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SUMMARY:GROUNDSWELL FARM FEST
DESCRIPTION:GROUNDSWELL FUNDRAISER AT STONE BEND FARM – OCTOBER 9 \nJoin us for an evening of community\, music\, and delicious food in support of Groundswell! \nThe event will be held at Stone Bend Farm from 6 PM to 9 PM. \nLive music by SingTrece will fill the air starting at 7 PM. \nAdmission is on a sliding scale — $20 and up. \nFood and beverages for purchase to support Groundswell: empanadas and samosas made by our Incubator Farmers + featured local wine and cider. (Stone Bend will also have their bar open and a few food items of their own available which aren’t part of the fundraiser.) \nCome out\, bring a friend\, and enjoy a beautiful night while supporting local farmers and food justice. \n     TICKETS HERE
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/groundswell-farm-fest/
LOCATION:STONE BEND FARM\, 196 Porter Hill Rd\, Newfield\, NY\, 14867\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250425T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250425T183000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T180804Z
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SUMMARY:BCS Tractor Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join the Groundswell Center team for a BCS training workshop where you’ll learn how to safely operate a BCS Tractor and perform basic maintenance tasks. This hands-on session will cover essential skills\, from proper usage techniques to simple maintenance practices\, ensuring you’re confident and capable when using a tractor. Whether you’re new to tractors or looking to refresh your knowledge\, this workshop will provide valuable insights to keep your equipment running smoothly and safely. \nThe workshop will take place on April 25th from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm at Groundswell Center\, 100 Rachel Carson Way\, Ithaca\, NY. \nAbout our workshop: \n\n\nLearn safe BCS Tractor operation.\nHands-on training for all skill levels.\nSimple maintenance tips to keep your tractor in top shape.\nGain confidence in using your equipment.\nPerfect for beginners or those looking to refresh their skills.\nAffordable: Pay What You Can Based on a Sliding Scale. Scholarships Available!\nDon’t miss this opportunity—sign up now\n\nPlease register here.
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/bcs-tractor-workshop/
LOCATION:Groundswell Incubator Farm\, 100 Rachel Carson Way\, Ithaca\, NY\, 14850
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T143000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20241017T142805Z
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SUMMARY:Realtors Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Our Finger Lakes Land Access Network invited the Ithaca Board of Realtors to host a workshop for realtors on alternative funding sources for people from historically underserved communities in farmland or farm sales. The workshop aims to raise awareness of different funding sources and inequalities in land access. It will be in person during the day at CCE Tompkins\, with lunch. Registration for the workshop is open to members of the Ithaca Board of Realtors and will be offered as continuing education credit for realtors.
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/realtors-workshop/
LOCATION:CCE Tompkins
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241102T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241102T150000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20241017T141632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241017T141632Z
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SUMMARY:Beginning Farmer Land Access Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Beginning farmers eager to cultivate their land\, join us for an in person workshop! This event provides aspiring farmers with the knowledge and resources to turn their farming dreams into reality. Participants will learn about land access\, lease negotiation\, funding\, and cost-share programs. The workshop also covers the legal aspects of farmland ownership\, including insurance considerations. Experienced farmers and influential speakers\, including an attorney from the PACE Law Clinic\, will share their knowledge and insights\, creating a supportive learning environment. Join us for lively conversations\, delicious food\, and opportunities to connect. Registration is required\, please secure your spot at the link below.
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/beginning-farmer-land-access-workshop/
LOCATION:Learning Farm\, 272 Enfield Falls Rd\, Ithaca\, NY\, 14850\, United States
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CREATED:20241011T232951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241012T141901Z
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SUMMARY:Leasing your Land for Farming - Landowner Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Calling all farmland owners! Interested in leasing your land to a farmer? Join our free Landowner Webinar on October 16th from 7-8:30pm via Zoom to learn about the benefits\, challenges\, legalities\, tax breaks\, and how to find the right farmer for you. We’ll also explore cooperative farming options. Experts from PACE Law Clinic and Farmland for a New Generation will be there to answer your questions. Don’t miss out!
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/leasing-your-land-for-farming-landowner-webinar/
LOCATION:ZOOM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T200000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20240716T145901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240917T001735Z
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SUMMARY:Farm Fest
DESCRIPTION:Dear friends\, we are so happy to announce our upcoming Fall Equinox Farm Fest on September 21st! Join us for delicious Burmese food\,  storytelling\, community building and lots and lots of fun at our Incubator farm in Ithaca! \nWe are delighted to announce our partnership with Story House Ithaca! We are thrilled that they will be leading our storytelling time. We are looking for individuals who are interested in signing up to share their stories. \nRegister to be be a storyteller here.  \nDinner tickets here.
