Wednesday, March 31, 2010

What is Compost???


Jenna Hicks, CCE Schuyler County Environmenatal Educator, teaches basic backyard composting techniques. Fee is $5 to register.
APRIL 10th,2010
10am-11am
This workshop will be held at the
Human Services Complex
323 Owego Street
Montour Falls NY 14865
Room 160 the Silver Spoon Cafe

Please call 607-535-7161 or email cab377@cornell.edu to register.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Friday Video Shorts

The Planning Commissioners Journal website highlights weekly videos in a blog referred to as "Friday Video Short". These are fun, informative clips that include topics such as planning, environment and the arts. Click here to go to the site and check out some additional videos.

See a video on Maya Lin's "Wave Field" below!


Friday, March 19, 2010

ARNOT FOREST JOINS NEW YORK STATE MAPLE WEEKEND


Come Join Us!!!
MARCH 20 & 21
Saturday and Sunday
8am to 4pm

*Join us this Saturday and Sunday starting at 8am for an Old Fashion Pancake Breakfast. Lunch items start at noon.

*Watch and learn how maple syrup is actually made.

*Taste real maple syrup and smell the comforting aroma that fills the sugarhouse as the sap is boiled.

*Take our guided tour from sap collection to the finished product.

*Pass through our gift shop and take home pure NYS Maple Syrup to share with your family and friends

For GPS use: 611 County Rte. 13, Cayuta, NY 14824
DIRECTIONS: (From the North (ie. Ithaca):
Take NY Route 13 South (toward Elmira) from Ithaca. Approximately 4 miles from the intersection of Routes 13, 34, and 96, turn left at the intersection of Route 13 and Trumbulls Corners Road. Turn right on Main Street at the “T”. Take the first left, onto VanKirk Road. Proceed approximately 4 miles, bear to the left (sharp left) at the Irish Hill Road “intersection”. Travel about 3 miles (down hill) past the driveway (on the right), to the gated road, follow signs to the Sugar House (also on the right).
From the South:
Take NY Route 13 North (toward Ithaca) from Horseheads, turning right onto NY 224 at Alpine Junction. Proceed approximately 6 miles, turn left on County Route #13 and proceed 1.4 miles, to bridge, turn left at the gated road to Arnot Forest Sugar House(also on the left).

Arnot Forest
611 County Rte. 13, Van Etten, NY 14889
Phone 607-589-6076 FAX 607-589-4277
E-mail arnot@cornell.edu

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

HOMEGROWN- The 21 Century Family Farm


We have set the new date for March 12 from 7pm to 9pm at the Silver Spoon Cafe. 323 Owego Street, Unit #7 Montour Falls NY 14865.

Please come out and help support the Schuyler Counties community garden projects!!

LOCAL FOODS FESTIVAL A SUCCESS


Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben and Schuyler Counties held their first "locally grown foods festival" on February 19th in Corning. The event was a huge success and demonstrates the fact that people are increasingly interested in buying local. Informative gatherings such as this one are trying to reduce the negative trends of the US now importing more food than it produces and the average “food mile” of dinner being 1500 miles.
To read the article written by WENY-TV and view the video please click here