Permaculture Workshop at Hilltop Hanover Farm, July 24, Yorktown

How Permaculture Can Save Our Planet
An Interactive Presentation with Andrew Leslie Phillips

Saturday, July 24th, 2:00-4:00 pm
Hilltop Hanover Farm, 1271 Hanover St, Yorktown NY 10598, Tel: 914 962 2368

Permaculture design may be the only hope we have left for saving our planet! Within a permaculture system, work is minimized, "wastes" become resources, productivity and yields increase and the environment is restored. Permaculture principles can be applied to any environment, at any scale - from dense urban settlements to individual homes, from farms to entire regions. Learn how you can use permaculture principles on your own home garden or property to create a truly sustainable system.

Andrew Leslie Phillips is the founder of Hancock Permaculture Center located in Delaware County, New York

Fee: $10
Information Cameron Kelly 914.589.6744

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Gossett's Farmer's Market Celebration, Saturday, May 22nd 9-1, South Salem

Gossett's Farmer's and Artisans Market
every Saturday 9-1, year round! Organic produce, grass-fed beef, pasture-eggs, artisan cheese, wholegrain breads, local artisans, organic seeds, native plants, fruit trees, baked goods, fairtrade coffee, local honey and beekeeping supplies! www.gossettsfarmmarket.com 1202 rte 35, South Salem, NY

This Saturday- all vendors, plus someone to talk about Solar power for your home, Community Wind Energy will be here to answer your questions about harnessing the power of wind farms in NYS, and most fun of all:

Ashley Diamond will be juggling with kids from 11-1!

Hosted by Gossett Brother's Nursery- be sure to check out their bedding plants, organic herbs and veggies, fruit trees, native plants, and more!

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Slow Food Potluck Meetup, Saturday, Feb 27th, South Salem

Slow Food Potluck hosted by Enviro-photographer J Henry Fair

KatonahGreen is organizing a series of Slow Food Potlucks in northern Westchester
 
Inspired by Josh Viertel's incredibly inspiring talk on Food, Land and Sustainability, we're scheduling a series of potlucks in hopes that they will help to foster a sense of community around food and sustainability issues. After all, what better way than sharing food to do this?

The first one of 2010 will be a potluck held in the home of renowned enviro-photojournalist J. Henry Fair in South Salem. Henry will briefly talk about his project Industrial Scars. For this event only we will have a vegetarian meal.

Please bring a dish to share. When you RSVP you can let the group know what you'll bring so that it's easier for the rest of us to plan.

In respect of Henry's incredible commitment to low-impact living, please contact me for ride-shares and make sure your dish is prepared with organically-raised whole, vegetarian foods, as local as possible.

Directions will be emailed to you after you RSVP on the KatonahGreen Meetup site.

Find out more about Slow Food Westchester on their blog or Facebook group.
We look forward to eating with you!

 

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TABLE Local Market and Slow Food Westchester: The Farmer's Dinner and Olive Oil Tasting, Monday, Jan 18

The Farmer's Dinner
Caponetti's Olive Oil Tasting
Monday, January 18th at 7pm
TABLE Local Market with Slow Food Westchester, Welcomes Lorenzo Caponetti from Tuscania.

Tasting menu under the direction of our guest chef, Ed Giobbi.

This event is for members of Slow Food and Table's members.
$45, includes a $10 contribution to Slow Food
$10 for wine samplings (paid directly to Fountainhead)
Space is limited.  Call Table at 241-0269 for reservations.

Lorenzo Caponetti is a Renaissance man... an architect, forester and rural planner, agricultural historian, and organic farmer.  On his 125 acre farm near the village of Tuscania in Lazio, he produces organic extra virgin olive oil from 430 olive trees bearing exclusively Canino olives.  Lorenzo practices sustainable agriculture relying on hydraulic irrigation methods inspired by ancient Etruscan methods suitable for the arid climes of the Mediterranean.  Lorenzo will talk about his region, his farm, his methods, and his olive oil and invite you to try his product.
 
Ed Giobbi is another Renaissance man....painter, sculptor, cook, author and gardener.  With his wife Ellie, Ed is a long time residence of Katonah and an expert on art and culture of Italy.
RSVP: 914-241-0269 


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NYC Food and Climate Summit, Saturday, Dec 12

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW:

Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer, New York University and Just Food present NYC Food and Climate Summit: Creating a Platform for Change, a day-long feast of workshops, training and action planning. The Summit will bring together some 1,000 community gardeners, family farmers, educators, advocates, elected officials, city government leaders and concerned citizens. The goal of the Summit is to increase awareness and action around our food system's role in climate problems and solutions.

The Summit will be tackling key food and climate change questions, including:

October 10th: Katonah Green's Local Chefs--Local Food Series at Gossett's Farm Market, 11-1.

October 10th: Katonah Green's Local Chefs--Local Food Series at Gossett's Farm Market, 11-1.

Join Chef Lesley Sutter from the Flying Pig as she shows you her secrets for preparing fresh-from-the-market foods from regional farms.

Gossett's Farm Market is located at 1202 Rte 35, South Salem, NY

Katonah Green's Local Chefs--Local Food Series: Watch, learn and ask your questions to the best chef's in the area as they take the challenge to prepare a dish from local ingredients, coming up with something based on what is fresh and available at the market!

Upcoming:

October 17: Katonah Green's Local Chefs--Local Food Series at Gossett's Farm Market, 11-1. Holistic Health Counselor Lisa Miller shares her passion for preparing homemade food that your entire family will love!

October 24th: Harvest Fest at the Market! Cider, chef demo, samples, music and pumpkins!

October 31st: Harvest Fest at the Market! Cider, samples, music and Jared Silbersher will demonstrate a variety of antique apple peeling, coring and slicing machines.

Check out the videos from past chef's at the market on my YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/katonahgreen

Sheep Shearing at Rainbeau Ridge, Sun, April 26th!

Sheep Shearing set for April 26th!

Join us for our annual Sheep Shearing event, from 1-4pm on Sunday, April 26th. (NOTE that this is a date change from May 3rd.) Come to watch the sheep, including the Jacob Sheep, get their annual fiber haircuts . . . and enjoy a full afternoon of special activities for the whole family.

You will be able to experience the whole farm at your leisure in addition to participating in all of the fun activities we have planned. The fee is $30 per family or $25 for CAP Members and current Kids' Programs participants.

Here's only some of what's in store:

* Sheep Shearing, throughout the afternoon

* Fiber activities, work with real sheep fiber

• wash wool
• card the clean wool
• spin it into usable strands of yarn!
• use roving to make a project

* Add your creativity to our group weaving project in the woods

* Help 'Weave a Story' about the farm with Meaghan Bazaar

* Become mesmerized in Kobi's story, That's a Lot of Mommies

* Enjoy Rainbeau Ridge with self-guided tours

* Delight in live music through the course of the afternoon

• The Escher Brothers Band
• The Andersson/Scanlon/Veloso Trio
• In One Wind, featuring Angelo Spagnolo and Lila Claire Nussbaum

* Meet the NEWest members of Rainbeau Ridge, the new goat kids!