http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://gmane.org/img/gmane-25t.png http://gmane.org http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2105 <pre>Hi list: Chris is a great human and a recent graduate of the Permaculture course at Cornell. He and I were working on some video pieces together. Please say a prayer, pass this along, and help if you can. Steve Gabriel </pre> Steve Gabriel 2013-05-23T12:09:11 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2104 <pre>Greetings, fellow gardeners! The Spring Garden Fair &amp; Plant Sale this past Saturday was a big success, but the Master Gardeners brought in TOO MANY GREAT PLANTS to sell, and we still have some left! So please come to our After-the-Plant-Sale Sale Tuesday, May 21, 4:00-6:00pm at Tompkins County Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca In addition to quality Master Gardener plants, there will be garden-related items, such as books, tools, and maybe houseplants! SEE YOU THEN! Please spread the word to your friends and lists! Thanks, Pat Curran for the Master Gardeners </pre> Sandra J. Repp 2013-05-20T12:21:44 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2103 <pre>2013 Spring Garden Fair &amp; Plant Sale Saturday, May 18, 9:00am-2:00pm at Ithaca High School, 1401 N. Cayuga Street off Rt. 13, Ithaca NY After 3 years at other locations, the Spring Garden Fair &amp; Plant Sale is back at Ithaca High School - with an extra hour to shop! Over 30 area growers and 5 local garden groups will offer a huge variety of annuals, herbs and specialty perennials at the largest Garden Fair in our region! Find organically grown and heirloom vegetable transplants, flowering shrubs, trees, hardy roses, fruit crops and MORE! FREE admission! FREE soil pH testing by CCE's Master Gardeners. Educational exhibits, food concession, and hands-on activities for kids with Ithaca Children's Garden. Customers should bring wagons or carts to help transport purchases to your car. For more information about the event and a list of vendors, visit http://ccetompkins.org/plantsale or call (607) 272-2292&lt;tel:%28607%29%20272-2292&gt;. Sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County Master Gardener</pre> Sandra J. Repp 2013-05-17T19:18:16 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2102 <pre>Jonathan Bates, contributing author of "Paradise Lot: &lt;http://www.chelseagreen.com/bookstore/item/paradise_lot:paperback&gt; Two plant geeks, one-tenth of an acre, and the making of an edible garden oasis in the city," speaks about his 10-year-old edible forest garden in Holyoke, MA. Tompkins County Public Library &lt;https://www.facebook.com/tcplny&gt; 101 E. Green St., Ithaca, New York 14850 6:00pm until 8:00pm By using the principles of permaculture design, Jonathan and co-author Eric Toensmeier created a thriving edible ecosystem from a blighted dead landscape. Enjoy learning about our delicious uncommon fruit and perennial vegetables, a year-round food bioshelter greenhouse, raising micro-livestock like black soldier flies and aquaponic fish, using microclimates for growing figs and kiwis, starting a successful backyard plant nursery (www.foodforestfarm.com &lt;http://www.foodforestfarm.com/&gt;), and enjoying the cornucopia with friends and family. Jonathan will present his challenge-to-opportunity story</pre> Steve Gabriel 2013-05-13T19:07:17 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2101 <pre>Hello, This Wednesday morning we will be making a push to take down the last of the deer fencing that we purchased last year. Please come on out and lend a hand if you are able. Car pool will leave from Cornell Cooperative Extension at 9pm sharp, or if you would like to drive yourself, please give me a call for directions to the location in Enfield at 607-280-8498. Hope to see you there! Josh Dolan </pre> Joshua Dolan 2013-05-13T15:50:29 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2100 <pre>2013 Spring Garden Fair &amp; Plant Sale Saturday, May 18, 9:00am-2:00pm at Ithaca High School, 1401 N. Cayuga Street off Rt. 13, Ithaca NY After 3 years at other locations, the Spring Garden Fair &amp; Plant Sale is back at Ithaca High School - with an extra hour to shop! Over 30 area growers and 5 local garden groups will offer a huge variety of annuals, herbs and specialty perennials at the largest Garden Fair in our region! Find organically grown and heirloom vegetable transplants, flowering shrubs, trees, hardy roses, fruit crops and MORE! FREE admission! FREE soil pH testing by CCE's Master Gardeners. Educational exhibits, food concession, and hands-on activities for kids with Ithaca Children's Garden. Customers should bring wagons or carts to help transport purchases to your car. For more information about the event and a list of vendors, visit http://ccetompkins.org/plantsale or call (607) 272-2292. Sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County Master Gardeners. Visit http://ccetompki</pre> Sandra J. Repp 2013-05-13T14:42:55 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2099 <pre>via http://fingerlakespermaculture.org/?p=2167 Jonathan Bates, contributing author of “Paradise Lot: Two plant geeks, one-tenth of an acre, and the making of an edible garden oasis in the city,” speaks about his 10-year-old edible forest garden in Holyoke, MA. Tompkins County Public Library 101 E. Green