Suburban Storm Prep: Sunday, Dec 9, Pleasantville

Are you ready for the next one?
Come and learn simple, inexpensive practical options to help you and your family to better deal with the next storm or power outage.

Discover some great holiday gift ideas that will help your friends and family become prepared!

Sunday December 9th
3:30-4:30 pm
Black Cow, Wheeler Ave. Pleasantville NY

for more information contact:
Susan Rubin: drsuru@me.com

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Transition: the film. Sunday, Dec 2, Golden's Bridge

Who:

You, your family, friends and neighbors!

What:

A movie featuring communities around the globe acting on grassroots initiative to affect sustainable growth and boosting their local economy.  Learn how we can move toward a more sustainable Lewisboro and enact changes, now!  See details below.

When:

December 2 @ 4:30 PM: Documentary: In Transition 2.0

Where:

Goldens Bridge Community House

65 Old Bedford Rd, Goldens Bridge

(a quarter mile past the GB train station on the left)

Why:

Do recent events have you wondering where things are heading?  Take some inspiration from communities that took things into their own hands. Come join Transition Westchester and the Town of Lewisboro Sustainability Advisory Committee for a viewing of “In Transition 2.0”.  "In Transition 2.0" is an inspirational immersion into the Transition movement, gathering stories from around the world of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. You’ll hear about communities printing their own money, growing food everywhere, localizing their economies and setting up community power stations. It’s an idea that has gone viral, a social experiment that is about responding to uncertain times with solutions and optimism. In a world that is awash with gloom, here is a story of hope, ingenuity and the power of growing vegetables in unexpected places.

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Farm to Table Dinner & Fundraiser at Sugar Hill Farm, Bedford Hills, Saturday

Farm to Table Dinner at Sugar Hill Farm, Bedford Hills, NY

Spend an evening at Sugar Hill Farm, with a guided tour from farmer Doug DeCandia and dinner with him inside the historic home which houses the Westchester Land Trust. A portion of proceeds from this dinner will benefit Westchester Land Trust’s Farmland Match program, ensuring more success stories such as Sugar Hill Farm in the coming year.

Time: 6:00pm
When: October 13
Where: Sugar Hill Farm, 403 Harris Rd, Bedford Hills, NY
Tickets: $145 per person
Receive a 10% discount with the purchase of 6 or more tickets

Flying Pig Chef Lesley Sutter will be creating her farm-fresh cuisine for all to enjoy, with many of the ingredients coming from Sugar Hill and other nearby farms. Chef Sutter prides herself on serving local ingredients of the freshest and highest quality.

ConsciousWine’s Vinny Liscio will be pairing each course with a unique bottle of wine from Oregon’s Brooks winery. We will be showcasing the 2009 ARA Riesling, the 2011 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir and the 2010 Janus Pinot Noir. Guest will have the opportunity to purchase these wines directly from Brooks during the evening.

Our events invite you to participate in the experience with all your senses. The sights – bucolic farmland; the sounds of nature all around them; touring the crop rows, touching the fruits and vegetables as they grow; the scents of the soil and grass of the fields…all leading to the grand finale, the wine tasting and dinner all made from all natural ingredients and without pesticides or hormones.

http://consciouswine.com/sugarhillwinedinner/
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Weekly Sunday Farmer's Markets

Muscoot Farmers' Market
51 Route 100
Katonah, NY 10536
10AM-3PM
http://muscootfarm.org/farmersmarket.htm

Pound Ridge Farmers’ Market
Antiques & Tools of Business & Kitchen
65 Westchester Ave
Pound Ridge, NY
11AM-4PM
(914) 764-0015


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Weekly Saturday Farmers Markets

Brewster Farmers' Market

208 E. Main Street

Brewster, NY 10509

9AM - 2PM

http://www.betterbrewster.org/market.html

Chappaqua Farmer's Market

St. Mary’s Church

191 S. Greeley Ave

Chappaqua, NY 10514

8:30AM - 1PM

http://chappaquafarmersmarket.org/

Gossett's Farm Market
1202 Route 35
South Salem, NY 10590
9AM - 1PM (all year round)
http://www.gossettnursery.com/farmers-market/

John Jay Homestead Farm Market
400 Jay Street
Katonah, NY 10536
9AM - 1PM
http://johnjayhomestead.org/events/farmmarket.html

Pleasantville Farmers Market
Memorial Plaza Parking Lot
Pleasantville, NY10570
8:30AM-1PM
https://www.facebook.com/PvilleFarmMarket


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Green Drinks Westchester, Tues, July 17

Lea Cullen Boyer of Green Guru Network & Dani Glaser of Green Team Spirit have teamed up to organize Green Drinks Westchester.
This month, the organizers of Das Haus & Green Guru Network have graciously offered to host Green Drinks Westchester at their traveling pavilion in the center of White Plains!

RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3822077938/

Visit their website to learn more:  http://dashaustour.com/
http://ny.dashaustour.com/green-drinks-westchester/

"Das Haus is a traveling pavilion, a North American tour and an ONGOING INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE about advanced technologies for home construction and solar energy use. The purpose – to share German innovations that have achieved sustainable construction and operational energy savings. Attendees represent leading organizations and businesses in building materials, architecture, engineering, renewable energy and energy efficiency businesses, universities, and public officials.
It’s about the future of sustainable building and the resources and integration needed to reach that future."
 We look forward to seeing you there!


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Ecology Sail, Tues, July 10

Schooner SoundWaters & Westchester Land Trust

During the sail, passengers will have the opportunity to enjoy the Sound and participate in learning stations that highlight the importance of upland conservation on the health of the environment. Participants will sample and test water quality, learn about hypoxia, analyze groundwater filtration, work together to raise the sails, and examine firsthand the rich diversity of life that exists beneath the waves.
 The sail is partially funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in an effort to improve the access of public to Long Island Sound while encouraging stewardship within our communities.

All passengers must be at least 7 years old.  Fee: $20 per person

TO PURCHASE A TICKET VISIT: https://soundwaters.ejoinme.org/?tabid=356666


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GreenDrinks Westchester, Tues, June 26

 Green Drinks

GreenDrinks Westchester at Pour Mt. Kisco, Tuesday, June 26th. RSVP at KatonahGreen Meetup or Eventbrite.

http://www.meetup.com/Katonah-Green-and-Beyond/events/68743412/
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Lewisboro Sustainability Committee Open Meeting, Tues, June 19

Lewisboro Sustainability Committee Open Meeting

Tuesday, June 29th 6:30pm
Vista Fire Department, Rt 123

If you live in the Town of Lewisboro and would like to get involved in local green initiatives, please join in! Task forces forming now for Energy Efficiency, Bike-Pedestrian & Transportation, Recycling Expansion, and Local Food.

Come to a Town of Lewisboro Sustainability Committee meeting or join a task force. Email sustainability@lewisborogov.com 

Check out the Sustainability Committee and the new Energize Lewisboro home energy efficiency program on Facebook

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Transition Westchester, Monday April 23, Pleasantville

2nd Quarter General Meeting of Transition Westchester
What you probably won't hear about at Earth Day events - Why are gasoline prices high and what you can do because of it.  Click here to learn more









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Clearwater Festival, June 16/17, Croton-On-Hudson

Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival will feature a number of superb storytellers and family-oriented entertainers as well as juried crafts, the Green Living Expo, the Working Waterfront with small boat exhibits and rides, environmental education displays and exhibits, and the Circle of Song where audience participation is the focus. The festival is wheelchair accessible and most stage programming is staffed with American Sign Language Interpreters.  See Clearwater's website for more details

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The Sixties Show, Saturday May 5, Waccabuc

Celebrate that special place and time that was the 60’s as it comes to life again with The Sixties Show, the 1960’s foremost tribute band! Revisit, or encounter for the first time, the feeling of that unforgettable era. Special seats for those who wear 60’s attire!  Click here to learn more and to register

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Earth Day Lobby Day, Apr 25, Albany

Earth Day Lobby Day 2012

The 22nd Annual Earth Day Lobby Day in Albany will be held on Wednesday, April 25th. Hundreds of citizens from every corner of New York State will meet with their state lawmakers and show their support for the environment.  Click here for more details and to register