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/farm-fest/
LOCATION:Groundswell Incubator Farm\, 100 Rachel Carson Way\, Ithaca\, NY\, 14850
CATEGORIES:Incubator Farm
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ORGANIZER;CN="Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming":MAILTO:info@groundswellcenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240425T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240425T190000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20240424T000246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240424T000905Z
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Day April
DESCRIPTION:We are launching the Volunteer Days for 2024!\nCome and work with your hands while learning about tree planting and our climate resilience practice in farming. \nThe first one will be on the 25th of April and they will occur on the last Thursday of each month. \nPlease register at the form below. We look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/volunteer-day-april/
LOCATION:Groundswell Incubator Farm\, 100 Rachel Carson Way\, Ithaca\, NY\, 14850
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T170000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240314T173654Z
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SUMMARY:Burmese Food Dinner 2024
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to invite you to join us on March 23rd\, (Saturday) from 5 – 8 pm for Burmese Food! Burmese farmers and Groundswell Team will cook traditional Burmese Food to fund their farm projects and support the Incubator Farm. Family friendly and kids are welcome! You can also bring your own drink. You can do a take-out or enjoy dinner with the community. This time we will be indoors at the Frog Common House at the EcoVillage. Feel free to bring your to-go containers\, and we will have eco friendly to-go containers. In order to provide a better experience and organize the logistics of this event\, we need you to kindly pre-register by Thursday\, March 21st. Use the registration link below for the time slot that you would be picking up your food or coming to eat dinner with us: \n\n5:00 pm\n6:00 pm\n7:00 pm\n\nSuggested donation – $15 per meal. \n 
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/burmese-food-dinner-2024/
LOCATION:Ecovillage of Ithaca. 100 Rachel Carson Way. Ithaca NY.  Look for the Frog Common House.\, Ecovillage of Ithaca\, 100 Rachel Carson Way\, Ithaca\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Incubator Farm
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211111T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211111T160000
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CREATED:20211102T211255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220503T191242Z
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SUMMARY:November Volunteer Day
DESCRIPTION:I know we said last month was the last volunteer day buuuuuuut….\n\nWe’re Hosting a November Volunteer Day!\nThursday\, November 11th\n@Groundswell Incubator Farm\,\nRachel Carson Way\, Ithaca NY 14850\n\nShift 1: 10am-1pm Creating new parking spaces for the farm\n\nShift 2: 1pm-4pm Final harvest and garlic planting!\n\nIt is a free volunteer day and sign up is required. Register >>HERE<<
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/nov-volunteer-day/
LOCATION:Groundswell Incubator Farm\, 100 Rachel Carson Way\, Ithaca\, NY\, 14850
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211020T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211020T190000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20211005T221734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211015T162348Z
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SUMMARY:October Volunteer Day
DESCRIPTION:Would you like to learn about regenerative agriculture practices?\nJoin us for a volunteer day at the Incubator Farm on Wednesday\, October 20th! \n3-7pm – show up for a part of this time or stay the whole time! \n.\nWe will be prepping the site for winter\, mulching\, and weeding.\n\nSuggestions for items to bring if possible: mask\, pruners\, garden/work gloves\, and eye protection.\n\n\nIt is a free workshop and sign up is required. Register >>HERE<<
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/october-volunteer-day/
LOCATION:Groundswell Incubator Farm\, 100 Rachel Carson Way\, Ithaca\, NY\, 14850
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210916T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210916T190000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20210819T145158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210913T231448Z
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SUMMARY:Food Forest Work Day on Sep 16
DESCRIPTION:Would you like to learn about regenerative agriculture practices?\nJoin us for an educational volunteer day at the Incubator Farm on Thursday September 16th! \n4-7pm – show up for a part of this time or stay the whole time! \n  \nWe will start a “live fence” for wind barriers and pollinator habitat by planting a food forest with berries\, and small trees around the fence and vegetation next to the high tunnels. That will be done with two volunteer days along with a workshop led by Sean Dembrosky of Edible Acres and Juliana Quaresma of Groundswell. We will work on brief principles and design for the site\, and hands on by weeding\, thinning out\, trimming\, mulching\, and more!\n\n\nSuggestions for items to bring if possible: mask\, pruners\, garden/work gloves\, and eye protection.\n\n\nIt is a free workshop and sign up is required. Register for September 16th >>HERE<<
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/food-forest-work-day-on-sep-1/
LOCATION:Groundswell Incubator Farm\, 100 Rachel Carson Way\, Ithaca\, NY\, 14850
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210908T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210908T190000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20210712T224331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210712T224331Z
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SUMMARY:Tour at the Jane Minor BOPIC Community Garden Amanda David of Rootworks Herbals
