CAYUGA NATURE CENTER and Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute 1420 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-6260 www.cayuganaturecenter.org www.fingerlakespermaculture.org
MARCH 2008 EVENTS -- Economics - 3/1 -- Governance - 3/2 -- Designing an Agroforestry Site with Maple Sugaring - 3/15 -- Water - 3/15 -- Waste Treatment - 3/16 -- MapleFest 2008 - 3/29 & 3/30 March is Maple Month at Cayuga Nature Center and we a busy running around the woods collecting sap and boiling it into syrup. We encourage you to stop by for a visit - you can find out when the trees are running by calling us at 607-273-6260. We also have pints, quarts, and half gallons of pure maple syrup for sale. Find out more at www.CayugaNatureCenter.org ECONOMICS part of the Winter Weekends PDC Saturday, March 1 9:00 am - 5:00 pm $50 each class/$150 for four (see schedule online) As the gap between rich and poor widens, finances and money become a difficult issue both in terms of scale and possibility. This module will explore our personal relationship to the world of money, and discuss how permaculture design can help us create more sustainable financial choices and happier futures. GOVERNANCE part of the Winter Weekends PDC Sunday, March 2 9:00 am - 4:00pm $50 each class/$150 for four (see schedule online) Is there a method to the madness? This topic is most often left to far off politicians but is rooted ultimately in people and place for beneficial functionality. We will take a look at organizing tools, community structures, and bioregional principles to understand the types of possibilities we can create for the future. DESIGNING AN AGROFORESTRY SITE WITH MAPLE SUGARING Saturday, March 15 1:00 - 3:00 pm Fee: Sliding scale $5 - $15 Maple Sugaring is a regenerative practice that can be easily combined with mushroom cultivation, timber management, and edible and medicinal mushroom production. Come enjoy a tour of our budding agroforestry project led by Land Use Manager Steve Gabriel who will share designs and engage participants with tools to help in designing their own forest stands. WATER part of the Winter Weekends PDC Saturday, March 15 9:00 am - 5:00 pm $50 each class/$150 for four (see schedule online) Water is a necessary element to all life on the planet, and yet most humans on the plant lack access to clean water while “developed” countries pollute and waste it as if there were no tomorrow. We will look at strategies for the capture and storage of water as a way to revitalize watersheds, prepare for drought conditions, and ensure the continuation of this precious resource. WASTE TREATMENT part of the Winter Weekends PDC Sunday, March 16 9:00 am - 5:00 pm $50 each class/$150 for four (see schedule online) In our culture waste is treated as a nuance to be dealt with in the most removed ways possible; conventional methods of sewage treatment and water purification also host a number of detrimental consequences. In this module we will explore our attitudes of waste and discuss strategies that can lead us down the path to a zero waste lifestyle. 2008 MAPLEFEST Saturday, March 29 & Sunday, March 30 10am - 4pm Fee: $12 Adults, $8 Children, $25 Families (members receive $2 off admission) One of the great treasures of New York State is maple syrup! At Cayuga Nature Center, we have turned that treasure in a two day festival celebrating syrup, community and the great outdoors. It’s called MapleFest; the annual festival is now in its 29th year. This year’s event features live local music from over ten groups; boiling and tapping demonstrations, educational pieces about the history of maple syrup, arts and crafts, entertainers, a firetruck, live animals, and a local foods pancake breakfast! Cayuga Creamery will be on hand for refreshments, along with other local food and craft vendors. Live entertainment will be provided by the Wayward Girls, Zela Zola, the El Caminos, the Native Earthling Band, and other local musicians. There will be hourly tours of our sugarbush trail, which tells the story of sugaring from Native Americans to present day production systems. ABOUT Cayuga Nature Center (www.cayuganaturecenter.org) (CNC) is a place to explore the wonders of nature. We invite you to visit our collection of over 40 live Animals, climb around Treetops, our six story observational tree-house, or simply enjoy the outdoors while walking our five miles of interpretive trails, which meander through a mature deciduous forest, along gorges and streams, and past a variety of native plants and wildlife. Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (www.fingerlakespermaculture.org) is a project of CNC providing affordable and experiential learning events in the Finger Lakes bioregion of New York State. We offer two annual Permaculture Design Certification courses, monthly brunches featuring local farmers, and a variety of other programming for children and adults. Hours for the Main Lodge Monday - Sunday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Trails are open to the pubic from dawn to dusk, 365 days a year. General Admission: $3 Adults, $2 Seniors/Students, $1 Kids ---End Message--- _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
