Archive for August, 2010
TODAY! A Mushroom Growing Workshop Thursday, August 19 2010 at 7pm; The Furnace – 84 Grand St., Albany, NY This Thursday Skott Kellogg, co-author with Stacy Pettigrew of “The Toolbox for Sustainable City Living”, will be giving a mushroom growing workshop in downtown Albany. We will be mixing the Tree Oyster (pleurotus ostreatus) mushroom spawn [...]
Emily Post. After the publication of Etiquette in 1922, Emily Post quickly became known as a director and authority on the finer points of human interaction. But Emily Post’s role as a cultivator was not limited to the field of social life. The gardens of her Martha’s Vineyard cottage remain today a living testament to [...]
Side Ranch is now hiring for teachers-in-residence internship for 2011. Organization: Slide Ranch teaches visitors the impact our choices have on food, health, and the environment, through hands-on activities and independent exploration of our farm and coastal wild lands. Located on the Pacific Coast a thirty-minute drive north of San Francisco, Slide Ranch is situated [...]
Overview: The City of Auburn is seeking applications for Caretaker, Mary Olson Farm. The Mary Olson Farm dates from 1879 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Sites. This 70+ acre property includes seven historic buildings, a stream, 100+ year old orchard, gardens, pastures and dense forests. It is managed as a limited [...]
Our weekend in Maine was a great success, filled with good people, good food, good farmers, good music. We’ll have some wrap-up thoughts in the coming days, and many of workshop leaders will be providing some follow-up materials and information for those of you who missed them, or who wanted more. In the meantime, let [...]
Are you coming to Chatauqua tonight at MOFGA in Unity, ME? Can you play a contra dance? We’ve got some great musicians on board, but could use few more! Call Anne – 845.625.3124 or email anne.dailey at gmail.com if you want to take part!
Rope Fibers & Knot Tying with Christin Ripley This workshop will be held on Sunday morning at the Beehive collective and will cover the resources historically used for rope making from plants to oil, the raw material qualities of plant fibers to produce a variety of finished materials such as fabric, paper and rope, and demonstrate [...]
One of our sunday workshops will be with Robert Cushman, from 8;30-10:30 on Sunday morning, quite nearby to our sunday home base of Machias. Rob Cushman has spent the last two years completing an MS in Agriculture, Food and Environment at Tufts University’s Friedman School of Food Policy and Nutrition Science. Over the coarse of [...]
Hello Chautauquans! As the event this weekend draws closer, we have received a few requests from folks looking for rides to/from Maine. We would like to help coordinate carpools as much as possible, so please see below for ride requests and comment on this blog post with your information if you or someone you know [...]
“Intro to Soil Health and Management” webinar this Thursday, August 12 with Dr. Heather Darby, UVM Extension Agronomist and Soil Specialist August 12, 7 pm Basic Soil Health and Soil Testing, with Dr. Heather Darby, UVM Extension Agronomist and Soil Specialist — Healthy soils are the cornerstone of a productive and sustainable farm. Join Dr. [...]
set one up in your town! A terrific video is here. and check out the Land Stewardship Project.
Washington State Greenhorns – check out this event… WSDA Micro Dairy Bus Tour for Farmers August 31, 2010, Port Townsend, WA WSDA Small Farm and Direct Marketing Program welcomes farmers interested in beginning or expanding a small dairy enterprise to attend an all day mobile workshop visiting 3 micro dairy farms and hear how they [...]
We’re thrilled to have such wonderful partners and co-sponsors for our upcoming Chatauaqua, taking place this weekend in Maine. On Saturday afternoon, we’ll be heading to the new Saving Seeds Farm, a project of Food for Maine’s Future, one of our event partners. Here’s a note from director Bob St. Peter to you! Greetings Greenhorns! [...]
ta-da! behold: the official Chautauqua schedule and what-to-bring list, + swanky flyer and map (click on them to enlarge) for thisweekend (aug 13 – 15). so round up a carpool and grab your boots, your tents, coffee mugs, friends, your jars of jam and we will see you in maine! any additional questions or to [...]
there are so many great ones out there, it’s hard to keep up. Here’s the blog of Ryan Foxley and Littlefield Farm. Littlefield Farm Weblog
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