DESCRIPTION:September 8 from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm\nFarm Tour: Rootwork Herbals & The Jane Minor BIPOC Community Medicine Garden (Co-hosted with NOFA NY)\n@ The Jane Minor BIPOC Community Medicine Garden\n40 Burns Rd\, Brooktondale\, NY 14817 \nRegister HERE \nRootwork Herbals is the love\, work\, and play of community herbalist\, Amanda David. Rootwork Herbals has evolved organically over the years to include various projects within herbalism that seek to build mutually beneficial relationships between people\, plants\, and planet. The Rootwork Herbals community has grown in include an herbal product line available at Bramble\, herbal health consultations\, a BIPOC free clinic\, educational offerings such as the People’s Medicine School and Woke Without the Work\, a BIPOC community garden\, and the facilitation of BIPOC sanctuaries at various herb/agriculture conferences. \nThe garden is a sanctuary for folks to come together to connect with the Earth\, the Plants\, the Community\, and with themselves. The garden has communal beds for all to freely enjoy\, tend\, and harvest\, as well as individual beds for folks to steward as they like. The garden also has a community herb drying shed\, as well as a lending library of herb books and tools. Classes\, work parties\, food and medicine mutual aid and garden events happen regularly throughout the growing season. \nRegistration is required. Space is limited. \n\n \n\n\n  \nLearn more about Amanda\, Rootwork Herbals\, and the Jane Minor Garden by visiting the following links: \n\nhttps://www.rootworkherbals.com/ \nhttps://www.instagram.com/rootworkherbals/ \n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/rootworkherbals/
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/tour-at-the-jane-minor-bopic-community-garden-amanda-david-of-rootworks-herbals/
LOCATION:Jane Minor BIPOC Community Garden\, 40 burns rd\, Brooktondale\, NY\, 14817\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farm Business,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210828T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210828T120000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20210819T144314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T144900Z
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SUMMARY:Food Forest Work Day on Aug 28
DESCRIPTION:Would you like to learn about regenerative agriculture practices?\nJoin us for an educational volunteer day at the Incubator Farm on Saturday\, August 28th 10am-12pm! \n  \nWe will start a “live fence” for wind barriers and pollinator habitat by planting a food forest with berries\, and small trees around the fence and vegetation next to the high tunnels. That will be done with two volunteer days along with a workshop led by Sean Dembrosky of Edible Acres and Juliana Quaresma of Groundswell. We will work on brief principles and design for the site\, and hands on by weeding\, thinning out\, trimming\, mulching\, and more!\n\n\nSuggestions for items to bring if possible: mask\, pruners\, garden/work gloves\, and eye protection.\n\n\nIt is a free workshop and sign up is required. Register for August 28th >>HERE<<
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/food-forest-work-day-on-aug-28/
LOCATION:Groundswell Incubator Farm\, 100 Rachel Carson Way\, Ithaca\, NY\, 14850
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210812T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210812T190000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20210623T150819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210728T140403Z
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SUMMARY:Farm Tour at Fort Baptist Farm
DESCRIPTION:August 12th from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm\nFarm Tour: Fort Baptist Farm (Co-hosted with NOFA NY)\n@ Fort Baptist Farm\n915 Coddington Rd\, Ithaca\, NY 14850 \nRegister HERE \nThis event was originally planned for 7/29 but was rescheduled to 8/12. Those who signed up for the 7/29 date must re-register. \nFort Baptist Farm is a Black owned\, family-run CSA farm. They were established in 2017\, on unceded land of the Cayuga Nation. \nThe Baptist Family enjoys the outdoors and farming is the ultimate outdoor endeavor. Fort Baptist Farm values people over profit- and community and connectivity are ingrained in our practice of food sovereignty. Fort Baptist Farm believes that everyone should have access to great food; and they are excited to bring fresh organically produced food from the farm to the table. \nAbout the presenter:\nDee Baptist enjoys dirt and cultivating and nurturing growing things – what better profession to exercise this love for the Earth than that of Farming. Although she demonstrates a number of competencies in administration\, international relations\, global development\, and diplomacy; her love for the outdoors and the ability to manage her own time while contributing to her family and community is of paramount importance to her. Farming and agriculture provide that space where Dee feels at home expressing herself while connecting to the work that her ancestors have done for thousands of years. \nRegistration is required. Space is limited. COVID safety information to come.  \n\n\n\n\nLearn more about Dee and Fort Baptist Farm by visiting the following link: \nfacebook.com/ft.baptist.farm \n  \n 
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/farm-tour-at-fort-baptist-farm/
LOCATION:Fort Baptist Farm\, 915 Coddington Rd\, Ithaca\, ny\, 14850
CATEGORIES:Farm Business,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210414T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210414T193000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20210326T174136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T174242Z
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SUMMARY:Starting a CSA - Making the Jump from the Corporate 9-5 to Full Time Farming 24/7 With Fort Baptist Farm
DESCRIPTION:Starting a CSA – Making the Jump from the Corporate 9-5 to Full Time Farming 24/7 With Fort Baptist Farm \nWith Dee Baptist of Fort Baptist Farm \nWednesday\, April 14th\n6pm-7:30pm EDT\n\n\nThis cost of this workshop is based on a sliding scale system. Please see the registration form for information on cost.\n>> Register Here << \nAbout the Workshop:\n\nFort Baptist Farm is a Black owned\, family-run farm. We were established in 2017\, on unceded land of the Cayuga Nation. \nThe Baptist Family enjoys the outdoors and farming is the ultimate outdoor endeavor. Fort Baptist Farm values people over profit- and community and connectivity are ingrained in our practice of food sovereignty. We believe that everyone should have access to great food; and we are excited to bring fresh organically produced food from our farm to your table. We hope that you join us for this workshop\, and begin the process of making a lifestyle on the land that works for you! \n\n\n\n\nAbout the presenter:\n\n\nDee enjoys dirt and cultivating and nurturing growing things – what better profession to exercise this love for the Earth than that of Farming. Although she demonstrates a number of competencies in Administration\, International Relations\, Global Development\,and Diplomacy ; her love for the outdoors and the ability to manage her own time while contributing to her family and community is of paramount importance to her. Farming and Agriculture provide that space where Dee feels at home expressing herself while connecting to the work that her ancestors have done for thousands of years. \nYou may find her enjoying the serenity that Fort Baptist Farm brings to her and her family\, and our playful farm dog Leo. \n\n\n\nLearn more about Dee and Fort Baptist Farm by visiting the following link: \nfacebook.com/ft.baptist.farm \n  \n 
