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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Garden Educators Network Gathering, Tuesday, March 2, 6:00-7:30 pm. Geared toward any formal and informal educators interested in garden based education. Presentations from fellow educators on a variety of topics, share resources and curriculum ideas, and work on strategies to spread gardens in the community. Contact Josh Dolan with questions or presentation proposals at jd285@cornell.edu, 272-2292. Meets again on Tuesday March 30, 6:00-7:30pm.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Environmental Change, Food Security, and Farmer Adaptation on March 4, 2010 - 12:15PM to 1:15PM at Savage Hall 200, Cornell University. Scientific predictions about climate change in sub-Saharan Africa are often discussed in terms of environmental change, with little attention paid to farmers’ perceptions of these changes. Dr. Bezner Kerr will discuss her preliminary findings from qualitative research on local perceptions of environmental change in northern Malawi. Sixty semi-structured interviews with individual farmers and six focus groups with sixty people in northern Malawi were carried out in 2009. Clear patterns emerged about farmers’ perceptions of reduced total rainfall and the timing of rainfall. Farmers reported dramatic effects on crop diversity and food security, including changes in crop choices. Farmers also reported intense concern and bewilderment about the environmental change they’ve observed, alongside interest in and worry about potential adaptations to these changes. Dr. Bezner Kerr will discuss follow-up participatory research in northern Malawi and the broader implications of these findings.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Winter Worm Composting Class, Saturday, March 6, 10:00 am – 12 Noon, Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY, This hands-on class teaches all you’ll need to know about “vermicomposting,” an indoor composting system that is easy and produces particularly rich compost for your garden and houseplants. Each paying household will go home with a working worm bin. Fee: $10 per household Register early, space is limited. Contact Adam Michaelides at 607-272-2292 x124 for more information.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Community Food Growing Series: Soils & Site Prep Techniques, Monday, March 8 , 6:00–8:00 pm. Healthy soil is the basic building block of healthy vegetables. This session will cover organic sil management and a selection of techniques used to prepare your soil for gardening. Instructors: Pat Curran and Josh Dolan. $5/session or $20 for the entire series. Pre-registration required. Contact Josh Dolan at sapsquatch7@gmail.com or call 607-272-2292.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Hawthorne Valley Farm presentation, Monday, March 8, 5:30 - 6:30 PM at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca. Join us for a presentation and discussion with Rachel Schneider, Education Director for Hawthorne Valley Farm in Harlemville, NY. Hawthorne Valley Farm is a 400-acre biodynamic farm affiliated with the Hawthorne Valley Association, a nonprofit operation dedicated to agriculture, education, and the arts. Rachel has years of experience in designing and delivering educational programs for school children, beginning farmers, artists, teachers and the general public.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Food Gardening Panel Discussion, Wednesday, March 10, 6:30-8:30 pm, Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY. A panel of Master Gardeners and others with years of food growing experience will share some advanced ways to maximize your crop and extend the growing season. This workshop assumes that attendees have had some growing experience. Fee: $5. Pre-registration recommended; call (607) 272-2292.
March 13, 2010
Poultry School for Small Farms, Saturday, March 13, 8:30am-4:00pm at Morrison Hall, Cornell University. Learn about pastured chickens and turkeys, organic production, animal health, processing, marketing and more in sessions designed for beginning and advanced poultry producers. Topics include improving production, processing, breed selection, feeding, bird health, soil health, marketing, multi-species grazing, current management techniques and more. There also will be a panel on Successful Farm Business and Marketing Strategies for Small Farms, and vendors and distributor displays. Cost is $45 per person or $75 for 2 people from the same farm and includes all materials and a chicken BBQ lunch. Students with ID can attend for $30 and children 12 & under are $15. To register on-line, visit http://www.cornerstone-farm.com/ or call Central NY Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) at (604) 334-3231, ext. 4.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Community Food Growing Series: Composting Techniques, Monday, March 15 , 6:00–8:00 pm, Master Composter Volunteers will present a variety of small to medium scale composting methods and a Question & Answer session. $5/class or $20 for the entire series. Call 607-272-2292 to preregister.
