a provocative read on invasives by Toby Hemenway

2010-03-25 Thread Michael Burns
http://www.ecolandscaping.org/news/?p=100 Native Plants: Restoring to an Idea Article by Toby Hemenway Let me tell you about the invasive plant that scares me more than all the others. It’s one that has infested over 80 million acres in the US, and in many places forms virtual monocultures. It

Climate Scientist James Hansen To Speak At Cornell April 19, 2010

2010-03-25 Thread Michael Burns
Monday April 19 4:30-5:30 p.m. Kennedy Hall, Call Auditorium, Cornell Univ. Dr. James E. Hansen (NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University's Earth Institute) Global Climate Change, What Must We Do Next Climate change scientist, and author

Plant Swap 4H Rabbit Show, June 12, 2010, Ithaca NY

2010-03-24 Thread Michael Burns
via: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cnyplantcycle/ This is just a reminder that 7valleyplantcycle.com has a scheduled plantswap event for June 12, 2010, at the 4H Camp in Ithaca, NY, from noon to 3:00. This will run in conjunction with the 4H Club's annual bunny show. Vendors will be available

6th Annual Northeast Permaculture Convergence in Maine July 2-4, 2010

2010-03-09 Thread Michael Burns
From:hiberni...@gmail.com Greetings permaculture friends: Pardon the cross-post to multiple lists but want to make sure everyone has the details! As some of you know, this year's convergence for the northeast region (and eastern provinces) will take place at the MOFGA Fairgrounds in Unity,

High Tunnel Webinar: August 25, 2010

2010-03-03 Thread Michael Burns
From:Steve Moore steve_mo...@ncsu.edu There will be a high tunnel, protected production webinar in conjunction with the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture on August 25, 2010 at 12 noon (EST). The description is as follows: Are you getting the

Marcellus drilling creates new world

2010-02-24 Thread Michael Burns
http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20100223/VIEWPOINTS02/2230301/1120/viewpoints/Marcellus+drilling+creates+new+world Marcellus drilling creates new world February 23, 2010 Much has been written, and will continue to be written, about the Marcellus shale; on one side about how much money and

2/23: Health Risks of Shale Gas Drilling @ TC3

2010-02-23 Thread Michael Burns
From:Sandra Repp sj...@cornell.edu NATURAL GAS WITH UN-NATURAL CONSEQUENCES: THE HEALTH RISKS OF SHALE GAS DRILLING Tuesday, February 23, 6:30-8:30 pm at The Forum Room, Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3), 170 North St, Dryden, NY A FREE presentation on the chemicals used in

Community Food Growers Series 2010, Ithaca, NY

2010-02-23 Thread Michael Burns
From:Sandra Repp sj...@cornell.edu Spring is approaching! Gardens for Humanity and Tompkins County Cornell Cooperative Extension are offering a new gardening training series to help people learn to grow more of their own food. These trainings are aimed at new gardeners, community leaders

Shape Our Future at the 3rd NY Small Farms Summit, 3/4/2010

2010-02-23 Thread Michael Burns
From:Violet Stone v...@cornell.edu NEWS FROM THE SMALL FARMS PROGRAM AT CORNELL TOPIC: Shape Our Future at the 3rd NY Small Farms Summit DATE: For immediate release, February 22, 2010 CONTACT: Violet Stone, 607-255-9227 or v...@cornell.edu ONLINE NEWSROOM:

#flxpc Pax Christi Upcoming Events: Elmira, Dryden, Ithaca, Bath, Athens

2010-02-19 Thread Michael Burns
From:Emily Rizzo ri...@npacc.net UPCOMING EVENTS: ALL ARE WELCOME Sat. 2/20/10 Power Point +Talk: Calvin Tillman, Mayor, Dish TX: Impact of Horizontal Natural Gas Drilling 8:30 AM -- Continental Breakfast, 9:30 AM -- Presentation Heights Theater, 210 E. 14th St., Elmira Hgts., NY. Sponsors:

#flxpc Green Construction course at TC3

2010-02-19 Thread Michael Burns
From: Gay Nicholson gaynichol...@gmail.com Your Role in the GREEN Environment Designed for the construction workforce or anyone wishing to learn more about green building, this course will provide an overview in green building practices. You will learn how human and construction impacts the

#flxpc Step It Up in 2010: A Winter Grazing Gathering

2010-02-12 Thread Michael Burns
From:Violet Stone v...@cornell.edu NEWS FROM THE SMALL FARMS PROGRAM AT CORNELL TOPIC: Grazing Workshop for Dairies on 2/25 DATE: For Immediate release, February 12th, 2010 CONTACT:585-786-2251 or wyomingcounty...@cornell.edu ONLINE NEWSROOM:

