On Wednesday July 9th, 2014 Jana Smith presented “Green Stories to the Rescue” to Creek Iverson, manager of the Whirligig Farm and several workers of the Whirligig farm. All present were inspired by the Green Stories to the Rescue mission and agreed to collaborate with Jana to produce Whirligig’s Green Story.
July 2014 Garden Share Meeting Hosted by Whirligig Farm
The Garden Share Working Group is excited to announce that the July 10th meeting was hosted by the Whirligig Farm which is located on Hurley Mountain Road in Hurley, NY. The meeting featured a tour of the CSA and two guest speakers, Steffen Schneider and Lucy Marsten from Hawthorne Valley Farm, Ghent NY.
WOW at Farm Festival & all Town events
Volunteer for a shift at Woodstock Farm Festival either 3:00-5:30 or 5:30-8:00
Contact Joy Gross at joy144@hvc.rr.com or 679-6415
WOW is collaborating with the Woodstock Farm Festival to separate all organic waste generated each Wednesday for transport to the UCRRA composting facility.
Organic waste generated includes vegetable and other food scraps, such as meat, fish, dairy, shells, bones, nutshells, plus food-soiled paper (i.e. coffee filters, teabags, soiled paper bags, paper towels, pizza boxes…). Bring your waste in compostable bags only.
Woodstock Town will separate Organic Waste at the Summer Recreation Program, and the four annual Town events, Martin Luther King Day, Volunteers Day, Thanksgiving Dinner, and Christmas Dinner.
WOW at Woodstock Farm Festival – All Summer
Starting Wednesday, June 18, 2014, and throughout the season of the Woodstock Farm Festival, the community will now be able to bring their home food scraps where it will be transported to Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency’s (UCCRA) commercial composting facility in Kingston.
Read more here: 06-12-14 WOW letter
Special Event for Woodstock Busines & Commercial Property Owners
On Wednesady, June 18th at Oriole 9, from 5:30 – 6:30 NYSERDA & Lighhouse Solar will introduce incentives and rebates available to business & commercial property owners aimed to increase energy efficiency and reduce energy bills. The event is free. For more information click the link below.
06-18-14 Green Energy Group Event
RSVP: dermotmcguigan@gmail.com or julielast@earthlink.net or smagarelli@hvc.rr.com
Annual Celebration! Garden Share Group Honored
On June 14th, Garden Share Working Group members will be honored and acknowledged for their group’s accomplishments and successes in the past year at Woodstock Tranistion’s Annual Celebration, at Andy Lee Field. The event will also include live music, potluck picnic, and a seed & plant swap. The event will be from 1:00-5:00 PM. Bring your own plates and utensils, please.
Prior to the event please visit the Woodstock Garden Club’s Yearly Plant Sale at Sunflower’s parking lot from 9:00-12 noon.
Publicity & Community Outreach WG Meeting
Sunday 5/25, the Publicity & Community Outreach WG met to plan the second half of 2014 events.
WGC Meets @ Woodstock Library: 1st Thursday of the Month / 6:30
The Working Group Council invites and welcomes members of affiliated groups, WNYT Supporters, and Observers to come to any WGC meeting as non-voting guests.
WGC’s Members, Rules & Meetings
The WNYT Working Group Council is comprised of named representatives, or their designated alternatives, from each Working Group. Named representatives and their designated alternatives must be Participating members.
The Working Group Council invites and welcomes members of affiliated groups, WNYT Supporters, and Observers to come to any WGC meeting as non-voting guests.
Where decisions are to be made about WNYT principles, the WGC will involve the General Membership in proposed changes. The WGC cannot change the system by which the WGC is chosen.
Our world is in good, gentle & strong hands of farmers, young & old
Local Farm information and links. You are welcomed to place yourself on their mailing lists to receive updates about their events.
1. Cody Creek Farm website and Longspoon Collective. Telephone #’s are Chase Randell 845-594-7979, Frank O’Leary 201-618-1597, Karuna Foudriat 845-901-9301. http://codycreekfarm.com
2. Whirligig Farm in Hurley, NY Phone: Creek Iversen 845-902-8154, Dan Moon 914-607-1061.
Website & Facebook http://whirligigfarm.com https://www.facebook.com/wirligigfarm Greenhorns: http://www.thegreenhorns.net
3. Andrew Faust, who runs the Center for Biological Living located in Ellenville, NY. You can contact him through the site for courses and to set up a visit. He has already spoken at 2 of our meetings and we are planning a return visit. http://www.homebiome.com
4. Melody Newcombe, who is sponsoring 4-sessions called “Sunday Morning Gardening Coffee Tea Clotch & Breakfast Pot Luck”. They are Hands-On Workshops on Sundays, May 18 & 25 and June 1 & 8 at her “Garden in the Woods” Call or email for information. 845-853-3761 mnewcombe@hvc.rr.com.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gardens-in-the-Woods/122954124420823
4. a. The Japanese Farm in Maplecrest and is planning to visit Melody’s on Monday the 12th. A link to an article about the farm is below.
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