Mushroom Log Inoculation @Maple Festival
Maple Festival at Wellspring Forest Farm & School Saturday, March 23rd 10am-4pm Event Admission: FREE MECKLENBURG, NY – As part of the New York Maple Producers Association statewide Maple Weekend, Wellspring Forest Farm, located 12 miles West of Ithaca and 12 miles East of Watkins Glen, will be open to the public on Saturday March…
Volunteer Night at the Incubator Farm
Groundswell Incubator Farm Rachel Carson Way, Ithaca, NYInterested in seeing what our Incubator Farm? Come out to volunteer! Family friendly, and led by our Incubator Farm Manager on the first Thursday of the month from 5:30pm – 7:30pm. Please RSVP if you know you plan to attend! You are welcome to come spur-of-the-moment as well, but an RSVP is helpful in planning for…
Farming For Justice Discussion w/ True Love Seeds
Groundswell Center Office 225 S Fulton St, Ithaca, NYRegister HERE What role do we see ourselves playing in racial/economic justice work? What are the barriers we face and how can we support each other to step into further action? For this April's discussion group, we will be hosting Owen Taylor from True Love Seeds via ZOOM as our presenter and discussion facilitator to explore…
Climate Wise Gardening: An Earthkeeping Fair
Boynton Middle School 1601 N. Cayuga Street, Ithaca, NY, United StatesThe way you garden and manage landscapes can contribute to a healthier environment for everyone. The Climate Wise Earthkeeping Garden Fair will be held in Ithaca on Saturday April 27 at Boynton Middle School in Ithaca, showcasing practical ways gardeners and property owners can improve soils, manage water, and make the right plant choices. The…
Volunteer Night at the Incubator Farm
Groundswell Incubator Farm Rachel Carson Way, Ithaca, NYInterested in seeing what our Incubator Farm? Come out to volunteer! Family friendly, and led by our Incubator Farm Manager on the first Thursday of the month from 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Please RSVP if you know you plan to attend! You are welcome to come spur-of-the-moment as well, but an RSVP is helpful in planning for…
CANCELLED! Farming for Justice – Regulatory Agencies Roles & Policies: impact on small and SDA farmers
Groundswell Center Office 225 S Fulton St, Ithaca, NYJoining us for May's Discussion group will be Ariana Taylor-Stanley, of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition. We will be focusing on Regulatory Agencies Roles & Policies, and their impact on small and socially disadvantaged farmers. We will also be reviewing the Farm Bill, since its passing in December. The goal for this month is to…
Women on the Land: Welding
Groundswell Incubator Farm Rachel Carson Way, Ithaca, NY"Intro to the Weld of Knowledge" Saturday, May 18th 9am-4pm Groundswell Incubator Farm Rachel Carson Way, Ithaca NY Workshop Cost: Sliding Scale $75-$150 ($40 Solidarity Price for refugees, immigrants, and women of color) Register: Click here In terms of land and homestead skills, an understanding of metal repair is essential. Join Monica Burke, owner of…
Land Reconciliation* and Reparations* Community Potluck
Tompkins County Public Library 101 E Green St, Ithaca, NY, United StatesFree, All are welcome! FINGER LAKES LAND RECONCILIATION* AND REPARATIONS* COMMUNITY POTLUCK REVIEW the two days of Leah Penniman's powerful work and knowledge from her Farming While Black book tour, and Land Access and Reparations workshops. LEARN about the Land Reconciliation and Reparations working group ACTION PLAN and strategize for how you might want to…
Picking Station at the Groundswell Info Table @ Asparaganza
The Finger Lakes Cider House 4017 HICKOK ROAD, Interlaken, NY, United StatesPicking Station at the Groundswell Info Table Asparaganza @ The Good Life Farm/Finger Lakes Cider House Groundswell will have an info table, and at our table we will be pickling local, fresh, delicious Asparagus from Good Life Farm! For $5 a jar, you can pickle your own and take it home! While also enjoying this…
Human Scale Water Management Workshop with Edible Acres
Edible Acres 9408 Congress Street Ext, Trumansburg, NY, United StatesRegister here. Join Sean Dembrosky of Edible Acres for a detailed look at human scale water management in the landscape. For 10 years he's been slowly evolving how water moves, stores, shifts, releases, etc in a 6 acre challenging site. All with hand tools. We'll see small scale ponds, silt traps, swales, contour raised beds…