economic benefits of their community food systems and their community food
security.www.healthysolutionsgroup.org

Black Agriculture is a quarterly publication whose purpose is to educate
industry and community of the needs and importance of Agriculture producers.
www.blackagriculture.com

Southeastern African-American Farmers Organic Network (SAAFON), a project of
the SoGreen Network, is a network of farmers using sustainable growing
methods. The Network is comprised of small and limited resource farmers that
are either certified organic or growing organically. Currently SAAFON farmers
are located in six states and the Virgin Islands: Alabama, Georgia, Florida,
Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, and St. Croix Island.
www.saafon.org

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Tanikka Cunningham
Executive Director
Healthy Solutions
Office: 888-415-2667x 702
Fax: 877-349-0272
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Permaculture Design Certification by the numbers...

[Michael Burns]

84+ hours of instruction and practice..

50+ dollars in early (pre-July) registration savings...*

40+ freshly cooked mostly organic, locally-sourced meals...

20+ students...

14+ days of learning in community...

8+ openings left for your place in the class...

5+ weeks until we start...

4+ teachers and several volunteers with many thousands of hours of
permaculture teaching experience...

There are many ways to quantify the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute's
ninth annual Permaculture Design Certificate course. We think you will also
like the qualities as well. We offer a unique, paradigm-shifting,
inspirational, and internationally recognized program. The classes are
hands-on, relevant, with experience-based materials on an active 35-acre
demonstration site.

Teachers and organizers Michael Burns, Steve Gabriel, Rafter Sass and Karryn
Olson Ramanujan invite you to the beautiful, rural Finger Lakes region of New
York. Immerse yourself in whole system, ecological design based on the
traditional permaculture curriculum with an emphasis on strategies for cool,
humid climates like the Northeast. Join a temporary community of people who
seek a socially just and ecologically regenerative approach to designing more
abundant land, lives, and futures.

July 22 through August 7, 2011
Cayutaville, NY (near Ithaca  Watkins Glen)
$1200 tuition includes local, organic meals and camping.
*Sign up and pay by July 1 and save $50.
*Sign up and pay for a friend/or family member to join you and receive a $50
rebate upon your arrival.

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Dryden Community Garden: FREE Class Weeds 101 TODAY

[Michael Burns]

From:Rachel Firak rfi...@gmail.com

Join us at the Dryden Community Center Cafe (1 West Main Street) next Tuesday
from 6:30-8 to learn about wild plants with Dryden/Cornell community member
Antonio DiTomasso. Families are welcome and snacks will be provided! *
June 21st, 6:30-8 pm: Weeds 101 with Antonio DiTomasso*
Weeds. They're one of the gardener's worst enemies, but one of the forager's
best friends! Learn about sustainable weed control in the garden and also some
uses for wild plants. Which weeds are edible (and tasty)? Which have a history
of medicinal use? Come to learn and share!*

*
The Dryden Community Garden will be hosting Grow Your Own classes on the
third Tuesday of each month at the Dryden Community Center Cafe.  Is there a
topic you'd like to see covered in an upcoming class? Email Rachel at
rfi...@gmail.com and we'll do our best to get it on the schedule.

-- 
Rachel Firak
Program Assistant
Groundswell Center for Local Food  Farming
PO Box 6679
Ithaca, NY  14851

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June 21st, 6:30-8 pm: Weeds 101 with Antonio DiTomasso
Weeds. Theyre 
one of the gardeners worst enemies, but one of the foragers best 
friends! Learn about sustainable weed control in the garden and also some uses for 
wild plants. Which weeds are edible (and tasty)? Which have a history of
 medicinal use? Come to learn and share!

The Dryden Community Garden will be hosting Grow Your Own classes on the third 
Tuesday of each month at the Dryden Community Center Cafe.  Is there a topic youd like to see covered in an upcoming class? Email Rachel at rfi...@gmail.com and well do our best to get it on the schedule.



-- Rachel FirakProgram Assistant
Groundswell Center for Local Food  FarmingPO Box 6679Ithaca, NY  14851Are you an aspiring farmer or market gardener? Check out Groundswells sustainable agriculture education programs at www.groundswellcenter.org!
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Sociology of Food Systems faculty position

[Michael Burns]

Sociology of Food Systems (Assistant Professor)
Department of Development Sociology
Cornell University


The Department of Development Sociology in the College of Agriculture  
and Life Sciences at Cornell University is seeking applicants for a 9- 
month tenure-track position in Sociology of Food Systems.  This  
position is part of an interdisciplinary cluster hire that also  
includes a position in Sustainable Cropping and Food Systems in the  
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences.

Responsibilities:  This position has 50% Teaching and 50% Research  
responsibilities. Qualified applicants must have a demonstrated  
ability to establish a distinguished record of scholarship with clear  
relevance to food system issues, and demonstrated ability to  
participate in and/or lead interdisciplinary projects.  Appointees  
will be expected to develop an internationally recognized and  
externally funded research program on the social organization of food  
systems.  Teaching will consist of 2.5 courses per year focusing on  
the social organization and restructuring of food systems in the U.S.  
and/or internationally.   More information on food system and other  
related research, teaching and outreach in Development Sociology can  
be found at http://devsoc.cals.cornell.edu.

Start Date: As negotiated
Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
Salary:   Competitive and commensurate with background and  
experience

Qualifications:   Ph.D. in Sociology or related disciplines.  The  
candidate must be able to work in a multi-disciplinary and multi- 
cultural setting.

Applications: Candidates are requested to submit a cover letter  
stating why she/he is a good candidate for this tenure track position,  
together with a curriculum vitae, a brief research plan, and a  
statement of teaching interests and experience.  All application  
materials, including the cover letter, curriculum vitae, research  
plan, statement of teaching interest and selected reprints should be  
incorporated into a single PDF file and submitted electronically to  
Ms. Cynthia Twardokus (ct...@cornell.edu).  Review of applications  
will begin after 15 July 2011, continuing until the deadline of  
October 1, 2011. Inquiries may be sent to Professor Philip McMichael,  
Development Sociology, Search Committee Chair (p...@cornell.edu).   
Applicants should also provide names and email addresses of three  
individuals who may be contacted to provide letters of recommendation.

Cornell University, located in Ithaca, New York, is an inclusive,  
dynamic, and innovative Ivy League university and New York's land- 
grant institution.  For information about the home department, visit 
http://devsoc.cals.cornell.edu/ 
  .  Cornell University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action  
educator and employer.  Applications from women and minorities are  
strongly encouraged.


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Groundswell Community Farm-to-Table Celebration, Ecovillage@Ithaca, July 17

[Michael Burns]

The Groundswell Community Farm-to-Table Celebration

Tour of West Haven Farm and Local Foods Dinner


A delicious and educational experience for the whole family, hosted by  
the students in Groundswell's TC3 Summer Practicum in Sustainable  
Farming and Local Food Systems.


Sunday, July 17  4:00-7:30 PM
EcoVillage at Ithaca
100 Rachel Carson Way
Ithaca, NY 14850

PROGRAM:
4-6 pm  - Reception and Poster Display at EcoVillage's Common 
House
4:30-5:30   - Educational Tour of West Haven Farm
6:00- Local Foods Dinner prepared by the students.


Tickets are on sale now; visit www.groundswellcenter.org to order  
online or call Devon at (727) 410 - 4073 to reserve your plate.  No  
one will be turned away for lack of funds, but RSVP is required.



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Program Assistant
Groundswell Center for Local Food  Farming
PO Box 6679
Ithaca, NY  14851

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Dryden Community Garden offers FREE Kombucha making class 7/21/11

[Michael Burns]

From: Rachel Firak rfi...@gmail.com

Upcoming Grow Your Own Classes
The Dryden Community Garden will be hosting free Grow Your Own  
classes on the third Tuesday of each month at the Dryden Community  
Center Cafe. Families are welcome and snacks will be provided! Is  
there a topic you'd like to see covered in an upcoming class? Email  
Rachel at rfi...@gmail.com and we'll do our best to get it on the  
schedule.


July 21st, 6:30-8 pm: Kombucha Making Class with Kerra Quinn
Gardening may stop for most of us at the windowsill, but have you ever  
farmed bacteria and yeast? If you've made sourdough bread, cheese,  
yogurt, sauerkraut, or beer, then you have! We at DCG wanted to  
venture into other avenues of making food, and where best to start in  
the heat of summer with a cool, sweet, refreshing, fizzy drink like  
kombucha?? Kombucha is a fermented sweet tea drink made from a SCOBY:  
a Symbiotic Collection Of Bacteria and Yeasts. According to some, it's  
a super healthy drink; to others, it's just tasty. If you'd like to  
come and learn how to make it yourself, please RSVP by replying to  
this email. The first 10 RSVPs will get a free SCOBY to take home from  
the class to start making their own kombucha! If there are more, you  
will be put on a call list to get a SCOBY as soon as one grows. Bring  
a quart canning jar with a lid ring or rubber band.


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Program Assistant
Groundswell Center for Local Food  Farming
PO Box 6679
Ithaca, NY  14851

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Dryden NY Community Garden: FREE Lacto-Fermentatation Class Sept 20

[Michael Burns]

From:Rachel Firak rfi...@gmail.com


*Upcoming Grow Your Own Class - Lacto-Fermentated Vegetables*

9/20: Next Tuesday, from 6:30-8 at the Dryden Community Center Cafe,

Community member Nancy Norton will be teaching a class on lacto-fermenting
your garden produce! Lacto-fermentation is the original pickling process and
can yield delicious and nutritious foods with little work! All you need are
vegetables, salt, and time- the rest of the work is done by beneficial
microorganisms. The class is free and all are welcome to come learn about and
taste some delicious pickled products. Join us!

We'll discuss:

What is lacto-fermentation? How does it work?
What are the benefits?
What foods can be preserved this way?
How do you know the food is safe?
How do you do it?

Nancy will demonstrate the process of making two popular fermented foods:
sauerkraut and sour pickles.

See you on the 20th!

Jean, Kerra and Rachel

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Program Assistant
Groundswell Center for Local Food  Farming
PO Box 6679
Ithaca, NY  14851

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Fall Online Courses for Beginning Farmers Open for Registration!

[Michael Burns]

From: Violet Stone v...@cornell.edu

NEWS FROM THE SMALL FARMS PROGRAM AT CORNELL

TOPIC:  Fall Online Courses for Beginning Farmers Open for  
Registration!
DATE:   For immediate release, August 22nd, 2011
CONTACT: Violet Stone at 607-255-9227 or v...@cornell.edu
ONLINE:www.smallfarms.cornell.edu/pages/news/

Fall Online Courses for Beginning Farmers Open for Registration!

The growing season is still in full swing, but here at the Northeast  
Beginning Farmer Project, we're already thinking about education  
season. This Fall we'll be offering 7 online courses - including 4  
new topics - to help you continue your farming education. As always,  
our courses are taught by experienced Cooperative Extension educators,  
farmers, and other specialists. Courses are typically 6 weeks long,  
cost $175, and include both real-time meetings (online webinars) and  
on-your-own time reading and activities. We do not offer any academic  
credit, but those who successfully complete a course will receive a  
certificate and are also eligible for Farm Service Agency (FSA)  
borrower training credit, which can improve eligibility to receive a  
low-interest FSA loan. Read more 
http://nebeginningfarmers.org/online-courses/

We've got several courses that will help you build the invisible  
infrastructure of your farm business:
•
Our introductory-level course for those still in the exploring and  
early planning stages, BF 101: Square One, is back, to help you get  
clear about your goals, skills, and available resources.
•
If you're well beyond that stage and ready to write a full business  
plan, sign up for the BF 202: Planning to Stay in Business course,  
which will help you prepare to seek funding from banks and other lenders
•
Need some guidance setting up financial recordkeeping systems? Then BF  
104: Financial Records is for you.

On the production side, we offer:
•
BF 120: Veggie Farming - back by popular demand, this jam-packed  
course has now been divided into two parts (with BF 121 being offered  
in January). BF 120 covers the planning, budgeting, site selection,  
and planting, while BF 121 will pick up where BF 120 leaves off and  
take you through considerations in season-long care, harvest, and  
marketing.
•
Raising poultry is a popular enterprise for many small farmers, so  
this Fall we're introducing a new course, BF 130: Poultry Production,  
to cover the basic requirements of producing and profiting from  
chickens, ducks, and turkeys.
•
Before you sink a lot of money into equipment, consider taking BF 105:  
Machinery and Equipment, another new course designed to help you weigh  
your options and make smart decisions about what's best for your farm  
scale and situation.
•
BF 110: Soil Health returns again this Fall to introduce growers at  
all levels of experience to practical on-farm applications of soil  
health concepts. This course will again incorporate an optional in- 
person field day at an amazing farm in Northern NY that will  
demonstrate improvement of soil health on a working farm.
To learn more about each course, please visit 
http://nebeginningfarmers.org/online-courses 
. From this site you can see our full calendar of courses, learn more  
about our instructors, see answers to Frequently Asked Questions, read  
details for each course, and even visit a sample online course.

Courses often fill very quickly, so don't miss your chance to sign up  
today!

Development of new online courses has been partially funded by the  
USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program, project #2009-49400-05878.  
Course coordination is provided by the Cornell Small Farms Program, 
http://www.smallfarms.cornell.edu 
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NY SARE Coordinator
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New Report: Grassroots Groups Expose Bias of NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo's Fracking Advisory Panel and Environmental Groups

[Michael Burns]

Independent Coalition of Citizens Against Fracking

For Immediate Release   September 21, 2011

Grassroots Groups Expose Bias of Cuomo’s Fracking Advisory Panel in  
New Report


Contact:   Carl Arnold, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego Gas  
Drilling Opposition Group (CDOG): 347-254-0527 (cell); 718-788-5944  
(land line)


Report available at GasMain.org

CALLOUT: The collusion of some of the big environmental groups, as  
well as the incestuous connections between the industry, Governor  
Cuomo’s advisers and vendors hired by his administration and his  
environmental regulatory body, are a major threat to representational  
government in New York State.


