<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">Liz Falk <<a href="mailto:erf59@cornell.edu">erf59@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>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">January 10, 2012 1:58:01 PM EST</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:fingerlakespermaculture@lists.ibiblio.org">fingerlakespermaculture@lists.ibiblio.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>Grow Your Own! Classes and Volunteer Cooking Opportunity</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">Liz Falk <<a href="mailto:erf59@cornell.edu">erf59@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>A couple of great teaching and learning opportunities below for you --- <br><br><b>VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:</b> One or two G4H volunteers are needed to help teach a six-week<b> international cooking class</b> 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 <a href="mailto:audreyzelda@gmail.com" target="_blank">audreyzelda@gmail.com</a>.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><b>FREE CLASSES</b>:<span dir="ltr"> From <a href="mailto:drydencommunitygarden@gmail.com">drydencommunitygarden@gmail.com</a></span><br> <br><b>Subject: Grow Your Own! Jan., Feb., March</b><br><br><font face="'arial black', sans-serif">When and Where:</font><div>Tuesday January 17</div><div>Tuesday February 21</div><div>Tuesday March 20<br><div>6:30 - 8:00 pm</div> <div>Dryden Community Center Cafe, 1 West Main st. </div> <div><br></div><div> <font face="'arial black', sans-serif">What and Who:</font></div><div><b><i><font size="4" color="#009900">January's class</font></i></b> will be all about Dryden Community Garden's <font size="4" color="#006600"><b>group seed order</b></font> from <a href="http://www.fedcoseeds.com/" target="_blank">Fedco Seeds</a>. 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, <font face="georgia, serif">"Welcome to Fedco Seeds, <b>your source for cold-hardy selections especially adapted to our demanding Northeast climate</b>. 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." <br> </font>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. </div> <div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><br></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><b><font size="4" color="#009900">February's class</font></b> is <b><font size="4" color="#006600">Planning a Garden</font></b>, 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 <font color="#666600"><b>we really hope that experienced gardeners join us to share their knowledge</b></font>. </div> <div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><br></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto">For <b><font size="4" color="#009900">March</font></b> we'll be having the <img style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0.2ex;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0.2ex;vertical-align:middle" goomoji="ezweb_ne_jp.04E" height="15" width="18" src="cid:ezweb_ne_jp.04E@goomoji.gmail"> <font size="4" color="#006600"><b>Big Spring Community Garden Sign-up <img style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0.2ex;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0.2ex;vertical-align:middle" goomoji="ezweb_ne_jp.04E" src="cid:ezweb_ne_jp.04E@goomoji.gmail"></b></font> 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.</div> <div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"> 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 <b><font size="4" color="#006600">Understanding Eco Labels</font></b>. Yeah, that sounds good. Now I just need to find someone to answer our questions. </div> <div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"> </div></div> <div><font face="'arial black', sans-serif">Why:</font></div>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 <span style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">your</span> <span style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">own</span> topping), to have locally grown and/or wild harvested herbal teas, to get out on a Tuesday night, to <font color="#006600"><b>be part of the great, beautiful, wonderful thing that is our community and our food. </b></font><br> <br><font face="'arial black', sans-serif">And:</font></div><span>All ages are welcome, there are toys and books for little ones. </span><br><span>Donations are gratefully accepted to help us cover the cost of materials, snacks, and advertising. </span><br> <font color="#006600"><b>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. </b></font><br><span>If you are receiving this email by mistake reply to sender, ask to be removed from the </span><span>Grow</span><span> </span><span>your</span><span> </span><span>Own</span><span>! list and off you'll go. </span><div name="sig_d41d8cd98f" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt"> </div> </div><br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>