St., Ithaca, New York 14850 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. By using the principles of permaculture design, Jonathan and co-author Eric Toensmeier created a thriving edible ecosystem from a blighted dead landscape. Enjoy learning about our delicious uncommon fruit and perennial vegetables, a year-round food bioshelter greenhouse, raising micro-livestock like black soldier flies and aquaponic fish, using microclimates for growing figs and kiwis, starting a successful backyard plant nursery (www.foodforestfarm.com), and enjoying the cornucopia with friends and family. Jonathan will present his challenge-to-opportunity story through vibrant pictures and enlightening discussion. Signed bo</pre> Michael G. Burns 2013-05-12T17:49:49 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2098 <pre>There are still a couple of spots open in tonight's class. Call 272-2292 to enroll! Dividing Daylilies and Other Perennials Thursday May 9, 6:00-8:00 pm at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca Spring is the best time to divide many perennials, and an OK time for many more. In this hands-on workshop, we will demonstrate how to divide perennials such as daylilies, Siberian iris, Hosta, bearded iris, or phlox. Come prepared to work! We will tackle plants from the Teaching &amp; Demonstration Gardens at Extension and Master Gardener private gardens. Rain or shine (indoors if wet). Fee: $12. Limited to 10 participants; prepayment is required to hold your place. Please call (607) 272-2292 to register, direct questions to Pat Curran at pc21-HmMyXyqgL2Ceodoxqx+5/w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org Visit http://ccetompkins.org Find CCE-Tompkins on Facebook&lt;https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cornell-Cooperative-Extension-of-Tompkins-County/160713570642799?sk=wall&gt; Sign up for our monthly e-new</pre> Sandra J. Repp 2013-05-09T14:52:54 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2097 <pre>Tune in to Ithaca Community Radio/WRFI at 88.1 FM from 4:00-5:00pm for the first edition of "The Practical Earthkeeper", Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County's new weekly program. Mila Fournier and Josh Dolan will be chatting it up with CCE veteran Monika Roth and giving listeners an overview of CCE's broad array of programs. Sandy Repp Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County 615 Willow Avenue Ithaca, New York 14850-3555 (607) 272-2292 x158 Visit http://ccetompkins.org Find CCE-Tompkins on Facebook&lt;https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cornell-Cooperative-Extension-of-Tompkins-County/160713570642799?sk=wall&gt; Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter&lt;http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin/ea?v=001Z7hIRkw1NZd9zwGKItmsIA%3D%3D&gt; </pre> Sandra J. Repp 2013-05-08T13:28:19 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2096 <pre>Please note that this event is open to anyone with an interest in ecology and natural history. The additional commitment is only for people who would like to become Master Naturalists. From: Paula Davis [mailto:pdavis-xDbieog0Q2g3uPMLIKxrzw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org] Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 11:07 AM To: Sandra J. Repp; TC-HSC-L; SUSTAINABLE_TOMPKINS-L; CCE-TOMPKINSSTAFF-L; Fingerlakes Permaculture List (fingerlakespermaculture-rm8PX32fqvbMZ2x0e22RKNi2O/JbrIOy&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org) Cc: Kristi L. Sullivan Subject: RE: (6/8-6/9) Naturalist Weekend at the Arnot Forest - June 8-9 Dear Kristi, It's unclear from this posting and the linked website--is there a commitment for participants to volunteer a certain amount of time after this training? Or is this just something that anyone can sign up for if they're interested in local flora and fauna? Thanks Paula From: On Behalf Of Sandra J. Repp Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 10:38 AM To: TC-HSC-L; SUSTAINABLE_TOMPKINS-L; CCE-TOMPKINSSTAFF-L; Fingerlakes Permaculture List (fin</pre> Sandra J. Repp 2013-05-07T14:05:41 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2095 <pre> "Paradise Lot: Growing an Edible Garden Oasis" - a talk by Jonathan Bates Monday May 13, 6:00-8:00pm Tompkins County Public Library- Borg Warner Room, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca 14850 Jonathan Bates, contributing author of "Paradise Lot: Two plant geeks, one-tenth of an acre, and the making of an edible garden oasis," speaks about his 10-year-old edible forest garden in Holyoke, MA. By using the principles of permaculture design, Jonathan and co-author Eric Toensmeier created a thriving edible ecosystem from a blighted dead landscape. Enjoy learning about our delicious uncommon fruit and perennial vegetables, a year-round food bioshelter greenhouse, raising micro-livestock like black soldier flies and aquaponic fish, using microclimates for growing figs and kiwis, starting a successful backyard plant nursery (foodforestfarm.com&lt;http://foodforestfarm.com&gt;), and enjoying the cornucopia with friends and family. Jonathan will present his challenge-to-opportunity story through vibrant pictures and enlighten</pre> Sandra J. Repp 2013-05-07T13:04:15 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2094 <pre>Naturalist Weekend at the Arnot Forest Saturday