New York State’s recently named Hydraulic Fracturing Advisory Panel is  
stacked with appointees who have already made clear they’re on the  
side of the gas industry’s plan to industrialize the state, say  
grassroots organizations from around New York. The panel was  
established by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s DEC commissioner Joe Martens in  
early July—just a week after the governor ended the de facto statewide  
moratorium on hydraulic fracking.


In a report released today, the grassroots groups show that the panel  
is dominated not only by industry representatives and industry-paid  
academics, but also by representatives of national groups that claim  
to be working to protect the environment but actually are on record as  
being promoters of so-called “natural” gas.


“The large national organizations’ coziness with polluting industries,  
Albany and Washington explains their repeated betrayal of grassroots  
efforts to protect communities and the environ ment,” said Robert  
Jereski of New York Climate Action Group, a grassroots environmental  
organization focused on climate change and ending industrial logging  
of old growth forests. “These national groups were chosen by Cuomo  
because he knew he could count on them to support the false notion of  
‘safe’ fracking.”


Members of grassroots environmental, civic and community organizations  
from across the state, who have been educating themselves and others  
about fracking for several years, are sure the Advisory Panel’s  
forthcoming report will contain no surprises.


Finger Lakes-based Lisa Wright, a longtime activist on shale issues,  
pointed out, “New Yorkers and most people throughout the world who  
have looked closely at unconventional gas development know that  
fracking for gas is seriously problematic. Organizations that call  
themselves ‘environmental’ need to stand up for our communities and  
act like forward-thinking stewards of the earth, not shale-gas  
salesmen.”


Cecile Lawrence of Tioga Peace and Justice, Green Party NYS 2010  
candidate for U.S. Senate and 2011 candidate for Tioga County  
Legislature, commented, “Andrew Cuomo has always been vague regarding  
his stance on the fracking of the state. Through the makeup of this  
panel, he has shown clearly that he has allied himself with fossil  
fuel monied interests. The lack of presence of anyone from a true  
grassroots organization, made up of people whose lives and livelihoods  
are at stake, shows that Cuomo needs an education as to whom he was  
elected to represent.”


Carl Arnold of Chenango, Delaware, Otsego Gas Drilling Opposition  
Group (CDOG) also sees pro-“safe” drilling agendas driving some of the  
larger, supposedly green groups represented on the panel. “Some groups  
surely know that drilling can never be safe, yet are fudging on a  
ban,” he said. “This contradiction is made clear when one examines the  
connections between multinational polluters, large financial and law  
firms, the oil and gas boys and some well-known NGOs that claim to be  
protectors of the environment. Those connections raise the obvious  
questions: What do they receive from the deep pockets of the oil and  
gas industry? How can they work with those folks?”


The focus of many allied upstate and downstate activists is Part 2 of  
a just-released report (available at gasmain.org) on the Cuomo  
advisory panel members who were purportedly appointed to represent the  
environmental movement.


Coalition to Protect New York is a collective of organizations around  
the Finger Lakes, central, western, and Southern Tiers regions. “We’ve  
learned from painful observation and experience,” said one of the  
coalition’s cofounders, Jack Ossont of Yates County, “that there is no  
way to ‘regulate safely’ this destructive industrial process. That’s  
why informed New Yorkers as well as people across the country are  
demanding that it be banned.”


Adds CPNY’s Kate Bartholomew of Schuyler County, “Even with our huge  
and growing movement, the governor’s panel hasn’t got a single member  
representing our position. To use taxpayer money — our money — to  
establish this panel and to promote fracking using these discredited  
‘environmental’ organizations and industry insiders is not only the  
opposite of good 

Finger Lakes Bioneers co-hosts regional FREEDOM Tour

[Michael Burns]

Cortland Native Brings New Film on Biofuel Alternatives to Region this
Weekend

The Finger Lakes Bioneers, in association with Sustainable Cortland
and SUNY Cortland, present the Cortland premiere of FREEDOM, a 90-
minute documentary film by Josh and Rebecca Tickell. The film explores
an array of greener fuel solutions and technological alternatives to
address the dilemmas of our fossil fuel-dependent society. The
national tour of the Freedom eco-bus, visiting around 50 cities, is
stewarded by Boise Thomas, a young Cortland native who went west and
has developed and hosted programming for Discovery Communications'
channel Planet Green and for the G Living lifestyle network. He will
participate in the audience QA after the film along with
representatives from Sustainable Tompkins and Sustainable Cortland.
Other local groups advancing the community conversation about our
ecological 'footprint' will be tabling.

The 90-minute film will screen at 7:30 PM Monday, October 10th. Public
is invited and admission and parking is free. Location for both events
is the Corey Union on the campus of SUNY Cortland. From 6-7:30 the
traveling bus, which doubles as a clean-energy laboratory and a
“green” mobile entertainment system, will be open for tours in front
of Corey Union.

The FREEDOM TOUR (http://thefreedomfilm.com) is a nearly four-month
excursion across the US that focuses on displacing gasoline with
renewable alternatives. The FREEDOM BUS is traveling to movie
theaters and colleges across the US and into Canada supporting the
release of the FREEDOM film. The bus has been retrofitted to carry
18 solar panels, an E85 bio-fuel engine and power generator, energy
efficiency, wind, solar and water displays, eco-building materials and
a projection system for outdoor viewing and presentations.  The film
is produced by the filmmakers of the 2008 Sundance Audience Award
winning film Fuel.

There will also be screenings of the film and visits by the bus at
Cortland High School where Thomas graduated and at Onondaga Community
College which he also attended. These will occur on Friday, October
7th. The film screens on the OCC campus at 1:30 PM in Storer
Auditorium. The bus will be parked there for tours. Boise Thomas will
be available to meet with public and press at all events.

There may be more screenings in the area so stay tuned to the Finger
Lakes Bioneers website: www.wemakeourfuture.org for updates.

Finger Lakes Bioneers has hosted two regional conferences and helped
link central New York audiences to the work of Bioneer innovators
(www.Bioneers.org
).  This year's film series in Auburn, Cortland, Elmira and Watkins
Glen seeks to connect communities across our region on topics related
to our shared future.

The 22nd annual Bioneers conference will be held October 14-16 in
Marin County, California.  It is a leading-edge forum and
environmental conference that brings together social and scientific
innovators. This year's speakers include Phillipe Cousteau, Amory
Lovins, and Gloria Steinem.


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Just a week left to the Food Justice Summit!

[Michael Burns]

From: Trina Baxter kirtr...@gmail.com

Oct 22nd GSCP will host Ithaca's first Food Justice Summit to mobilize  
locally for food sovereignty and raise funds to support food justice  
projects, specifically Ithaca Community Harvest and the work of  
GreenStar to create a system of regional food sustainability that  
promotes health, equity, and community control of essential resources.

It's not too late to join a team, or to register as an individual  
walker or form a new team!

If you haven't visited lately, take a moment to check out our website.  
You'll notice lots of exciting additions, like the beautiful pictures  
and summary of the projects GSCP is involved with! 
http://greenstarcommunityprojects.org/FJS/ 
   This includes the Youth Farm Project and BJM Fresh Fruit and  
Vegetable Snack Program!!
And the route! (http://greenstarcommunityprojects.org/FJS/WalkerResources.html 
)

And organic, eco-friendly shirts (short and long sleeve) are now  
available for sale! (http://greenstarcommunityprojects.org/FJS/BuyAShirt.html 
)

Excitement within the community is growing to walk the route downtown  
to visit significant food justice attractions and end at a community  
celebration. We appreciate all of your support and positive energy.

We've got 7 days left to rally and reach our goals. Extra brownie  
points if you:

1. Register 10 people yet who each raise $150 in pledges

2. Table at GreenStar (sit, skip, trot around the foyer at the co-op  
to raise awareness about the event)

3. Sign up 5 volunteers to pitch-in on the day

4. Donate a product or service for the raffle/silent auction

5. Find a local business/organization with $100-$1,500 burning a hole  
in their budget and willing to sponsor the event

If anybody is involved with an education / activist / service  
organization or group and would like to table or provide an  
interactive activity you are encouraged to complete this brief online  
Registration Form or email i...@greenstarcommunityprojects.org or call  
603-986-5091.

Tips to raise pledge funds quickly:

Day 1: Begin by putting in your own contribution of $10
Day 2: Ask two members of your family to sponsor you for $20 each

Day 3: Ask your employer to contribute $30 and ask about matching  
funds for employee contributions to your campaign

Day 4: Ask five friends to contribute $10 each

Day 5: Ask three co-workers to sponsor you for $10 each

Day 6: Ask four neighbors to contribute $10 each

Day 7: Marvel at how easily you just raised $200!

If you are a vendor with a product you're proud of and want to sell it  
at the event please let me know. If you would like to volunteer please  
email volunt...@greenstarcommunityprojects.org
Thanks,

Kirtrina Baxter  Liz Karabanakis
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Feedback requested re: possible NE regional permaculture database

[Michael Burns]

Greetings, all!

Over the years and at gatherings small and large, permaculture-
inspired folks in the Northeast have often expressed a desire to be
able to more easily access, search, and share information about
Permaculture-related opportunities and activities in our region.

The Permaculture Institute of the Northeast (PINE) wants to help
design a solution/strategy to meet this need and would like to hear
your feedback on the idea of a searchable online tool. What kind of
content would you like to have at your fingertips? What would you want
to be searchable? And what would you want to share? For now, we’re
calling it a ‘database’, but we understand it will evolve or change
form based on your feedback and input.

If you choose to participate, please help us keep this project moving
by responding to our Request for Feedback Survey by Thursday, November
17. PINE will be reviewing feedback in late November and come back
with proposals for community consideration. All feedback will also be
made public/available with names removed.

Here's the link again!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEpRTU0zVWs0Nm9IMm8yQmphNExZMEE6MQ

- Alice Lo

Green Phoenix Permaculture, NYC

NYC Permaculture Meetup

PINE Board Member

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Appalachian Food Agriculture Summit @ Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, March 23-25 2012

[Michael Burns]

Appalachian Food  Agriculture Summit 2012
Common Roots, Common Goals
March 23-25
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

What is it?
The inaugural Appalachian Food and Agriculture Summit 2012: Common Roots,
Common Goals will provide opportunities for connection, education, discourse,
and hands on experience focused on engaging in a healthy food system. Through
workshops, FOOD, farm tours, hands-on components, poster sessions, and
keynotes, this summit should help showcase the benefits of understanding your
food system.

Who is invited?
YOU! Students from schools throughout the Appalachian region and community
members are welcome.

Is there a cost?
Yes, there will be a registration cost for this event. Several meals will be
included in your participation in AFAS 2012. Those looking for housing will
have a slightly higher registration cost and those not needing housing for the
weekend will get a slightly lower rate.

How do I register?
Check out our website: www.afas2012.com. Registration will be entirely online
and will include a short survey.

Want to attend AND participate?
AFAS 2012 is happening March 23 - 25, 2012. Saturday includes workshops and a
poster session to showcase projects, businesses, research, programs,
organizations in the Appalachian region.  If you're interested in hosting a
workshop or manning a table during the poster session, please email
afasum...@gmail.com

Who's in charge here?
Students involved with the Sustainable Food Corps at Virginia Tech as well as
the Civic Agriculture and Food Systems Minor at Virginia Tech are
collaborating to put on this inaugural event.

Who can I contact with questions/ comments?
We welcome all questions, comments, concerns, brainstorms for this summit.
Email us at afasum...@gmail.com and we will get back in touch with you as soon
as possible.


Goals of the AFAS 2012

   - Provide opportunities for education and discourse centered around access
and support of the Appalachian Food System(s).
   - Facilitate hands on experiences associated with Food and Agricultural
practice.
   - Create connections among participants to help maintain healthy
community/regional food systems.
   - Create space for a diversity of perspectives.
   - Showcase Appalachian Food Systems.


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Fruiting Trees Shrubs Pruning Workshop presented by FLPCI (March 3, 2012)

[Michael Burns]

Fruiting Trees  Shrubs Pruning Workshop
with Akiva Silver

presented by the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute

March 3, 2012
1-4pm
at Ecovillage at Ithaca

How do you prune your fruit trees and shrubs?
Have you avoided pruning because you don’t feel confident in your pruning 
skills?

Well, you’re not alone! This pruning workshop, led by Akiva Silver, will
initiate and deepen your skills in the art of pruning. Most of the day will
entail being outside, working with backyard fruiting trees and shrubs that
might look just like yours--some are old, overgrown, and need pruning to
restore health and fruiting ability, some are young and need only minimal
pruning. You’ll leave this class with a newfound confidence to work with your
trees for better health and production.

Please dress for the weather, especially to stay warm. Wear sturdy boots.
Bring gloves and good quality pruning shears, loppers and saws if you already
own them.

Sliding scale fee: $15-40 per person
All proceeds cover the cost of this event, and any surplus supports other
educational events organized by the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute.

About the Instructor:
Akiva Silver’s approach to teaching stems from his work as a primitive skills
mentor, his deep knowledge of our local ecology, and dedication to connecting
people with their environment. Known widely as “the tree guy”, he has worked
for a native plant nursery, a tree service, and on fruit orchards. He has been
assisting Ecovillagers to plant and maintain tree crops on Ecovillage land.