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/starting-a-csa-making-the-jump-from-the-corporate-9-5-to-full-time-farming-24-7-with-fort-baptist-farm/
LOCATION:Webinar Via Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Farm Business,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210329T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210329T193000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20210223T160813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210323T191307Z
UID:9830-1617040800-1617046200@groundswellcenter.org
SUMMARY:Bringing Your Farm-Based Business Online
DESCRIPTION:Bringing Your Farm-Based Business Online \nw/ Petra Page-Mann of Fruition Seeds and Geraldine Lavin of Suntrap Botanical \n\nBuy One Get One! This event is a 2 part series.  Part I took place on March 22. *Signing up for this event will grant you access to both Part I and Part II recordings.*\n\n\nPart II: Monday\, March 29th\n6pm-7:30pm EDT\n\n\nThis cost of this workshop is based on a sliding scale system. Please see the registration form for information on cost.\n>> Register Here << \nAbout the Workshop:\nIt’s never been easier\, harder or more relevant to bring your farm-based business online! Whether this is a hypothetical interest or mission-critical\, join us for two evenings of sharing & strategizing led by two farm-based women in the Finger Lakes. The first session will focus on the keys to keep in mind; the second will offer a ‘workshop’ of critical questions & accountability to help you bring your dreams to life.\n\n\nAbout the presenters:\n\nGrowing up in her father’s garden in the Finger Lakes\, Petra believes each seed and each of us is in the world to change the world. Her passion\, curiosity\, love of food and love of people led her all over the world studying seed\, song and culture worth celebrating. In 2012\, she co-founded Fruition Seeds with her partner Matthew to share the seeds\, knowledge and inspiration gardeners crave to amplify our individual as well as collective abundance in our short seasons.  If she’s not farming she is singing\, skiing\, snuggling her dogs\, hunting mushrooms or learning something new.\n\n\nLearn more about Petra and Fruition Seeds by visiting the following links: \nwww.fruitionseeds.com \nhttps://www.instagram.com/fruition_seeds/ \nhttps://www.facebook.com/FruitionSeeds\n  \nGeraldine is a clinically trained herbalist\, gardener\, and botanical dyer. The thread that weaves her work together is the concept of bioregionalism – working with the abundant flora & fungi of her region. In 2015 Geraldine founded Suntrap Botanical as an answer to the question “How can we provide for human needs while regenerating a thriving ecology?” Through Suntrap Botanical she hosts an online apothecary shop and an online course “Bioregional Herbalism and Medicine Making”. In 2020 Geraldine launched Sunblood\, an experimental textile studio focused on slow fashion and botanically dyed garments with her dear friend and collaborator\, Sarah Elizabeth Buckner of Blood\, Bone & Honey \n \nLearn more about Geraldine and Suntrap Botanical by visiting the following links: \nhttps://www.suntrap.co/ \nhttps://www.instagram.com/suntrapbotanical/ \nhttps://www.sunblood.earth/ \nhttps://www.instagram.com/sunbl00d/
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/bringing-your-farm-based-business-online-with-fruition-seeds-suntrap-botanical/
LOCATION:Webinar Via Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Farm Business,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T133000
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SUMMARY:Farming For Justice- Roots Throughout the Current with Leons Kabongo
DESCRIPTION:Farming For Justice- Roots Throughout the Current with Leons Kabongo \nTuesday\, March 9th\n12pm-1:30pm EST\nvia Zoom\nThis free engaged webinar will be recorded.\nRegister Here\n\n\nWe invite you to join us for a storytelling event with Leons Kabongo\, policy worker and leader of the Young Jupiter Market Garden. He will be sharing his story and what has led him through a lifetime of food justice and advocacy work. \n\n \n\nLeons was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital. His childhood was spent in Goma\, a small town in the eastern part of the country in the region of North Kivu. Leons was forced to mature before his time due to the traumatic experiences that he endured in the Democratic Republic of Congo before reaching 15 years of age. After the Rwandan genocide in 1994\, the region of North Kivu especially the town of Goma\, welcomed all the Hutu refugees who ran away and sought asylum in the Congo in search for safety and a better lifestyle. Forward to 2002\, the most dramatic volcanic eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano in Goma happened\, and his mother and brothers were all present. So\, two years later in 2004 they left the town of Goma to join their father here in America. Leons graduated from Garfield High School in Prince William county in northern Virginia in 2008. In 2013\, Leons received a Bachelor of Science in Economics with a minor in business management from Shepherd University. Leons speak five languages. In 2016\, after farming for a year and learning the conventional methods of agriculture\, Leons graduated from West Virginia University\, Davis college of agriculture and natural resources and design with a focus in Community Development\, and took a job at Our Community Place a few years after\, applying his knowledge of agriculture\, farming\, community and non-profit work with him. \n  \n\nTo learn more about Leons visit the following links: \nIG: congobongo9 \nMore about the Jupiter Market Garden
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/farming-for-justice-roots-throughout-the-current-with-leons-kabongo/
LOCATION:Webinar Via Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Farming for Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T193000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20210208T052214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210209T165943Z
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SUMMARY:Starting Out Your Farm Business DIY
DESCRIPTION:Starting Out Your Farm Business DIY \nw/ Lucy Rowell of Tilia’s Flowers and Little Leaf Meadworks. \n\nWednesday\, March 3rd\n6pm-7:30pm EDT\nFree Webinar via Zoom\nThis webinar will be recorded.\n\nThis cost of this workshop is based on a sliding scale system. Please see the registration form for information on cost.\n>> Register Here << \n  \nThis workshop is for anyone who wants to put their visions\, ideas\, and goals into a business project. In this workshop\, Lucy will share free business planning resources\, ways to register an LLC\, and her favorite free marketing and record keeping tools. \n  \n \n  \nLucy Rowell is an alum of the Groundswell Farm Business Course and has started 3 small businesses including Tilia’s Flowers and Little Leaf Meadworks.
