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Slow Food UpDeRiVa – Locavore Potluck
SLOW FOOD UPDERIVA CELEBRATES THE NOFA-NY LOCAVORE CHALLENGE JOIN US ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 AT THE CUTTING GARDEN ON ROUTE 52 IN YOUNGSVILLE, NEW YORK BRING YOUR FAVORITE DISH CREATED FROM LOCAL INGREDIENTS TO SHARE WITH OTHER LOCAVORES AND DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR OWN EATING IMPLEMENTS AND A BEVERAGE OF YOUR CHOICE.
Find out more »Taste of the Catskills Festival
Taste of the Catskills Festival Saturday & Sunday, October 6 & 7, 2012 Fireworks Saturday Night! (Sponsored by Delaware National Bank of Delhi) $8 adults, $5 under 12, 5 and under FREE The Festival The Taste of the Catskills Festival is a family-friendly event that showcases the food, beer, crafts, and wine of our region. With a variety of vendors including farmers, value-added food producers, and restaurants, attendees learn how food travels from farm to fork during a fun-filled autumn…
Find out more »Catskill Delaware Permaculture Design Group
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 »Catskills CRAFT On-Farm Training – Center for Bioregional Living
Join Catskills CRAFT on Monday, October 8, 5:00-7:00 p.m. for a special on-farm training at the Center for Bioregional Living. Center for Bioregional Living On-Farm Training Location: 253 Briggs Highway, Ellenville, NY 12428 Andrew Faust & Adriana Eloisa Magana Andrew Faust and Adriana Eloisa Magana have been apply principles of Permaculture to their Center in Ellenville as a pilot campus for sharing their extensive knowledge on the subject, and are inviting the Catskills CRAFT members to a training focused on Permaculture design as…
Find out more »TrailKeeper Hike!
Join the Delaware Highlands Conservancy and Catskill Mountainkeeper for a Fall Hike at the Tusten Mountain Trail in Sullivan County, NY on Sunday, October 14 from 10am-12pm. Enjoy great views of the Delaware River, fall foliage approaching its zenith, and traverse a historic stone arch bridge. Learn about the ecology, culture, and history of the area with Melinda Meddaugh, Land Protection Coordinator for the Conservancy. The Tusten Mountain Trail is featured on the newly launched website, TrailKeeper.org, a one-source outlet for hiking…
Find out more »Slow Food UpDeRiVa BBQ for Catskill Edible Garden Project
Slow Food UpDeRiVa BBQ for Catskill Edible Garden Project The Catskill Edible Garden project is a partnership between Catskill Mountainkeeper, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Sullivan Renaissance,The Center for Workforce Development and The Green Village Initiative. It involves working with area schools to install and maintain edible gardens, with the goal of developing a food-based curriculum. The three gardens constructed and planted last spring at the Roscoe Central School,Sullivan West School in Jeffersonville and at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Liberty were maintained by the students through the Summer Youth Employment Program sponsored…
Find out more »Constitution Pipeline PUBLIC MEETING
Come out to Constitution Pipeline PUBLIC MEETING 6:00 pm October 24! People demanded more input so FERC set a new Public Meeting and extended the public comment period on the proposed CONSTITUTION PIPELINE to November 9! What: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Public Scoping Meeting on the Constitution Pipeline Project, a proposed 120.6 mile long natural gas pipeline in Susquehanna County and Wayne Counties, PA and Broome, Chenango, Delaware, and Schoharie Counties, New York. FERC is going to prepare an…
Find out more »Second Catskill Environmental Monitoring & Research Conference
Second Catskill Environmental Monitoring & Research Conference Effects of Climate Change & Invasive Species on Ecosystem Integrity & Water Quality October 25th and 26th, 2012 Ashokan Center, Olivebridge, N.Y. Save the Date! Preparations are underway for the second Catskill Environmental Research & Monitoring Conference to be held on October 25-26, 2012 at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, NY. The highly successful first conference, held at Belleayre Mountain Ski Center in November of 2010 and attended by more than 100 Catskill researchers and…
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 »Financial Benefits of Land Conservation Program
Learn how to keep cherished lands in the family, protect your lands and waters forever, and receive financial and estate planning benefits from doing so. Attend “Financial Benefits of Land Conservation,” offered on two convenient dates in PA and NY. Delaware Highlands Conservancy Executive Director, Sue Currier, will discuss how conservation easements and agricultural easements are key tools for area residents. Monday October 29th, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Liberty Senior Center, 119 North Main Street, Liberty, NY, 12754. Local…
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