Re: #flxpc Local Permaculture Guild

2010-02-04 Thread Michael Burns
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Michael Burns http://www.cayuta.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Earn your permaculture design certificate. The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute offers affordable local classes. http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org

#flxpc Scholarships for Community Training in Ecological Design, Ithaca NY, Feb-May 2010

2010-01-25 Thread Michael Burns
Acquire a new set of green skills. Our weekly course trains people to grow nutritious gardens, create warmer homes, save energy and live more abundantly. Learn a design method for the systems in our homes, neighborhoods and larger community. Apply nature's principles to provide healthier food,

#flxpc Transition US Presenter Tina Clarke at EcoVillage Thurs. 7pm

2010-01-12 Thread Michael Burns
From:Ecovillage at Ithaca educat...@ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us We will host Tina Clarke, a Transition US trainer, for a presentation/ conversation about the Transition movement this week. This is a great opportunity to learn about the regional and national transition movement without having to

#flxpc Community Training in Ecological Design, Ithaca NY Feb - May 09

2009-12-18 Thread Michael Burns
will be a balance of lecture and hands-on learning. We will also complete a group design and implementation to extend our learning for the benefit of the community. Instructors include Steve Gabriel, Michael Burns, Karryn Olson-Ramanujan, Josh Dolan, and special guests. Tuition: $200 - $400 (based on what you

#flxpc a little bit of sustainable play?

2009-12-17 Thread Michael Burns
From:jeni wightman j...@cornell.edu sloganeers! so i'm making an installation for an art show in florida with the theme environmentalism by proxy. i think my piece will be called 'eat my words'. it will be a 25 foot wall of environmental slogans made of 3 molasses cookies that the guests

#flxpc USDA to fund and study use of high tunnels

2009-12-16 Thread Michael Burns
(voice), or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). -- Aimee Witteman Executive Director National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition p: 202-547-5754 f: 202-547-1837 www.sustainableagriculture.net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Michael Burns http://www.cayuta.org

#flxpc Small Farms December Update

2009-12-16 Thread Michael Burns
Click on the link below to read the DECEMBER 2009 Small Farms Update. The Table of Contents is listed below. __ http://www.smallfarms.cornell.edu/pages/news/index.cfm _ If you have announcements you would like to

#flxpc Dave Jacke lecture in Norwich at CCE-Chenango, Feb. 1, 2010

2009-12-15 Thread Michael Burns
Permaculture Lecture By Dave Jacke Eden Arising: Ecological Design Principles, Processes, Practices Ponderings Monday, Feb 1, 6:30 p.m. Practitioners of permaculture (permanent + culture) envision human societies that know themselves as equal cocreative participants in natural systems, and act

#flxpc Upstate Permaculture Consulta 2nd Potluck Planning Meeting

2009-11-25 Thread Michael Burns
From:Frank Cetera frcet...@alchemicalnursery.org Announcing a new Meetup for Permaculture and Homesteading Guild! What: Upstate Permaculture Consulta 2nd Potluck Planning Meeting When: January 16, 2010 6:30 PM Where: Alchemical Spaces Co-Working Office at The Gear Factory 200 S. Geddes

#flxpc Greening the Desert II

2009-11-20 Thread Michael Burns
http://vimeo.com/7658282 This half hour video documents the ongoing work of Permaculture Teachers, Geoff and Nadia Lawton, in the Dead Sea Valley, and is an update to the famous 'Greening the Desert' clip on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yHZCpl5p84 You'll get to see and learn about

#flxpc Know Your Lifeboat: An Interview with Permaculturist Brock Dolman

2009-11-19 Thread Michael Burns
http://www.ecohearth.com/eco-zine/eco-heroes/1088-know-your-lifeboat- If you asked a friend how her relationship with her husband was, and she told you it was sustainable, wouldn’t you get the sense that it wasn’t that great? When you unpack “sustainability,” you get a question about your ability

#flxpc Public domain permaculture pamphlets

2009-11-12 Thread Michael Burns
These permaculture pamphlets, which are in the public domain, pre-date the design manual. They are based on a transcription of a design course taught by Bill Mollison in New Hampshire in 1981 and are in the public domain with his consent. Public domain they may be freely downloaded, copied, and

#flxpc Symposium: Energy Independence for Buildings

2009-11-12 Thread Michael Burns
From:Daniel Roth d...@cornell.edu A Symposium hosted by Bruce D. Abbott and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County Energy Independence for Buildings in Tompkins County Learn first hand how Denmark grew from 100% dependence on foreign oil to a net exporter of electricity.