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/starting-out-your-farm-business-diy/
LOCATION:Webinar Via Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T193000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
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SUMMARY:2020 Vision\, A Black Walden Pond & Other Musings
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 25\, 2021 at 6:00pm to 7:30pm Eastern \nVirtual Event\, free; pre-registration required  \nAuthor of “Black Faces\, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors\,” Dr. Carolyn Finney\, will share her work on African Americans and environmental issues to consider this moment of racial reckoning and the creative responses to environmental and social challenges that are emerging. \nChristian Cooper. George Floyd. Removal of Confederate Statues. Renaming of institutions. Reparations. Systemic Racism. John Muir? What does “environment” have to do with it? How do we meet this moment? Drawing from her book\, her relationships “in the field”\, her lived experience\, and this moment of reckoning\, Dr. Finney explores the complexities and contradictions of American history as it relates to green space\, race and the power to shape the places we live in our own image. By engaging in “green” conversations with black people from around the country\, Dr. Finney considers the power of resistance and resilience in the emergence of creative responses to environmental and social challenges in our cities and beyond. \nDr. Finney will deliver Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Class of 1945 lecture in sponsorship with Ithaca Children’s Garden\, The Learning Farm\, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service\, and the Finger Lakes Land Trust\, and Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming \n>>Pre-Register<<
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/black-faces-white-spaces/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T133000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20210105T052219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210105T052219Z
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SUMMARY:Farming For Justice- Soul Food As Healing: Reclaiming Narratives Around African American Foodways and Food Systems
DESCRIPTION:Farming For Justice- Soul Food As Healing: Reclaiming Narratives Around African American Foodways and Food Systems  \nWednesday\, February 10th\n12pm-1:30pm EST\nvia Zoom\nThis free engaged webinar will be recorded.\nRegister Here\n\n\nThe food we eat and the stories that surround it speak volumes about who we are and where we come from. White supremacy and anti-Blackness have confounded to tell dark and shameful narratives about Black people and the food they choose. It’s important that the myths that surround African American foodways and heritage cooking (i.e. Soul Food) be investigated and exposed. This presentation will make connections between food systems narratives and racial injustices as well as describe the role that culture plays in making sustainable changes. \nPresenter: \nScholar activist and agriculture advocate\, Dr. Lindsey Lunsford\, inspired by her alma mater\, Tuskegee University\, is setting the tone for the upcoming generation of rural and urban agriculturalists. Dr. Lunsford’s doctoral research focused on the restorying of African American food systems and foodways for the pursuit of cultural justice and food sovereignty.  Dr. Lunsford was recently named among the nation’s Top 20 Emerging Leaders in Food and Agriculture. Dr. Lunsford\, currently studies policy advocacy for strengthening grassroots efforts from state to international levels. Lunsford’s leadership focuses on educating underserved populations on self-sufficiency and healthy lifestyles while encouraging the larger community to pursue sustainable and equitable food-oriented development.