March 18, 2010
The Food Revolution and its Implications for Public Policy on March 18, 2010 - 4:30PM at Plant Science 233. Marion Nestle is the Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University. Her research examines scientific, economic, and social influences on food choice. She is the author of three prize-winning books: Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (2002; paperback 2003; revised edition, 2007), Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism (2003; paperback 2004), and What to Eat (2006; paperback 2007). Her latest book, Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine, was published in September 2008. Her forthcoming book with Dr. Malden Nesheim, Feed Your Pet Right , will be published by Free Press/Simon & Schuster in May 2010. She writes the Food Matters column for the San Francisco Chronicle, and blogs daily (almost) at www.foodpolitics.com (recent posts below) and at the Atlantic Food Channel, and twitters @marionnestle.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
NYS MAPLE WEEKEND -- 3.20 & 3.21 – 10am to 5pm. In cooperation with the NYS Maple Producers Association, visit the Sapsquatch sugarbush and enjoy a pancake breakfast, syrup samples, tapping demonstrations, live music, tours, and more!
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Fruit Pruning Workshop on Saturday, March 20, 9:00 am-12:00 pm, Reisinger's Apple Country Orchard, 2750 Apple Lane off Ellison Road, Watkins Glen, NY. Learn about pruning, thinning and grafting from orchardist Rick Reisinger at his 50-acre orchard and u-pick farm. Topics include grafting and pruning on many apple trees of different ages and pruning on stone fruits. Fee: $10/person. Please prepay and preregister by March 1. Call (607) 535-7161 to register or email Roger Ort at Schuyler County Cooperative Extension, at rlo28@cornell.edu This workshop is a joint venture of Schuyler and Yate Counties Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair, Sunday March 21, 12:00-3:00 pm, Boynton Middle School, 1601 N. Cayuga Street, Ithaca. What is CSA? Learn about this partnership between consumers and farmers; meet and talk with more than 12 area CSA farmers in one place! There will be activities to keep the kids busy, and space to sit and review farm information. For more information, contact Debbie Teeter at Tompkins County Cornell Cooperative Extension, 607-272-2292.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Community Food Growing Series: Seed Starting, Monday, March 22 , 6:00–8:00 pm, In this session, we finally get our hands dirty! We will be sowing the first seeds of the seaon such a tomatoes and cabbage, and learning how to make our own potting soil . Instructors: Pat Curran and Josh Dolan. $5/session or $20 for the entire series. Pre-registration required. Contact Josh Dolan at sapsquatch7@gmail.com or call 607-272-2292.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
AgStravaganza! Saturday, March 27, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, The Shops at Ithaca Mall, off Rt. 13 North, Ithaca. Family fun, informational exhibits, hands-on activities, agriculture videos for kids, tons of farm animals, dairy food samples, antique and modern tractors, Ronnie Raindrop, and more! Sponsored by Tompkins County Cornell Cooperative Extension in cooperation with the Tompkins County Farm Bureau. For more information, contact Debbie Teeter at 607-272-2292.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Community Food Growing Series: Training for Garden Mentors & Site Coordinators, Monday, March 29 , 6:00–8:00 pm, For gardeners who would like to help their community grow more food, this session will orient new Communtiy Food Growers into our Garden Mentor program, and explore the many resources and consdierations for managing existing gardens and establishing new ones. Instructor: Josh Dolan. $5/session or $20 for the entire series. Pre-registration required. Contact Josh Dolan at sapsquatch7@gmail.com or call 607-272-2292.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Garden Educators Network Gathering, Tuesday, March 30, 6:00-7:30pm, Geared toward any formal and informal educators interested in garden based education. Presentations from fellow educators on a variety of topics, share resources and curriculum ideas, and work on strategies to spread gardens in the community. Contact Josh Dolan with questions or presentation proposals at jd285@cornell.edu, 272-2292.
Future Events
Community Food Growing Series: Pests and Diseases on Tuesday, April 6, 7:00-8:30pm at CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850. Learn how to keep your plants healthy by recognizing the early warning signs of plant damage as well as some preventative measures you can take to keep the bugs away. Instructor: Monika Roth. $5/session or $20 for the entire series. Pre-registration required. Contact Josh Dolan at sapsquatch7@gmail.com or call (607) 272-2292.
The Finger Lakes Wine Industry Reinvents Itself: A History of the Wine Industry through 3 Waves of Variety Introductions on April 15, 2010 - 4:00PM to 5:00PM at Mann Library, Room 160. Over 40 varieties of grapes are grown in the 10,000 acres under production in the Finger Lakes. Why are there so many, and how did they get here? The answer involves the region's unique and challenging climate, a root insect called phylloxera, Thomas Jefferson, grape breeders on both sides of the Atlantic, a newspaper editor and wine enthusiast from Baltimore, and business imperatives of the changing wine industry from the 1860s to the present. In a talk at Mann Library, Tim Martinson (Dept. of Horticultural Science, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station), contributing author to Wine Grape Production in Eastern North America (NRAES, 2008) will weave together biological facts about our grape varieties with the history of the Finger Lakes wine industry to explain why perhaps the world's most diverse collection of wine grapes exists right here in the Finger Lakes.