Location:
Ecovillage at Ithaca is located 2 miles to the west of Ithaca on route 79.
Please obey speed limits once you leave highway 79, and yield to pedestrians
and bicyclists. Park only in the visitor’s parking lot or along the field on
the north side of the road.
Meet at 100 Rachel Carson Way, Ithaca, NY, which is the Common House of the
First Neighborhood.

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NY Small Farms Summit: Feb. 29, 2012. Register Now!

[Michael Burns]

From:Violet Stone v...@cornell.edu

Small Farmers: Shape Your Future!
Register Now for the 2012 NY Small Farms Summit

Register now for the 2012 NY Small Farms Summit!  The Summit will take place
Wednesday, February 29th, from 9:30am – 3:30pm, with lunch provided.

What is the NY Small Farm Summit?

The Summit is an interactive meeting with an opportunity for all participants
to take part in lively discussion, both locally, and across the state.  The
goals of the Summit are to increase visibility of small farmers and their
needs, encourage local collaboration among regions, and to prioritize emerging
opportunities to enhance viabilities of small farms in New York and the
Northeast.

Who should attend the Summit?
Farmers, educators or agricultural service providers, farm businesses, policy
makers, students, and members of the community who are interested and
committed to a vibrant small farm sector in NY.

What can I expect?
In the morning, we will hear from two 2011 recipients of Small Farms Program
grants to understand how ‘stakeholder’ feedback turns into meaningful projects
that have direct benefit in the ‘field’.  Then, we will hear from two farmer
speakers about the visions they have for the short-term future of small farms
in their regions. We’ll also have a brief visit with Dean Boor, from the
College of Agriculture and Life Science, to learn more about how Cornell is
supporting the small farm sector.   In the afternoon, we will work in small
groups to evaluate emerging opportunities and prioritize investments to
enhance the viability of small farms.  We plan to end the day with a list of
top priorities that can inform small farm research, education and policy over
the next 5 years.

Why should I participate?
The New York Small Farms Summit is the only event in the state that brings
together the entire small farm community.  You should attend the Summit if you
are interested in voicing your ideas, if you enjoy networking with others, or
if you want to learn more about supporting small farms.

How do I register?
The Summit will take place in 5 locations across the state.  Sign up at the
site nearest you.  The event is free to attend and lunch will be provided. 
After you register, your site host will be in touch regarding directions,
parking information and an agenda for the day. See contact information below.

Pre-Summit Survey
Please take the survey, regardless of your attendance at the Summit.  It helps
to identify and prioritize issues you care about! The link to the survey is: 
https://cornell.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bxrjyekn3mqaUy8

2012 Summit Host Sites:

Central NY
Location: Mann Library, Agriculture Quad, Cornell University Campus
Address: Tower Road, Ithaca, NY 14853
To register: Violet Stone at 607-255-9227 or v...@cornell.edu
mailto:v...@cornell.edu

Eastern NY
Location: Albany County, Cornell Cooperative Extension office
Address:  24 Martin Road, Voorheesville, NY 12186
To register: Gale Kohler at g...@cornell.edu mailto:g...@cornell.edu

Northern NY
Location: St. Lawrence County, Cornell Cooperative Extension office
Address: Extension Learning Farm Classroom at 2043 SH 68, Canton, NY  13617
To register: Brent Buchanan at ba...@cornell.edu mailto:ba...@cornell.edu or
315-379-9192 Ext 231

Western NY
Location: Wyoming County, Cornell Cooperative Extension Office
Address: 401 North Main Street, Warsaw, NY 14569
To register: Joan Petzený at js...@cornell.edu mailto:js...@cornell.edu or
585-786-2251

Long Island
Location: Suffolk County, Cornell Cooperative Extension Office
Address:  423 Griffing Ave, Riverhead, NY 11901
To register:  Sandy Menasha at sr...@cornell.edu mailto:sr...@cornell.edu or
631-727-7850


Violet Stone
Cornell Small Farms Program
NY SARE Coordinator
607-255-9227
v...@cornell.edumailto:v...@cornell.edu

www.smallfarms.cornell.edu http://www.smallfarms.cornell.edu
www.nebeginningfarmers.org http://www.nebeginningfarmers.org
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Organic Grain Farm, Mill, and Bakery Apprenticeship - Ithaca, NY

[Michael Burns]

From: Sara E Worden sara.e.wor...@gmail.com

Subject: Grain Farm, Mill, and Bakery Apprenticeship - Ithaca, NY

http://www.farmergroundflour.com/

We are looking for an apprentice who is interested in learning more about
organic grain production, processing, and distribution through a unique
collaborative relationship between a farmer, a miller and a baker. The
apprentice will work primarily on Oechsner Farm, but will also have
opportunities to work with near-by Farmer Ground Mill and Wide Awake Bakery.

Oechsner Farm has 600 acres under organic grain production and grows many
varieties of wheat, along with corn, buckwheat, rye and spelt.  The grain is
milled and distributed through Farmer Ground, a mid scale mill operation 10
miles from the farm. Wide Awake Bakery uses the flour to bake artisanal breads
and distributes through local markets and a bread CSA.

The apprentice will have the opportunity to learn about all three areas of
production. We would like to work with someone who has some experience (or at
least a serious interest) in organic farming and is looking to specialize in
grains. Applicant must have ability to work long days doing physical labor and
enjoy working independently as well as a part of a team. Some machine/tractor
experience is preferred, however, we will train the right person. Willingness
to be near and/or operating loud, heavy machinery is a must.

Apprenticeship is April through November. The schedule is five days per week,
40-50 hours per week with one week off during the season. Housing, some food
(bread, eggs), and a stipend will be provided. There is a small kitchen garden
where the apprentice can grow his or her own vegetables. High-speed wireless
Internet is available on the farm. Having your own vehicle is required to
travel between the farm, mill, and bakery. We are located in the heart of the
Finger Lakes Region and you will be able to connect with and explore other
innovative agriculture projects in our area.

Please send a cover letter telling us about you and why this apprenticeship
interests you, three references, and resume to:
grainapprentices...@gmail.com. We prefer that applicants who seem like a
good fit come for a working visit in March before hire.  Thank you!

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Only 3 more days to register for Fruiting Trees Pruning Workshop]

[Michael Burns]

Fruiting Trees  Shrubs Pruning Workshop

with Akiva Silver

presented by the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute

March 3, 2012
1-4 p.m.
at Ecovillage at Ithaca

Sliding scale fee: $15-40 per person

We can only accept 10 more students for this workshop.

Register at: http://FingerLakesPermaculture.org to reserve your spot in the
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Empowered movie screening: 4/4/2012, Cornell Univ.

[Michael Burns]

Free Movie Screening:

Empowered: Power from the People

5:30 PM Weds. April 4th, 2012

Cornell University, Mann Library, Stern Seminar Room 160

Homegrown Documentary Energizes Audiences to Go Renewable. Locally produced
and directed (by our very own Cornell alum Shira Evergreen), this feature
length documentary tells the story of our community's role in the energy
independence revolution. From solar and wind to veggie oil and geothermal,
Empowered: Power from the People http://empoweredthemovie.com/ shows how
in spite of being one of the cloudiest, least windy places in the country,
Tompkins County residents are freeing themselves from their addiction to
fossil fuels, demonstrating just how accessible and effective renewable
alternatives can be.

After the screening, Shira will be joined by fellow alum Dominic
Frongillohttp://dominicfrongillo.org (Town Councilor and Deputy Town
Supervisor of Caroline New York) and Art Weaver (CEO and founder of Renovus
Energyhttp://renovusenergy.com) to talk about the film, the work it
showcases, and how it is being used to inspire others to become more energy
independent. There will also be an opportunity for attendees to engage in
discussion, share work they are doing, and learn how they can become more
involved in supporting sustainable energy alternatives.

Co-sponsored by KyotoNOW!, Engineers for a Sustainable World Cornell, Cornell
Wind Power and Finger Lakes Bioneers.

Hosted by Mann Library as part of it's Sustainability Month and Resilient
Communities outreach programming, facilitating insight and exchange across
campus and the communities we serve, with a focus on capacity building,
helping communities become healthy, sustainable, just and equitable on their
own terms, while building on existing assets, including those of the Land
Grant System.

Directions: Mann
Libraryhttp://mannlib.cornell.edu/maps-floor-plans#directions is located on
the Cornell campus off Tower Road, behind Emerson Hall.

The Stern Seminar Room 160 is on the first floor of Mann Library. Free parking
is available after 5pm in select lots near Mann, including Peterson Lot and
Tower Rd.

Questions? Contact Mann Library Community Outreach Specialist Jeff Piestrak,
jm...@cornell.edumailto:jm...@cornell.edu

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Job Opportunity: Sweet Land Farm Intern, Trumansburg, NY

[Michael Burns]

From:Samuel Bosco sf...@cornell.edu

Sweet Land Farm in Trumansburg, NY is looking for an employee this summer
for their beautiful, cherished, and bountiful CSA. Truly an amazing
opportunity if you're interested in learning to farm!

**

Sweet Land Farm CSA is seeking one more employee for the 2012 season. April
1st- Thanksgiving. Minimum wage plus a bonus upon completion of the season.
We have worker housing for rent. Employees are involved in many aspect of
the farm, need to be able to work hard in all weather, and preference is
given to applicants with a desire to farm in the future. Please email
Evangeline at evangelinesarat at gmail dot com to apply.
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Four Chances to hear Sandor Katz speak on food fermentation in Ithaca N.Y. 4/1 4/2

[Michael Burns]

Four Chances to hear Sandor Kats speak in Ithaca N.Y.

Celebrating the upcoming June release of Sandor Ellix Katz's new book The Art
of Fermentation: An In-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes
From Around the World.

All events are free and open to the public:

#1 “Meet the Author” with short discussion
April 1, 1:00 - 2:00pm
Buffalo Street Books, 215 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca, NY

#2 The Art of Fermentation: A demonstration and community conversation on
Fermentation as Relocalization
April 1, 5:00 - 8:00pm
The Space at GreenStar, Enter on N. Fulton @ W. Court St., Ithaca, NY

#3 The Art of Fermentation: An Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes
from Around the World
April 2
Reception: Greetings  Refreshments: 4:00 - 5:00pm
Cornell University, Plant Science Building (Tower Rd.), Whetzel Room 404
Presentation: 5:30 – 7:00pm
Cornell University, Mann Library, Stern Seminar Room 160

Metered parking for Cornell University accessible at Peterson Lot on Tower
Road @ Judd Falls Road.

Please circulate the Facebook invitation to your friends.
https://www.facebook.com/events/117443998379203/

For more information, please visit www.rso.cornell.edu/nwaeg/events.html

Co-sponsored by:
New World Agroecology Group at Cornell (NWAEG), Albert R. Mann Library, Food
Agriculture and Nutrition Group (FANG), Cornell Graduate and Professional
Student Assembly, Society for Horticulture Graduate Students (SoHo), GreenStar
Community Projects, Buffalo Street Books, Cornell Food Science Club, Cornell
Gourmet Club, EcoVillage at Ithaca, Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute,
Ithaca Freeskool, IthacCan, Fingerlakes Bioneers, Cayuga St. Kitchen, and
Kurt's Cuisine. These events are free and open to the public and are funded in
part by the GPSAFC.

#4 Reclaiming Our Food: Grassroots Food Activism
Monday, April 2, 12-1pm
Taughannock Falls Room, Ithaca College Campus Center

This talk is co-sponsored by the Ithaca College Politics Department, Sociology
Department and Center for LBGT Education, Outreach, and Services and the
Finger Lakes Bioneers.

Find Your Ferment! A guide to fermented foods in Ithaca:
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Ithaca College permaculture project needs help right now (this hour!)

[Michael Burns]

I just received a call from Karryn Olson Ramanujan who is with a small crew
building a hefty pergola between Williams and Phillips Halls on the Ithaca
College Campus. Apparently they have two huge black locust postd weighing at
least 200 lbs. that must be lifted and dropped into holes in the ground. Their
small and dedicated crew are out there now and have found that they are simply
not strong enough to do it. If you are in the area and could devote a half
hour sometime in the next hour or two, please give Karryn a call at
607-339-1153. The students have a lovely vision to bring a beautiful food
forest to a central location on the campus that has a particularly drab,
uninspired and unused patch of landscaping and gardens. Your brief donation of
muscle-power would be a great help.

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Plant a Food Forest with Jonathan Bates (6/23/2012) Upstate NY

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The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
http://FingerLakesPermaculture.org
presents

PLANT A FOOD FOREST
with Jonathan Bates of Food Forest Farm
http://PermacultureNursery.com

Saturday, June 23rd in Montour Falls, NY

Additional events:
Friday, June 22nd in Rochester, NY
Sunday, June 24 in Syracuse, NY

Want to see permaculture plantings that work?

Would you like to create a thriving edible forest garden that produces loads
of fruits, roots, shoots, greens, seeds, flowers, mulch, eggs, knowledge and
fun?

Come learn how to use the plants (and other yields) from the permaculture
gardens as shown in Jonathan Bates’ presentation in your own garden. Learn
guiding principles to plant your own food forest.

This is a great chance to special order plants from the Food Forest Farm
nursery with free delivery to the event.

Much of the plant stock for the comes from the Holyoke Edible Forest Garden, a
case study highlighted in the book Edible Forest Gardens by Dave Jacke and
Eric Toensmeier.

Choose from a selection of plants that human food and medicinal needs and
provide ecosystem services such as attracting beneficial insects and
accumulating nutrients. Available plants include: Paw Paw, New Jersey Tea,
Hazelbert, Goumi, Currants, Ground Nut, Sunchoke, Good King Henry, Mint Root,
Sea Kale, Perennial Arugula, and many more!

