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Dairy Goat Farm Tour & McGillycuddy’s Naturals Demonstration
Beekman 1802 Dairy Goat Farm Tour & McGillycuddy’s Naturals Demonstration 6713 State Route 10 Sharon Springs 12167 Thursday, July 12 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission: Free; pre-registration required Sponsored by CCE-Delaware County and the Council and hosted by the Sheep & Goat Producer Group, this farm tour makes two stops. First, a quick visit to the goat dairy from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and then on to the goat-milk soap demo from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Bring a bag lunch.…
Find out more »Barnfest 2012
Barnfest 2012 — Saturday, July 14th at Hills Country Inn YOU ARE INVITED! PLEASE CLICK HERE TO RSVP Three-Time Academy Award Nominated Actress and Catskills Champion Debra Winger and Mountainkeeper Executive Director Ramsay Adams INVITE YOU TO THE 4th ANNUAL CATSKILL MOUNTAINKEEPER BARNFEST on SATURDAY July 14, 2012 at 3:00 PM (RAIN OR SHINE)at HILLS RESORT IN CALLICOON CENTER, NY Admission to Barnfest is FREE. There will be an art auction, penny social as well as a vintage clothing collection. And of…
Find out more »Happy Feat 5k Trail Run/Walk Obstacle Course
CATSKILL MOUNTAIN BOOTCAMP PRESENTS HAPPY FEAT Sullivan County’s First-Ever! 5K TRAIL RUN / WALK OBSTACLE COURSE Hills…Hurdles…Forests…Meadows…Hay Bale Climbing… Physical Challenges… Water Slide…Music…Food…Happiness and so much more! Sunday, July 15th, 2012 11am *Check-in 9:30am $45 single entry fee / $80 per couple before July 15th $27 ages 13-17 $60 Day of the event Last day to register online July 12th To Register: Send check payable to: Catskill Mountain Bootcamp 108 Somewhere In Time Lane Parksville, NY 12768 By phone: (845) 807-8704 Online: happyfeat.eventbrite.com…
Find out more »NOFA-NY PASA On Farm Butchering Grass-Fed Intensive
Catskill Delaware Permaculture www.catskilldelawarepermaculture.org will lead this 3 day Intensive on-farm butchering course, designed for livestock farmers and food professionals who want hands-on butchering experiences on processing grass-fed beef, lamb and pork and an understanding of the practices of a fully integrated farm/butchering operation. The butchering, processing portion of the course will be led by Mike Hardler in his on-farm butchering facilities and meat shop near Honesdale, Pennsylvania. The Hardler Farm is an excellent example of how a conventional dairy farm successfully…
Find out more »Beaverkill Valley Store Local Food and Craft Fair
Beaverkill Valley Store Local Food and Craft Fair Saturday, July 21st 1517 Beaverkill Road Lew Beach, NY 12758 10am-2pm The Beaverkill Valley Store will be hosting its very own Food and Craft Fair featuring all local food, drink and crafts!! Stop by for a sampling of Brandenburg’s bean-to-bar belgian chocolate, or grab an ice coffee from Java Love Roasters. Discover Earth Girl Pottery’s whimsical cookie jars or Moxie Alley’s botanically infused soaps and creams. Browse rare and native potted plants from…
Find out more »3 Towns Talk Fracking
CLERMONT — The towns of Germantown, Livingston and Clermont will conduct a joint open discussion of hydrofracking, featuring opinions both for and against, July 26 at Germantown Town Hall, Clermont Town Supervisor Ray Staats told his Town Board Monday. The time of the meeting has not yet been set. Hydrofracking is a process that involves sending a mixture of water, sand and chemicals deep into the ground to break apart rocks to release natural gas that is captured and brought to…
Find out more »Stop the Frack Attack Rally
Help Stop the Frack Attack!! From California to New York, from North Dakota to Texas, people across the country are converging on the U.S. Capitol to tell Congress, the President and the world to end the rush to drill and STOP THE FRACK ATTACK. JOIN US — a nationwide coalition of citizens, communities and organizations declaring the time is NOW to use our collective power to end oil and gas drilling that harms public health, water and air quality, and the climate.…
Find out more »Biochar Intensive
BIOCHAR INTENSIVE July 28 -29, 2012 with Hugh McLaughlin and Doug Clayton Biochar is a name for charcoal when it is used as a soil amendment and carbon sequestration agent. Its use is inspired by the Terra Preta of the Amazon Basin where islands of rich, fertile soils were created by indigenous people from cooking fires and kitchen middens. These soils continue to hold carbon today and remain highly nutrient richand fertile. Mixed with compost, biochar increases soil fertility, reduces the need for fertilizer and watering,…
Find out more »Catskill Delaware Permaculture Design Course
The focus of this year’s 72 hour Catskill Delaware Permaculture Design Certification Course is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculture productivity in the Northeastern portion of the United States. Working with the existing elements of nature, students will learn to develop a long range plan to design a harmonious integration of landscape, human activity and farming using Channery Hill Farm in Callicoon Center New York as a subject. Guest speakers and instructors will include Andrew Leslie Phillips of Hancock Permaculture and local…
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