#flxpc Nov 13-14 Democracy School, Spencer NY

2009-10-23 Thread Michael Burns
Democracy School for the Southern Tier presents: The Daniel Pennock DEMOCRACY SCHOOL Friday evening November 13th All day Saturday November 14th at the Spencer Municipal Building, Main Street, Spencer, NY Registration deadline is October 28th! Registration information: Eric (607) 277-0183 or

#flxpc An Autumn Ecoforum: 10/23-24, 2009 at Cornell

2009-10-15 Thread Michael Burns
From:Sarah Eckel sec...@citizenscampaign.org *Making Connections; Understanding Our Relations:* *An Autumn Ecoforum* October 23^rd and 24^th , 2009 */Sponsored and organized by the Indigenous Graduate Student Association /* */and the American Indian Program, Cornell University/* The

#flxpc Healing Our Waters Coalition Conference (Great Lakes) Buffalo NY Oct24 2009

2009-10-08 Thread Michael Burns
From:Emily Rizzo ri...@npacc.net Do you love the Great Lakes? If you do, please join us for the 4th Annual New York State Healing Our Waters Coalition Conference. At the conference, you'll learn about: * Implementing the Great Lakes Compact in New York; * Improving near shore water quality;

#flxpc Finger Lakes Bioneers Oct16-18 Join Us as We Make Our Future!

2009-10-07 Thread Michael Burns
Finger Lakes Bioneers Conference Oct. 16th-18th, Ithaca, NY We Make Our Future! The creative potential of our species is undeniable. Both our action and our inaction determine our individual and collective future. Finger Lakes Bioneers believe in the creative potential of people to come

#flxpc FLPCI alum organizes collective house in Brooklyn

2009-10-01 Thread Michael Burns
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/garden/01collective.html?pagewanted=1_r=2hpw Harmony Hazard, one of the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute's amazing apprentices and a new alumni from this year's course, makes a splash in the pages of the New York Times:

#flxpc How to submit public comments on hydrofracking in NYS

2009-10-01 Thread Michael Burns
Comments on gas drilling are due at the DEC before Nov. 30, 2009 You can either use their on-line submission system here: http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/SGEISComments/ or, you can email them at: dmnsg...@gw.dec.state.ny.us. with SGEIS Comments in the subject line.

[#flxpc] petition: extend hydrofracking public comment period in NY

2009-09-29 Thread Michael Burns
Here's a petition requesting Governor Paterson and the DEC to extend the public comment period on drilling in the Marcellus Shale: http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/90marcellusshale_2009?rk=u1eM5c6aKB48E INTERESTED IN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GAS DRILLING IN THE MARCELLUS SHALE? Visit

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Ithaca Green Buildings Open House

2009-09-22 Thread Michael Burns
Mark Your Calendars -- and help spread the word -- for the *2009 ITHACA GREEN BUILDINGS OPEN HOUSE* Sat-Sun, October 3-4, 2009, 10am - 4pm More than 30 homes and businesses that use renewable energy and/or eco-friendly building practices will be open to the public for self-guided tours during

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Vote to win your farmer's market a $5000 prize

2009-09-17 Thread Michael Burns
I just found out about this contest today - the Ithaca Farmer's Market is 80th in the top 100 favorite farmer's markets in the country - it's that far down on the list because it has only 190 votes - I would suspect because people here didn't know about the contest. The winning market receives

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Homegrown Film Screening at Westcott Community Center, Syracuse NY 10/3/09

2009-09-14 Thread Michael Burns
From:The Alchemical Nursery Project i...@alchemicalnursery.org Message: Come out for a screening of the documentary film Homegrown (50 minutes) - Saturday October 3rd, screenings at 10:30 am and 12:30 pm. HOMEGROWN follows the Dervaes family who run a small Organic farm in the heart of

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] ALL HANDS NEEDED ON DECK TONIGHT

2009-09-09 Thread Michael Burns
, visit http://groups.google.com/group/nywellwatch-forum?hl=en INTERESTED IN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GAS DRILLING IN THE MARCELLUS SHALE? Visit http://www.nywellwatch.org/ -~--~~~~--~~--~--~--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Michael Burns http

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] 6/25: Rain Barrels Rain Gardens, 6:30 pm at TCC Extension

2009-06-23 Thread Michael Burns
From:Sandra Repp sj...@cornell.edu Rain Barrels and Rain Gardens Thursday, June 25, 6:30-8:30 pm Tompkins County Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY Master Gardeners and staff will discuss how to use rain barrels to capture roof water for your plants. The rain garden, an

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Register Now for NY Green Fest, Aug. 7-9, Alfred, NY