Use this URL for free delivery to the events:
http://PermacultureNursery.com/SpecialOrder/

FINGER LAKES REGION:

Saturday 6/23
Morning presentation in Montour Falls, NY
at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County
10:00 a.m. Public Presentation: Edible Forest Gardens: Growing a Food Paradise
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Meet your Plants: Make your order from
http://PermacultureNursery.com/SpecialOrder/

Afternoon classes at Cayuta Sun in Catherine, NY
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Hands-on Workshop: How to Build Your Own Perennial
Polyculture
6:00 p.m. - Permaculture Potluck Dinner (bring a dish to share)

Tuition: Morning only: $10, Full day: $40

Register at: http://FingerLakesPermaculture.org

SYRACUSE:

Sunday 6/24 at the Rahma Free Clinic Forest Garden
A Project of the Alchemical Nursery
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Pick up your order  Hands-on Workshop: Forest Gardening 
Building Polycultures
Plant orders: http://permaculturenursery.com/specialorder/
Tuition: Sliding Scale $10 - 20
For more information visit: http://www.alchemicalnursery.org

ROCHESTER:

Friday, 6/22 at First Unitarian Church of Rochester, 220 Winton Road South
6:00 -7:00 p.m. Pre-ordered plant delivery in lower parking lot (orders:
http://permaculturenursery.com/specialorder/)
7:00 -9:00 p.m. Public talk followed by QA inside church in Gilbert Hall
Sliding scale donation at the door: $8 to $20
Contact: Patty Love at http://rochesterpermacultureinstitute.org/


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Are you cool with tools?

[Michael Burns]

We are looking for a few folks who are comfortable using a drill on a ladder
to help install the crossbeams at the permaculture garden being installed at
Ithaca College. You can see our progress on Facebook by liking the Ithaca
College Permaculture Garden page. We need people Tuesday April 3, so if you
can come out even for an hour or two, that would be great. If you are free any
time this week, please email Karryn at kar...@fingerlakespermaculture.org.

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Ithaca College Permaculture Garden seeks fun-loving, soil workers this Saturday

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Wanna build soil? Like working with lots of fun folk?

The Ithaca College Permaculture Garden is doing our soil amendment work party
this Sunday April 15 from 12-6pm near Williams Hall.

We'd love your help with shoveling compost and building growing beds. If you
have a pickup
truck and wouldn't mind driving a few loads of compost from the big pile to
our garden site, we'd sure appreciate it! We'll have shovelers and
wheelbarrows on both sides so you only have to do the driveby! But if you want
to get dirty, we'd be proud to have you. Please bring gloves. If you want to
bring a shovel, heavy duty rake, hoe, etc. please do, but mark it with your
name.

Thanks for your support!
Karryn

You can contact me at 273-2282 or kar...@fingerlakespermaculture.org

You can park in the visitor lot http://www.ithaca.edu/map/#parking and walk to
the south east side of Williams Hall http://www.ithaca.edu/map/ On the day of
the event, call my cell if you need help with directions or parking: 339-1153


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Wanna build soil? Like shovels and working with lots of fun folks?The Ithaca College Permaculture Garden is doing our soil amendment work party this Sunday April 15 from 12-6pm near Williams Hall. Wed love your help with shoveling compost and building growing beds. If you have a pickup truck and wouldnt mind driving a few loads of compost from the big pile to our garden site, wed sure appreciate it! Well have shovelers and wheelbarrows on both sides so you only have to do the driveby! But if you want to get dirty, wed be proud to have you. Please bring gloves. If you want to bring a shovel, heavy duty rake, hoe, etc. please do, but mark it with your name.
Thanks for your support!KarrynYou can contact me at 273-2282 or kar...@fingerlakespermaculture.orgYou can park in the visitor lot http://www.ithaca.edu/map/#parking

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Living Downstream at Watkins Glen, May 1, 2012 Sandra Steingraber speaks film showing

[Michael Burns]

From:Nicolas Vaczek n...@clarityconnect.com


Tuesday, May 1st, 7 p.m.
Sandra Steingraber
and film of her book Living Downstream
will be at the downtown Glen Theater,
Watkins Glen, NY
$5.00 admission

Local Groups Will Host Film and Discussion on Responsible Planning at
Glen Theater on Tuesday, May 1st at 7PM

Community leaders and residents are invited to a special event  screening and
Watkins Glen premiere of Living Downstream, a  documentary film based on the
acclaimed book by Trumansburg author,  ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra
Steingraber, Ph.D.  She has  taught biology at Columbia College in Chicago,
held visiting  fellowships at the University of Illinois, Radcliffe/Harvard,
and  Northeastern University, and served on President Clinton’s National
Action Plan on Breast Cancer. Dr. Steingraber is currently  Distinguished
Visiting Scholar at Ithaca College in Ithaca. At the May  1st event she will
be giving a talk and be available for book signing.

With Schuyler County and surrounding towns reviewing their  comprehensive
plans, many local citizen groups are asking community  decision-makers and
citizens to be mindful of the impact heavy  industry will have on the Finger
Lakes region.  The Finger Lakes  Sierra Club Group and Gas Free Seneca are
co-sponsoring an event with  Finger Lakes Bioneers to foster learning and
communication within the  region regarding heavy industry and what it means to
be Living
Downstream.

The film is being shown as part of a regional film series organized by  Finger
Lakes Bioneers, a program of Sustainable Tompkins.  We've been  partnering
with local groups since last fall, said Nick Vaczek, the  series coordinator,
and we've found that people really enjoy watching
films on challenging issues and innovative solutions, especially when  that's
followed by a chance to discuss how that connects to hometown  endeavors. 
More details about the film series are at www.wemakeourfuture.org .

Dr. Steingraber has a strong bond with Watkins Glen. Her son, Elijah,  was
born in Seneca Lake water.  Steingraber will attend the screening  and make a
short presentation, answer questions, and do a book  signing.  Community
leaders and decision-makers throughout the region  have been personally
invited to attend.

“Our region faces economic and environmental challenges. The area is  being
considered for hydrofracking, gas storage and transport, and  frack-related
industry.   We need to be informed, to learn together,  and to work together
to formulate a vision for the future of the
region,” said Yvonne Taylor, co-founder of Gas Free Seneca.   “Our  goal is to
provide an opportunity for the community to engage in a  respectful, open
dialogue about the connection between the health of  our bodies and the health
of our air, land, and water.”

For more information about Dr. Steingraber go to:
http://steingraber.com/bio

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Intro to Permaculture: Brooktondale NY, May 27, 2012

[Michael Burns]

What is Permaculture?

This workshop will present permaculture as a framework for holistic,
sustainable thinking and planning in the home, garden, and urban/rural
landscapes. Concepts discussed include ways to take concrete actions to reduce
your impact on our planet and how permaculture practitioners can work for
social justice. We will also spend time discussing a designated space for a
demonstration permaculture garden near the Brooktondale Community Center
gardens to teach basic principles of a permaculture design.

Karryn Olson-Ramanujan, our guest presenter from the Finger Lakes Permaculture
Institute, emphasizes that permaculture is not “a new way to garden,” but aims
to teach people how to achieve a regenerative future for all: on the land and
through principles of energy efficiency and social justice.

UPCOMING WORKSHOP PARTICULARS:
WHEN: Sunday, May 27, 2012
TIME: 1:00 – 3:00 pm
WHERE: Brooktondale Community Center, Valley Road, Brooktondale, NY 14817
PRESENTER: Karryn Olson-Ramanujan, Certified Permaculture Designer
COST: $5.00 donation
Free for interested individuals who cannot afford a donation
RSVP: Becky: (607-229-4509 or beckydewitt...@gmail.com )
Veronique: (607-229-9204 or nique...@yahoo.com )

About Karryn Olson-Ramanujan: Karryn loves exploring the world and its
cultures, a passion that has taken her from her home state of South Dakota to
live in Germany, Ghana, and India. She began studying permaculture in 1997 and
has completed certificate courses in both Northern California and India, as
well as advanced courses in Keyline Design, Edible Forest Gardening, and
Permaculture Design and Teaching. Karryn is a lead teacher and founding board
member for the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute.
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Food Forest Workshops in Central NY (video)

[Michael Burns]

Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
presents

PLANT A FOOD FOREST
with Jonathan Bates of Food Forest Farm (PermacultureNursery.com)

Join us Saturday, June 23rd in Montour Falls, NY for a day of forest gardening
discussion and demonstration.

View this video for details: http://flpci.us/?p=1468

Additional events are scheduled on Friday, June 22nd in Rochester, NY
and Sunday, June 24 in Syracuse, NY.

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Registration OPEN: 2012 Northeast Permaculture Convergence

[Michael Burns]

From:Lydia Silva lydia_si...@hotmail.com

We are happy to announce that registration is open for the 8th Annual
Northeast Permaculture Convergence!

Register and purchase tickets here:  http://2012neconvergence.eventbrite.com

When?
July 13th - 15th

Where?
Soule Homestead and Education Center46 Soule Street, Middleborough, MA  02346

Check out the website for updated registration and schedule information:
http://northeastconvergence.wordpress.com/

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Volunteers needed for FLPCI project this Sunday

[Michael Burns]

This Sunday, Jake Delisle and I are pouring the new concrete floor for the
FLPCI kitchen floor. The two of us will work well into the night if we are
alone. However, a half-dozen FLPCI friends and alumni could make this very
easy. We'll start in the morning and continue until finished.

If you can use a shovel, we have plenty of grub, drink, and laughs. Bring
gloves. RSVP if possible to ensure adaquate victuals.

Michael Burns


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Ithaca corn crop mob (now!) for public school cafeterias

[Michael Burns]

From:Audrey Baker audreyze...@gmail.com


There are thousands of ears of corn (up to 100,000, says Farmer George) left
to glean on the fields at Early Bird Farm, and they'll be good for the next
2-3 days! Denise Agati, the School Food Director for Ithaca School District,
says she would LOVE to freeze and later serve whole corn on the cob in the
cafaterias for the first time this year! And she'll do it if we bring her
local ears...

Who is free to pick some CORN Monday or Tuesday (or even Wednesday) evenings
this week??

Audrey

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Ithaca, NY Permaculture Demonstration Site open 9/9/12

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Permaculture Demonstration Site
Open Garden Day

110 Delaware Ave., Ithaca NY
9/9/2012
9-4pm
Cost: Free

Steve Austin will open up his garden on Sunday September 9, 2012 from 9 AM to
4 PM for one last visit before Fall sets in.

This diverse garden oasis is nestled into the landscape with a timber framed
pergola, terraced edible plant guilds, a constructed natural stream, two
ponds, a stone patio, and a four season greenhouse.  Part of the energy
systems includes PV panels on the garden pergola that let light shine through.
 In both the outdoor ponds and the small greenhouse food is grown using
Aquaponics with an additional Aquaculture system in the basement.  All are
part of an integrative and sustainable design system known as Permaculture.

Directions:
In Ithaca N.Y., from the intersection of Mitchell Street (RT 366) and State
St. (RT 79) proceed up Mitchell 3 blocks: past College Ave., past Linden Ave,
then turn left on Delaware Ave.  110 Delaware is the 3rd house on the left. 
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Farm Business Planning Online Course with Cornell Small Farms Program, Fall 2012

[Michael Burns]

For immediate release: Sept. 4, 2012
Contact: Erica Frenay, e...@cornell.edu 607-255-9911

Get Help Writing Your Farm Business Plan this Fall

It is rare for a farm to be an accidental success; having a written document
laying out the farm's goals, marketing strategies, financial projections, and
operation is essential to demonstrate the feasibility of the farmer's plans. A
business plan is also a must-have for anyone seeking loans or grants to help
fund their farm's development.

This Fall, you can get personal guidance in writing your farm business plan by
taking an online course offered by the Cornell Small Farms Program.

*BF202: Planning for Sustainability - Writing Your Business
Plan*http://nebeginningfarmers.org/online-courses/all-courses/bf-202-planning-for-sustainability/is
a fast-paced course covering one section of the business plan each week.

Through weekly webinars, you'll hear from farmers, business management
educators, and bankers about what makes a good business plan. You'll get
personal feedback on each section of your business plan as you complete the
weekly homework. The course begins Thurs. Oct 4 and runs for 6 weeks through
Nov. 8, with evening webinars every Thursday. The cost is $200. Registration
closes when the course fills up or by Sept 26, whichever happens first, so
don't delay or you might miss this opportunity.

Students who took the course last Fall have used their completed business
plans to obtain farm mortgages, equipment purchase loans, and operating loans.
One student said, I basically knew very little prior to taking this course.
But now I feel confident about how to write a business plan, how to research
the areas that are projections/pro-forma statements, and the components of
each section.

If you've felt intimidated by the process of writing a business plan, or if
you plan to seek outside funding for your farm, sign up now for this unique
opportunity to join a virtual community that will help you write your farm
business plan this Fall. For more details visit
http://nebeginningfarmers.org/online-courses/all-courses/bf-202-planning-for-sustainability/

This course is only one of many offered over the Fall, Winter and Spring by
the Cornell Small Farms Program and Cornell Cooperative Extension. For the
full course menu, visit http://nebeginningfarmers.org/online-courses.

Erica Frenay
Cornell Small Farms Program
Northeast Beginning Farmer Project Coordinator
15B Plant Science
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-9911
http://www.nebeginningfarmers.org
http://www.smallfarms.cornell.edu

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(Ithaca, NY) Vendors wanted! Groundswell Local Food Farm Festival, Oct 21

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From:Rachel Firak rfi...@gmail.com

Farm and food entrepreneurs wanted! We're looking for vendors of all kinds
for our Local Food  Farm Fest, Sunday, October 21, 1-4 pm.