Growing Fruit at Home, Saturday, April 17, full day program, Reisinger’s Apple Country, Watkins Glen, Growing fruit at home can be fun and provide your family with fresh, flavorful and nutritious food. Come learn the basics you’ll need to succeed! We’ll cover apples, pears, peaches, plums, cherries, blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries. $10/person, pre-registration required, call 687-4020
COMMUNITY FOOD GROWING SERIES: SEASON EXTENSION on Tuesday, April 27, 4:30-6:00pm at Ithaca Children’s Garden at Cass Park, Rt. 89, Ithaca NY 14850. In our cold climate, serious food growers have developed many ways to protect their plants during the cold spring, fall and winter months. We will join the Ithaca Children’s Garden learning about basic cold frame construction and use, floating row covers, hoop houses and cold season crop selection. Instructor: Josh Dolan. $5/session or $20 for the entire series. Pre-registration required. Contact Josh Dolan at sapsquatch7@gmail.com or call (607) 272-2292.
2010 Compost Fair, Saturday, May 1, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca. Celebrate spring’s arrival by stopping by the fair for a guaranteed good time! See and experience all aspects of composting. Learn more than you ever thought possible about making and using “black gold.” Teams of Master Composters will be on hand to answer your questions. There will be interactive displays, activities for kids and continuous tours of our composting demonstration site. Prize drawings will be held at 3:30 pm for all attendees and everyone registered on the Tompkins County Compost Map (register by filling out a card at Cooperative Extension or click on “Get on the map!” on our website: ccetompkins.org/compost). Admission is free and open to the public. See you at the fair!
June 2010. Meat Processing and Food Safety Certificate Program. SUNY Cobleskill will be offering this program in January and June. This intensive hand on training program is designed to provide the knowledge and skills students require entering employment in the meat processing industry. Students will be skilled in sanitation, food safety, slaughter, meat cutting and processing. As part of the students’ preparation for the industry, the program consists of specialized training in the accuracy of cutting, knife handling, portion control, merchandizing and the utilization of all products. The program includes: Safety and Sanitation, Species Harvesting/Slaughtering, Primal Fabrication, Retail Cutting and Wrapping, and Customer Relations. The cost for this program is $2,995 which includes textbook, hard hat, frock, 5 inch boning knife, 12 inch butcher knife and safety cutting glove. For more information about this program contact SUNY Cobleskill at 518-255-5528 or Training@cobleskill.edu.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Fruit Pruning Workshop on Saturday, March 20, 9:00 am-12:00 pm, Reisinger's Apple Country Orchard, 2750 Apple Lane off Ellison Road, Watkins Glen, NY. Learn about pruning, thinning and grafting from orchardist Rick Reisinger at his 50-acre orchard and u-pick farm. Topics include grafting and pruning on many apple trees of different ages and pruning on stone fruits. Fee: $10/person. Please prepay and preregister by March 1. Call (607) 535-7161 to register or email Roger Ort at Schuyler County Cooperative Extension, at rlo28@cornell.edu This workshop is a joint venture of Schuyler and Yate Counties Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair, Sunday March 21, 12:00-3:00 pm, Boynton Middle School, 1601 N. Cayuga Street, Ithaca. What is CSA? Learn about this partnership between consumers and farmers; meet and talk with more than 12 area CSA farmers in one place! There will be activities to keep the kids busy, and space to sit and review farm information. For more information, contact Debbie Teeter at Tompkins County Cornell Cooperative Extension, 607-272-2292.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Community Food Growing Series: Seed Starting, Monday, March 22 , 6:00–8:00 pm, In this session, we finally get our hands dirty! We will be sowing the first seeds of the seaon such a tomatoes and cabbage, and learning how to make our own potting soil . Instructors: Pat Curran and Josh Dolan. $5/session or $20 for the entire series. Pre-registration required. Contact Josh Dolan at sapsquatch7@gmail.com or call 607-272-2292.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
AgStravaganza! Saturday, March 27, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, The Shops at Ithaca Mall, off Rt. 13 North, Ithaca. Family fun, informational exhibits, hands-on activities, agriculture videos for kids, tons of farm animals, dairy food samples, antique and modern tractors, Ronnie Raindrop, and more! Sponsored by Tompkins County Cornell Cooperative Extension in cooperation with the Tompkins County Farm Bureau. For more information, contact Debbie Teeter at 607-272-2292.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Community Food Growing Series: Training for Garden Mentors & Site Coordinators, Monday, March 29 , 6:00–8:00 pm, For gardeners who would like to help their community grow more food, this session will orient new Communtiy Food Growers into our Garden Mentor program, and explore the many resources and consdierations for managing existing gardens and establishing new ones. Instructor: Josh Dolan. $5/session or $20 for the entire series. Pre-registration required. Contact Josh Dolan at sapsquatch7@gmail.com or call 607-272-2292.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Garden Educators Network Gathering, Tuesday, March 30, 6:00-7:30pm, Geared toward any formal and informal educators interested in garden based education. Presentations from fellow educators on a variety of topics, share resources and curriculum ideas, and work on strategies to spread gardens in the community. Contact Josh Dolan with questions or presentation proposals at jd285@cornell.edu, 272-2292.
