Upcoming Food, Farming, and Cooking Events in Ithaca, Tompkins County, and the Finger Lakes (Winter-Spring 2011)
If you would like your event listed here, please email ithacasfoodweb@gmail.com.
Winter Spring 201 CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
If you would like your event listed here, please email ithacasfoodweb@gmail.com.
ONGOING MARKETS DURING WINTER-SPRING 2011:
Ithaca Winter Market Saturdays from 11am to 2pm at the Women's Community Building on the corner of Seneca and Cayuga Streets.
Winter Spring 201 CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
January 9, 2011
Wine, Swine and Dine on Sunday, January 9 from 1-4 for this free event welcoming the foods of several of the Finger Lakes All-Star producers, all paired with your favorite Damiani Wines. Small foods will be available for tasting, with packaged farm-fresh ingredients to purchase and bring home, including The Piggery, Autumn’s Harvest Farm, Finger Lakes Farmstead Cheese, Six Circle Farms, Stick and Stone Farm, Queen Bee Confections, and Preliminaire Chocolat (This event is co-sponsored by the fine folks of Farmshed CNY).
January 12, 2011
NOFA-NY: Free Composting Marketing Workshop on Wed, January 12, 9:15am – 4:00pm at Cornell University, 135 Emerson Hall, Tower Rd, Ithaca, NY. Whether selling compost is your primary business or a side business, this workshop is for you! The workshop will provide marketing insights and sales techniques, including technical information on compost applications and benefits, feedstocks, quality standards, and marketing principles. Learn tips on developing a marketing plan for your compost operation, how to position your product, the ins-and-outs of compost market segments, bulk sales vs. bagged, distribution strategies, and making money on tipping fees. Sales strategies will also be covered, including sales points, using social media and new media techniques, branding, and customer education tips. To register or find out more information, contact Athena Lee Bradley at 802.254.3636 or by email at athena@nerc.org.
January 13, 2011
Wine Analysis: From Harvest to Bottling on January 13, 2011 - All day at the Geneva, NY, Food Research Lab. Participants will learn the theory and practice behind the most common juice and wine analysis. Each day contains designated lab time to allow for hand-on practice. Instruction and advice will also be given to help each registrant set up and operate a small winery laboratory. $350
January 15, 2011
IthaCan Event: Stocking Up on Staples. Winter is a great time for stocking up. Building resiliency into your home in the case of temporary or periodic shortages in the delivery of goods or services is something folks often think is a good idea, but don't always get around to doing. With the support of a group, you can take this "to do" off your list, meet some other families in your community and eat scones too. This 2 part workshop will assist you to set up an individualized plan for your household's food staples and then implement it. Learn more and join IthaCan for free to attend this event.
January 18, 2011
The Dryden Community Center Cafe will be hosting free classes on gardening presented by the co-founder of the Dryden Community Garden: Grow Your Own. A fresh topic on the third Tuesday of every month 5:30 - 6:30 at 1 West Main Street in the center of Dryden, NY, at the intersection of Route 13, Route 38, and Route 392. Intended to be both a class and a discussion group, led by Kerra Quinn (Dryden Community Garden co-founder and Garden Question Answerer At-large), all levels of know-how are asked to attend; meaning - don't just come to learn, if you have garden knowledge please come to share. Bring your favorite seed catalogs. January's topic: Seed Selection or Will I actually eat a rutabaga if I grow them? or How to not produce more zucchini than anyone really needs. * Choose your vegetables! * Deciding that you want to grow your own food and need to have a garden is easy. * Deciding what to grow and how much seed you'll need to buy and when and where and how to start planting can be daunting. * A gardener's all time favorite January event - seed catalog perusal. There will be nice pots of herbal teas from locally harvested plants and homegrown mint. Children are welcome. Be prepared to take notes.
January 18, 2011
Women in Agriculture on Tuesday January 18, 11:30 AM -2:00 PM at the Dryden Fire Hall on 26 North Street, Dryden, New York. Come join a diverse group of interesting women who are all involved in agricultural businesses. This informal group will talk about shared experiences, needs and concerns in running a farm, balancing work and family, improving on-farm communication, planning for the farm to continue to the next generation, expanding the farm, and other topics that interest you. Edie McMahon of McMahon's EZ Acres will share tools and strategies learned in her 25 years as bookkeeper/ finance manager on the family farm that have helped her to move from just "doing books" to financial recordkeeping that provides the basis for sound business decision making. She hopes that other seasoned farm bookkeepers will share tips and techniques that they've found to be useful. Social time starts at 11:00am; topics start at 11:30am. $5 fee includes lunch. Please pre-reigster with Sharon VanDeuson at (607) 753-5078 or shv7@cornell.edu. For more information contact Janice Degni at (607) 753-5215 or jgd3@cornell.edu. Sponsored by the Cornell Cooperative Extension South Central Dairy Team.
