I thought that the following events from our calendar at www.ccetompkins.org might be of particular interest to Sustainable Tompkins subscribers. Happy New Year! Sandy Repp, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
Local Foods Preservation Workshop Thursday, January 8, 6:00-8:30 pm CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY Join experienced IthaCan food preservers for a mini-workshop featuring five different food saving techniques. 6:00: DINNER provided and dishes-to-pass encouraged; 6:30: SLIDESHOW about how and why to preserve food; 7:00: WORKSHOPS on canning, cellaring, drying, pickling and freezing. The event is sponsored by CCE and the Healthy Food for All program, IthaCan, Prepared Tompkins and Sustainable Tompkins. Free and open to the public. Save Energy, Save Dollars Wednesday, January 14, 6:30-8:30 pm CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY Learn about low-cost and no-cost ways to reduce your home energy usage and programs that can help you afford energy-efficiency improvements to your home. Each participating household will receive a free kit of energy-saving items worth $15. This workshop is free, but pre-registration is required. Call 272-2292 to reserve a seat and an energy kit, or email Carole Fisher at <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]. Offered again on: Tuesday 1/27 at 12 Noon, Wednesday 2/4 at 6:30 pm, Thursday 2/12 at 12 Noon, and Thursday 2/26 at 6:30 pm. Beginner Maple Producer Workshop Wednesday, January 28, 6:30-8:30 pm Ontario County Cooperative Extension Center, 480 N. Main Street, Canandaigua NY Stephen Childs, NYS Maple Extension Specialist at Cornell University; will present a workshop covering a variety of aspects of maple syrup production including: why make maple syrup, tree identification, tree health, tapping, sap collection and handling, boiling, energy efficiency, finishing and grading syrup, canning, marketing and regulations. This workshop is aimed at the small or beginning maple producer and would be useful to the homeowner looking to tap a few trees in the backyard. Fee: $10.00 per family. To register or for additional information, contact Ontario County Cooperative Extension at 585-394-3977 x 427 or x436 or email: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]. This workshop also will be offered in Tioga County on February 28 at Hamley's Maple, 1242 Oak Hill Rd, Barton, NY (See below) 2009 Master Composter Volunteer Training Application Deadline: Friday, January 30 Wednesday evenings, February 11 - April 29 (no class Mar. 18), 6:30-8:30 pm Master Composters are an enthusiastic group committed to promoting responsible composting in Tompkins County. Training involves 20-hours of class-time covering composting in depth, and 20-hours of learning-through-doing (a practical internship). Following completion of the training program, Master Composters give time back to the community in a wide variety of outreach activities. Consider joining in our efforts to reduce waste, protect the environment and improve gardens! For more information or an application, call the Rotline (272-2292 x 124) or visit us on the web at <http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/tompkins/events/www.ccetompkins.org/compost>www.ccetompkins.org/compost Green Building Seminar Series Tuesdays, February 24-March 31 (no seminar 3/17), 7:00-9:00 pm Locations to be announced; dates subject to change. Topics will include "Green Options for Renovating and Maintaining Your Home", with a focus on older homes; "Site Planning", including home design and landscaping; "Wastewater Treatment Systems", including issues around gray-water reuse and practical alternative waste treatment; "Building with Local Materials", covering local options for building, finish, and reclaimed materials; and "Green Heating Options", with a focus on high-efficiency heaters and masonry stoves. Seminars are presented by Tompkins County Cooperative Extension in partnership with the Ithaca Green Building Alliance. Fee: $5/seminar or $25/series, Ithaca Hours accepted and scholarships are available. For more information, contact Guillermo Metz at <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] or 272-2292, x.185, or visit <http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/tompkins/events/www.ccetompkins.org>www.ccetompkins.org. Getting Started with Vegetable Gardening Thursday, February 26, 6:30-8:30 pm CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY This class for beginning vegetable gardeners was so popular last year, that we are repeating it this spring! Learn where to site your garden, how to prepare the soil, how to start seeds, how to plant, when to mulch, which easy veggies to try first, and so on. Pre-registration is recommended. Fee: $5. For information, call 272-2292 or email Pat Curran at <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] Winter Worm Composting Class Saturday, February 28, 10:00 am12 Noon CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY More and more people are choosing to compost indoors with a worm bin. Learn all about the worms you will need and how to set up and maintain your bin. Everyone who completes this workshop will leave with a starter bin and worms. Children welcome with accompanying adult. Fee: $10 per household. Register early at 272-2292. Space is limited. Beginner Maple Producer Workshop Saturday, February 28, Time t.b.a. Hamley's Maple, 1242 Oak Hill Rd, Barton, NY Stephen Childs, NYS Maple Extension Specialist at Cornell University; will present a workshop covering a variety of aspects of maple syrup production including: why make maple syrup, tree identification, tree health, tapping, sap collection and handling, boiling, energy efficiency, finishing and grading syrup, canning, marketing and regulations. This workshop is aimed at the small or beginning maple producer and would be useful to the homeowner looking to tap a few trees in the backyard. Fee: $10.00 per family. To register or for additional information, contact Brett Chedzoy at Schuyler County Cornell Cooperative Extension, <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected], or 607-535-7161. Food Gardening Panel Discussion Monday, March 9, 6:30-8:30 pm CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY Dont miss this panel discussion by several experienced food gardeners! Master Gardeners and others with years of food growing experience will highlight some advanced ways to maximize your crop and extend the growing season. This workshop will assume that attendees have had some growing experience. For a more basic discussion of how to get started, see the February 26 class described above. Pre-registration recommended. Fee: $5. For more information about gardening classes, contact Pat Curran, Horticulture Program Manager, at 607-272-2292, or <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]. _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
