[ShareTompkins] Fwd: Grow Your Own! Classes and Volunteer Cooking Opportunity

[Shira Golding]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Liz Falk <erf59 at cornell.edu>
> Date: January 10, 2012 1:58:01 PM EST
> To: <fingerlakespermaculture at lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Grow Your Own! Classes and Volunteer Cooking Opportunity
> Reply-To: Liz Falk <erf59 at cornell.edu>
>
> A couple of great teaching and learning opportunities below for you  
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>
> VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: One or two G4H volunteers are needed to help  
> teach a six-week international cooking class for 3rd-5th graders at  
> Northeast Elementary School. The series will take place after school  
> from 2-3 pm on Mondays - 1/20, 2/6, 2/13, 2/27, 3/5, 3/12. Contact  
> Audrey Baker at audreyzelda at gmail.com.
>
> FREE CLASSES: From drydencommunitygarden at gmail.com
>
> Subject: Grow Your Own! Jan., Feb., March
>
> When and Where:
> Tuesday January 17
> Tuesday February 21
> Tuesday March 20
> 6:30 - 8:00 pm
> Dryden Community Center Cafe, 1 West Main st.
>
> What and Who:
> January's class will be all about Dryden Community Garden's group  
> seed order from Fedco Seeds.  Last year was our first group order  
> and it went very well for everyone - we got a 20% discount! There  
> are many reasons to choose Fedco Seeds, including, "Welcome to Fedco  
> Seeds, your source for cold-hardy selections especially adapted to  
> our demanding Northeast climate. Each year we observe hundreds of  
> varieties, selecting only the best for inclusion in our catalogs.  
> Through our product lines and cultural hints, we encourage  
> sustainable growing methods. We offer a large selection of certified  
> organic cultivars and regional heirloom varieties. We buy products  
> from all over the world."
> Join us this month to learn how to place your order either online or  
> using Fedco's lovely paper catalog and placing a handwritten order  
> with us. We will also talk about the idea many people have had for  
> having a seed and plant exchange club.
>
> February's class is Planning a Garden, very good for the new  
> gardeners who are unsure of what and how much to grow, when to  
> plant, how much space they will need, what challenges to expect and  
> how to handle them.  This will partly be a Q&A type group so we  
> really hope that experienced gardeners join us to share their  
> knowledge.
>
> For March we'll be having the  Big Spring Community Garden Sign-up   
> where Jean and Kerra and other garden members can answer questions  
> about the community garden, we can share ideas, voice problems  
> encountered last year, etc. We'd also like to get some ideas for  
> future classes.
>  Also, we have a class topic we'd like to cover but are still  
> looking for a speaker. There have been some questions lately about  
> what different labels mean on foods, seeds and household items. What  
> are the different Fair Trade certifications, Organic, Natural, All  
> Natural, Certified Organic by____, etc. ?  We would call the topic  
> Understanding Eco Labels. Yeah, that sounds good. Now I just need to  
> find someone to answer our questions.
>
> Why:
> To teach and learn and meet new people, to build connections in the  
> community, to have organic air-popped popcorn with nutritional yeast  
> and sea salt (or plain, or bring your own topping), to have locally  
> grown and/or wild harvested herbal teas, to get out on a Tuesday  
> night, to be part of the great, beautiful, wonderful thing that is  
> our community and our food.
>
> And:
> All ages are welcome, there are toys and books for little ones.
> Donations are gratefully accepted to help us cover the cost of  
> materials, snacks, and advertising.
> If you have ideas for future class topics you'd like to see covered,  
> or if you'd like to lead a class please reply to sender.
> If you are receiving this email by mistake reply to sender, ask to  
> be removed from the Grow your Own! list and off you'll go.
>

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