Pershing Park Community Meeting
Join the Poughkeepsie Farm Project & Scenic Hudson for a community Zoom gathering to explore all the exciting plans for Pershing Park: Apply for a Pershing Avenue Neighborhood Farm community garden plot and learn how to grow your own fruits and veggies Review possible new playground plans Share your ideas for other park improvements Get …
Volunteer: Planting for Pollinators
Volunteer with the Environmental Cooperative and Vassar Ecological Preserve! Plant shrubs and flowers in order to restore the land to its former state and support pollinators. Select one of the slots: Monday, May 24 from 10am - 12pm Monday, May 24 from 12 - 2pm Monday, May 24 from 2 - 4pm Tuesday, May 25 …
Honey I Shrunk the Lawn: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint (virtual)
Learn why shrinking your lawn is climate smart, and promotes bird and other pollinator populations! Share your ideas about growing native plants, shrubs, trees, and more! This virtual event features Laura Wyeth: horticulturist and biology instructor at SUNY New Paltz . Hosted by Sustainable Hudson Valley and in conjunction with the Marbletown Environmental Conservation Commission, …
Pershing Avenue Neighborhood Farm + Gardens Harvest Fest (in person)
Pershing Avenue Neighborhood Farm + Gardens 49 Pershing Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NYJoin Scenic Hudson at Pershing Avenue Neighborhood Farm + Gardens on Saturday, October 2 for Harvest Fest! Activities include: ?Food (masks required in food tent) ?Dancing + music (dance battle) ?Family/kids craft activities ?Sign-ups for community garden beds ?Help plant blueberries for the farm ?Fun + games ?Giveaways ?Parking on the Street? Spanish interpretation and/or …
What’s the Buzz: Creating Pollinator Friendly Communities (remote)
The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Dutchess County Environment & Energy Team is hosting a program with Dutchess County municipal officials and volunteers (CAC, CSC Task Force, Planning Board, Town Board, ZBA), watershed groups and local residents. Pollinators are a critical component of our ecosystem, fertilizing the plants in our yards and parks as well as …
Eat or Toss? (virtual)
Join Hudson Valley EATS and special guest, Racheal Jackson, journalist and founder of Eat or Toss, and stress no more about the uncertainty of whether a food can still be eaten or needs to be tossed because it could make you sick. Register here!
Talk on the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (virtual)
Join Cornell Cooperative Extension and Dr. Chad Wall, Field Veterinarian for NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, to learn about the current outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, the threat it poses to NYS poultry production, and how we can protect our birds and stop the spread. This event is for Small Production Flocks as …