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  • From: "Rex L. Williams, Jr." <rexwilliams.03 AT gmail.com>
  • To: <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [ocba] Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
  • Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:17:11 -0400

Hello OCBA,

 

There are a couple of upcoming events that I would like to tell you about.  We need volunteers, so please let me know at your earliest convenience if you are interested in helping with one of them.

 

Chestnut Ridge Camp and Retreat Center

 

Jessica Carson and Erica Romkema came to speak to us at our March meeting about an event they are planning at the community farm at Chestnut Ridge and we agreed to help them with their event. 

 

The Chestnut Ridge Camp and Retreat Center provides several services for its guests and members, including summer camps, after-school child care, retreat facilities, outdoor education programs, and community farming.  As part of a new grant, they are seeking to adopt a “farmscaping” approach in their community farm.  Farmscaping is a holistic ecological approach to pest management which aims to use specific plants and landscaping techniques to attract beneficial insects while discouraging harmful pests.

 

Since honeybees are among the beneficial pollinators they would like to encourage, Jessica and Erica have requested a presentation from OCBA as part of an event to kickstart their farmscaping initiative.  The event will be on Saturday, April 13, 2013 from 10am-noon.  They would like us to provide an informal presentation/discussion on importance of bees as pollinators, display the observation hive, and, hopefully, have local honey for tasting/sale.

 

Chestnut Ridge is located in Efland and their website can be seen here  http://campchestnutridge.org/community-farm/

 

New Bee Packages

 

David Bailey has been taking orders for new bee packages this year through his new store, Bailey Bee Supply.  He is hoping to have some volunteers to assist with the package pickups.  Pickups will be on two Saturdays next month, April 6 and April 20.

 

 

Please let me know if you are interested in participating in either of these volunteer opportunities as soon as you can.  Hope to hear from you soon.

 

 

Rex Williams

979-218-8728

rexwilliams.03 AT gmail.com

 

 

 




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