[ShareTompkins] Fwd: This Sunday, August 21st: Crop Mob at Solana Farm

[Shira Golding]

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> From: Rachel Firak <rfirak at gmail.com>
> Date: August 18, 2011 12:44:22 AM EDT
> To: sustainable_tompkins-l at list.cornell.edu, List Serve <TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu 
> >, nwaeg-l at cornell.edu, BJMPTA at yahoogroups.com, Groundswell Advisors  
> <advisors at groundswellcenter.org>
> Subject: [sustainable_tompkins-l] This Sunday, August 21st: Crop Mob  
> at Solana Farm
> Reply-To: "Sustainability in Tompkins County" <sustainable_tompkins-l at list.cornell.edu 
> >
>
> Hi all,
>
> The Ithaca Crop Mob will be hosting a crop mob this Sunday, August  
> 21st at Solana Farm on the Ithaca/Danby border, and you're invited!
>
> A "crop mob" is a 4-hour long volunteer event where a group of  
> volunteers "mob" a farm, lending their hands to a big task or two in  
> exchange for a farm-fresh meal, prepared by the farm for the  
> volunteers.
>
> Mobbers of all ages are welcome. If you'd like to come, please email ithacacropmob at gmail.com 
>  so we can have a head count.
>
> See you on Sunday! More info below.
>
> Rachel
>
> Sunday, August 21st: Crop Mob at Solana Farm
>
> Weeds are nature's graffiti.  ~Janice Maeditere
>
> Hey crop mobbers! This month we'll be gathering in Danby, south of  
> Ithaca, in late August. Come mob with us!
>
> WHERE: Solana Farm, Steam Mill Road, Ithaca, NY
> WHEN: Sunday, Aug. 21st, 10-2 p.m. followed by lunch
> WHAT: Summer field maintenance, which mostly means weeding - a  
> perfect time to talk to the farmers and pick their brains!
> WHO: Mobbers of all ages
> WHY: We love our young farmers!
> FARMERS: Lauren Paskin-Flerlage and Kevin McKinzey
>
> 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.
> 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'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:
> Take rt. 96b (N.Aurora St.) out of Ithaca, past Ithaca College,  
> through Danby, and just outside of Danby look for Steam Mill Rd. on  
> the left. Go about 1 mile down Steam Mill and the farm is on the  
> right, just as the road starts to curve towards to the left.
>
> About the farm:
> Solana Farm is a small organic CSA and market farm located in Danby,  
> NY. We grow a wide variety of vegetables using organic methods, and  
> we raise Rhode Island Red laying hens on pasture for fresh eggs. Our  
> long-term goal is to create a closed-loop, holistic, biodiverse, and  
> sustainable agricultural system that will produce fresh, healthy  
> food for our community while continuing to grow and learn from the  
> complexities of natural ecosystems. Our practices include using  
> local manure for soil fertility, and using a reduced-tillage method  
> that reduces soil compaction and increases soil tilth as well as the  
> populations of beneficial soil macro- and micro-organisms. We grow a  
> diversity of crops, allowing for a diverse insect community which  
> keeps individual pest populations to a manageable level. We also do  
> the majority of our planting, weeding, and harvesting by hand,  
> without the use of fossil fuels, in an effort to reduce our carbon  
> footprint.
>
> To learn more, visit their website: http://solanafarm.weebly.com/
>
> See you on the 21st!
>
> 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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