tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29658470963543370092024-03-21T14:38:10.340-07:00Hudson Valley Earth Day CelebrationTHE biggest 40th Anniversary Celebration in the ValleyLaurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-26781341578454833532010-04-25T16:05:00.000-07:002010-04-25T16:37:46.076-07:00The pot of gold at the end of the rain(bow)...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindJo8RJYOCWTitl3WwefcXQeMdqMjeHK9h4WTO_aRlxg5h_IR3lXLJFmc1XZz2BXQdIwbeCcYDs4SKgGUnzggG5mWT2aS5Vsu_6_Z5ptXq0Vv36T7DsoUXCT4UFG2kLCb5uI8YyryUAg/s1600/Photoxpress_179469.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindJo8RJYOCWTitl3WwefcXQeMdqMjeHK9h4WTO_aRlxg5h_IR3lXLJFmc1XZz2BXQdIwbeCcYDs4SKgGUnzggG5mWT2aS5Vsu_6_Z5ptXq0Vv36T7DsoUXCT4UFG2kLCb5uI8YyryUAg/s320/Photoxpress_179469.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464215839291688626" border="0" /></a>What's an Earth Day weekend without a little rain? As Suanne -- a dear friend and the person who made our Musicians for Clean Air concerts possible this weekend -- said: "We need rain to live." And she's so right. Without it...well, this weekend without it we'd have had two spectacular weather days at the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration instead of one.<br /><br />Instead, today was the antithesis of yesterday: raw, windy, cold (like 40 degrees cold), and wet...sodden.<br /><br />And yet, people did come to enjoy the day, indoors. Not nearly as many as yesterday. But still, they were enough. And our farmers, our chefs, our yoga and Tai Chi instructors, our green companies, our kids activities people, our speakers, the Cornell Cooperative Extension's entire staff, our grounds people, office people, our performers -- that is, EVERYONE who played a part in making this Celebration a whole -- smiled at each other, shrugged their shoulders at Mother Nature's weepy sky, and made it a day worth remembering for the visitors who came their way.<br /><br />And that, my friends, is success. The kind of success that you can't put a number on, but rather, the type of success that you <span style="font-style: italic;">can </span>count on when people act as a community for the good of all involved.<br /><br />I send my thanks and gratitude to every one of them...every person who was involved...from the Fairgrounds staff who gave up their weekend to work with good cheer and vigor at this new, untried event, to the incredible volunteers who supported not just the event but also me personally, to our green companies' people who stayed with it to the end with good cheer, to our musicians who made such beautiful music whether they played to a "crowd" of a few or to hundreds, to our other performers who entertained our children visitors with real flair and professionalism, to our eco-presenters who made knowledge so easily accessible to all who wanted to learn, to our chefs who made unbelievably delicious food in the Harvest demonstration Kitchen, to our farmers who brought such bounty and good cheer to our event, to the Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County's staff -- virtually all of whom were with us this weekend running the demo kitchen, maker square, presentation area and so much more with such passion, commitment and professionalism (with a special shout out of thanks to all the 4-H clubs and Green Teens who showed their best to over 3000 people), to our Tai Chi/Qigong and Yoga teachers who stretched our muscles and calmed our minds, and to Robert Stone, who so generously gave of his time and his wonderful documentary feature film, "Earth Days."<br /><br />Thank you. All.<br /><br />This event would not have been the success that it was without every single one of you!<br /><br />Tomorrow is for planning anew.<br /><br />But tonight? You'll pardon me if I sign off to eat a good dinner, take a long hot shower and go to sleep.Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-4029424077610095412010-04-24T16:39:00.000-07:002010-04-24T16:57:40.608-07:00A glorious day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFC9MsLfXOtyTMGCZp9uqoWAEcTBOvdAmYFe204WowCYA2dM3qztu5m_xW3DImELPxaaav7NDf0L4bji87E8kWeH8FdSygQba7c8pz0yPoqhlMbT3bgHN7Alzzp_w6riK-EbNS3nhoQA/s1600/Photoxpress_2329565.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFC9MsLfXOtyTMGCZp9uqoWAEcTBOvdAmYFe204WowCYA2dM3qztu5m_xW3DImELPxaaav7NDf0L4bji87E8kWeH8FdSygQba7c8pz0yPoqhlMbT3bgHN7Alzzp_w6riK-EbNS3nhoQA/s320/Photoxpress_2329565.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463854412417176850" border="0" /></a>The Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration flew into the Dutchess County Fairgrounds today and came to a nearly perfect landing!<br /><br />The day was perfect. Cool but not too cold in the morning and warm but not too warm in the afternoon. Gorgeous sun. A light breeze.