June 8, 9:00am-Sunday June 9, 12:00pm Arnot Teaching Forest, 611 County Rd. 13, Van Etten NY Cornell Dept. of Natural Resources will hold a fun and educational "Naturalist Weekend" at the Arnot Forest. Explore the plants, animals and ecosystems of New York State. Lodging will be available in bunk-style cabins at the Arnot Forest. The agenda has not been finalized, however potential topics amphibians and reptiles, owls, insects, stream ecology, forest ecology and tree id, and others. $120/person includes meals, overnight stay on Saturday, materials and training. Learn more about this weekend and register online at: http://dnr.cornell.edu/cals/dnr/cerp/naturalist/master-naturalist-volunteer-activities.cfm Directions to the Arnot Forest: http://www2.dnr.cornell.edu/arnot/about/MapDirections2012.pdf Thank you for your interest in the program, Kristi Sullivan, Certified Wildlife Biologist Co-Director, Conservation Education and Research Program Director, New Y</pre> Sandra J. Repp 2013-05-06T14:37:42 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2093 <pre>CCE-Tompkins will offer a new 3-part series with Chrys Gardener designed to help you master the process of saving your own seeds! Call now to sign up - space is limited! Planning and Planting a Seed-Saving Garden Thursday, May 2, 6:30-8:30 pm at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca Learn how easy it is to incorporate seed saving in your garden by growing vegetables that you can eat and still harvest seed from. You will learn the basics of getting started with seed saving, then we will do some hands-on planting in the seed saving demonstration garden at CCE. Cost: $5-$10 (self-determined sliding scale). Please call (607) 272-2292 to sign up, contact Chrys Gardener at CAB69-HmMyXyqgL2CVc3sceRu5cw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&lt;mailto:CAB69-HmMyXyqgL2CVc3sceRu5cw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; with questions. Seed Saving Techniques: Selection, Rogueing and Hand-Pollination Wednesday, July 3, 6:30 -8:30 pm at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY This class will cov</pre> Sandra J. Repp 2013-05-02T12:49:01 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2091 <pre>2013 Spring Garden Fair &amp; Plant Sale Saturday, May 18, 9:00am-2:00pm at Ithaca High School, 1401 N. Cayuga Street off Rt. 13, Ithaca NY After 3 years at other locations, the Spring Garden Fair &amp; Plant Sale is back at Ithaca High School - with an extra hour to shop! Over 40 area growers and garden groups will offer a huge variety of annuals, herbs and specialty perennials at the largest Garden Fair in our region! Find organically grown and heirloom vegetable transplants, flowering shrubs, trees, hardy roses, fruit crops and MORE! FREE admission! FREE soil pH testing by CCE's Master Gardeners. Educational exhibits, food concession, and hands-on activities for kids with Ithaca Children's Garden. Bring wagons or carts to help transport purchases to your car. For more information about the event and a list of vendors, visit http://ccetompkins.org/plantsale or call (607) 272-2292. Sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County Master Gardeners. Sandy Repp Communications Coordinator Cornell </pre> Sandra J. Repp 2013-05-01T17:44:53 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2090 <pre>Agroforestry Solutions is offering for sale inoculated shiitake logs for 2013. Grow you own gourmet mushrooms at home! Logs come ready to go you just set them up in a cool, shady spot. Full instructions included. Shiitake logs can be fruited on a reliable schedule with soaking 24 hours in cold water. Each flush produces 1/4 - 1/2 pound of mushrooms or more.Wondering how many to get? SEE THIS POST &lt;http://agroforestrysolutions.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-many-mushroom-logs-do-i-need.html&gt; All wood was harvested sustainably from forests, where cutting was done to improve forest health. /*NOTE: Because of state firewood hauling restrictions logs cannot be sold beyond 50 miles of Mecklenburg, NY. */ OPTIONS: *Shiitake* (Logs are 4 - 8" in diameter, 36"long) - 2012 (will fruit this year): $20 each, 5 for $80 - 2013 (will fruit next year: $15 each, 5 for $60 Logs will be available for pick up in early May. $25 extra for delivery within 20 miles of Mecklenburg, NY. TO ORDER: Email steve-cUwf8jxkynneMP+d</pre> Steve Gabriel 2013-05-01T15:00:06 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2089 <pre>CCE-Tompkins will offer a new 3-part series with Chrys Gardener designed to help you master the process of saving your own seeds! Call now to sign up - space is limited! Planning and Planting a Seed-Saving Garden Thursday, May 2, 6:30 -8:30 pm at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca Learn how easy it is to incorporate seed saving in your garden by growing vegetables that you can eat and still harvest seed from. You will learn the basics of getting started with seed saving, then we will do some hands-on planting in the seed saving demonstration garden at CCE. Cost: $5-$10 (self-determined sliding scale). Please call (607) 272-2292 to sign up, contact Chrys Gardener at CAB69-HmMyXyqgL2CVc3sceRu5cw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&lt;mailto:CAB69-HmMyXyqgL2CVc3sceRu5cw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; with questions. Seed