The Local Food  Farm Fest is a fundraiser for the Groundswell Incubator
Farm, a land-access program for beginning farmers. This is a great opportunity
for beginning farmers, prepared food vendors, and farm products vendors to get
their name out while supporting the beginning farmer/food producer movement!

Please share the good news with your networks!

Sunday, October 21, 2012 (12pm - 4pm)

Groundswell's Local Food  Farm Festival
LOCAL FOODS, LOCAL FARMERS,LOCAL VENDORS, LOCAL INVENTIONS!

Visit the site of Groundswell's new Farm Incubator at EcoVillage and...

- Enjoy fun *FARMING ACTIVITIES* for kids of all ages! Card some wool, build a
hoop house, dig a soil sample, churn some butter, build a fence, or milk a
goat!
- Enjoy *ETHNIC FOODS* from all around the world featuring local farm products!
- Chat with Groundswell’s Farmer-Instructors and Beginning Farmers at our
*LOCAL FOODS MINI-MARKET!*
- See the newest in *FARMING INVENTIONS* and learn how to build your own!
- Take a *TOUR* of Groundswell’s Farm Enterprise Incubator, West Haven Farm
and other EcoVillage highlights!
- Help Groundswell raise funds to finish building the *Farm Incubator*

Mark your calendar now- and plan to bring your family and friends!

*Vendor Registration:
http://www.groundswellcenter.org/images/stories/GSProgramsPeople/eventvendorformfillablefinal.pdf
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*Buy Tickets Online Now!*
https://co.clickandpledge.com/advanced/default.aspx?wid=57856



-- 
Rachel Firak
New Farmer Training Coordinator
Groundswell Center for Local Food  Farming
PO Box 6679
Ithaca, NY  14851
607-319-5095
www.groundswellcenter.org

*Helping diverse learners develop the skills, knowledge and access to
resources they need to build more equitable and sustainable local food
systems*

Farm and food entrepreneurs wanted! Were looking for vendors of all kinds for our Local Food  Farm Fest, Sunday, October 21, 1-4 pm.The Local Food  Farm Fest is a fundraiser for the Groundswell Incubator Farm, a land-access program for beginning farmers. This is a great opportunity for beginning farmers, prepared food vendors, and farm products vendors to get their name out while supporting the beginning farmer/food producer movement!
Please share the good news with your networks!Sunday, October 21, 2012 (12pm - 4pm)
Groundswells Local Food  Farm FestivalLOCAL FOODS, LOCAL FARMERS,
LOCAL VENDORS, LOCAL INVENTIONS!Visit the site of Groundswells new Farm Incubator at EcoVillage and...
Enjoy fun FARMING ACTIVITIES for kids of all ages! Card some wool, build a hoop house, dig a soil sample, churn some butter, build a fence, or milk a goat!Enjoy ETHNIC FOODS from all around the world featuring local farm products!
Chat with Groundswell’s Farmer-Instructors and Beginning Farmers at our LOCAL FOODS MINI-MARKET!See the newest in FARMING INVENTIONS and learn how to build your own!
Take a TOUR of Groundswell’s Farm Enterprise Incubator, West Haven Farm and other EcoVillage highlights!Help Groundswell raise funds to finish building the Farm Incubator!
Mark your calendar now- and plan to bring your family and friends!Vendor Registration
Buy Tickets Online Now!
-- Rachel FirakNew Farmer Training CoordinatorGroundswell Center for Local Food  FarmingPO Box 6679Ithaca, NY  14851607-319-5095www.groundswellcenter.org
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Sustainability Cafe (9/24): aquaponics for sustainable food production in NYC

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From: Marian Brown mbr...@ithaca.edu


The Sustainability Café
on
Monday, September 24th

will feature
Miles Crettien ‘09
from
VertiCulture and Lenox Hill Neighborhood House

discussing
“Sustainable Food Production in NYC: A Focus on Aquaponics.”

The Sustainability Café will be held on the Ithaca College campus in the
Center for Natural Sciences Room 112 at 4:00PM in conjunction with the
Environmental Seminar.

Miles Crettien ’09 has an extensive background in horticultural design,
propagation, and research. At IC, he studied Environmental Science and
Business Management and focused his research on the mechanisms behind plant
defenses and biofuel production. Miles has led numerous initiatives to promote
the practice of urban agriculture in NYC, including sustainable agriculture
consulting firm and assembling the team of engineers and agriculture
professionals for his most recent aquaponics project, VertiCulture.

Miles is currently the Coordinator of Healthy Foods and Wellness at the Lenox
Hill Neighborhood House, a non-profit organization in New York City, where he
established three rooftop gardens for use by clients and staff.

This event is free and open to the public.

“Teachable edibles” – local, organic and/or seasonal snacks – for the Fall
2012 Sustainability Café series are being sponsored by Ithaca College Dining
Services whose motto is “Sustainability –  Healthy – Fresh.”

Please bring your reusable mug and fill up at the nearest drinking fountain or
provide your own beverage of choice.

Drink in a new way to think in the Sustainability Café.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Marian
Brown at mbr...@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-3787. We ask that requests for
accommodations be made as soon as possible.



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Ithaca, NY Children's Garden: Bulb Planting Schedule Call forvolunteers!

[Michael Burns]

From:Ithaca Children's Garden's  Bulb Labyrinth Team
ithacachildrensgar...@cornell.edu

Bulb Planting Time is HERE!

We are starting tomorrow and carrying on for the next 4-5 weekends, or until
finished!

Our hope is we can finish in 3-4 weeks, but it all depends on our dedicated
volunteers!

Here is the schedule so far.  Please reply to this email and let me know how
you'd like to plug-in (how many people and which day/time slot).  As you can
see, there is lots of room for volunteers tomorrow, and next weekend, during
both shifts.

So if you want to volunteer tomorrow, drop me a line and then just show up! 
RSVPs are most helpful for this project, as there is quite a bit of
coordination involved.

Last minute questions? Call my cell phone:  607.227.2982.

Rain or shine (but not storm).

Thank you!

Erin  your dedicated Bulb Labyrinth Memorial Garden Team
(Kate, Lisa, Erianna, Marsha, Eva, Dan, Melissa, Tim, Jeanne, and more!)

30,000 bulbs need YOU to get into the ground

These bulbs want to get out of their boxes and into the ground!

Volunteer Bulb Planting Schedule

* Aiming for 30 planters per 2 hour block
* Please bring gloves and any favorite bulb planting implements: otherwise, we
have
tools  gloves to share
* We will provide instructions: no experience necessary!
* Reply to this email with time, date, and how many in your group.

Sat Sep 29
10-12: Mariya and APO (8 people) NEED 22
12-2: APO (1), Stephanie Haskins(1), Lisa Machlin(2) NEED 25

Sat, Oct 6 (Columbus Day weekend. If we don't get more people, this day will be
canceled)
10-12: Pitts/Kabakov (4) NEED 25
12-2: NEED 30

Sat, Oct. 13 FULL
10-12: Mariya and APO (15), Shannon Anthony  VIC Radio (6-10), Elaine Rigney 
Hortus Forum (15)
12-2: No planting due to Scarerow Jubilee  Pumpkin Jam setup

Sun, Oct 14
12-2: Tim Dean  First Baptist Church (15) NEED 15
5-7pm: Labyrinth celebration and luminary walk: Ceremonial Planting of the
Redbud Tree - all welcome

Fri, Oct 19 FULL
10-12: Into the Streets (20-30)
12-2: Into the Streets (20-30)

Sat, Oct 20 FULL
10-12: Mariya  Apo (15), Into the Streets (15)
12-2: Mariya  APO (15), Into the Streets (15)

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Ithaca Children's Garden | 615 Willow Ave | Ithaca | NY | 14850

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Green Buildings Open House, October 13 14, Ithaca, NY

[Michael Burns]

From:Guillermo Metz g...@cornell.edu

SAVE THE DATE

2012 Ithaca-Area Green Buildings Open House

Saturday, October 13 and Sunday, October 14, 10am - 4pm each day

Come see how other homeowners near you have implemented green building
methods, materials, and technologies!

Twenty five homes throughout Tompkins County that feature renewable energy
and/or eco-friendly building practices will be open to the public for
self-guided tours during this two-day event. Homeowners and/or builders will
be on-hand to discuss their work and answer questions about solar energy, wind
power, geothermal, solar hot water, straw bale construction, timber framing,
non-toxic finishes, local and reclaimed materials, and more.

Please show your support for the Open House and help us make it support itself
financially by buying a wristband! Just $5 gets you into as many houses as you
can visit over the two days. Anyone under 18 is free. Buy your wristband
before the event at CCETC (615 Willow Ave., Ithaca), Home Green Home (on the
Commons in Ithaca), Greenstar Cooperative Market (701 W. Buffalo St., Ithaca),
or during the event at select sites on the tour.

Visit http://ccetompkins.org/home/green-building/2012-open-house for details
on specific sites and which day they’re open. Call (607) 272-2292 or e-mail
g...@cornell.edu for more information. You can also find us on Facebook!
Presented by Tompkins County Cooperative Extension and the Ithaca Green
Building Alliance, in conjunction with the Northeast Sustainable Energy
Association and the American Solar Energy Society.


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Permaculture Presentations at Green Buildings Open House 10/13/12 (near Ithaca, NY)

[Michael Burns]

Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute presents on the 2012 Green Buildings Open
House tour.

http://ccetompkins.org/2012GBOH

Cayuta Sun is pleased to welcome visitors to our rural, off-grid home,
gardens, and forest during the tour of green buildings on Saturday, October
13th. This home and and its surrounding landscape serves as an educational
space for the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute.
(http://FingerLakesPermaculture.org) Students and teachers from the Institute
will be present to answer questions and give tours.

Permaculture teacher and Cayuta Sun designer Michael Burns will offer a short
introduction to permaculture at 10 a.m. and 2 pm. as well as regular tours of
the home's wind, solar and other energy systems.

Tim Reap (http://www.ithacacarpenter.com/), the builder of the earth-bermed,
double-walled, and highly-insulated home will be on site to answer questions.

Jake Maher Delisle, FLPCI alumni and intern will talk about vermicomposting
and soil building at 12 p.m.

Cayuta Sun, 2962 Swamp Rd., Catherine, NY 14805
Directions: http://cayuta.org/about/directions/

Learn more about the 2012 Green Building Open House:
http://ccetompkins.org/2012GBOH
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ithaca-Area-Green-Buildings-Open-House/148592145230974

BUILDING OUR HOMES TO RESPOND TO A CHANGING CLIMATE
Friday, October 12,
5:30pm reception,
6:00-8:00pm presentation
at Milstein Hall Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca
Free  open to the public

2012 GREEN BUILDINGS OPEN HOUSE
Saturday  Sunday, October 13-14
10am-4pm
Various locations in Tompkins  neighboring counties

Visit  http://ccetompkins.org/2012GBOH for photos and details on specific
sites and the day each will be open.  Presented by Cornell Cooperative
Extension of Tompkins County and the Ithaca Green Building Alliance, in
conjunction with the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association and the American
Solar Energy Society.

WRISTBANDS: A $5 wristband gets you into as many houses as you can visit in 2
days; under 18 free. Buy your wristband before the event at Cornell
Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (615 Willow Ave., Ithaca), Home Green
Home (on the Commons in Ithaca), Greenstar Cooperative Market (701 W. Buffalo
St., Ithaca), or during the event at select sites on the tour. No one will be
turned away, but please show your support for the Open House and help make it
financially
sustainable if you are able!

For more information, contact Guillermo Metz at (607) 272-2292 or
g...@cornell.edu.

http://ccetompkins.org/home/green-building/2012-open-house

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ithaca-Area-Green-Buildings-Open-House/148592145230974

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Ithaca Elmira: Rony Lec, Mesoamerican Permaculture presents Oct 15-17

[Michael Burns]

Guatemalan Permaculture Teacher to Present on Food Sovereignty

Dates: October 15th - 17th, 2012

Ithaca, NY (Ithaca College, Cornell University)
Elmira, NY (Elmira College)

via http://fingerlakespermaculture.org

Ronaldo Rony Lec Ajcot will be coming to the Finger Lakes Region discussing
his permaculture work to improve food security in Central America.

His trip is sponsored by Cornell University’s Latin American Studies Program,
the Committee on U.S. Latin American Relations (CUSLAR,) the Ithaca College
Latin American Studies and Environmental Studies Departments and the Finger
Lakes Permaculture Institute.

After Guatemala's civil war ended in the early nineties, Rony returned to his
town, San Lucas Toliman, seeking a project to enrich the land and the
community.  He found that permaculture allowed him to use his Kaqchikel Maya
agricultural traditions with ecological design skills to help build food
sovereignty in his coffee-growing community of small farmers. Rony Lec is now
considered one of Latin America's foremost permaculture teachers. He and the
Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute have been teaching ecological design and
permaculture to indigenous communities across the Americas for the past
decade.

Permaculture is an ecologically and socially conscious design method to create
sustainable, regenerative systems for our homes, farms, and workplaces.
Permaculture activists aim to empower people and their communities to design
using ecological principles and their own talents to meet basic needs.