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/farming-for-justice-soul-food-as-healing-reclaiming-narratives-around-african-american-foodways-and-food-systems/
LOCATION:Webinar Via Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Farming for Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210120T133000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20201207T083107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201207T084915Z
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SUMMARY:Farming For Justice- Returning Buffalo to Native Nations to Strengthen Land and People
DESCRIPTION:Farming For Justice- Returning Buffalo to Native Nations to Strengthen Land and People \nWednesday\, December 20th 12pm-1:30pm EST \nvia Zoom\nThis free engaged webinar will be recorded.\nRegister Here\nThis event is part 2 of a 2 part series. Sign up for part 1 here. We encourage sign ups for both\, but it is not required.\n\n\nThe Wolakota Buffalo Range is a visionary project that harnesses the power of public\, private\, and governmental partnerships to allow the Sicangu Lakota (people of Rosebud) to strengthen their sovereignty. At 28\,000 acres\, Wolakota has the capacity to grow to over 1\,500 head of buffalo which will make it the largest Native-owned and managed herd in the world\, creating huge and lasting social\, economic\, cultural\, and ecological impacts. \nThis event will be led by a Wizipan Little Elk. Wizi is the CEO and the visionary behind the Wolakota Buffalo Range.\n\n\n\n\n\nTo learn more about Wizi’s efforts please visit the following links:\n\nWebsite: www.rosebudbuffalo.org
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/farming-for-justice-returning-buffalo-to-native-nations-to-strengthen-land-and-people/
LOCATION:Webinar Via Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Farming for Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210113T133000
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CREATED:20201207T082729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201207T084855Z
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SUMMARY:Farming For Justice: 7Gen Food System: An Indigenous Vision for Food that Grows a Nation
DESCRIPTION:Farming For Justice- 7Gen Food System: An Indigenous Vision for Food that Grows a Nation \nWednesday\, December 13th 12pm-1:30pm EST \nvia Zoom\nThis free engaged webinar will be recorded.\nRegister Here\nThis event is part 1 of a 2 part series. Sign up for part 2 here. We encourage sign ups for both\, but it is not required.\n\nThe Sicangu Food Sovereignty Initiative envisions a sovereign food system that nourishes and heals Lakota people and land for the next Seven Generations. The 7Gen Food System is an award-winning\, ambitious vision that includes goals and initiatives at the individual\, organizational\, and governmental levels to enact lasting systemic change. \nWe will be joined by Matte Wilson\, Food Sovereignty Director of the Sicangu Community Development Corporation. The Sicangu Community Development Corporation a nonprofit organization serving the Sicangu (see-CHAHN-ghoo) Lakota Oyate (oh-YAH-tay). \n\n\nTo learn more about what Matte is working on please visit the following links:\n\nWebsite: https://sicangucdc.org/food-sovereignty \nSocial Media: www.facebook.com/sicangucdc\, \nIG and Twitter: @sicangucdc
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/farming-for-justice-7gen-food-system-an-indigenous-vision-for-food-that-grows-a-nation/
LOCATION:Webinar Via Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Farming for Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201210T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201210T183000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20201117T170136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201117T185431Z
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SUMMARY:Happy Hour: Virtual Farm Tour
DESCRIPTION:Groundswell Center Invites You: \nVIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR!\nThursday\, December 10th\n5:30 – 6:30pm EST\nYour Living Room (Virtual) \nVirtually tour the Incubator Farm from your cozy home!\nLive Special Farmer Guests!\nUnwind with a farm-themed cocktail (recipe sent upon RSVP) \n >> RSVP Here <<
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/happy-hour-virtual-farm-tour/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201209T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201209T133000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20201125T163812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201207T182209Z
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SUMMARY:Farming For Justice Series- Fair Food in the Time of COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Farming For Justice- Fair Food in the Time of COVID-19\nwith The Coalition of Immokalee Workers \nWednesday\, December 9th 12pm-1:30pm EST \nvia Zoom\nThis free engaged webinar will be recorded.\nRegister Here\n\n\nThe Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a worker-based human rights organization internationally recognized for its achievements in fighting human trafficking and gender-based violence at work. This fall\, farmworker leaders of the CIW are travelling virtually from Immokalee to cities across the country educating students\, community leaders\, and people of faith about the struggle for essential farmworkers’ rights. \nIt is more pressing now than ever before to ensure enforceable protections and safety measures for essential farmworkers during COVID-19. Farmworker leaders of the CIW will be speaking about the groundbreaking protections of the award-winning Fair Food Program\, and the urgency for corporations like Wendy’s to use their purchasing power to demand compliance with verifiable worker health and safety standards during the ongoing pandemic\, and beyond. \nThis event will be led by a Farmworker of the CIW and a staff member of the Alliance for fair food.\n\nTo learn more about these efforts please visit the following links:\nhttp://ciw-online.org/about/\nhttp://www.allianceforfairfood.org/
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/fair-food-in-the-time-of-covid-19-with-the-coalition-of-immokalee-workers/
LOCATION:Webinar Via Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Farming for Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201125T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201125T133000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20201103T032432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201124T163635Z
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SUMMARY:Farming For Justice- Unpacking Race and Disability Injustices on the Land
DESCRIPTION:Farming For Justice- Unpacking Race and Disability Injustices on the Land  \nWednesday\, November 25th\n12pm-1:30pm EST\nvia Zoom\nThis free engaged webinar will be recorded.\nRegister Here\n\n\nEveryone\, regardless of their race or ability\, should have access to natural spaces that are safe and affirming. However\, racism and ableism impacts people’s ability to connect with the land in various ways. It is critical that we use an intersectional lens when examining the natural spaces around us including the ones we have created and/or maintain. This presentation will make connections between racial and disability injustices as well as describe the work that needs to be done internally and externally to make sustainable change. \nPresenter: \nKristie Cabrera (she/her) is a queer Latinx occupational therapist\, urban farmer\, and herbalist in training .Kristie creates content on how nature spaces can be accessible and inclusive and offers a variety of services to help make this happen. Kristie hopes to have her own accessible nature space one day where BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ folx can learn how to take care of the land\, themselves\, and each other. You can learn more about this dream and her work by checking out her website KristieCabrera.com or connecting on Instagram (@hellokristielee)
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/farming-for-justice-unpacking-race-and-disability-injustices-on-the-land/
LOCATION:Webinar Via Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Farming for Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200923T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200923T133000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20200909T224826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200910T190609Z
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SUMMARY:Farming For Justice- Indigenous Land Management and Cultural Preservation: How We Care for Ourselves and Culture Through Land Stewardship