2009-06-19 Thread Michael Burns
From: Rachel Treichler rac...@ecobooks.com Register now for NY Green Fest 2009.  Join Greens from across New York and adjoining states  in Alfred, NY, Friday through Sunday, August 7 - 9, 2009, for a weekend sharing ideas and skills for sustainable living and Green politics.   Sixty-five

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] 6/11: GPS Basics Workshop at the Arnot Forest

2009-06-10 Thread Michael Burns
From:Sandra Repp sj...@cornell.edu GPS Basics This GPS workshop is for those who are interested learning basic GPS skills. This class will provide an overview of the basic concepts of GPS including becoming familiar with the GPS screens, marking waypoints, saving tracks, and navigating to a

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Aug 11 Local Foods Local Markets Summit 2009

2009-06-09 Thread Michael Burns
From:goodsell deerfa...@frontiernet.net Save the Date From: The Small Farm Work Group on Local Foods- Local Markets When: August 11, 2009 10:00 am till 2:00 pm What: New York State Local Foods - Local Markets Summit 2009: An In-Depth Look at Distribution Where: Empire Farm Days,

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Solar Food Dryer - last call before cherry season!

2009-06-08 Thread Michael Burns
From:Valorie Rockney vrock...@ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us Want to preserve the bounty of your harvest, without using fossil fuel for either preservation or storage? To maximize the vitamin content of your stored food? Then solar food dehydration is for you. Here's a chance to buy a solar food

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Farm poetry reading, This Place Called Us

2009-06-08 Thread Michael Burns
From:andrew leslie phillips greenman...@yahoo.com Wednesday, June 17, 6 PM Lisa Wujnovich Poetry Reading: This Place Called Us I am a organic farmer of twenty years, in Hancock, NY, near Binghamton I have recently had a book of my poetry published with photographs by Mark Dunau, my partner

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] June 14 - 18: Ecology of Transformation, Plainfield MA

2009-05-04 Thread Michael Burns
From:rafter t. sass raf...@liberationecology.org Hello friends, This June I'll be teaching an exciting hybrid 4-day workshop in western Mass, combining permaculture design AND social project design. Sorry for any cross postings! When: *Sunday, June 14 - Thursday, June 18 *(Sun Thu

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Job Opening: Ithaca Farmer s’ Market Zero Waste Coordinator

2009-03-25 Thread Michael Burns
Ithaca Farmers’ Market Zero Waste Coordinator Job Description This position would manage and oversee the implementation and growth of the Zero Waste initiative at the Ithaca Farmers’ Market. As the hours coincide with market hours of operation an additional part of the job would be assisting

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] It’s Not Rocket Science : Land Productivity, Food Right s

2009-03-19 Thread Michael Burns
It’s Not Rocket Science: Land Productivity, Food Rights 18th March 2009, by DeAnander The original article with footnotes and hyperlinks is found at: http://www.feralscholar.org/blog/index.php/2009/03/18/its-not-rocket-science-land-productivity-food-rights/ or:

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Chainsaw safety classes at Arnot Forest

2009-03-09 Thread Michael Burns
From:Sandra Repp sj...@cornell.edu Cornell University's Department of Natural Resources will offer the Game of Logging training for land owners, with beginner level classes to be offered on either May 2 or May 18 from 7:30 am - 4:30 pm at the Arnot Forest (more advanced levels are

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] The Alchemical Nursery Project / 2008 ANP Annual Report Published

2009-03-05 Thread Michael Burns
Bold, beautiful, boots-on-the-ground stuff is happening in Syracuse! The ANP is a permaculture-friendly, visionary group with big plans for urban sustainability. From their website: Our Alchemical Nursery serves as an incubator for a holistic transformational process in our cities. This process

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Did you know there's a permaculture credit union?

2009-03-05 Thread Michael Burns
http://www.pcuonline.org/ Permaculture Credit Union Mission Statement: The Permaculture Credit Union pools the financial resources of people who believe in the ethics of Permaculture - care of the earth, care of people, and reinvestment of surplus for the betterment of both. We apply those

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Maude Barlow coming to Cornell

2009-03-02 Thread Michael Burns
http://media-newswire.com/release_1086499.html Forum to highlight problem of global water shortages, offer supporting research and seek solutions Maude Barlow, best selling author, senior advisor to the UN on water, frequent commentator on Alternative Radio and international star in

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Sustainability Cafe on Thursday, Feb 19 to focus on changing driving habits to increase fuel efficiency

2009-02-13 Thread Michael Burns
From:Marian Brown mbr...@ithaca.edu Andy Goodell, assistant director of Ithaca Carshare, will be the expert presenter for our next Sustainability Cafe, talking about simple changes you can make to dramatically increase your vehicle fuel efficiency. This Cafe will be held on Thursday, February

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] February events at Significant Elements, Historic Ithaca's architectural salvage warehouse]