Scheduled Public Events:

Cornell University
* Monday, October 15th *
Time: 12:15- 1:15pm
“Biodiversity, food sovereignty and the indigenous people of the Americas”
Location: Uris Hall 153
Contact: Rebecca Snyder 607-255-1468 rms...@cornell.edu

Ithaca College
* Tuesday, October 16th *
Time: 7:00pm
“Food and Sustainability”
Location: Williams 225
Contact: Karryn Olson Ramanujan kar...@fingerlakespermaculture.org

Elmira College
* Wednesday, October 17th *
Time: 4:30 - 5:30 pm
“Sustainability and Globalization”
Location: Patterson Chapel, Cowles Hall
Contact: Lauren Shaw 607-483-8758


Photos and more information about the sponsors at:
http://fingerlakespermaculture.org
http://lasp.einaudi.cornell.edu/
http://cuslar.org/
http://www.ithaca.edu/latinamerican/
http://www.ithaca.edu/hs/depts/envstudies/

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Re: Scholarships for Syracuse Ecological Design course

[Michael Burns]

We are now able to announce the availability of 4 half-scholarships 
(worth $100 each) thanks to the generosity of our newest sponsors. With 
much appreciation to both Home Headquarters, The Gifford Foundation, 
and the Rahma Health Clinic (home of the Rahma Edible Forest Snack 
Garden), we extend an invitation to those interested in exploring the 
concepts of permaculture, the nuances of ecological science, and the 
relevance of personal and community landscape design, to apply today, 
before our registration period closes this Sunday at midnight.

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.

Thank you to all of our sponsors for the 2103 Syracuse CTED course:

Westcott Community Center - http://www.westcottcc.org/SUNY Educational 
Opportunity Center - http://beta7.ictgllc.com/seoc/Home.aspx CNY 
Community Foundation - https://cnycf.org/cnycf/Gifford Foundation - 
http://www.giffordfoundation.org/King  King Architects - 
http://www.kingarch.com/Rahma Health Clinic - 
https://www.facebook.com/RahmaHealthClinic Home Headquarters - 
http://www.homehq.org/

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On January 22, 2013 12:51:20 PM Michael G. Burns 
mich...@fingerlakespermaculture.org wrote:
 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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Ithaca College, 2/18 explores Finger Lakes' Culinary Bounty @ Sustainability Cafe

[Michael Burns]

From:Marian Brown mbr...@ithaca.edu

The Sustainability Café on Monday, February 18th will feature Kit Kalfs
discussing The Finger Lakes Culinary Bounty: Promoting the Seen and Un-seen
Food Networks.

The Café will be held at the Ithaca College Center for Natural Sciences Room
112 at 4:00PM, in conjunction with the Environmental Seminar. The Spring 2013
Sustainability Café/Environmental Seminar series is focused on our local food
system.

Kit Kalfs' story is that of tourist turned professional, having visited Finger
Lakes wineries over a dozen times in the 1990s. In 2000, Kit moved to the
Finger Lakes and over the next dozen years, he worked at different wineries.
In 2006, he and his life partner opened /Bet the Farm/, a winery and gourmet
food market in Aurora. Kit is current chair of the board of the /Finger Lakes
Culinary Bounty /and a ten-year member of that organization's board of
directors. Kit has worked to make that board representative of all 14 counties
and the diverse enterprises that comprise the Finger Lakes region's
agricultural economy.

Teachable edibles--local, organic and/or seasonal snacks--for the Spring
2013 Sustainability Café series are being sponsored by Ithaca College Dining
Services whose motto is Sustainability--Healthy--Fresh. Please bring your
reusable mug and fill up at the nearest drinking fountain or provide your own
beverage of choice.

This event is free and open to the public.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Marian
Brown at 607-274-3787 or mbr...@ithaca.edu. We ask that requests for
accommodations be made as soon as possible.

Drink in a new way to think in the Sustainability Café.



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Solar Power 101: Thursday 4/11, Ithaca, NY

[Michael Burns]

From:Guillermo Metz g...@cornell.edu


*Solar Power 101**
*

Thursday, April 11, 6:30 – 8:30pm

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County Educational Center, 615
Willow Avenue, Ithaca

“What are photovoltaics?” “What is solar thermal?” “How do they work and what
incentives and rebate programs are available so I can put them on my house?”
If you’ve been asking some of these questions, come find the answers at this
introductory presentation. Anne Stork, an environmental studies professor at
Ithaca College who supplements her home power with solar panels, and Guillermo
Metz, Green Building and Renewable Energy Program Coordinator at CCETC, who
lives off the grid with solar and wind, will give an overview of solar
electric and water-heating systems and try to answer all your questions about
putting solar power to work for you. $10 suggested donation, but no one will
be turned away. For more information and to register, contact Guillermo Metz
at g...@cornell.edu or 272-2292.

Guillermo Metz
Green Building and Renewable Energy Program Coordinator
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
615 Willow Avenue
Ithaca, NY  14850-3555
http://ccetompkins.org
(P) (607) 272-2292, x185
(F) (607) 272-7088
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Northeast Permaculture Convergence registration is open: July 5-7, 2013

[Michael Burns]

Registration for the Permaculture Convergence

We are very pleased to officially announce the opening of registration for the
Northeast Permaculture Convergence, which will be held from July 5th to 7th
2013, in Frelighsburg (1 hour southeast of Montreal).

We're building a unique program in French and English! Our programming team
received fabulous proposals for talks, practical workshops and site visits,
for all levels, all ages and all tastes. We are still open to you
propositions.

We invite you to register now to take advantage of the early bird rate (valid
until May 10th), but also to encourage us in the creation of this fantastic
project!

To have a taste of what we are preparing for the week-ends program and to
register : http://neconvergence.com

PINE
P.O. Box 3461, Amherst, MA 01004-3461

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Learn to inoculate log-grown shiitake mushrooms this weekend (Schuyler County, NY)

[Michael Burns]

Join us at Cayuta Sun Farm (the sight of the Finger Lakes Permaculture 
Institute's summer design course) this Saturday or Sunday (June 29 and 30.)

Learn how to prepare sugar maple and white oak logs for mushroom production in 
the cool, deep shade of the mushroom yard.

Workshops are held from 12 pm to 5 pm. The workshop fee is $10 and includes a 
take-home log. Snacks and beverages are provided.

More information and registration is at: 
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Shiitake Mushroom Participatory Product Development Survey

[Michael Burns]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Sobel bds...@cornell.edu

Do you Like Shiitake Mushrooms?
 
Please come out to the Trumansburg Farmers Market to help with a Participatory 
Product Development Survey
  
Wednesday, June 26, 2012

4-7pm
 
There will be a short survey followed by free samples of shiitake mushrooms for 
participants to evaluate
 
Parking will be Available
 
Participants will receive a small compensation ($3) for their efforts
 
After the survey, feel free to stay and enjoy the market!
 
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Gleaners needed for food pantries #ithaca

[Michael Burns]

--- Forwarded message ---
From: Audrey Baker audreyze...@gmail.com


4 to 6 gleaners are needed asap to pick green beans and ripe tomatoes at
Wood's Earth, at the intersection of Rt. 13 and Rt. 327 (across from Lower
Treman). Produce will be donated to food pantries through Friendship
Donations Network, as well as to community center kitchens. Please get in
touch with the Friendship Donations Network at 607-216-9522 if you are
available!

Also, when you have extra produce throughout the season, you can contact
FDN or drop off at a Neighborhood Food Hub,
http://friendshipdonations.org/introducing-neighborhood-food-hubs/

For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, 
please visit:  http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/
If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom 
Shelley, at t...@cornell.edu.


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Want basil for pesto?

[Michael Burns]

From: Audrey Baker audreyze...@gmail.com

Hi everyone,

Love the idea of pesto in your freezer, ready to pop into meals all winter and 
spring? Just need a bulk source of basil to inspire that date with the food 
processor?

The Wood's Earth farm is bursting with (organic) basil! It is being chopped and 
used fresh in school meals and in BJM Elementary snacks, and our summer team 
made and froze about seven gallons of pesto in the district's central kitchen 
for use in school lunches!

There is still have a lot of basil! We would like to sell it, picked to order, 
to the community for pesto making. Proceeds all go to Wood's Earth Living 
Classroom, a project of the Center for Transformative Action 501c3.

$10 for one over-stuffed grocery bag of basil-on-the-stem.
$15 for two bags.
$20 for three bags.
*Orders or multiple bags can be spread out over two-three weeks (pending a 
killing frost)

Picked to order! Convenient pick up locations, (1) downtown at the Just Be 
Cause Center, 1013 W. State Street (scheduled), or (2) on campus at Cornell 
Farmers' Market on Thursdays from 11a-3p.

Reply to this email or call the number below to order your basil. Get it while 
it's here!

FRESH BASIL PESTO RECIPE:
Combine these ingredients (or your own variation) in a food processor, until 
chunky or smooth, as you like it:
2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 medium sized garlic cloves, minced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
[1/3- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan-Reggiano or Romano cheese]
[1/3 cup pine nuts or walnuts]
[1 teaspoon lemon juice]
FREEZE in ice cube tray, then pop out cubes into a freezer bag. Throw cubes 
into pasta or veggies at the last minute of cooking; serve over baked potatoes; 
or thaw cubes in the fridge for a sandwich spread all year long.
Makes one cup.

-- 
Audrey Baker

607-592-2902
www.woodsearth.com
Wood's Earth Living Classroom
Project of the Center for Transformative Action, 501c3

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Introduction to Keeping a Family Cow: Sunday 9/15/2013 Ithaca, NY

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Begin forwarded message:From:IthaCan m...@ithacan.ning.comOn Sunday (Sep 15), join IthaCanners, Chris and Laura and their cow Aspen, on their homestead to learn howto keep a family cow.Register on line here.Come learn the in and outs of keeping your own family dairy cow! We will cover: breeds, finding the right cow,nutrition needs, shelter, fencing, the cow's lactation cycle, calving basics, milking (hand and machine),trouble-shooting and common illnesses/infections, calf-sharing, raw milk vs. pasteurization, and uses of milk(yogurt, cheeses, etc) as requested.Just curious? Thinking of getting your own cow? Expecting your first cow?People on all aspects of the familycow path are welcome!Come meet our lovely Aspen and her baby, Chloe!register at: http://ithacan.ning.comAlso, Laura will be teaching a homesteading skills class for kids this fall at Northern Lights. It is open to kids four and older.Homesteading Food SkillsWednesdays starting 09/25/2013 for 8 weeks from 2:15-4:15 PMThese classes will be for children 4+ and interested parents, is completely hands-on, and participation is fully encouraged! We'll coveressential and fun food-providing basics such as: chicken/duck keeping, grinding flour and baking bread, cow keeping  milking, makingbutter  cheese, gardening basics  harvesting, food processing/canning (making tomato sauce-if season cooperates), garlic planting, pastamaking, Jelly/Jam making, pumpkin carving and pie baking, and apple sauce/cider pressing! Living close to and off of the land is immenselyrich and harmonious; we invite you to join us and share the joy! Small fee for non-NLLC members.Contactlwoino...@gmail.comto inquire.___
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Free tickets for INEQUALITY FOR ALL movie (Ithaca, NY)

[Michael Burns]

The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute 

has a limited number of free tickets available 
to see the new award-winning documentary 

INEQUALITY FOR ALL 

at Cinemapolis 
at 120 E. Green Street in Ithaca 
this Sunday, October 13, at 7:20 pm.

This outstanding film features Robert Reich, noted economic policy expert, 
former U.S. Secretary of Labor and U.C. Berkeley professor, who explains the 
causes of widening inequality in this country and how it is destroying our 
economy and undermining our democracy by concentrating wealth and power in 
fewer and fewer hands. INEQUALITY FOR ALL is a heartfelt, entertaining and 
informative rallying cry to act now and suggests concrete ways to do so. It is 
an excellent tool for organizing around one of the most pressing issues of our 
time. Learn more at: Learn more at: http://Inequalityforall.com/

Please sign up for your tickets now at: 
http://FingerLakesPermaculture.org/?p=2274

Inequality For All
http://facebook.com/inequalityforall

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Generous Discount for January signups on FLPCI Permaculture course

[Michael Burns]

The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (FLPCI) invites you this summer to the 
beautiful, abundant Finger Lakes region of New York to learn permaculture.

Read more at: http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/?p=2316

Our teachers, including guest speakers, are working experts in land use, 
design, research, governance, business and teaching. Michael Burns, Rafter Sass 
Ferguson, Steve Gabriel, and Karryn Olson-Ramanujan bring thousands of hours of 
permaculture teaching experience to people of all backgrounds and experiences.

FLPCI’s renowned design certificate course immerses students in over 84 hours 
of instruction. Our rigorous design practicum empowers you to design using the 
principles and methods of permaculture.

Our curriculum, refined over nine years and eleven certificate courses, 
continues to improve its integrity and relevance through student feedback, our 
assessment of their design work, and the latest research. Our teaching methods 
incorporate design work on real sites and hands-on experience with strategies 
like hot composting, mushroom inoculation, marking contours, and the siting of 
buildings and ponds on the landscape. Our field trips to Finger Lakes area 
urban, farm, and homestead demonstration sites give students real life examples 
of the success and challenges of applied permaculture design.

Our alumni repeatedly describe their 15 days of permaculture immersion as a 
paradigm-shifting, inspirational opportunity to reevaluate the systems and 
designs of their work, homes, and community projects. They appreciate the 
chance to study permaculture in our temporary learning community at a small 
off-grid farm. Graduates leave with new skills as well as a new network of 
colleagues that support their work creating regenerative livelihoods and homes.

Early Sign-up Discounts:

If your budget is tight, January is an opportunity for an early sign-up $1000 
tuition to our 12th Permaculture Design Certificate course. This discount is 
only available during January of 2014 for tuition paid in full. Your $400 
deposit reserves your place in class. Your payment of the $600 balance by 
January 31st, earns you the discount.

Click here to sign up during January, 2014: 
http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/?p=2316

Pay in full by May 1st and receive a $200 discount. The full tuition is $1400 
after May 1.