January 19, 2011
Community Food Security Dialogue at the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC), 301 West Court Street on Wednesday January 19, 6:30 - 8:00 pm (child care and a light meal will be available)
Many people in the Ithaca area are interested in improving our community's food security. The discussion will include how a food policy council might support an equitable and sustainable food system for all, how to meet the diverse needs of our neighborhoods, and how buying clubs, urban agriculture, and food preservation and safety could help promote food security.
January 19, 2011
Choosing a Sustainable Future: A Discussion by Author and Sustainability Pioneer Liz Walker on Wednesday January 19, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM in the Borg Warner Room at the Tompkins County Public Library on the corner of Green St. and Cayuga, in Ithaca. Join us as we host EcoVillage Founder and Author Liz Walker for a discussion and signing of her latest book “Choosing a Sustainable Future: Ideas and Inspiration from Ithaca, NY.” The book highlights Ithaca's pioneering role in the sustainability movement and explores the transformative efforts underway in areas such as: green building, city planning, local food systems, health and wellness and cultural diversity. Free.
January 20, 2011
Provocative Pairings: Wine and Cheese on January 20, 2011 - 6:30PM to 7:30PM at the Museum of the Earth (A Light in Winter Festival Event) Wine and cheese—what makes them work so well together, or fail so miserably? How does taste work on our brains to create the perfect pairing? Chris Gerling is an enologist with Cornell Cooperative Extension and Nancy Taber Richards is a local artisanal cheese producer who represents the growing number of small-scale cheesemakers in Upstate New York. The event will be a moveable feast, with three tasting stations and roaming experts in the exotic netherworld of the Museum of the Earth. Featuring local wines and cheeses. $20 per person.
January 21, 2011
Jan. 21 is the registration deadline for COOKING TOGETHER FOR FAMILY MEALS. Parents and kids will have a fun time together, cooking and eating a meal at each session of this FREE 6-class cooking program in McLean, NY. Together you will learn how to prepare quick and healthy meals as you make and sample recipes that focus on vegetables. Classes are taught by Tina Snyder and will meet on Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30pm, January 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23 and March2. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? One parent or guardian with up to two children from the same household, between the ages of 8 and 15 years old. Childcare is provided on-site for younger children. CALL: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County at 607-272-2292 with:Name of parent or guardian, Names and ages for children attending (Childcare will be provided on site for younger children), Phone number (best number to call and/or leave a message). Sponsored by: Eat Smart NY, Groton's Families! & NYS Children's and Family Trust Fund (NYSOCFS)
January 23, 2011
Dark Dining Project: a Dinner and musical performance hosted by Dana Salisbury from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Taverna Banfi at The Statler Hotel. $80 (includes 4 course meal and wine tasting) Seating limited. For tickets, call or visit Ticket Center Ithaca: 607-273-4497. Join fellow Light in Winter festival-goers for a sensory feast that celebrates “whole-body seeing.” After a warm welcome and a few words of orientation, guests don blindfolds and are immersed in velvety darkness. A luxurious four-course meal, paired with fine wines, is set before them. Unexpectedly vivid performances take place between courses—perhaps baroque violin, South Indian percussion, virtuosic vocals, Japanese flute or trombone. Diners experience a heightened awareness of taste, smell, hearing, touch and three-dimensionality. The mysteries of the menu are revealed at evening's end. Dana Salisbury, a New York City-based artist whose investigations span dance, video, language, site-specific performance and installation and visual art. More information at www.darkdiningprojects.com.
Winter Sprouts on Monday January 24, 10:30 AM -11:30 AM at Mama Goose, 430 West State Street, Ithaca, NY. Join the Ithaca Children's Garden for stories of plants, gardens, and nature plus hands-on activities for children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers. FREE! For more information or to RSVP: Leigh MacDonald-Rizzo, Education Coordinator 272-2292 x186. Program continues on Mondays through February.
Monday January 31, 2011
Winter Sprouts on Mondays in Jan and Feb, 10:30 AM -11:30 AM at Mama Goose, 430 West State Street, Ithaca, NY. Join the Ithaca Children's Garden for stories of plants, gardens, and nature plus hands-on activities for children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers. FREE! For more information or to RSVP: Leigh MacDonald-Rizzo, Education Coordinator 272-2292 x186.
February 4, 2011
Save Money - Grow Your Garden - Learn to Teach -Become a Master Composter! Master Composter training is ten classroom sessions or field trips and practical education through volunteering in the community. Learn in-depth instruction about various aspects of composting and how to be effective teachers for a variety of age groups and in a range of settings. Applications are due February 4th. The 2011 Master Composter Training will be held each Thursday from February 17 to May 5 from 6:30 to 8:30pm (no class on March 24) at CCE Tompkins County, 615 Willow Avenue. To become a Master Composter download the Volunteer Job Description and Application from our website: http://ccetompkins.org/compost or call (607) 272-2292. Contact person: Liz Falk erf59@cornell.edu
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Sunday Artbreak: Art and Food at the Johnson Art Museum, Cornell University on Sunday, February 6, 3:00–4:00 p.m. In this first session of a three-part series, educator Hannah Ryan will explore objects in the Museum’s collection related to first courses, appetizers, and drinks. Bring your appetite—related tastes will be served!
