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Celebrate Earth Day!
The first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970, activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life and is widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement. (www.earthday.org)
All around the world there are festivities and activities the coming weeks to celebrate Earth Day. In Rockland as well - here are a few of them, but many [...]
Earth Day: April 23
From the RFA newsletter I learned that there will be a lecture on Raised Bed Gardening for Beginners by Pamela Yee and Charlie Paolino from Hook Mountain Growers. Location: Nyack Public Library. Visit www.rocklandfarms.org for more information and sign up for their newsletter.
Hoop house up - are you in?
Cropsey Community Farm has now a beautiful hoop house and it is already growing in there. There will be more volunteer projects coming up throughout the season. If you are interested in getting involved and working on the farm, please contact Rockland Farm Alliance at volunteer@rocklandfarm.org.
Save the date: Locavore Challenge in NY
In 2010, NOFA-NY hosted its first ever Locavore Challenge to run throughout the month of September. Planning for the 2011 Locavore Challenge is already underway. The goal is to have more than 4,000 participants throughout the state involved in this event.
The Locavore Challenge is set up as a personal challenge for individuals to make a commitment to [...]
Have you been yet?
Worth a visit: Through June 04, 2011 the Palisades Indoor Farmers Market is open every Saturday from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the Palisades Community Center located at 675 Oak Tree Road in Palisades, NY.
More info can be found here.