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Lewisboro Earth Day Events

Lewisboro Earth Day Events

• If you haven't already registered, head over to Meetup.com http://www.meetup.com/Katonah-Green-and-Beyond/events/57329672/ and sign up for the Lewisboro Sustainability Committee's Earth Day Community Gathering at Cyrus Russell House. This is a great chance to kindle your eco-loving soul with friends, meet more like-minded people in the community, share good food, play and hear some music. Totally family-friendly, participatory, free and heart-warming. 
• Friday night Earth-Day concert by EarthTones, South Salem Presbyterian Church, April 20th
  
• Sunday, April 22, 1pm: Leon Levy Preserve Earth Day Celebration, Leon Levy Preserve  http://www.westchesterlandtrust.org/  Noted local naturalist Jim Nordgren will lead participants alongside vernal pools to see and hear breeding frogs and other amphibians, past thickets and through woodlands to listen and look for migrating birds, and over ledges and rock outcrops that show the unique geology of Westchester County.

• Saturday, April 28th Katonah-Lewisboro KLSD Sustainability Fair http://bedford.patch.com/articles/k-l-district-announces-annual-wellness-and-sustainability-fair 

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Slow Money Earth Day Event, Sunday Apr 22, Stone Barns

Slow Money NYC and Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture present Earth Day Entrepreneur Showcase: Slow Money and Local Investment Opportunities With Woody Tasch, Author of Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money, & Eliot Coleman, Author & Farmer, Four Season Farm April 22, 2012 (Earth Day!) 3-5 pm The Loft at Stone Barns Tickets $75. Limited quantity. Click here to view website

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Green Drinks Westchester, Tues, March 27, Ossining

Tuesday, March 27, 6pm Ossining

 

GREEN DRINKS WESTCHESTER 

RSVP

Each month, we honor a venue that is committed to sustainablity.  We are thrilled to hold our next event at the beautiful Atria on the Hudson, the first green senior living community in Westchester County.  Atria on the Hudson has applied for LEED silver certification from the USGBC and they employ an exemplary list of sustainable practices. Their chef is committed to serving food from local and organic ingredients which we will be lucky enough to sample that evening.

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Urban Agriculture Summit, Aug 15, Toronto

2012 Urban Agriculture Summit

August 15 to 18, 2012, Toronto, Canada

Building Capacity for Action

Around the world people are growing food in cities! From August 15 to 18, the 2012 Urban Agriculture Summit will bring together a diversity of people that are making it happen - design professionals, community groups, social housing advocates, tenants and developers, educators, planners, homeowners, urban growers and others - to share what is working, and to discover what is possible.

From bee-keeping to community and school gardens; from aquaculture to rooftop farming, urban agriculture is becoming an essential element of food security, improving access to healthy, affordable food in a rapidly urbanizing world. Urban agriculture can also generate much-needed skills development and local employment while improving local environmental and community health.

The first Urban Agriculture Summit in Toronto will be action-oriented: attendees will learn new tools to advance urban agriculture in their own communities. Together participants will explore urban agriculture's current role and future potential in 21st century city-building.

Major Summit themes include:

• Food Security, food sovereignty and city-building
• Planning and design of innovative infrastructure for small & large-scale urban agriculture
• New technologies and innovative practices associated with production
• Scaling up urban agriculture: Supportive programs, policies and governance models
• Best management practices in for-profit and not-for-profit food production
• Building the business case: the economics, financing and marketing of urban agriculture
• Embedding urban agriculture in community development and housing

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Hunt for Wild Cattails with Wildman Steve Brill, Sunday, Apr 15

Hunt for Wild Cattails at Stone Barns Center

 with naturalist/author "Wildman" Steve Brill

1 PM on Sunday, April 15

 

America's go-to guy for foraging, "Wildman" Steve Brill, will lead one of his world-famous foraging tours of Stone Barns Center in Pocantico Hills, NY. Here's a natural area you'll love exploring in early spring, with lots of common species, and some surprises always in store. There are cultivated areas, thickets, streams, and woodlands, all with different plant communities. Wild herbs and greens will be thriving in fields and disturbed habitats. We'll look for ground ivy, sheep sorrel, field garlic, hedge mustard, shepherd's purse, garlic mustard, and chickweed. In addition, we'll find culinary and medicinal herbs such as northern bayberry, black birch, yarrow, sassafras, and spicebush twigs.