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Beyond Green with New Roots: Ithaca, NY. Tonight! 7-8:30pm

[Michael Burns]

New Roots Charter School hosts panel to discuss the imperative to go Beyond 
Green to prepare youth for a sustainable 21st century. 

Wednesday, March 5, 2014
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Sustainability Center
111 N. Albany St. Ithaca N.Y.


A panel of educators and students will explore the “paradigm shift” in 
education our youth need to meet 21st century challenges.
 
Responding to climate change, fossil fuel dependency, and economic trends 
requires curriculum that goes “beyond green” to develop students as community 
leaders and entrepreneurs who respond to emerging challenges and opportunities 
as systems thinkers that take both human and ecological needs and limits into 
account.
 
The evening’s panelists are trustees, staff, and students who are founders of 
New Roots Charter School, Ithaca’s charter high school for education for 
sustainability and justice. Chartered by the State University of New York in 
2009 to provide a “living laboratory” of education for sustainability at the 
secondary level, New Roots Charter School was inspired by the research-based 
State Education and Environment Roundtable’s Environment as Integrating Context 
for Education model. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation 
named New Roots Charter School the Top Green High School in 2011-2012, just two 
years after it opened.

Panel participants include:
- Dr. Jason Hamilton, Chairman of the New Roots Charter School Board of 
Trustees; Associate Professor  Chair, Environmental Studies  Science, Ithaca 
College
- Dr. Peter Bardaglio, Vice Chair of the New Roots Board of Trustees; Senior 
Advisor, Second Nature; and Coordinator, Tompkins County Climate Protection 
Initiative
- Tina Nilsen-Hodges, Principal and Superintendent of New Roots Charter School
- David Streib, Science Teacher  Education for Sustainability Program 
Coordinator
- Rosemary Gloss  Ben Purdy, Current and Former New Roots Students

Community members, educators and students interested in learning more about 
sustainability education are welcome to attend. The panel discussion will be 
hosted by Sustainability Center, a community inspired gallery and meeting place 
located in downtown Ithaca.

http://newrootsschool.org/

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FLPCI Alum practices permaculture for food justice in NY AL

[Michael Burns]

Anna McCown was raised as a Southern Baptist in subtropical Alabama. Yet now we 
find her as a queer southerner surviving the cold winters of upstate New York 
learning how to appreciate the summertime while honing her permaculture 
organizing skills…

After her Permaculture Design Certificate course with the Finger Lakes 
Permaculture Institute (FLPCI), Ms. McCown went back to Alabama and started 
Magic City Agriculture Project (MCAP) with friends from neighborhoods all over 
Birmingham… This year, Anna and her partner will live and work for Giving 
Ground Farm in Trumansburg...

Read more at: http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/?p=2434

NOTE: Giving Ground Farm is offering CSA shares that give back to the community 
including us! For each half-share purchased from the farm, a $25 donation is 
sent to FLPCI to support our permaculture education efforts. If you live near 
Ithaca or Trumansburg, NY and want to enjoy and support a permaculture-inspired 
family farm, buy a share and mention the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute to 
help us out.
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Pigstarter: Network of permaculture graduates bootstrap new venture with crowdfarming

[Michael Burns]

Graduates of the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute's permaculture design 
course want to demonstrate that young farmers with intelligence and drive but 
no start-up funds or land can crowdfarm their way into a successful business.

They are offering a lifetime discount for any donation over $10!

http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/?p=2527

The Pigstarter project is to provide the means to create food sustainably in a 
small-scale, highly productive agricultural system. 

They will supplement our their own background in pig production with techniques 
from Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm, Sepp Holzer of the Krameterhof, and other 
leaders in sustainable and permaculture-based animal husbandry. Rotational 
pasturing, on demand water, consolidation of local food waste systems, and a 
finishing on apple pomace will yield a high-quality, locally grown pork. 

When the season ends they plan to create a how-to guide that can assist other 
*entre-pig-neurs* in starting pork operations in their own areas.

Read more and watch the video at: http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/?p=2527

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Permaculture Community Supports Permaculture Classes in High School...

[Michael Burns]

Help us fund our permaculture class...

New Roots Charter School in Ithaca, NY is offering a 4 day permaculture 
intensive to its students. I will be teaching a small crowd of students at 
Cayuta Sun Farm (site of the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute's summer 
design course.) New Roots' curriculum and mission is to teach students to 
advocate for environmental sustainability and social justice. This crew of 
mostly juniors and seniors have been learning knowledge and skills that make 
them ideal candidates to grasp the fundamentals of permaculture. 

However, funds have been too tight for the transportation costs for this 
learning event. So I have turned to the broader permaculture community for help 
through a short Indiegogo campaign: 
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/support-a-high-school-permaculture-course

The result: We have met 93% of our goal in one week… Thank you!

Thanks to the 13 funders for helping us come so close to our final goal. New 
Roots Charter School now has nearly all funds needed for the class, while 
donations and referrals still needed to finish the campaign. Thank you also to 
all who broadcasted our appeal.

New Roots Charter School is proud of the electives and “expeditionary” learning 
that our students enjoy. As a small and often under-funded charter school, most 
of our resources must be devoted to the meeting core requirements of high 
school classes. Fortunately, our mission is often supported by the community. 
The permaculture community is now part of the many networks of allies that 
support our school. 

If you have not already done so, we still have to reach our goal and you can 
still donate.

Also, it is still crucial to spread the word to hundreds more to make 100%. 
Share this message and this link to put us over the top: 
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/support-a-high-school-permaculture-course

Note: Any funds not spent (or beyond our $500 goal) will be saved for 
permaculture education through the New Roots Farm-to-School program.

Thanks again,

Michael Burns

Permaculture Teacher
New Roots Charter School: http://newrootsschool.org
Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute: http://fingerlakespermaculture.org

Indiegogo Campaign Page: 
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/support-a-high-school-permaculture-course
FLPCI Blog Post: http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/?p=2599




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Community Training in Ecological Design: Tompkins County, NY (Oct.-Dec. 2014)

[Michael Burns]

The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute presents   

COMMUNITY TRAINING IN ECOLOGICAL DESIGN

 Design your backyard or acreage for the coming season and long term.

  Grow food, build soil, and manage water in rural and urban landscapes.

   Meet others and make beneficial connections in your community.

Hosted at Ecovillage @ Ithaca, in Ithaca, NY

  Permaculture design mimics the patterns and processes found in nature. 
Learn strategies for garden and farm-scale systems that meet human needs while 
improving ecological health. Join a learning environment where teachers support 
students to develop design ideas for their own projects.

 Classes and take-home assignments cover a wide range of site mapping, 
assessment, planning and design skills. Students learn the how and why of many 
strategies including polyculture gardening, cover cropping, sheet mulching, 
backyard poultry, mushroom cultivation, tree crops and rainwater catchment.

 - 36 hours of instruction
 - One full weekend  nine Monday evenings
 - October through December

Instructors: 
Michael Burns, Steve Gabriel,  Karryn Olson-Ramanujan plus guests

Read more and register at: http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/?p=2644



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Finger Lakes Permaculture Course: Four Weeks To Go

[Michael Burns]

There are at least a half-dozen confirmed openings for the upcoming

Permaculture Design Certificate course.

July 25 through August 10, 2014 near Ithaca, N.Y.

  http://FingerLakesPermaculture.org

Join the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute for an intensive 15-day course 
with experienced permaculture designers.

Study permaculture in practice among our amazing community of organizers, 
farmers, homesteaders, teachers, researchers and community activists.

Live within a unique temporary learning community at our off-grid permaculture 
camp in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of New York. Enjoy the richness of 
the small cities and villages, culture, natural areas, and vibrant agriculture 
found in our area.

The course's curriculum, methods, and practicum have been developed by teachers 
Michael Burns, Rafter Sass Ferguson, Steve Gabriel and Karryn Olson-Ramanujan 
over nine years and eleven PDCs. The thousands of hours they have devoted to 
research, practice, teaching and organizing have made the Finger Lakes 
Permaculture Institute's PDC one of the longest running and most successful 
summertime intensive courses in the Northeast.

Last year the course sold out by July. Take advantage of the slower pace of 
registration this year to secure your place.

Visit http://FingerLakesPermaculture.org to learn more and sign-up.

NOTE: There is a six-month payment plan for tuition.


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Farming the Woods book presented in Ithaca NY: 11/19/2014

[Michael Burns]

FARMING THE WOODS: An Integrated Permaculture Approach to Growing Food  
Medicine in Temperate Forests

Meet the Authors...
Get your signed copy...
Hear a presentation on their new work...

Join Ken Mudge and Steve Gabriel

November 19, 2014
6 to 8 p.m.

Tompkins County Public Library
Ithaca, NY

Local authors, teachers and researchers Ken Mudge and Steve Gabriel love the 
forest. They met in the MacDaniels Nut Grove in 2009 when Steve took Ken’s 
Practicum in Forest Farming class at Cornell University. Through the frameworks 
of forest farming and permaculture they found a way to see the forest for more 
than just the trees. The two began working, researching, and writing together 
which resulted in a new book from Chelsea Green Publishing.

Farming the Woods combines Ken’s decades of research and international 
agroforestry experiencewith Steve’s permaculture and farming knowledge to offer 
readers a plethora of concepts and ideas for growing a range of non-timber 
crops in their woods. Mushrooms, medicinals like ginseng and goldenseal, 
fruits, nuts, and wood products along with design and management considerations 
are covered in this book which has been called:

“A must-read for anyone interested in agroforestry, forest gardening, or 
utilizing forests for specialty crops. ” 
—Martin Grawford, author of Creating a Forest Garden

Join Ken and Steve for an evening to celebrate the book and learn about some of 
these crops and the farmers around the US growing them.

Books signed by the authors will be available afterwards for $35.

The event is free.

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11th International Permaculture Convergence Cuba 2013 videos

[Michael Burns]

11th International Permaculture Convergence Cuba 2013 videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJd48r8cihenmW1FfXic-1Sb7qWxbWf6u

The next International Permaculture Convergence will be in London during 
September of  2015:
https://www.ipcuk.events


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Reading Your Landscape: A Practical (Re)introduction to Permaculture

[Michael Burns]

The FINGER LAKES PERMACULTURE INSTITUTE
http://FingerLakePermaculture.org
presents

READING YOUR LANDSCAPE:
A Practical Introduction to Permaculture

June 12 – 14, 2015
Cayuta Sun Farm, Catharine NY
(near Ithaca and Watkins Glen)

with Becky Bowen, Michael Burns, Jake Maher Delisle, Steve Gabriel and other 
local practitioners

Try practical permaculture skills through hands-on design work in a two-day 
immersion course. Join a weekend-long, off-grid permaculture camp while 
learning from local practitioners and experts.

Practice ecological design skills that you will be able to immediately apply to 
your own endeavors. Design your own site or practice on a small woodland 
permaculture farm.

Acquire basic literacy in the potential for practicing permaculture in your 
life. Beginners are introduced to basic permaculture principles, plus easy 
assessment and design methods. This weekend get-away is ideal for those who may 
not have a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC), have limited time, and are 
looking for an affordable way to learn.

Experienced practitioners and design course graduates will appreciate this as a 
quick and fun permaculture practicum to refresh and inspire their work. Our 
assessment and design-focused approach may help you work through ongoing 
challenges or benefit from the different perspectives and experiences our 
facilitators’ offer.

Sliding scale tuition begins at $250 and includes instruction, camping, and two 
days of breakfast and lunch.

* For more about this course visit:
http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/reading-your-landscape-a-practical-introduction-to-permaculture/

* A listing of all course offered is at:
http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/programs/2015-program-listing/

* Learn about local permaculture resources in the Finger Lakes at:
http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/local-directory/

**Mark your calendar! The Finger Lakes Permaculture Tour and Regional 
Convergence is August 22  23, 2015.

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Permaculture Apprenticeship: Finger Lakes Region, NY

[Michael Burns]

*Forest Farming Immersion *
*& Permaculture Design Practicum*

*Hard-working, permaculture-inspired apprentices *
*are sought by Cayuta Sun Farm.*

This apprenticeship is ideal for Permaculture Design Certificate graduates
and others interested in forest farming, small-farm design, mushroom
cultivation, pastured animal and perennial agriculture.

Cayuta Sun Farm is seeking individuals for a part-time program of farm
work, design, and study from May through September. Apprentices receive
weekly instruction through a permaculture design practicum based on the
continuing assessment and analysis of the farm. Opportunities to visit and
learn at other innovative farms are also scheduled. Apprentices are
provided with all their food and live at the farm.

Located between Ithaca and Watkins Glen, NY, Cayuta Sun Farm is a small
woodland farm and permaculture education site established in 2003.
Currently, log-grown shiitake mushrooms, grass-pastured poultry and
forest-pastured pork are grown for market. The farm occasionally hosts
visitors, tours, and permaculture-related educational events, including
those organized by the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute.

Learn more at http://CayutaSunFarm.com/...


We will consider applicants until we have found qualified candidates.

*Cayuta Sun Farm  *
*​Catharine, NY*
*CayutaSunFarm.com* 
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2016 Finger Lakes Permaculture Convergence: Call for Presenters

[Michael Burns]

A Call for Presentations & Hands-on Demonstrations
at the
2016 Finger Lakes Permaculture Convergence
Sunday, August 28th
 
Presented by the
Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
and
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County
 
as part of the 3rd annual Finger Lakes Permaculture Tour (August 26-28, 2016)
 
A CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
 
Interested in presenting at the 2016 Finger Lakes Permaculture Convergence? We 
are looking for presenters on permaculture-related topics within one to one and 
half- hours length.
 