<br /><br />From 7:30 a.m. until a minute before we opened the gates to the public, the venue was a hive of busyness...green companies tweaking their booth setups to make them as attractive as possible to our visitors; farmers hauling everything from live chickens to artisanal cheeses, eggs, herbs, veggies, fruit, wine and more into their market spaces; kids' showpeople polishing their acts; and musicians tuning their axes.<br /><br />And then the doors opened and the fun began! Families came and stayed for hours. Last time I got into the Maker Square area, it was literally COVERED with kids (I mean like ON THE FLOOR) cutting, sewing, hammering, pasting, making stuff. They were there all afternoon! Pony rides galore. Tons of great music! Rain barrels were made and hoisted onto shoulders and taken back to cars, whose occupants just strolled back in and kept going. Everything was well attended, and virtually everyone said they had a great time (well, there's always ONE or TWO people...but I'm not focusing on that here...)!!<br /><br />The vendors said they had a great day, our visitors looked tired and happy when they left, the farmers got more business than they expected, the food demos were eaten out of house and home (or the demo kitchen!), the ponies were busy giving kids rides all day, the hayrides were full up every time they clipclopped out of the gate.<br /><br />For this little event planner, it was awesome (and not a little surreal) to see it all come to life and everyone having a great time.<br /><br />Tomorrow's day two. And even though the weather forecast isn't great, it shouldn't matter. This event is almost 100% indoors throughout five buildings the size of airplane hangars. There's SO much to do, you won't notice the few drops that splash on you as you run across the way from building to building.<br /><br />If you had fun on a sunny day, wait until you've got all that space and activity for your kids on a rainy day!<br /><br />Rain or shine, tomorrow we're doin' it all again, and you'll have an awesome time.Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-1556866709366150252010-04-23T18:30:00.000-07:002010-04-23T18:43:18.370-07:00This is it!OKAY you guys, this is it!<br /><br />Today over 100 farmers, green companies, environmental non-profits, Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County employees and volunteers made their way to the Dutchess County Fairgrounds to set up their booths, activities, games, food demos, talks, and more.<br /><br />Advanced Recovery, Inc. began its 3-day e-waste take-back program out in the main parking lot (today was for businesses only; tomorrow and Sunday are for YOU!).<br /><br />Our incredible ground crew, plus our great decorators, our amazing front and back office staffs, our (unbelievably supportive [of me]) General Manager, Bob Grems and our he-can't-possibly-be-so-many-places-at-once-but-he's-always-right-there-when-you-need-him-to-solve-your-problem Andy Imperati made it all seem seamless.<br /><br />And tomorrow, before all of you get to the venue, they, and the other folks who are coming and setting up just for you will be on site at the shriek of dawn (well okay, maybe 8 a.m., not so shriek-y, but early on a Saturday after an incredibly full week) putting the finishing touches on our Celebration preparations.<br /><br />It's going to be a beautiful day, and it's going to be a beautiful Earth Day Celebration. I can tell you that this thing's going to be GREAT fun and a wonderful thing to do on a lovely Saturday. Even on a maybe-not-so-lovely Sunday (if the weather folks are right, and since they so often are SO WRONG, I choose not to focus on it. Hey it's all indoors, this Celebration, anyway).<br /><br />SO, come one, come all and have a ball. We built this Earth Day Celebratio for y'all.Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-14391236770017836352010-04-22T20:03:00.001-07:002010-04-22T20:12:47.904-07:00"I'm a real boy!" -- Just added: A marionette show!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYUzEkDUn_eboU66_v54RhDwAfVDGgcfhsR-VUSkagCKPy0FraCzSiuAf6W51cOjVPTWxvN3qZ1Z3_rHWtOn1AfkpR5QdPA7VAO0gaEp9iSrQCfuSmqpJ2w4GCncxQFrl9abGSEKcYr4/s1600/Photoxpress_3884342.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYUzEkDUn_eboU66_v54RhDwAfVDGgcfhsR-VUSkagCKPy0FraCzSiuAf6W51cOjVPTWxvN3qZ1Z3_rHWtOn1AfkpR5QdPA7VAO0gaEp9iSrQCfuSmqpJ2w4GCncxQFrl9abGSEKcYr4/s320/Photoxpress_3884342.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463163704041915058" border="0" /></a>This just in: The Korinya Ukranian Folk Band is not just teaching your children how to folk dance, or singing on the main stage on Saturday. 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<br />And they'll perform with their marionettes at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Your kids will love it. YOU will love it. So, don't miss it!
