[permaculture] january 08 permaculture events, Ithaca, NY USA

Michael Burns michael at fingerlakespermaculture.org
Sun Jan 6 11:15:31 EST 2008


CAYUGA NATURE CENTER
and
Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
1420 Taughannock Blvd
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-273-6260
www.cayuganaturecenter.org
www.fingerlakespermaculture.org

*HAPPY NEW YEAR!*

JANUARY 2008 EVENTS
-- Team Challenge: Portable Games 1/12
-- Local Foods Brunch 1/13
-- Nature Awareness & Maple Sugaring 1/14
-- Permaculture Fundamentals 1/18 - 1/20
-- Winter Ecology through Games 1/20
-- Wild Ones: Animal Feeding 1/27
-- Permaculture: Designing an Ecosystem 1/30

TEAM CHALLENGE: PORTABLE GAMES
Sunday, January 12th
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Fees: General Admission (CNC Team Activity Booklet and Bag of Tricks:  
$30)
For Who? - Adult Educators

CALL TO RESERVE!
This workshop is ideal for those who want to get out and explore team  
building without the use of a low and high ropes course. If you are a  
teacher, camp staff, human service professional, community leader or  
coach you will find many of these tools useful to your work. All  
participants that attend can receive a 20% discount off of their next  
TEAM Challenge program they book for 2008.

More info: www.CayugaNatureCenter.org or 607-273-6260

LOCAL FOODS BRUNCH
Sunday, January 13th
Brunch & Live Music: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Pruning Workshop: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
TEAM Challenge Games: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Cayuga Nature Center offers a healthy brunch sourced from local and  
organic ingredients and a variety of activities for the whole family.  
We will serve buttermilk & vegan pancakes, eggs, homefries, and a  
seasonal dish cooked by CNC staff. Coffee, Tea, and Juice are  
included. Fee: $12 Adults and $6 Kids includes general admission

Brunch will be accompanied by live music from The Wayward Girls, a  
duo with Emelie Peine and Amy Guptill who will serve up soulful,  
ragged harmonies that draw on old-time, alternative country, and rock  
influences.

A pruning workshop will be offered from 12 - 2pm from local artisan  
Steve Sierigk of Acorn Designs. Steve will demonstrate fruit tree  
pruning techniques and talk theory while rehabilitating an old CNC  
apple tree.

Also offered are TEAM Challenge games from 12 - 2pm which focus on  
supporting growth and self-discovery through experiential education.  
The program helps individuals to work on trust, cooperation, problem  
solving skills and building self esteem.

Trails will be open for hiking, and showshoes are available for  
rental at $8 a pair, weather permitting.

More info: www.fingerlakespermaculture.org/localfoodsbrunch.htm or  
call 607-273-6260.

MAPLE SUGARING & NATURE AWARENESS
for Kids and Families!
Mondays: 2 PM - 4:30 PM
January 14 - March 17 (10 sessions)
Fee: $150 per family plus two hours volunteer time at MapleFest  
(March 28 - 30)

The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute offers a program in  
conjunction with Trumansburg Learning Cooperative.

We will explore the forest as winter turns to spring and help with  
maple sugaring at Cayuga Nature Center, learning the history and  
process of turning sap into syrup.

We'll explore...

Tracking & Stalking
Winter Ecology
Permaculture Attitudes
Maple Sugaring History
Modern Syrup Production

Cost: $150 per family plus two hours volunteer time at MapleFest  
(March 21 - 23)

More info: www.fingerlakespermaculture.org/ 
maplesugaringnatureawar.htm or EJ George at 607-387-3602

PERMACULTURE FUNDAMENTALS
January 18 - 20 : Friday 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Sat & Sun 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Fee: Sliding Scale $100 - 250
with
STEVE GABRIEL,
KARRYN OLSON-RAMANUJAN,
and KAY CAFASSO

Spend a weekend learning the basics of permaculture theory and walk  
away with a toolbox of ecological design principles.

This course is highly affordable and offers a discussion on the  
ethics, attitudes, and principles of permaculture as well as an  
exploration of natural ecology and pattern that lead to regenerative  
designs.

We don't like lecturing. These classes are designed to be interactive  
and hands on. We use the site to discover how useful permaculture  
ideas can be in a variety of settings and situations. We value  
interactive learning emphasizing group process as much as content.

TOPICS:
What is Permaculture?
Ethics, Attitudes, and Principles
Pattern & Whole Systems
Observation & Site Evaluation
Ecology in a Nutshell
Design Process

This class is part of our Permaculture Design Cerficiation Course,  
offered two times a year . This 100-hour program equips equips  
students with the knowledge andunderstanding of whole systems and the  
applications of design to create systems which are ecologically sound  
and economically viable.

More info: www.fingerlakespermaculture.org/fundamentals.htm


WINTER ECOLOGY THROUGH GAMES
Sunday, January 20th
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Fee: General Admission

During this event, we will cover these concepts: survival, migration,  
predator/prey, camouflage, stalking & tracking. There will be a 30  
minute presentation on the CNC animals and how they adapt to the  
winter. Be prepared to be outside and active.


WILD ONES: ANIMAL FEEDING
Sunday, January 27th
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Fee: General Admission

Come meet our snakes, turtles, lizards, and more and help CNC animal  
keepers feed them while learning about the lives of these remarkable  
creatures from around the globe.


PERMACULTURE: BUILDING AN ECOSYSTEM
Wednesday, January 30
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fee: FREE!

There is a world view which identifies humanity as a vital part of  
the web of life; indeed people have for thousands of years been  
stewards of the Earth, always finding innovative ways to extract our  
needs for survival while improving life for other species and future  
generations. Join Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute Program  
Coordinator Steve Gabriel for a discussion on the design process as a  
tool for making effective, measurable changes in the way we work in  
the world. Steve will share design examples from the Cayuga Nature  
Center, where FLPCI has been working on development of a land use  
plan incorporating agricultural, forestry, habitat and interpretive  
elements.

Space is limited and registration is required.

To register, sign up at GreenStar's Customer Service Desk or call  
273-9392.

This class is free and open to the public, and will be held in the  
meeting room at GreenStar Cooperative Market’s West-End Store, 701 W.  
Buffalo St.


ABOUT

Cayuga Nature Center (www.cayuganaturecenter.org) (CNC) is a place to  
explire the wonders of nature. We invite you to visit our collection  
of over 40 live Animals, climb around Treetops, our six story  
observational tree-house, or simply enjoy the outdoors while walking  
our five miles of interpretive trails, which meander through a mature  
deciduous forest, along gorges and streams, and past a variety of  
native plants and wildlife.

Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (www.fingerlakespermaculture.org)  
is a project of CNC providing affordable and experiential learning  
events in the Finger Lakes bioregion of New York State. We offer two  
annual Permaculture Design Certification courses, monthly brunches  
featuring local farmers, and a variety of other programming for  
children and adults.


Hours for the Main Lodge

Monday - Sunday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Trails are open to the pubic from dawn to dusk, 365 days a year.

General Admission: $3 Adults, $2 Seniors/Students, $1 Kids

more:
www.cayuganaturecenter.org
www.fingerlakespermaculture.org

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