2009-02-13 Thread Michael Burns
From:Kristen Olson kris...@historicithaca.org February Events at Significant Elements Historic Ithaca's architectural salvage warehouse Weekly SALES Tuesday, Feb 10-Saturday, Feb 14Save 20-50% on all DOORS Tuesday, Feb 17-Saturday, Feb 21Save 20-50% on all HARDWARE LIGHTING

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Cooperative Living Opportunity

2009-02-13 Thread Michael Burns
From:Katie Quinn-Jacobs k...@quinn-jacobs.org A friend is looking for a third partner in a cooperative living venture. Details below: We're closing on the purchase of 10 acres in Danby township next week. It's a rolling hillside with a dropdead gorgeous view of the Caroline hills and the

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Book: Food Futures Now

2009-02-12 Thread Michael Burns
Food Futures Now http://www.i-sis.org.uk/foodFutures.php Organic *Sustainable *Fossil Fuel Free Mae-Wan Ho, Sam Burcher, Lim Li Ching others How organic agriculture and localised food (and energy) systems can potentially compensate for all greenhouse gas emissions due to human activities and

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Justice Sustainability in our Schools -Thu 2/12 6-8:30

2009-02-09 Thread Michael Burns
Sustainable Tompkins Community Gathering: Justice Sustainability In Our Schools Thu Feb 12 6:00 - 8:30 PM Unitarian Church Annex Dinner Childcare Provided Sustainable Tompkins invites you to a monthly gathering on Justice and Sustainability in Our Schools on Thursday, February 12, from 6:00 -

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] REMINDER/REPOST: FLX PC Network event 2/8

2009-02-05 Thread Michael Burns
FINGER LAKES PERMACULTURE NETWORK WINTER 2009 REGIONAL CONSULTA in Ithaca, NY Want to be part of the growing permaculture network in the region? What would you like to make happen in the local permaculture movement? Come to a Consulta Sunday, February 8, 2009, 1-5pm. We'll be at the Tompkins

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Calling all Geoengineers! Pie-in-the-Sky Contest Launched

2009-02-04 Thread Michael Burns
ETC Group News Release 4 February 2009 www.etcgroup.org ETC Group Launches First-ever “PIE-IN-THE-SKY” Contest for Budding Geoengineers The first ever “Pie-in-the-Sky” contest for the wackiest geoengineering scheme to combat global warming is taking off just as controversial planetary

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Green job opportunities at Snug Planet

2009-01-30 Thread Michael Burns
From:Jon Harrod insul...@yahoo.com Please pass this on to anyone you think may be interested. To learn more about what Snug Planet does, check out www.snugplanet.com. Snug Planet is a small, Building Performance Institute-certified contracting and consulting company whose mission is to

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Free alt energy talks Binghamton Feb. 7, 2009

2009-01-29 Thread Michael Burns
Solar Supporters [and alt-nrg-enthusiasts, and skeptics]: You are invited to attend ALTERNATIVE ENERGY WORKSHOP Broome County Public Library, free to the public. Saturday, February 7, 2009 Come and network! Light refreshments will be served. FREE 10AM Introductions 10.15 Kevin Mathers Cornell

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Finger Lakes Permaculture, Spring/Summer 09: PDC, Apprenticeships, classes

2009-01-26 Thread Michael Burns
FINGER LAKES PERMACULTURE INSTITUTE SPRING SUMMER PROGRAMS 2009 -- PERMACULTURE SUMMER APPRENTICESHIP (April 24 - August 9) -- PERMACULTURE FUNDAMENTALS (April 24 - 26) -- MUSHROOM INOCULATION WORKSHOP (May 16) -- SUMMER INTENSIVE PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE COURSE (July 24 - August 9)

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Redbud Activists, Please Help!

2009-01-23 Thread Michael Burns
Marlena Fontes marlena.a.fon...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Former Redbud Activists,   My name is Marlena Fontes and I am a junior at Cornell University. Professor Trochim, another student Jonathan Pomboza, and I are working on a research project about activists involved in the Redbud Movement. We are

[FLXPERMACULTURE.NET] Amazing Slideshow: EcoVillages around the World

2009-01-22 Thread Michael Burns
From:Liz Walker l...@ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us Hi everyone, You are invited to a very special event: Come hear Diana Christian, former editor of Communities Magazine, and author of Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities, and Finding

[FLPERMACULTURE] Finger Lakes Permaculture Network Regional Consulta

2009-01-17 Thread Michael Burns
FINGER LAKES PERMACULTURE NETWORK WINTER 2009 REGIONAL CONSULTA in Ithaca, NY Want to be part of the growing permaculture network in the region? What would you like to make happen in the local permaculture movement? Come to a Consulta Sunday, February 8 2009, 1-5pm. We'll be at the Tompkins