Future Events
Community Food Growing Series: Pests and Diseases on Tuesday, April 6, 7:00-8:30pm at CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850. Learn how to keep your plants healthy by recognizing the early warning signs of plant damage as well as some preventative measures you can take to keep the bugs away. Instructor: Monika Roth. $5/session or $20 for the entire series. Pre-registration required. Contact Josh Dolan at sapsquatch7@gmail.com or call (607) 272-2292.
The Finger Lakes Wine Industry Reinvents Itself: A History of the Wine Industry through 3 Waves of Variety Introductions on April 15, 2010 - 4:00PM to 5:00PM at Mann Library, Room 160. Over 40 varieties of grapes are grown in the 10,000 acres under production in the Finger Lakes. Why are there so many, and how did they get here? The answer involves the region's unique and challenging climate, a root insect called phylloxera, Thomas Jefferson, grape breeders on both sides of the Atlantic, a newspaper editor and wine enthusiast from Baltimore, and business imperatives of the changing wine industry from the 1860s to the present. In a talk at Mann Library, Tim Martinson (Dept. of Horticultural Science, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station), contributing author to Wine Grape Production in Eastern North America (NRAES, 2008) will weave together biological facts about our grape varieties with the history of the Finger Lakes wine industry to explain why perhaps the world's most diverse collection of wine grapes exists right here in the Finger Lakes.
Growing Fruit at Home, Saturday, April 17, full day program, Reisinger’s Apple Country, Watkins Glen, Growing fruit at home can be fun and provide your family with fresh, flavorful and nutritious food. Come learn the basics you’ll need to succeed! We’ll cover apples, pears, peaches, plums, cherries, blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries. $10/person, pre-registration required, call 687-4020
COMMUNITY FOOD GROWING SERIES: SEASON EXTENSION on Tuesday, April 27, 4:30-6:00pm at Ithaca Children’s Garden at Cass Park, Rt. 89, Ithaca NY 14850. In our cold climate, serious food growers have developed many ways to protect their plants during the cold spring, fall and winter months. We will join the Ithaca Children’s Garden learning about basic cold frame construction and use, floating row covers, hoop houses and cold season crop selection. Instructor: Josh Dolan. $5/session or $20 for the entire series. Pre-registration required. Contact Josh Dolan at sapsquatch7@gmail.com or call (607) 272-2292.
2010 Compost Fair, Saturday, May 1, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca. Celebrate spring’s arrival by stopping by the fair for a guaranteed good time! See and experience all aspects of composting. Learn more than you ever thought possible about making and using “black gold.” Teams of Master Composters will be on hand to answer your questions. There will be interactive displays, activities for kids and continuous tours of our composting demonstration site. Prize drawings will be held at 3:30 pm for all attendees and everyone registered on the Tompkins County Compost Map (register by filling out a card at Cooperative Extension or click on “Get on the map!” on our website: ccetompkins.org/compost). Admission is free and open to the public. See you at the fair!
June 2010. Meat Processing and Food Safety Certificate Program. SUNY Cobleskill will be offering this program in January and June. This intensive hand on training program is designed to provide the knowledge and skills students require entering employment in the meat processing industry. Students will be skilled in sanitation, food safety, slaughter, meat cutting and processing. As part of the students’ preparation for the industry, the program consists of specialized training in the accuracy of cutting, knife handling, portion control, merchandizing and the utilization of all products. The program includes: Safety and Sanitation, Species Harvesting/Slaughtering, Primal Fabrication, Retail Cutting and Wrapping, and Customer Relations. The cost for this program is $2,995 which includes textbook, hard hat, frock, 5 inch boning knife, 12 inch butcher knife and safety cutting glove. For more information about this program contact SUNY Cobleskill at 518-255-5528 or Training@cobleskill.edu.
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