<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>share tompkins got a grant last february that helped us with everything from photocopies to making a banner and getting a hard drive to host photos and videos of our events!</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Gay Nicholson <<a href="mailto:gaynicholson@gmail.com">gaynicholson@gmail.com</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">August 4, 2010 12:14:42 AM EDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">tc-hsc-l <<a href="mailto:TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu">TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu</a>>, ST list <<a href="mailto:sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu">sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu</a>>, Cayuga Sustainablity Council <<a href="mailto:cayugasustain-l@list.cornell.edu">cayugasustain-l@list.cornell.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[sustainable_tompkins-l] September 1 deadline for Sustainable Tompkins Neighborhood Mini-Grants program</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Sustainability in Tompkins County" <<a href="mailto:sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu">sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: black; ">Local Self-Reliance Gets a Boost from Sustainable Tompkins</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="color: black; "><span> </span></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="color: black; ">ITHACA:<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>What does growing vegetables have to do with economic security?<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>According to community leaders Kirtrina Baxter of Southside Community Center and Dave Gell of the Black Locust Initiative, teaching young people how to garden is one of the surest ways to build both self-reliance and the entrepreneurial spirit so necessary to creating a resilient and thriving local economy.<span> </span>Sustainable Tompkins could not agree more, which is why Baxter’s Youth Farm Project and Gell’s Trumansburg Middle School Root Cellar were recent recipients of awards from their Neighborhood Mini-Grants Program.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="color: black; ">Sustainable Tompkins is eager to support more projects like these and is calling on local citizens and grassroots groups to submit their applications by September 1 for the next round of funding.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span> </span>Over the last two years, the donor-supported program has distributed $14,455 to 35 projects with a goal of encouraging local self-reliance, strengthening neighborhood connections, and promoting long-term community well-being.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="color: black; ">Mini-grants awarded in the latest round included:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span> </span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </p><div style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>$750 to support the Youth Farm Project organized by Congo Square Market, Southside Community Center, Lehman Alternative School, Beverly J Martin School’s Fresh Fruits and Snack Program, Gardens4Humanity, and Three Swallows Farm.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span> </span>The partners will bring together young people from all backgrounds to learn about organic farming techniques, food justice, and nutrition.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>The students are spending the summer months raising vegetables to be sold at a neighborhood market or served in local schools in the fall.<span> </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </p><div style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; ">$750 to the Black Locust Initiative<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>to create a youth-built root cellar for squash and winter vegetable storage at Trumansburg Middle School.<span style="font-family: Times; "><span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>The project is part of an ongoing initiative to engage students in food production at the school and provide real-world applications of math and carpentry skills.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </p><div style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>$630 to Dryden Community Garden for fencing materials to keep deer out of a new community garden on land donated by the Town of Dryden.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span> </span>Organizers hope to encourage those utilizing the Dryden Kitchen Cupboard or living in apartments, trailer parks, or senior housing to take advantage of a chance to grow their own food.</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-family: Times; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="color: black; ">Danielle Klock of Wishing Well Magazine was so impressed by the diversity, ingenuity, and community spirit of awardees in the program that she committed to an ongoing business sponsorship of $300 a month – substantially increasing the amount of funds available to applicants.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>A portion of Wishing Well’s advertising revenue goes to the sponsorship, so when local businesses support Wishing Well, they are in turn supporting our community.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span> </span>“It’s really a model of interdependence.” says Klock, “Ithaca has so many caring and active citizens – it’s an honor to be a part of making our community more sustainable.”</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="color: black; ">Neighorhood Mini-grant awards range from $150 to $750, and are made on a quarterly basis.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Applications for the next round of grants are due on September 1, and all residents, citizen groups and non-profit organizations of Tompkins County are eligible to apply.<span> </span>To obtain an application form, make a donation in support of the program, or get more information, contact Gay Nicholson:</span><span style="color: purple; "><a href="mailto:gay@sustainabletompkins.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">gay@sustainabletompkins.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>or call<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: black; ">(607) 266-1952.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Sustainable Tompkins is a citizen-based organization whose mission is to promote the long-term well-being of our communities and region by integrating social equity, economic vitality, ecological stewardship, and personal and civic responsibility.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Their office is located at 109 South Albany St. in Ithaca.<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Visit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.sustainabletompkins.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for more details.<span style="color: black; "></span></div><br clear="all"><br>--<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>----------------------------------------------------<br>Gay Nicholson, Ph.D.<br>President<br>Sustainable Tompkins<br>109 S. Albany St.<br>Ithaca, NY 14850<br><br><a href="http://www.sustainabletompkins.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.sustainabletompkins.org</a><br><br><br>607-533-7312 (home office)<br>607-220-8991 (cell)<br>607-216-1552 (ST office)<br>607-216-1553 (ST fax)<br><br><a href="mailto:gay@sustainabletompkins.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">gay@sustainabletompkins.org</a><br></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>