DESCRIPTION:Farming For Justice- Indigenous Land Management and Cultural Preservation: How We Care for Ourselves and Culture Through Land Stewardship \nWednesday\, September 23rd\n12pm-1:30pm EST\nvia Zoom\nThis free engaged webinar will be recorded.\nRegister Here\n\n‘As we work the land\, we continue to care for our culture through our connection to nature. Over the course of the last 3 years\, in the formations of the Traditional Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Healing (TCIKH)\, we have come to create a small community organization that is based on cultural preservation through land stewardship by means of farming and seed saving. Creating land access for those who need it\, we will also walk through the importance of connecting to nature at TCIKH. We will discuss these topics\, along with some cultural teachings and lessons around land.’\n\n\nPresenters:\nJoe Soto and Alexas Esposito\, co-directors\,\nTraditional Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Healing\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nAlexas Esposito was Born in San Antonio\, TX\, and is Ciboney Guaní\, Black\, Apache\, Mexican. They moved to Ithaca in 2008 to pursue a Bachelors Degree in Music Composition at Ithaca College. After graduating\, They were quickly absorbed into the community\, and embarked on a path of exploration that led me back to nature and her indigenous roots: Guaní (Taino). For the last few years I have cultivated a deeper relationship with seeds\, birthwork\, health and the land through her traditional indigenous culture. Alexas believes that through a harmonic relationship with nature\, we can begin to restore equilibrium\, as individuals\, and as a human collective. Alexas is a doula\, an herbalism apprentice\, a seed-keeper\, food sovereignty advocate\, and a strong advocate for traditional indigenous culture with their family.\n\n\nJose Enrique Soto Delgado was born in the Bronx\, New York in 1959 to Julia Delgado Rohena and Ismael Soto Rivera\, both from Borikén (Puerto Rico). Joe has four daughters and seven grandchildren\, and a beautiful wife\, Robin Soto Wichman and they reside with our youngest daughter in Newfield\, NY on 32 acres\, and live a traditional way of life\, off-grid. \nThe last 10-15 years Joe has been actively passing on knowledge to the younger generations. He is also a traditional bone-setter  who is devoted to the revival of our traditional Taino values and follows the teachings and traditional values of his ancestors. These were handed down to Joe by his grandmother Doña Victoria and mother Doña Julia\, foremost\, and the traditional healers Joe has apprenticed with. Joe acknowledges those who have passed on a great deal of knowledge to him. \n  \n\nTo learn more about the Traditional Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Healing please visit their website: https://www.tcikh.org/
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/farming-for-justice-indigenous-land-management-and-cultural-preservation-how-we-care-for-ourselves-and-culture-through-land-stewardship/
LOCATION:Webinar Via Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Farming for Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200708T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200708T133000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20200609T220934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200609T220934Z
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SUMMARY:Farming For Justice- Radicalize the Hive\, What Bees Can Teach Us About Shaping Social Change
DESCRIPTION:Farming for Justice: Radicalize the Hive\, What Bees Can Teach Us About Shaping Social Change\n\nWednesday\, July 8th\n12pm-1:30pm EST\nvia Zoom\nThis webinar will be recorded.\n\nRegister Here\n\nIn Radicalize the Hive we outline what honey bees\, a “super-organism”\, can teach us about building generative social systems.  The work includes discussion on building collaborative groups or communities through setting group terms\, sharing power\, building collective understanding\, and shaping consensus while being compassionate with ourselves. \n \n\n\nAng Roell (they/them) runs two parallel businesses the first\, They Keep Bees is a femme run apiary co-located in Western Massachusetts and South Florida that raises queen bees and produces honeycomb. In the second business Ang Roell Consulting is committed to helping clients make the changes necessary to shift organizational culture & practice from a model of dominant power to a model of cooperative power\, inspired by the ecological world. \nAng holds a Masters of Science in SocialJustice Education from Boston University\, and teaches courses in both university and community settings.  They are a seasoned public speaker\, and educator.  They are currently working on a book titled\, “Radicalize the Hive”\, and recently completed their first TedX lecture titled “What Honey Bees Can Teach Us About Building Successful Collaboration”. \n\nTo learn more about about Ang please visit their website
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/farming-for-justice-radicalize-the-hive-what-bees-can-teach-us-about-shaping-social-change/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Farming for Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200624T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200624T170000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20200618T195613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200618T200633Z
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SUMMARY:Centering Racial Equity in Your Organization or Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday June 24\, 2020\n3:30 – 5:00pm\nOnline Webinar\nRegister Here (*required)\nJoin the 2019 CFF Champion Award winner\, Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming\, for this year’s Champions Briefing\, an event wholly designed and created by the award recipient. Groundswell Center will dig deep into their process of centering racial equity and anti-racist principles into their agricultural organization and discuss how to bring this work into your organization or foundation. As a non-profit with predominantly white leadership\, Groundswell will examine staff/board development\, relationship building\, organizational policymaking\, and systems for accountability. \nSpeakers will be: \n\n\n\nPatrice Lockert Anthony\, Interim Executive Director. Patrice knows it is incredibly difficult to lead a busy life full of the daily grind and commit to being part of the resistance to help shape the community and world into what we could be. She has been an advocate\, activist\, educator\, and warrior-rebel for most of her life. For the last 36 years her focus has been on food justice\, BIPOC concerns\, and the co-op movement. She has\, for several decades\, believed that people in general\, and Black people in particular should return to the land (especially as they left it through being forced off without charge\, trial\, or remuneration). \n  \n  \n \nNatalie Hughes\, Development Manager. Natalie coordinates fundraising operations and communications\, and supports grant-writing and food justice program development. Natalie spent the first five years of her career with VINES in Binghamton\, NY where she managed a youth employment program on an urban farm and transformed vacant lots into vibrant community gardens. She is an activist and a member of Ithaca’s chapter of SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice)\, a network that organizes white people to undermine white supremacy and to work toward racial justice. \n  \n  \n  \n\nGroundswell Center was the 2019 winner of the Community Food Funders Champion Award. One of the perks of the award is to host a funder briefing with CFF on content of the awardee’s choosing. This event is the CFF Champion funder briefing for this year. \nMore about Groundswell Center\n\n\n\nThe mission of Groundswell Center is to train the next generation of sustainable farmers in the Finger Lakes. They support individuals to develop agricultural skills and grow profitable\, equitable and ecologically sound farm businesses. They work to dismantle racism in the food system by addressing inequalities in access to land and resources and prioritizing support for underrepresented producers including people of color\, refugees\, women and individuals with limited resources. \nGroundswell Center runs an incubator farm on 6-acres with 80% of the farm business run by refugees; offers hands-on workshops led by sustainable farmers and social justice activists that integrate practical and regenerative farming techniques applicable to all growers; provides a 10-week farm business planning course; and regularly hosts food justice discussion groups and other events.
