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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…
Find out more »Nature Walk / Medicinal and Edible Plants
NATURE WALK with emphasis on MEDICINAL AND EDIBLE PLANTS LED BY: MICHAEL RIDOLFO Naturalist at Mohonk Mountain House AT RM FARM (Meet at 54 Main Street, RM Farm Office,Livingston Manor at 9:45. We’ll drive to the farm on Lenape Lake Road) Tuesday, August 7, 2012 The walk will take about two hours. Wear comfortable shoes. $5.00 donation for CATSKILLMOUNTAINKEEPER CALL 845-439-5511 to register Rain or Shine
Find out more »Hudson Valley Jazz Festival
Thursday August 16 The Skye Jazz Quartet on Railroad Ave 9 PM Friday August 17 8 PM - The Chris Persad Group at The Dautaj 10:30 – Special late night show at Eddie’s Roadhouse ( artist TBA) Saturday August 18 12 PM The String Trio of NY- The Albert Wisner Library 4 PM “The Gabriele Tranchina Quintet” with 2011 Grammy nominee Bobby Sanabria on drums and Joe Vincent Tranchina on piano. Warwick Grove. 7:30 The Jeff Ciampa / Mark Egan / Bill Evans /…
Find out more »ECO-LOCO!
CALLING ALL FAMILIES to NACL Theatre— Join Farmers, Environmentalists, Seed-Savers, Musicians, Actors, Timber-Framers, Drummers, Pie-Makers, Lettuce Eaters in…… “ECO-LOCO”: An Interactive Afternoon in Celebration of Art, Action, and Ecology for FAMILIES Where: NACL Theatre, 110 Highland Lake Rd., Highland Lake, NY 12743 When: Sunday, August 19th, 12 noon to 5 PM Contact: for more information: 845-557-0694 or www.nacl.org Tickets: $20 for a family, $5-$25 sliding scale for individuals. NACL is pleased to present an afternoon of family theatre, music, workshops, demonstrations, and displays that celebrate art,…
Find out more »Don’t Frack NY Call to Action – Strategy Sessions & Trainings
On August 25 – 27, we will gather in Albany and New York City to organize and to pledge to Gov. Cuomo that we will resist fracking in New York state, using whatever nonviolent means are appropriate. Get ready to join us! Details are being worked out now, but save these dates. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 25-26, will be for strategy sessions and trainings in Albany. The big day will be on Monday, August 27, where we will stand together…
Find out more »Film Screening ‘Tapped: Environmental Impact of Bottled Water’
Sunday Aug. 26, 8:15 PM OUTDOOR MOVIE AT THE COMEAU (76 Min) TAPPED: TAPPED: Environmental Impact of Bottled Water Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce? Stephanie Soechtig’s debut feature is an unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water. This timely documentary is a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and unseen world of an industry that aims to privatize and sell back the one…
Find out more »Cornell, Ithaca, Binghamton Bus to Albany
WE LOVE NEW YORK – We will not be fracked! Governor Cuomo has said that a decision on hydrofracking is imminent. Reporters are saying that the governor intends to open the Southern Tier to fracking within the next six months. The rest of the state will follow. We can’t let this happen. We must once again impress on Governor Cuomo all of the risks he’s taking…
Find out more »Don’t Frack NY Call to Action – March in Albany and NYC
On August 25 – 27, we will gather in Albany and New York City to organize and to pledge to Gov. Cuomo that we will resist fracking in New York state, using whatever nonviolent means are appropriate. Get ready to join us! Details are being worked out now, but save these dates. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 25-26, will be for strategy sessions and trainings in Albany. The big day will be on Monday, August 27, where we will stand together…
Find out more »Thrive Movie Screening
Drs. Mark Rabinowitz and Josette Addarrich are sponsoring a showing of the documentary Thrive at Family Network Chiropractic in Kingston. To reserve seating call: 845 338-3888.
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