Presentations may encompass a variety of topics including but NOT limited to:
·  Social Permaculture
·  Permaculture in Practice
·  Permaculture Theory
·  Profitable Permaculture Farming
·  Edible Ecosystem Design Processes
·  Forest Farming Techniques
·  Community-Scale Permaculture
 
Topics that pertain to permaculture in the Finger Lakes region of upstate N.Y. 
are especially encouraged.
 
All proposals are due by 12p.m. on Monday, June 20th.
 
To submit your proposal, please fill out this form: https://goo.gl/rUqQgz
 
A CALL FOR SKILL SHARE DEMONSTRATIONS & ACTIVITIES
 
In addition to presentation sessions, the convergence will include hands-on 
permaculture technique or skill-building demonstrations. These demonstrations 
provide a unique opportunity to showcase and share useful strategies and 
techniques with the Finger Lakes permaculture community. If you are interested 
in conducting a demonstration at the convergence, please fill out this form: 
https://goo.gl/rUqQgz
 
A CALL FOR TOUR HOSTS
 
The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (FLPCI) presents the 3rd annual 
Permaculture Tour, showcasing the practice of permaculture in our region. Last 
year’s tour drew over 200 participants from throughout the northeast to visit 
sites in Syracuse, Ithaca and the surrounding Finger Lakes region.
 
The Permaculture Tour encourages face-to-face networking and sharing of 
knowledge and experience of area permaculture practitioners and enthusiasts. 
The event is designed to provide people with concrete examples of permaculture 
methods and principles in action.
 
If you have a permaculture-designed home, farm, or other type of site in the 
Finger Lakes region that you would like to share with the public, please fill 
out the simple form at: https://goo.gl/Jojw89
 
Thank you on behalf of the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute, Cornell 
Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County and conference organizers.
 
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Cornell Online Permaculture class has 2 opening; begins Oct. 24th

[Michael Burns]

 Study permaculture online through
Cornell University Horticulture¹s distance learning program.
 

Create a design portfolio based on your own project
and complete all three of the courses from home to
earn a Permaculture Design Certificate.

Instruction and facilitation is led by Michael Burns
of the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute.

 
Two spaces are still open in the first course:
³Permaculture: Fundamentals of Ecological Design²
offered October 24 to December 8, 2016.
 

Learn more at: 
http://hort.cals.cornell.edu/extension-outreach/distance-learning

 
The first 6.5 week long course and provides an opportunity for you to
build your knowledge about permaculture and ecological design.
Participants will explore the content through videos, readings, and
activities and complete portions of a design for a site of their choosing.
 

While the course is online, the format is designed for consistent
interaction between instructors and students through forums and review of
assignments. Readings and presentations will be directly applied through
hands-on activities students will engage with at home.
 

There are two additional permaculture design courses:
 
- Permaculture Design: Ecosystem Mimicry:
January 16 to March 2, 2017
- Permaculture Design: Design Practicum:*
March 13 to April 6, 2017
*Prerequisite: ³Fundamentals of Ecological Design² or ³Ecosystem Mimicry"
 

Completion of a single class gives students a certificate of completion
from the Horticulture and continuing education units.

Completion of all three courses gives students the portfolio necessary to
apply for an internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certificate
though the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
<http://FingerLakesPermaculture.org>

 
Space is limited to 15 participants. Registration opens about six weeks
before each course begins. Fee is $675 paid via credit card at sign up.
 
See registration link at:
<http://hort.cals.cornell.edu/extension-outreach/distance-learning.>
 

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Earn your PDC at home with Cornell University

[Michael Burns]

 The Cornell University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences along with
the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (FLPCI) offer as part of an
online Permaculture
Design Certificate course:


Permaculture Design: Ecosystem Mimicry
<http://moodle.cce.cornell.edu/course/view.php?id=17>

*January 16 – March 2, 2017*

Enrollment is now open for “*Permaculture Design: Ecosystem Mimicry
<http://moodle.cce.cornell.edu/course/view.php?id=17>*.”

The class can be taken as a stand-alone course or as one of three in a
series offered in permaculture design leading to a Permaculture Design
Certificate.

Michael Burns, a cofounder of FLPCI, will be the course instructor for this
opportunity based on the permaculture curriculum and activities developed
by the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute over the past decade.

This program provides rigorous, evidence-based instruction in the
principles and methods of permaculture design based on the internationally
recognized curriculum.

There are just a few weeks left to sign up. With only 15 participants per
course, enrollment frequently sells out.

Read more at:
http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/earn-pdc-home-cornell-university/

Register at: *http://hort.cals.cornell.edu/extension-outreach/distance-learning
<http://hort.cals.cornell.edu/extension-outreach/distance-learning>*


Michael G. Burns
*Cayuta Sun Farm  *
*607-227-0316  *
*CayutaSunFarm.com* <http://CayutaSunFarm.com>
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Mon 14th, Tues 15th, Wed 16th. Philip Ackerman-Leist speaks about Food, Pesticides, Sustainable Communities and Politics, Ithaca and Ovid

[Michael Burns]

-- Forwarded message -
From: Allison Wilson 

Dear Friends and Colleagues

We are very excited to be hosting Philip Ackerman-Leist for three Ithaca
area and Ovid events on May 14th-16th.
Please do come and/or share this email with your friends and colleagues.
Thank you.
A poster is attached along with more info below.
Allison

Author and professor Philip Ackerman-Leist tells the (pre)cautionary tale
of how the Italian town of Mals set a global precedent by passing the
world’s first municipal referendum and ordinances to ban all synthetic
pesticides. At the same time the region will support the transition of all
farmers to organic systems and support new local sustainable business
ventures. *A Precautionary Tale: How One Small Town Banned Pesticides,
Preserved Its Food Heritage, and Inspired a Movement*
 shows how towns and
regions can reclaim and protect their communities, health, and economy — by
supporting a transition to diversified, small-scale organic systems and
small-scale local businesses. Featuring multimedia artist Douglas Gayeton’s
“information artworks,” Ackerman-Leist’s presentation is accompanied by a
pop up art show.
*All three events are Free & open to the public.*

Ovid Library, 7169 N Main St, Ovid, NY
Monday, May 14th at 7pm

Buffalo Street Books, Ithaca, NY
Tuesday, May 15th at 5pm

Mann Library Room 102, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Wednesday, May 16th at 4:00pm

Philip Ackerman-Leist is a professor at Green Mountain College, where he
established the farm and sustainable agriculture curriculum, directs its
Farm & Food Project, and founded and directs the Masters in Sustainable
Food Systems program (the nation’s first online graduate program in food
systems). He is the author of *Rebuilding the Foodshed: How to Create
Local, Sustainable, and Secure Food Systems*
 (2013)
and *Up Tunket Road: The Education of Modern Homesteader*
 (2009). His latest
book is *A Precautionary Tale: How One Small Town Banned Pesticides,
Preserved Its Food Heritage, and Inspired a Movement*


Want to know more or can’t make the talk? Read a review of *A Precautionary
Tale* at:
https://www.independentsciencenews.org/health/a-precautionary-tale-how-one-small-town-banned-pesticides/

For questions or if you would like to meet Philip Ackerman-Leist during his
Ithaca visit, contact us at: 607-319-0279 or by email.

Good wishes,
Allison


Allison Wilson, PhD
Science Director
The Bioscience Resource Project

P.O. Box 6869
Ithaca, NY 14850, USA

phone: 1 (607) 319 0279
a.wil...@bioscienceresource.org
www.independentsciencenews.org
and
www.bioscienceresource.org
and
https://www.poisonpapers.org/

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Permaculture Farmstead in Trumansburg seeks housemate

[Michael Burns]

https://ithaca.craigslist.org/roo/6504176814.html

Does using Permaculture principles to create a food forest and sustainable
homestead sound exciting to you? Come join us on our 7.5 acre property in
Trumansburg! Three of us started this project last summer, and we are
looking for the right person/people to co-create it with us. Some of the
things we've been working on outside are: building a small greenhouse,
creating Hugelkultur beds, rainwater catchment, digging a pond, growing
trees to plant on the property, starting to manage the woodlot, building a
woodshed, and making very good use of the piles of woodchips and leaves our
friends have delivered. Indoors we've been: building a root cellar, cooking
up a storm, processing and preserving foods we've grown, building a
hearth/installing a woodstove, doing planning for this growing season
(including designing an outdoor kitchen and ordering chickens and mushroom
spawn), and generally fixing up this 138-year-old house, making it a more
efficient and interesting living space!

The current residents are the land owner, a musician in her 50s who works
from home for a non-profit film company, and a couple in their twenties who
are farmers, artists, and cooks. We all share a passion for organic
gardening, natural building, community living and the arts. Our vision for
the land is to use Permaculture principles to create a bountiful and
beautiful property that can serve as a model, and we're starting to
organize workshops that we hope will be of interest to the larger community.

Our spacious 4-bedroom house sits at the edge of the village of
Trumansburg, with woods, a large pond and creek access. The kitchen, living
areas and bathrooms are shared by all, and we cook and eat together often
(and we eat meat). There is plenty of room here for people to do their own
projects - either for generating income or simply for fun!

We are looking for a housemate/landmate(s) who shares these ideals and
principles, and who is excited to become a big part of making this place a
joy to call home :) A 12-month commitment is important to us. We want
someone who is ready to dive into this project and add their gifts and
talents to the equation. Beyond that, terms are negotiable! The rent amount
will vary ($650-750, plus some utilities) depending on which bedroom you
end up in (either 150 or 250 sq ft), and there's an option for partial
work-trade. Our timing is flexible on when you could move in. Our housemate
who is moving out hasn't found a place yet, but you could likely move in as
soon as March 1st, if necessary. Pets are negotiable. We have one amazing
indoor-outdoor cat named Radar, and we are open to having another cat
and/or a dog on the property, as long as everyone can get along :)

Ideal candidates will have some skills/knowledge to share and experience
living in community. The most important factors are: like-minded
individuals that are interested in learning and sustainability, willing to
work hard, can be professional when needed, and most of all - have a
positive outlook!

If this living situation sounds intriguing to you, please send us an email
that tells something about yourself and why you are interested in living
here. We look forward to meeting you!

Cheers,
Eva, Sylvie & Liam
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Free Permaculture Movie: Watch together, online. (SUN & TUE)

[Michael Burns]

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INHABIT: A Permaculture Perspective

Free Online Screenings

VIDEO WATCH EVENT
View together with simultaneous text chat among all attendees.
Network and learn from each other while viewing from the privacy and safety of 
home.

SUNDAY, March 29, 2020
7:00 - 8:30 PM
Registration required.  Limited capacity.
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5crduivqzguWJKyg_zR3BO-NaRNTFNCCQ

TUESDAY, March 31, 2020
7:00 - 8:30 PM
Registration required.  Limited capacity.
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlfu-vrjwvqPBzcQT3dbjx4X4I3nAjgw

—>“…delivers a beautiful portrait of permaculture's potential in both rural and 
urban settings… does a great job of making permaculture more accessible. Not 
only does it make a compelling case for why permaculture solutions are needed, 
but it also highlights a number of people involved in permaculture, as well as 
some of the solutions that are working for them. The film presents a range of 
permaculture practices implemented across a variety of locations, from rural to 
urban and suburban areas, and the interviews with 'boots on the ground' 
permaculture practitioners offer plenty of food for thought about its 
applications and potential impact.” -TreeHugger.com<http://treehugger.com>

—>“The feature documentary Inhabit explores this human potential with a diverse 
range of examples from the Northeastern United States. Each illustrates how 
permaculture can be applied to suit it’s environment, in a way that regenerates 
the surroundings rather than just minimize impact." - 
PermaculturePrinciples.com<http://permacultureprinciples.com>

The COVID-19 pandemic is a critical moment to reflect on the broken systems 
that run our world. This film goal is to inspire and empower people. Costa 
Boutsikaris, the filmmaker, hopes that by offering the film for free it will 
have greater impact. If you are able to give a donation, all funds go towards a 
current film now in post-production called INHABITANTS: An Indigenous 
Perspective
http://inhabitfilm.com

This event is organized by Cornell Garden-Based Learning, in cooperation with 
the Permaculture Design Certificate course we offer online: 
https://hort.cals.cornell.edu/extension-outreach/distance-learning/

Register in advance for this meeting:
SUNDAY: 
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5crduivqzguWJKyg_zR3BO-NaRNTFNCCQ
TUESDAY: 
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlfu-vrjwvqPBzcQT3dbjx4X4I3nAjgw



After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information 
about joining the meeting.

Additional questions can be directed to Michael Burns 
mailto:mb...@cornell.edu>>.
You can find this event listed on Facebook at: 
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Cornell-Garden-Based-Learning-195103080542960/events/

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Watch free this week: Inhabitants

[Michael Burns]

If you saw the movie inhabit by Costa Boutsikaris, you will want to find time 
in the next few days to watch the newest film he coproduced:

*Inhabitants: An Indigenous Perspective*

Co-presented with the National Museum of Natural History

Presented by the Hollomon Price Climate Change Series

https://watch.eventive.org/dceff2021/play/603d4f87bee5720045b5cf9c/60099ee3431371003eaf85f9

Follows five Native American Tribes across deserts, coastlines, forests, and 
prairies as they restore their traditional land management practices. For 
millennia Native Americans successfully stewarded and shaped their landscapes, 
but centuries of colonization have disrupted their ability to maintain their 
traditional life ways. As the climate crisis escalates these time-tested 
practices of North America's original inhabitants are becoming increasingly 
essential in a rapidly changing world.

• Year
2020
• Runtime
76 minutes
• Language
English
• Country
United States
• Premiere
World Premiere

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