Posts by Natalie
IWR Community Picnic Was a Success!
This July, Groundswell teamed up with Ithaca Welcomes Refugees (IWR) to host their annual Community Picnic at the Incubator Farm! In spite of the heat (close to 90 degrees and…
Read MoreFlowersmith Farm CSA Begins!
Alison of Flowersmith Farm, an Incubator Farm-based business, hosted her first CSA pickup of the season yesterday! She’s looking forward to sharing her flowers with this awesomely supportive community ✨If you’re…
Read MorePaw’s Veggie Farm at Market
Come visit Incubator Farmers, Paw Pha and Poe Htoo, at the Farmers Market! Paw’s Veggie Farm Wednesdays 4-7pm East Hill Plaza Farmers Market 380 Pine Tree Road, Ithaca Fresh, Sustainably-grown…
Read MoreAbility in Bloom Flower Cart
Successful first day for the Ability in Bloom flower cart on the commons over the weekend!! Stop by next time for fresh-cut flowers and greeting cards from growers and artists at Challenge Workforce…
Read MoreBuilding Perennial Raised Beds
Participants arrived to the Building Permanent Raised Beds workshop, at the Incubator Farm and taught by Sean Dembroski of Edible Acres, from as close as Ecovillage and as far as…
Read MoreWelcoming Adriana to Groundswell!
We’re thrilled to welcome Adriana Pickett-Becerra as the new Business Development & ESL Program Coordinator. Adriana’s role at Groundswell is multi-faceted. She is available to provide individual one-to-one guidance to…
Read MoreA Note from the Director: Happy Solstice! Reflections and Looking Ahead…
As we sneak up on the winter solstice and reflect on 2017, we are reminded of the balance of all things; darkness and light, cold and warmth, optimism and despair.…
Read MoreGratitude and Remembrance
At Groundswell Center, our mission requires delving into the intersections of sustainable farming, justice and equity. We’re constantly exploring our role in this work, both as an organization and also…
Read MoreFarm Design Make-Over by Design Connect
Design Connect – a multidisciplinary, student-run, community design organization based in Cornell University – has gathered a group of 14 students in a project team to develop and design the…
Read MoreHigh School Students from Japan Kick-Off Fall Volunteer Project
Entering the Frog Common House at Ecovillage last weekend, the room was abuzz with chatter- in Japanese! Forty Japanese students were visiting Ithaca from Izumigaoka High School in Kanazawa, and…
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