See his full calendar here
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Leave Leaves Alone Leaf Mulching Workshop, March 15, Bedford Hills

Free Landscaper Leaf Mulching Workshop and Equipment Demonstration

March 15 , 2012 from 8:30AM-11AM at Bedford Hills Community House.

An educational initiative to inform homeowners and landscapers about the many advantages of mulching leaves on site.For more information on the event click here
Pre-Registration is preferred, email leaveleavesalone@gmail.com Coffee and Bagels at 8:30AM followed by Demonstrations and Workshops from 9:00AM-11:00AM.
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Hunt for Japanese Knotweed in Central Park with Wildman Steve Brill, Sunday Mar 18

The 4-hour walking tour begins at 11:45 AM on Sunday March 18 at 72nd St. & Central Park West. The suggested donation is $20/adult, $10/child under 12. Please call (914) 835-2153 at least 24 hours in advance to reserve a place.

On Sunday, March 18, at Central Park West and West 72nd St., America's go-to guy for foraging, "Wildman" Steve Brill, will continue with his 30th season of his world-famous foraging tours.

The 2012 foraging season shifts into high gear with this most popular of parks for foragers. Because of its varied habitats and the combination of wild and cultivated, native and exotic plants, Central Park is a great place to forage, even in late winter and early spring.

The PURPOSE of this hands-on program is to learn about the environment and get back in touch with nature. By studying foraging and nature, we enjoy our renewable resources and reaffirm our commitment to preserving and rebuilding our ecological riches.

These are some of the plants we'll be looking for:

Cold-weather shoots and greens abound in Central Park. We'll be finding large stands of field garlic, with mild-flavored onion-like bulbs, and tender young leaves that you use like chives, just south of Belvedere Castle.

The first leaves of curly (yellow) dock may appear near the West 79th St. overpass and the bridle path, and the first sweet and sharp daylily shoots will be popping up along the embankment of the reservoir—a treat for all.

Also known as yellow dock, the lemony flavored, long, wavy-edged leaves, rich in vitamin A and iron, make an excellent addition to salads and soups. And the root has been used to detoxify the liver.

There should be chickweed across from the Delacourte Theatre, and we'll find new, young garlic mustard greens, with their horseradish-flavored taproots, just south of Belvedere Castle.

Sassafras, the original source of root beer, will be growing just south of the garlic mustard, and the seeds of the Kentucky coffee tree—for making caffeine-free coffee—may be littering the ground not too far south of the garlic mustard.

Sheltered by a huge, sun-warmed rock in the Ramble (the park's central forested region), the first rhubarb-like shoots of Japanese knotweed may be making their debut for the year.

There will also be beautiful early-season flowers to observe, including those of the hazelnut, witch hazel, common spicebush, and carnelian cherry.

With a little luck and lots of rain, we may even find such cold-weather gourmet wild mushrooms as the enoki and the oyster mushroom.

For "Wildman's" 2012 tour calendar and additional info, visit http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com

Contact: "Wildman" Steve Brill, (914) 835-2153 wildman@wildmanstevebrill.com, http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com

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Meet at the Gate of Indian Point, Sunday March 11th at 3:30PM, Buchanan NY

Meet at the Gates of Indian Point

Sunday March 11, 2012 at 3:30pm 300 Bleakley Street at the intersection of Bleakley and Broadway Buchanan NY.

Organizer: Marilyn Elie, IPSEC, c914-954-6739, eliewestcan@gmail.com, and many other amazing organizers and volunteers..

Sponsored by the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Sierra Club,- Lower Hudson Chapter and Riverkeeper.

Be there for the body count. We need to demonstrate to the general public and the press that closing Indian Point remains a big deal. We have had demonstrations at this site in the past. Entergy no longer uses this as an entrance but there is a big Entergy sign and room to gather. If the space becomes crowded, people can line the sides of the road to greet the Peace Walkers as they approach.

3:30PM Press Conference. Moderated by Mark Jacobs. Mr Saburo, a contract laborer at Fukushima Dai-chi nuclear power plant and an union organizer will talk about his first hand experiences in the relief efforts following the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster. Gary Null will speak about heath issues associated with Indian Point. Paul Gallay of Riverkeeper and Manna Jo Green of Clearwater will speak as well.