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/centering-racial-equity/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200620T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200620T103000
DTSTAMP:20260607T184014
CREATED:20200609T044458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200618T194108Z
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SUMMARY:Postponed: Beginner Guide to Mechanizing Your Vegetable Farm: Virtual Equipment Tour & Q&A
DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date.\nTo be put on a list to be notified about the make up date please email Giavanna@Groundswellcenter.org \n  \nBeginner Guide to Mechanizing Your Vegetable Farm: Live Equipment Tour & Q&A With Plow Break Farm \nSaturdays June 20th\n9am-10:30am EST\nEngaged livestream via Zoom\nVirtually tune in and join us at plowbreak farm to get a comprehensive field guide to mechanizing your vegetable production farm. If you are interested in scaling up production on your farm or looking to incorporate new peices of equipment join us to learn about what equipement is right for your farm and operation. \nThe following equipment will be discussed during the event: Rototillers\, Chisel & moldboard plows\, row cultivators\, cultivating tractors\, high tunnel equipment\, BCS tractor/implemtents\, Potato planter\, Flail mower\, brush hog\, one wheel transplanters\, seeding drill\, and front loader attachments. \nThis workshop will be led by Aaron Munzer and Kara Cusolito\, Plowbreak’s owners and farmers. Since 2012\, they have been feeding the community in a thirty-mile radius around their farm\, which sits atop the hills of Seneca Lake. \nPlowbreak Farm is operated on forty acres (seven cultivated) and seven high tunnels is never sprayed with synthetic pesticides\, herbicides\, or fungicides. Plowbreak works to promote healthy soils and a thriving ecosystem around their farm with cover cropping\, habitat plantings\, compost-based fertility and reduced tillage. \nTo learn more about Plowbreak Farm please visit their Website
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/beginner-guide-to-mechanizing-your-vegetable-farm-virtual-equipment-tour-qa/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Farming For Justice: From Gun Violence to Homesteading
DESCRIPTION:Farming for Justice: From Gun Violence to Homesteading\n\nWednesday\, June 10th\n12pm-1:30pm EST\nvia Zoom\nThis webinar will be recorded.\n\nRegister Here\n\n\nIn June Chantel Johnson\, will join us via Zoom and speak about her journey surviving the impacts of gun violence to creating and operating\, Off Grid in Color\, a farming business that uses sustainability as a tool for healing and building intentional community. As a farmer\, doula and a counselor with a Masters in Social Work\, Chantel embraces holistic practices including agriculture\, restorative living and the power of healing. Attending this event will be a transformative\, beneficial\, and empowering story for you and your community\, centered on how we can take back our power and transform our communities\, food system\, bodies and minds! \nChantel Johnson is passionate about helping lead people back to enjoying simple ways of living while reconnecting with their inner spirit. Chantel’s passions are effectuated everyday. As a social worker\, doula\, and homesteader in North Carolina\, she is able to teach and show people a nontraditional way of living. In today’s day and age that’s just what the soul needs. Since obtaining her Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from the University of Washington and moving to North Carolina\, her life visions have continued to expand. She has since received her doula certification from G.R.R.A.C.E.E. National Doula Academy and has devoted her energies to homesteading.\nHer visions are continually growing and she hopes to help nurture the visions of others in her larger community with her teachings and ever-expanding knowledge. Farmers are one of the important healers of the land\, a powerhouse to the local economy\, and the provider of nourishment.\n\n\nTo learn more about Chantel visit the Off Grid In Color website\n\nAll Farming for Justice Webinars are offered for free\, but donations can be made to directly to Off Grid In Color here: paypal.me/offgridincolor
URL:https://groundswellcenter.org/events/farming-for-justice-from-gun-violence-to-homesteading/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Farming for Justice
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