[FLPERMACULTURE] Short documentary: urban foragers in Chicago

2009-01-16 Thread Michael Burns
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/01/07/short-documentary-ab.html Short documentary about urban foragers in Chicago Interesting documentary about a couple of Chicagoans who find and eat edible weeds, wild berries, nettles, purslane, apples, and other goodies free for the taking in the urban

[FLPERMACULTURE] Forum on Gas Drilling Impacts, Feb. 1, 2009, Corning NY

2009-01-15 Thread Michael Burns
Forum on Gas Drilling Impacts, Feb. 1, 2009, Corning A public forum on the health and environmental impacts of new gas drilling techniques will be held Sun., Feb. 1 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm at the Southeast Steuben County Library in Corning. The forum is sponsored by the Sierra Club Finger Lakes

[FLPERMACULTURE] perennial polyculture RAND corporation

2009-01-14 Thread Michael Burns
You might not be interested in multinational corporations and global capitalism, but they are interested in you... http://www.endgame.org.uk/pdfs/polyculture.pdf Perennial Polyculture Farming: Seeds of Another Agricultural Revolution? Humanity today faces a variety of problems on a global

[FLPERMACULTURE] Garbage! @ Park Films, Elmira NY, January 7th

2009-01-06 Thread Michael Burns
Meaningful Movies - Park Films screens Garbage! Concerned about pollution and the environment? Forget about glaciers and oil slicks and look right under your nose. Join the young McDonald family as we follow the odyssey of every scrap of their garbage for three months. For every action there

[FLPERMACULTURE] NATURE NEARBY now a weekly public access TV series in Ithaca

2009-01-06 Thread Michael Burns
From:Anthony Ingraham owlgo...@earthlink.net Beginning Wednesday, January 7, I will be cablecasting my public access TV series, Nature Nearby , on Ithaca's cable channel 13 at 7:00 p.m. and will continue every Wednesday through April. You can see a 30 second promo of the series at

[FLPERMACULTURE] Gas drilling panel discussion in Schuyler County Jan 10, 2009

2009-01-05 Thread Michael Burns
Mountour Falls Panel to discuss gas drilling concerns A panel discussion on Marcellus Shale gas drilling in the Southern Tier will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 10 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Parish House on West Genesee Street., Mountour Falls NY. The session is co-sponsored by Finger

[FLPERMACULTURE] IthaCan Workshop

2009-01-01 Thread Michael Burns
IthaCan Workshop Thursday, January 8, 2009 6:00pm - 8:30pm Cornell Cooperative Extension 615 Willow Ave. Ithaca, NY Home food processing is an important part of making our local food availible to everyone year-round. Join experienced Ithacan food preservers for an evening mini-workshop

[FLPERMACULTURE] Ray LaHood at Transportation, What is Obama Thinking?

2008-12-20 Thread Michael Burns
Ray LaHood at Transportation, What is Obama Thinking? by Josh Nelson :: December 17th, 2008 http://www.theseminal.com/2008/12/17/ray-lahood-at-transportation-what-is-obama-thinking/ Ray Lahood (R-IL), who has a lifetime LCV score of 27% (p. 31, pdf), is your new Transportation Secretary. I

[FLPERMACULTURE] Obama transition and nuke power

2008-12-18 Thread Michael Burns
From:Nuclear Information and Resource Service December 17, 2008 Dear everyone, We thought we'd dash off a very quick update this holiday and transitional season for you about NIRS and our ongoing efforts to stop a resurgence of nuclear power and build a nuclear-free, carbon-free energy

[FLPERMACULTURE] New TCLocal article: Local and Urban Small Livestock and Poultry

2008-12-15 Thread Michael Burns
From:Simon St.Laurent simon...@simonstl.com Humans have lived with animals for thousands of years, but over the past few decades the relationship has changed dramatically in this country. Domestic animals, apart from pets, are now largely concentrated in the hands of relatively few

[FLPERMACULTURE] Michael Pollan for Secretary of Agriculture

2008-12-11 Thread Michael Burns
http://www.pollanforsecretaryofagriculture.org/ The goal of 'Pollan for Secretary of Agriculture' is to have Michael Pollan appointed Secretary of Agriculture for The United States of America. We believe that access to wholesome food is the right of every person. The preamble of The

[FLPERMACULTURE] Clean Coal?