4:00PM Vigil. The No More Fukushimas Peace Walkers arrive and the Vigil will begin. The Vigil will be led by Jun San Yasuda, a Buddhist nun from the Grafton Peace Pagoda. Jun San walks for peace and a nuclear free world. She has recently returned from Japan and will lead the Vigil in the Buddhist tradition using her prayer drum and chanting . All are welcome to participate.

5:00PM Potluck at the Old School House on 210 6th Street in Verplanck. The Old School House is 1.5 miles from Indian Point. Walk or drive west on Broadway. You will see numbered streets starting with 14th Street. Continue to 6th Street and turn right. Head down 6th St towards the river and you will see the red brick building on your left. There is parking in the front and back of the building. Bring food to share if you can. The food crew will be there prior to the Vigil so that you can drop off your covered dish prior to the rally and everything will be ready afterwards.

Potluck Organizer: Keiko Kaysaki, kaysakai@gmail.com
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Join Bird Friendly Vegetable Garden at Bedford Audubon's Bylane Farm, Bedford

For details visit www.bedfordaudubon.org or call Janelle at 914.232.1999 with questions and to register. Space is limited, so sign up soon to reserve your place!


Yearning to get your hands dirty, but no time or room for a garden of your own?

Join the Bird Friendly Vegetable Garden at Bedford Audubon’s Bylane Farm and enjoy fresh veggies, flowers, and herbs all season long!
Novice and seasoned gardeners alike are welcomed to help us start seeds, plant, maintain, and enjoy the season-long abundance of the Garden. Gardeners tend more than 25 beds together at Bedford Audubon’s Bylane Farm in Katonah, where we raise a wide variety of produce for take home by Garden members and for the food bank at the Northern Westchester Community Center. The season starts in March with indoor seed sowing, by April we’re in the Garden, and we’re harvesting greens and herbs in May!

Membership includes 20 hands-on workshops led by Master Gardener Cathy Clare on garden design, composting, companion planting, and pesticide-free methods of cultivation that are good for people and the environment. Two sessions are available: Mondays 9:30-11:30am and Saturdays 10am-12pm, starting the week of April 2nd.

Bird Friendly Vegetable Garden Supporter Benefits ($100 per household)

• Annual Membership to Bedford Audubon Society.
• Receive Bedford Audubon Society’s quarterly Newsletter and weekly Email Blasts.
• Access to weekly photo and instructional blog for gardening and cooking at home.
• Share in herbs and cut flowers from the garden.

Bird Friendly Vegetable Garden Member Benefits ($250 per household) All the benefits of Garden Supporters, plus:

• Participate in weekly hands-on workshops and gardening instruction.
• Share in fruits and vegetables from the garden.

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Save the Dates: Earth Day 2012

Save these dates now, and contact Katonah Green if you'd like to participate in collaborating or sharing information on your project for either of these events.

Earth Day Celebration Potluck and Music Jam, April 22, Cyrus Russell House, Cross River, NY. Sponsored by the Lewisboro Sustainability Committee. Like them on Facebook!

KLSD Sustainability and Wellness Fair, Saturday, April 28th, 10-2 at John Jay High School, Cross, River, NY. This year's event will be bigger and better than ever!


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Put More Green in Your Business: Bedford 2020 Event, Mar 7, Bedford Hills

Register Now! The Bedford 2020 Chamber Quartet invites you to an Evening Workshop!

20 Ways to Put More “Green” in Your Business – clear, actionable steps for your business to save energy, improve waste/recycling and cut costs right away. Hear case studies from other business owners who have already cut costs. Take advantage of one-stop-shopping for incentives, rebate programs and low-cost funding. 

When: Wednesday, March 7th, 6:00–8:00 p.m. 

Where: Grand Prix New York Racing & Spins Bowl (333 North Bedford Rd., Mt. Kisco) 

For more information: RSVP Contact Midge Iorio, Bedford 2020 Program Director Tel. (914) 589-2384 or email: info@bedford2020.org 

Full info here:

http://www.bedford2020.org/B2020Site/Home/Entries/2012/3/7_Workshop_on_March_7th__20_Ways_to_Put_More_%E2%80%9CGreen%E2%80%9D_in_Your_Business.html


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