Monday February 07, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Sunday Artbreak: Art and Food at the Johnson Art Museum, Cornell University on Sunday, February 6, 3:00–4:00 p.m. In this first session of a three-part series, educator Hannah Ryan will explore objects in the Museum’s collection related to first courses, appetizers, and drinks. Bring your appetite—related tastes will be served!
Monday February 07, 2011
Winter Sprouts on Mondays in Jan and Feb, 10:30 AM -11:30 AM at Mama Goose, 430 West State Street, Ithaca, NY. Join the Ithaca Children's Garden for stories of plants, gardens, and nature plus hands-on activities for children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers. FREE! For more information or to RSVP: Leigh MacDonald-Rizzo, Education Coordinator 272-2292 x186.
Monday February 14, 2011
Winter Sprouts on Mondays in Jan and Feb, 10:30 AM -11:30 AM at Mama Goose, 430 West State Street, Ithaca, NY. Join the Ithaca Children's Garden for stories of plants, gardens, and nature plus hands-on activities for children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers. FREE! For more information or to RSVP: Leigh MacDonald-Rizzo, Education Coordinator 272-2292 x186.
Monday February 21, 2011
Winter Sprouts on Mondays in Jan and Feb, 10:30 AM -11:30 AM at Mama Goose, 430 West State Street, Ithaca, NY. Join the Ithaca Children's Garden for stories of plants, gardens, and nature plus hands-on activities for children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers. FREE! For more information or to RSVP: Leigh MacDonald-Rizzo, Education Coordinator 272-2292 x186.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Getting Started: Vegetable Gardening Wednesday, February 23, 6:30-8:30 pm at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY. Learn where to site your garden, how to prepare the soil, how to start seeds, how to plant, when to mulch, which easy veggies to try first, and so on. Pat Curran, Horticulture Educator, also will discuss favorite varieties, container gardening, and harvesting tips. Pre-registration recommended; call Pat Curran at (607) 272-2292. Fee: $5.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Make Your Own Maple Workshop Saturday, February 26, 9:00am to 12:00 Noon at Hamley’s Sugarhouse, 70 Frost Hollow Rd., Barton. $10 registration includes class materials and pancake breakfast. Call Schuyler County Cooperative Extension (607) 535-7161, or email cab377@cornell.edu for more details.
Monday February 28, 2011
Winter Sprouts on Mondays in Jan and Feb, 10:30 AM -11:30 AM at Mama Goose, 430 West State Street, Ithaca, NY. Join the Ithaca Children's Garden for stories of plants, gardens, and nature plus hands-on activities for children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers. FREE! For more information or to RSVP: Leigh MacDonald-Rizzo, Education Coordinator 272-2292 x186.
March 5, 2011
Community Supported Agriculture Fair on Saturday, March 5, 12:00-3:00pm at Boynton Middle School, Cayuga at Rt. 13, Ithaca. What is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)? Learn about this partnership between consumers and farmers; meet and talk with 12+ area CSA farmers in one place! Activities to keep the kids busy, space to sit and review farm information. Contact Debbie Teeter: (607) 272-2292, DLT22@cornell.edu
March 5, 2011
Winter Worm Composting Class on Saturday, March 5, 10:00am-12:00 pm at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY. Learn all you need to know to set up and maintain a worm composting bin. Every household leaves with a starter bin and worms. Children are welcome with an accompanying adult. Fee: $10 includes starter bin & worms. Register early at (607) 272-2292. Space is limited! Contact Adam Michaelides at acm1@cornell.edu with questions.
March 9, 2011
Food Garden Panel Discussion on Wednesday, March 9, 6:30-8:30pm at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY. Don’t miss this panel discussion by several experienced food gardeners! Master Gardeners and others with years of food growing experience will highlight some advanced ways to maximize your crop and extend the growing season. This workshop will assume that attendees have had some growing experience. For a more basic discussion of how to get started, go to the Feb. 23 class described above. Pre-registration recommended. Call (607) 272-2292. Fee: $5.
March 13, 2011
Sunday Artbreak: Art and Food at the Johnson Art Museum, Cornell University on Sunday, March 13, 3:00–4:00 p.m. In this second session of a three-part series, educator Jessica Evett-Miller will explore objects in the Museum’s collection related to entrées and main courses. Bring your appetite—related tastes will be served!
History of Beekeeping in the Finger Lakes with Duane Waid - Wednesday, March 23rd 7pm at the Ovid Library. Registration required for all classes. ovidlib@rochester.rr.com 607.869.3031 www.ovidlibrary.org
April 10, 2011
Sunday Artbreak: Art and Food at the Johnson Art Museum, Cornell University on Sunday, April 10, 3:00–4:00 p.m. As the conclusion of our three-part series, educator Carol Hockett will explore objects in the Museum’s collection related to desserts. Bring your appetite—related tastes will be served!
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