Waking Up the Garden Workshop// Taller “Despertando El Jardín” (in person)
Join the PFP for waking up the garden and starting seeds and seedlings!
April 26 4:30 – 6 PM @ PFP, 51 Vassar Farm Lane, Poughkeepsie NY
In this HANDS-ON workshop, we will be deciding what you are going to plant, and learning what seeds go in the ground directly or what gets started inside the house. We will learn how to make sure your soil and garden beds are ready by adding compost, soil, and mulching. By registering for this workshop you will not only help us wake up our Education gardens, but you will be ready to start your garden. Plus, everyone goes home with a little pot, soil and seeds to start growing!
This workshop will be offered in English with Spanish interpretation.
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Únase a nosotros en PFP para despertar el jardín y sembrar semillas y plántulas
26th Abríl 4:30-6 PM @ PFP, 51 Vassar Farm Lane, Poughkeepsie NY
En este taller PRÁCTICO estaremos decidiendo lo que va a plantar, aprendiendo qué semillas van directamente al suelo o qué comienza dentro de la casa, aprenderemos cómo asegurarnos de que su suelo y camas estén listos. Agregando compost, tierra y mantillo. Al inscribirte en este taller, no solo nos ayudarás a despertar nuestro jardín de semillas y meditación, sino que estarás listo para comenzar tu jardín y ¡todos se irán a casa con una pequeña maceta, tierra y semillas para comenzar a crecer!
Este taller se ofreceráen inglés con interpretación al espanõl.
Volunteer with the PFP for Garlic Planting (in person)
The Poughkeepsie Farm Project is looking for volunteers to help plant out garlic. At the end of October they planted garlic cloves that will grow throughout winter and spring to emerge as nice, full heads of garlic by early summer. This is a big project and the PFP could really use your help!
There are two shifts available on Thursday, October 27th:
9am-12pm
2pm-4pm
Volunteer with the PFP for Garlic Planting (in person)
The Poughkeepsie Farm Project is looking for volunteers to help plant out garlic. At the end of October they planted garlic cloves that will grow throughout winter and spring to emerge as nice, full heads of garlic by early summer. This is a big project and the PFP could really use your help!
There are two shifts available on Thursday, October 27th:
9am-12pm
2pm-4pm
Volunteer with United Way at the Newburgh Urban Farm (in person)
A Community Conversation Around Food Insecurity (virtual)
Topics Covered:
Overview of NYS Food Access Programs & Pandemic Era Data
Food Security Barriers in our Community. Presenters:
- Cristin McPeake, Vice President, Programs, Community Foundations
of the Hudson Valley - Colin Jarvis, Executive Director, Newburgh Ministry
- Gabriela Vega-Matthews, Casa Comunitaria de Recursos Dutchess
- Christine Sergent, Executive Director, Northeast Community Council
- Sara Gunn, Director, Food Bank of the Hudson Valley
Community Input Session
Pershing Avenue Neighborhood Farm + Gardens Harvest Fest (in person)
Join 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 bilingual assistance will be provided
César Chávez and the Future of Farmworker Organizing in New York State
Worker Justice Center of New York’s webinar, César Chávez & The Future of Farmworker Organizing in New York State, will discuss César Chávez’s legacy in the Workers’ Rights Movement and explore the future of farmworker organizing in New York, one year after the passage of the NY Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act. The panel discussion will have English and Spanish interpretation.
You won’t want to miss hearing from the following experts:
Crispin Hernandez is Mixteco from a corn growing region in southern Mexico. He worked in New York’s dairy industry for 3 years and is currently an organizer at the Workers‘ Center of Central New York.
Angelica Uribe worked harvesting fruit in Wayne County in her youth. Her parents are agricultural workers and immigrants. She is currently an organizer for the union UFCW One.
Carlos Orellana has been an organizer with United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) since 2008. He co-founded the Independent Farmworkers Center (CITA) in the early nineties during his years with the Rural and Migrant Ministry (RMM). Currently, he is one of the organizers helping with the farmworkers campaign in NYS, collaborating with three of our local unions.
Librada Paz: came to the United States as a young girl in search of a better future. She came to this country and worked in the field, facing many abuses. She worked on the farm until she graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology. After school she was invited to join Rural Migrant Ministry to fight against injustices that farmworkers were facing and are still facing. She continues to help workers speak out and fight for themselves for a better future.