[ShareTompkins] Fwd: This Saturday- April 30th, 9-1: Crop Mob at Kestrel Perch Berry Farm!

[Shira Golding]

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> From: Rachel Firak <rfirak at gmail.com>
> Date: April 28, 2011 3:27:33 PM EDT
> To: List Serve <TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu>, <BJMPTA at yahoogroups.com>, <sustainable_tompkins-l at list.cornell.edu 
> >, Groundswell Advisors <advisors at groundswellcenter.org>
> Subject: This Saturday- April 30th, 9-1: Crop Mob at Kestrel Perch  
> Berry Farm!
> Reply-To: Rachel Firak <rfirak at gmail.com>
>
> What is a crop mob? Join the Ithaca Crop Mob this Saturday, April  
> 30th from 9-1 at Kestrel Perch Berry Farm to find out!
>
> Get outside (in the sun- yay!), get some exercise, eat lovely farmer- 
> prepared dishes, meet your neighbors, and get your hands dirty  
> putting in some blueberry bushes! This is a great opportunity to  
> learn about organic berry production and meet some cool people while  
> doing it.
>
> RSVP to ithacacropmob at gmail.com if you'd like to come! Family and  
> friends are welcome. Rides are available from Ithaca and Etna. More  
> details are below.
>
>
>
> When any lagged behind, the cry of "blueberries" was most effectual  
> to bring them up.
> - Henry David Thoreau
>
> Hello Crop Mobbers,
>
> In keeping with our theme of perennial mobs and perennial plants... :)
>
> Last May we weeded and hilled raspberry bushes at Kestrel Perch. Now  
> we're going to help transplant some young blueberry bushes into  
> their permanent homes.
>
> WHERE: Kestrel Perch Berry Farm: 220 Rachel Carson Way, Ithaca, NY  
> 14850
> WHEN: April 30th, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m., followed by lunch
> WHAT: Transplanting blueberry bushes!
> WHO: Mobbers of all ages
> FARMER: Katie Creeger
>
> Kestrel Perch is an organic berry farm located at EcoVillage.   
> Farmer Katie Creeger grows strawberries, summer and fall  
> raspberries, red and black currants, blackberries and gooseberries,  
> and now, blueberries.  Most of her berries go to her U-pick berry  
> CSA, and she does some open U-pick as well.  Her farm is  
> immaculately pruned and tended (she might not say so, being a sharp- 
> eyed perfectionist, but it sure looks good to us!).
>
> What to bring:
> Please wear closed toed shoes, weather appropriate clothing, hat,  
> and sunscreen.
> Please bring full water bottles for yourselves.
> Wear gloves if you have them.
> If you have a digging spade/shovel, bring that along too. (Extras to  
> share are always welcome too - label with a piece of tape, a colored  
> ribbon, etc.).
> Bring a place setting (plate, bowl, cup, fork, spoon, napkin) for  
> the meal.
> Kids are welcome, supervised by their parents.
> Please leave your pets at home.
>
> How to sign up:
> If you know for sure you'd like to come, please RSVP to ithacacropmob at gmail.com 
> . Is this your first time crop mobbing? We would love to have you!
> Please include in your RSVP email any dietary restrictions or  
> special circumstances we should know about.
>
> CARPOOLING!
> Get to know your fellow crop mobbers and save fuel- request or offer  
> a ride. If you are able to offer a ride OR if you need a ride,  
> please let us know in your RSVP email and we'll try to connect you  
> with others.
>
> Directions from Ithaca:
> The farm is located at 220 Rachel Carson Way, Ithaca, NY 14850. Take  
> Hector St./Rt.79w out of Ithaca.  Go about 2 miles and turn left  
> onto Rachel Carson Way. The berry farm is fenced in on your left,  
> park along the road.  If you get to the housing community on Rachel  
> Carson Way, you've gone too far.
>
> About the farm:
> Kestrel Perch Berries, a unique combination of the Community  
> Supported Agriculture (CSA) and U-Pick models, supplies seasonal  
> small fruit to members in the greater Ithaca, NY area. Kestrel Perch  
> Berry Farm is also incorporating a "pay-as-you-go" payment option.  
> All of her fruit is organic, grown without chemicals and all grown  
> at her West Hill location.
>
> You can read more about Kestrel Perch Berry Farm here: http://www.ithacaberries.com/
>
> See you on the 30th!
>
> Kate, Sam and Rachel
>
>
> -- 
> Rachel Firak
> Program Assistant
> Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming
> PO Box 6679
> Ithaca, NY  14851
>
> Are you an aspiring farmer or market gardener? Check out  
> Groundswell's sustainable agriculture education programs at www.groundswellcenter.org 
> !
>

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