2008-12-11 Thread Michael Burns
There is a reason St. Nick put coal in the stockings of naughty CEOs. This is sick and pathetic: http://www.americaspower.org/Carolers This is reality: http://www.thisisreality.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Earn your permaculture design certificate. The Finger Lakes

Re: [FLPERMACULTURE] remove me please

2008-12-10 Thread Michael Burns
Dear list members, Please note the instructions at the bottom of each message. At the website below, you can easily unsubscribe from the lists. If for some reason after using this web interface you are still subscribed to the list, then please send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to request help.

[FLPERMACULTURE] New Roots School: Interested in Volunteering?

2008-12-04 Thread Michael Burns
From:Rebecca Rodomsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] New Roots School is an exciting addition to our community and will be opening on September 9th, 2008. We are looking for more volunteers to help us get continue building the foundation of an experiential, community-based program that is focused on

[FLPERMACULTURE] Upcoming events in Agriculture Dec 1st 2008

2008-12-01 Thread Michael Burns
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Upcoming events in the Agriculture, Natural Resources and Horticulture in the South Central New York Region AGRICULTURE Thursday, Dec 4th Implementing Precision Feeding- 10:30- 2:00pm, Human Services Complex- Montour Falls. Geared toward dairy farmers. Alternative

[FLPERMACULTURE] Marcellus shale on WSKG tonight

2008-11-18 Thread Michael Burns
From:Steve Paisley [EMAIL PROTECTED] For all the WEOS/ICR listeners who might not have heard about it--at 7:00 tonight (Tuesday)--WSKG radio (90.9) will air a program on the Marcellus shale drilling. There is no way of telling people that they are all walking around shining like the sun.

[FLPERMACULTURE] Film on local economies Monday at Cinemapolis

2008-11-17 Thread Michael Burns
From:Gay Nicholson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi folks, Please join us for the launch of this year's Buy Local campaign, and our collective next step in sustaining our local economy. Gay Local First Ithaca forms, announces 2008 Holiday Campaign Holiday promotional campaign will launch Ithaca

[FLPERMACULTURE] Signs of Sustainability Nominations: Deadline Nov. 15

2008-11-11 Thread Michael Burns
Begin forwarded message: From: Sean Vormwald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sustainable Tompkins Seeks Help to Spot “Signs of Sustainability” Please submit nominations by Saturday, November 15, 2008. Sustainable Tompkins, the organization devoted to catalyzing sustainable development in our region, seeks

[FLPERMACULTURE] Oct 17 Interview w/ Permaculture Teacher Designer Geoff Lawton

2008-10-15 Thread Michael Burns
Sustainable World Radio: Friday mornings at 9-10 am PST on KCSB 91.9 FM in Santa Barbara,California and streaming live on http://www.kcsb.org. Program will be posted later on http://www.sustainableworldradio.com or http://www.radio4all.net Join Jill Cloutier of Sustainable World Radio on Friday

[FLPERMACULTURE] Biochar Talk tomorrow, October 15th at 6:30pm

2008-10-14 Thread Michael Burns
From:Rebecca Rodomsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greetings all, A friendly reminder that the Biochar Presentation by Cornell Professor Johannes Lehmann will take place at home green home, TOMORROW, Wednesday, October 15th from 6:30-8pm. If you have questions please give the store a call at

[FLPERMACULTURE] Heating Up Saturday Night

2008-10-14 Thread Michael Burns
The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute invites you to our 3rd Anniversary Benefit... The hottest Permie Party in the Finger Lakes is just days away: Saturday, October 18th. Weather forecasts call for some seasonably brisk temperatures. No problem. The festivities begin at 3 p.m, while the

[FLPERMACULTURE] Beginning Farmer and Rancher Competitive Grants program - Stakeholder Input

2008-10-02 Thread Michael Burns
health and well-being, and communities. http://www.csrees.usda.gov/smallfarms.cfm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Michael Burns http://www.cayuta.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Earn your permaculture design certificate. The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute offers

[FLPERMACULTURE] Rural Impact screening

2008-10-02 Thread Michael Burns
From: Scott Perez [EMAIL PROTECTED] As some of you know, the oil/gas folks want to drill for gas in the southern tier including our neighboring counties. I lived in Colorado where this kind of drilling is prominent. The environmental problems are severe and long lasting. There are also social

[FLPERMACULTURE] work/traders for kitchen help at PDC needed

2008-08-06 Thread Michael Burns
Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (www.FingerLakesPermaculture.org) is still looking for help in our kitchen for our upcoming design certification course, running August 8th to August 24. Come help chop, steam, and harvest veggies in trade for attendance at sessions on water, soil, forestry,

[FLPERMACULTURE] Public mttg on new nuke reactor in NY-Aug 21

2008-08-05 Thread Michael Burns
Begin forwarded message: From: Michael Mariotte [EMAIL PROTECTED] August 5, 2008 Dear New York safe energy advocates: Below is a copy of a memo we received today from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission concerning a public meeting in Oswego, New York on August 21, 2008, to discuss the

[FLPERMACULTURE] USA edition: Water for Every Farm - Yeomans Keyline Plan now available.

