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Coming up at Groundswell Center: Please Share Widely!

Farming for Justice:

A Discussion/Action Group for Food Producers

Wednesday, October 18th, 6PM - 8PM

Groundswell Center, 225 South Fulton Street, Ithaca NY*

Farming for Justice is a new monthly meeting for farmers, food producers, and land workers interested in digging into the intersection of food, agriculture and social justice. What role do we see ourselves playing in racial/economic justice work? What are the barriers we face and how can we support each other to step further into action? Through dialogue, education and action planning, we'll begin to explore the answers.

RSVP to Kate Cardona at kate AT groundswellcenter.org

*Please let me know if your farm or home can host an upcoming session!*

Horse-Powered Farming Basics

Saturday, November 4th, 9AM - 4PM

with the EquiCenter and Cornell Small Farms

EquiCenter, 3247 Rush Mendon Road, Honeoye Fall NY

Cost: $25, fee waived for veterans. Tuition Assistance Available.

This workshop will offer draft power horse and mule training for aspiring farmers or growers to learn about farming without use of fossil fuels. This course is for beginners, no experience necessary.

Transportation from Ithaca, NY area is being coordinated. Please let us know if you require transportation or childcare.

Contact kate AT groundswellcenter.org to sign up!

Building Permanent Raised Beds with Hand Tools

Saturday, November 18th, 9AM - 2PM

Groundswell Incubator Farm, 100 Rachel Carson Way, Ithaca

Bring weather appropriate clothes and a bag lunch! 

Cost: Sliding Scale, $5-$25,

No one turned away for lack of funds

 

Sean Dembrosky of Edible Acres will lead a very hands on workshop showing participants strategies and techniques for taking ‘weedy’ areas of shrubs, brambles, tall grasses, young trees, etc., and converting it into permanent raised beds on contour that can be incredibly productive.  Using permaculture principles and only hand tools, a group of people can convert ‘waste’ spaces into amazing production that can grow soil rapidly, hold onto moisture in the landscape and avoid using costly, dangerous and noisy equipment to do the work.

 Join us as we take an abandoned slope and help guide it into the foundation of a food forest for the Groundswell Center Incubator Farm!

REGISTER HERE

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Kate Cardona

Equity, Outreach and Course Coordinator 

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Coming up

Farming for Justice Group: Oct 18, 6:00PM - 8:00PM

Horse-Powered Farming Basics: Nov 4, 9:00AM - 4:00PM

Building Permanent Raised Beds: Nov 18, 9:00AM - 2:00PM

Farm Business Planning Course: 8 Weeks Jan - Mar 2018, Dates TBA

Agriculture & Climate Change Workshop: Feb 3, 10:00AM - 3:00PM

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