Welcome to enjoy the atmosphere, the produce and the local flavor at the various farmer’s markets in Rockland. See the Rockland Green Map for location and hours. Source/more info: Rockland Farm Alliance

Farm Markets Village of Haverstraw Farmers’ Market
Maple Ave. bet. New Main & West Broad Sts.,
Haverstraw, NY 10927.
845-429-0300

Village of Nyack Farmers’ Market
Main St. & Cedar St.,
Nyack, NY 10960.
353-2221
www.thenyacks.net

Village of Piermont Farmers’ Market
Ash Street & Piermont Ave.
Piermont, NY 10068.

Village of Spring Valley Farmers’ Market
Route 45 & Church Street,
Spring Valley, NY 10977.
914-923-4837

Village of Suffern Farmers’ Market
Orange & Lafayette Avenues,
Parking Lot A,
Suffern, NY 10901.
845-429-2590
www.suffernfarmersmarket.org
suffernfarmersmarket@yahoo.com

Hungry Hollow Co-op
841 Chestnut Ridge Road
Spring Valley, NY 10977
845-356-3319
www.hungryhollow.org
Providing a large selection of locally grown produce

Rockland County, NY-based composer, pianist and percussionist John McDowell teams up with Canadian violinist Emmanuel Vukovich and cellist Julia MacLaine to create the musical ensemble Music For Farms which will perform a concert entitled “An Agricultural Rite of Spring” at the Threefold Auditorium at 260 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY on Friday, May 7, 2010 at 8pm. Tickets may be purchased at the door and are $20 ($15 for students, $10 for children). For more information, call 845-362-0207 or emailevents@rocklandfarm.org.

For more information, please visit the RFA web site.

Rockland County Beekeeper’s Association

Monday May 3rd our 1st meeting, 7pm

We are beekeepers who believe that the future health and well being of honeybees depends on a natural approach to their care.

Our goal is to share resources and experience and to support each other in holistic beekeeping.

Please join us Monday May 3rd for our 1st meeting, open to beekeepers, prospective beekeepers, and anyone who loves our honeybee allies. We will set up and organize our association at this meeting.

7 pm for refreshments and to get to know on another.
7:30 pm meeting.

Where:  Sunbridge College – Brookside Building
285 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge,
(845) 425-0055, www.sunbridge.edu

Additional contact and the person I got the invite from: Valeriana Pasqua - Masback, CNM,  845.426.4686

Great article from Organic Consumers Association (www.organicconsumers.org). Read more what is going on in Rockland with the Rockland Farm Alliance.

Tuesday, April 20, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.on the main campus in Suffern. Schedule (in the event of rain, program will be moved into the Fieldhouse):

9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Amphitheater Courtyard

Live music, wildlife habitat tours, and a variety of green and environmental groups/vendors will distribute information and answer questions (including automakers and their cars).

9:15 - 10:00 a.m., Student Union, Rm 3214

“Green Schools – It’s Not Just a Color” by Kerri Scales, Education Coordinator, Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority

We spend a lot of time in school.  Shouldn’t it be a place of eco-stewardship?  Learn how green schools can help you grow – as people that is – so you can take your place as the next generation of planetary care takers.

10:15 - 11:00 a.m., Student Union, Rm 3114

“Flare for Solar” by Tom O’Reilly, solar engineer

A salute to Earth Day with some history, which includes the struggle of clean renewable energy: solar vs. conventional energy – oil, coal and nuclear.

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Student Union, Room 3214

Rizzo’s Reptile Show

Reptiles–you love ‘em or hate ‘em but most don’t understand them or their importance to the environment.  Come experience the rapture of the reptile up close and personal.

Noon - 1:00 p.m., Amphitheater Courtyard

Lunch available for purchase prepared by the RCC Hospitality Program ($5/plate). All proceeds will go to an environmental scholarship and a local environmental organization

12:30 – 1:30 p.m., Student Union Rm 3114

Birds of Prey – Watch these magnificent creatures perform their aerial acrobatic flight for survival.  Learn about their fragile life and what you can do to help.

For more information, contact Lorinda Hill, Assistant to the Director of Plant Facilities, at 845-574- 4524,lhill@sunyrockland.edu or visit www.sunyrockland.edu

SUNY Rockland Community College Holds Earth Day Celebration with Live Reptile Show.

Tuesday, April 20, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

For more information and the full program, please visit SUNY RCC website

SUNY Rockland Community College Holds Earth Day Celebration with Live Reptile Show.

Tuesday, April 20, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

For more information and the full program, please visit SUNY RCC website

Earth Day celebrates 40 year 2010! It started out as a protest, initiated by Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin. “For the 40th anniversary of Earth Day in 2010, the world is in greater peril than ever, but there is also unprecedented opportunity to build a new future.” “On April 22 ¦1970¦, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment.” (Earth Day Network)

Read more about Earth Day celebrations near you:

• Earth Day in NYC
• The Great American Cleanup in Rockland County April 17-25, 2010