2008-06-18 Thread Michael Burns
From: Ken Yeomans [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greetings from Ken Yeomans Keyline Designs, I thought you'd like to know that the latest edition of Water for Every Farm – Yeomans Keyline Plan is now being printed in the USA. The Australian product is also available on the http://www.keyline.com.au web site.

[FLPERMACULTURE] Fwd: Agroforester's Library/Resources

2008-06-17 Thread Michael Burns
From: The Overstory [EMAIL PROTECTED] Publication date: June 16, 2008 The Overstory #207--Agroforester's Library (update) by Agroforestry Net :: NEW: Advance study internship in tropical agroforestry with the people who bring you The Overstory E-Journal:

[FLPERMACULTURE] New Free SARE Publication Available: SARE 20/20

2008-06-17 Thread Michael Burns
From:Sean McGovern [EMAIL PROTECTED] SARE announces the release of its newest title, SARE 20/20: Celebrating Our First 20 Years, Envisioning the Next. This special 20th anniversary edition chronicles 20 years of agricultural innovation-from SARE's beginning in 1988 to present-day stories of

[FLPERMACULTURE] Sign-on: No radwaste dump on the Great Lakes

2008-06-13 Thread Michael Burns
-- Original Message -- From: Michael Mariotte [EMAIL PROTECTED] Michael Mariotte Nuclear Information and Resource Service [EMAIL PROTECTED] Action Alert Please circulate the following sign-on statement to your email lists. To sign on,

[FLPERMACULTURE] Natural Building Methods Workshops, this weekend

2008-06-03 Thread Michael Burns
-- Original Message -- From:Sandra Repp [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- HELP BUILD A STRAW BALE TROLL HOUSE AT THE ITHACA CHILDREN'S GARDEN Cornell Cooperative Extension

[FLPERMACULTURE] Food preservation at Cooperative Extension

2008-05-30 Thread Michael Burns
Cooperative Extension has for decades been a source of accurate information on safe home food preservation and emergency preparedness, and currently offers hands-on home canning classes in Ithaca. Carole Fisher, Community Educator at CCE-Tompkins, has scheduled the following classes: Making

[FLPERMACULTURE] Holmgren's new website

2008-05-28 Thread Michael Burns
Published on 25 May 2008 by Energy Bulletin. Co-founder of sustainable design movement illuminates our uncertain futures by Future Scenarios The Australian co-founder of the permaculture concept David Holmgren has today launched a new global scenario planning website, Future Scenarios:

[FLPERMACULTURE] Grassroots Strategies for Buildi ng Bath’s Local Economy, May 29

2008-05-16 Thread Michael Burns
Steuben County Greens Grassroots Strategies for Building Bath’s Local Economy, May 29 On Thursday, May 29, 2008, at 7:00 pm at St. Thomas Church in Bath, N.Y., the Steuben Greens will hold a panel discussion on grassroots strategies for building Bath’s local economy. Three Green Party members

[FLPERMACULTURE] urban ag

2008-05-08 Thread Michael Burns
Urban Farmers' Crops Go From Vacant Lot to Market Todd Heisler/The New York Times By TRACIE McMILLAN Published: May 7, 2008 IN the shadows of the elevated tracks toward the end of the No. 3 line in East New York, Brooklyn, with an April chill still in the air, Denniston and Marlene Wilks gently

[FLPERMACULTURE] King Corn documentary

2008-05-05 Thread Michael Burns
-- Original Message -- From:Tony Del Plato [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Cornell Cinema presents* King Corn*, a humorous and lively introduction to the corn industrial

[FLPERMACULTURE] Ithaca Carshare Accepting Enrollments

2008-05-05 Thread Michael Burns
-- Original Message -- From:Ithaca Carshare - Jennifer [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ithaca Carshare is accepting applications bringing months of planning to fruition.

[FLPERMACULTURE] Green Jobs for the Finger Lakes-Tues. 5/6, 6-8pm

2008-05-02 Thread Michael Burns
From:Sean Vormwald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Green Jobs for the Finger Lakes: Employing Local People in a Sustainable Economy Sustainable Tompkins invites you to our monthly community gathering on Tuesday, May 6 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Church Annex located at 208 E. Buffalo Street. *

[FLPERMACULTURE] Green job at Ithaca Carshare

2008-05-01 Thread Michael Burns
-- Original Message -- From:Ithaca Carshare - Jennifer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date:Tue, April 29, 2008 5:20 pm -- Ithaca Carshare, a local nonprofit that provides

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