Saving Techniques: Selection, Rogueing and Hand-Pollination Wednesday, July 3, 6:30 -8:30 pm at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY This class will co</pre> Sandra J. Repp 2013-05-01T12:31:27 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2088 <pre>We are eight days from the end of our campaign to raise funds for Forest Farming research for our book: www.FarmingTheWoods.com Ken and Steve are very thankful and amazed at the generous outpouring of support. Our campaign is over 75% of the way toward our goal of raising $8,000 and would really appreciate it if you can share our work and help us get over the top! The link to the campaign is: http://igg.me/at/farmingthewoods There has been a recently flurry of media around our work that we want to share with you. Our most important goal in our extension and research work (and how we promoting Forest Farming and Mushroom production) is to share information so others can achieve success cultivating non-timber forest products. With this in mind, please enjoy the following articles, audio, and video presentations. *Chelsea Green Publishing reports on crowd-source funded books: http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/how-to-use-crowdfunding-to-finance-your-sustainable-book-project/ *Steve Gabriel inter</pre> Steve Gabriel 2013-04-29T18:24:25 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2087 <pre>Hello all, Gardens 4 Humanity staff will be out and about in the community over the next two weeks cleaning up all of our garden sites and getting some veggies planted and distributed. We are looking for flexible volunteers who have time, especially during morning hours, to assist in spring cleaning and planting. Please contact me ASAP with availability via email at sapsquatch7-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org or by phone &lt; at &gt; 607-280-8498. Josh Dolan </pre> Joshua Dolan 2013-04-29T15:16:32 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2086 <pre>CCE-Tompkins will offer a new 3-part series with Chrys Gardener designed to help you master the process of saving your own seeds! Call now to sign up - space is limited! Planning and Planting a Seed-Saving Garden Thursday, May 2, 6:30 -8:30 pm at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca Learn how easy it is to incorporate seed saving in your garden by growing vegetables that you can eat and still harvest seed from. You will learn the basics of getting started with seed saving, then we will do some hands-on planting in the seed saving demonstration garden at CCE. Cost: $5-$10 (self-determined sliding scale). Please call (607) 272-2292 to sign up, contact Chrys Gardener at CAB69-HmMyXyqgL2CVc3sceRu5cw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&lt;mailto:CAB69-HmMyXyqgL2CVc3sceRu5cw&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org&gt; with questions. Seed Saving Techniques: Selection, Rogueing and Hand-Pollination Wednesday, July 3, 6:30 -8:30 pm at Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY This class will co</pre> Sandra J. Repp 2013-04-25T20:37:51 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2083 <pre>Registration for the Permaculture Convergence We are very pleased to officially announce the opening of registration for the Northeast Permaculture Convergence, which will be held from July 5th to 7th 2013, in Frelighsburg (1 hour southeast of Montreal). We're building a unique program in French and English! Our programming team received fabulous proposals for talks, practical workshops and site visits, for all levels, all ages and all tastes. We are still open to you propositions. We invite you to register now to take advantage of the early bird rate (valid until May 10th), but also to encourage us in the creation of this fantastic project! To have a taste of what we are preparing for the week-ends program and to register : http://neconvergence.com PINE P.O. Box 3461, Amherst, MA 01004-3461 ### ### http://FLXpermaculture.Net ### Earn your Permaculture Design Certificate with the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org ### </pre> Michael Burns 2013-04-24T16:05:21 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes/2082 <pre>Anyone who has come across the Ramp, or Wild Leek &lt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_ampeloprasum&gt;, /allium tricoccum,/ likely can't help but feel a sense of abundance; these often show up in clusters that can range from a few square feet to a solid quarter acre or more of green. It's a welcome gift of the forest in this time of year, as the forest wakes up from a long winter's nap. Ramps are mostly commonly found in the rich, moist soils of deciduous forests. The best patches often occur on North facing slopes and long stream beds. Unfortunately, because so many of the high-value woodland plants (Ramps included) are in danger of being overharvested, and because we have degraded our forests down so much, enjoying the food and medicinal aspects of these plants in the future may require us to grow them. FULL ARTICLE: http://farmingthewoods.com/2013/04/18/ramps/ /Please feel free to share this article with others. If you want to support research and documentation of the emerging practice of fore</pre> Steve Gabriel 2013-04-22T14:12:33 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.politics.activism.permaculture.finger-lakes