<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</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">Rachel Firak <<a href="mailto:rfirak@gmail.com">rfirak@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 18, 2011 12:44:22 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"><a href="mailto:sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu">sustainable_tompkins-l@list.cornell.edu</a>, List Serve <<a href="mailto:TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu">TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu</a>>, <a href="mailto:nwaeg-l@cornell.edu">nwaeg-l@cornell.edu</a>, <a href="mailto:BJMPTA@yahoogroups.com">BJMPTA@yahoogroups.com</a>, Groundswell Advisors <<a href="mailto:advisors@groundswellcenter.org">advisors@groundswellcenter.org</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] This Sunday, August 21st: Crop Mob at Solana Farm</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>Hi all,<br><br>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!<br><br>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.<br> <br>Mobbers of all ages are welcome. If you'd like to come, please email <a href="mailto:ithacacropmob@gmail.com">ithacacropmob@gmail.com</a> so we can have a head count.<br><br>See you on Sunday! More info below.<br> <br>Rachel<br><br><font size="4">Sunday, August 21st: Crop Mob at Solana Farm</font><br><br>Weeds are nature's graffiti. ~Janice Maeditere<br><br>Hey crop mobbers! This month we'll be gathering in Danby, south of Ithaca, in late August. Come mob with us!<br> <br><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>WHERE:</b> <span class="il">Solana</span> Farm, </span></font><span></span>Steam Mill Road, Ithaca, NY<br> <b>WHEN:</b> Sunday, Aug. 21st, 10-2 p.m. followed by lunch <b><br>WHAT:</b> Summer field maintenance, which mostly means weeding - a perfect time to talk to the farmers and pick their brains! <b><br>WHO:</b> Mobbers of all ages<br> <b>WHY:</b> We love our young farmers!<br><b>FARMERS:</b> <span> Lauren Paskin-Flerlage and Kevin</span> <span>McKinzey</span><br> <br><b>What to bring:</b><br>Please wear closed toed shoes, weather appropriate clothing, hat, and sunscreen.<br>Please bring full water bottles for yourselves.<br>Wear gloves if you have them.<br> Bring a place setting (plate, bowl, cup, fork, spoon, napkin) for the meal.<br>Kids are welcome, supervised by their parents.<br>Please leave your pets at home.<br><br><b>How to sign up:</b><br>If you'd like to come, please RSVP to <a href="mailto:ithacacropmob@gmail.com" target="_blank">ithacacropmob@gmail.com</a>. Is this your first time <span>crop</span> mobbing? We would love to have you! Please include in your RSVP email any dietary restrictions or special circumstances we should know about.<br> <br><b>CARPOOLING!</b><br>Get to know your fellow <span>crop</span> 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.<br> <br><b>Directions from Ithaca:</b><br> <div>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. </div> <div><br></div><b>About the farm:</b><br><span style="float:left;clear:left;margin-top:0px"></span><span class="il">Solana</span> 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.<br><br>To learn more, visit their website: <a href="http://solanafarm.weebly.com/" target="_blank">http://solanafarm.weebly.com/</a><br><br>See you on the 21st!<br><br>Kate, Sam and Rachel <br clear="all"><br>-- <br><span style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153)">Rachel Firak</span><br style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153)"><span style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153)">Program Assistant</span><span style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153)"><br> Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming</span><span style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153)"><br>PO Box 6679</span><span style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153)"><br>Ithaca, NY 14851</span><br><br><i><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Are you an aspiring farmer or market gardener? Check out Groundswell's sustainable agriculture education programs at </span><span style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153)"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><a href="http://www.groundswellcenter.org" target="_blank">www.groundswellcenter.org</a>!</span><br> </span></i><br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>