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<br />This new addition to our line up for kids will help ease the sting of the unfortunate last-minute withdrawal of the Newburgh Free Academy's solar cars display. We're sorry that they won't be with us, but we understand. We hope they'll be able to come back next year and wow us with their new technological feats!</span>
<br />Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-39469180543173804382010-04-22T03:36:00.000-07:002010-04-22T04:22:57.145-07:00Happy Earth Day, Hudson Valley!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWiEeVFT8xpn-9LZaTCqf-GtWL2q1sJM0pcbx_gEYAgcmghcV-ej5ZbuRZFDbs4r5DUS7MC9LQLuk1eLDuiEwOsqIO-fgAiH7pcveaTlxrjpuSj0_mUqNpE8E5bcuU2IZWck5HrUCSTg/s1600/HV-Logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWiEeVFT8xpn-9LZaTCqf-GtWL2q1sJM0pcbx_gEYAgcmghcV-ej5ZbuRZFDbs4r5DUS7MC9LQLuk1eLDuiEwOsqIO-fgAiH7pcveaTlxrjpuSj0_mUqNpE8E5bcuU2IZWck5HrUCSTg/s320/HV-Logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462909402331011234" border="0" /></a>Today is the <span style="font-style: italic;">real </span>40th anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970. Looking back across the past four decades, we have a lot to celebrate and be thankful for:<br /><br />Federal and state environmental laws and regulations that have seen massive cleanups of our waterways, air, drinking water and land; a movement of millions upon millions of people who have dedicated their thinking, actions and lifestyles to living more lightly on the earth; innovators who, without the impetus that came from increased awareness of the fragility of the planet and our need to live more sustainably, might never have dedicated their careers to creating cleaner-fueled cars, better mass transit, new consumer and industrial products and practices that are based on natural and organic ingredients instead of harsh and toxic chemicals. And the list goes one.<br /><br />But as we honor the planet and those who have worked and are working so hard to slow, then halt humans' effect on our climate, and all that global warming portends, we all know, there is much, much more to do. In our personal lives. In our communities. For the region, the country, the globe. Our children, and their children to come.<br /><br />Getting to "sustainability" in our lives, and here in the Hudson Valley is a journey. And whether you're already making positive environmental changes in your life, or haven't begun to really think about it, today and this week, and the entire year -- the lifetime we each have left -- is a great time to begin to make change. Some of us will make major alterations in our lifestyles; others will make small ones. No matter how small the steps are, they add up to major impacts in the aggregate.<br /><br />Really. They do. I was listening recently to NPR and a segment came on about the impact of each person in the US not throwing just one, single-use water bottle into the trash (or on the side of the road). Recycling just that one per day. The amount of plastics saved from landfilling, and water pollution, animal deaths from ingesting parts or all of the bottles that would be prevented is absolutely staggering. It's in the millions and millions of tons.<br /><br />And that's only one example of a small change we each can make. Turning down our thermostats a couple of degrees to save energy. Buying the food you like from local sources, whether it's organic, natural or simply grown nearby. Buying and using cleaning products that are environmentally preferable -- that is, based on less toxic ingredients -- and so improving your indoor air quality. Simple, effective, easy, AND it makes a difference.<br /><br />If you don't know where to start, I humbly suggest that you come and spend part of the weekend with us at the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday, April 24-25. It's only two days away, and it will be a GREAT place to learn about the simple ways that you can make your home, your community and our region (and yes, the planet!) a better, safer (environmentally speaking) place to live. AND you'll have a blast! We have SO many things to do, learn, see, listen to that you can't do it all in one day (not kidding).<br /><br />Start by doing a REALLY feel-good (and responsible) thing, and turn in your old electronics at our Recyclrama in the Fairgrounds main parking lot. Bring your old computers, TVs, stereos, cell phones, wiring, and so on (read the older blog post on this blog, titled "Turn. It. In." for more information...) for $10 a CARLOAD. Advanced Recovery, Inc., our electronics recycling partner will give you a "Get Into The Earth Day Celebration Free" coupon for your effort. (and on Sunday, you can come back and get all your old personal documents shredded, securely by Hudson Baylor -- three, 10-reams-of-paper-sized boxes worth of your old checks, legal papers, love letters, embarrassing journals you wrote in your teens...for FREE!) Park and come in and spend the rest of the day...<br /><ul><li>Listening to Musicians for Clean Air concerts</li></ul><ul><li>Attending eco-presentations about everything from growing chickens in your backyard to composting to solar energy to fish advisories to true food diets</li><li>Buying local produce and goods at our Farmers Market</li><li>Watching (and tasting) organic/vegan/vegetarian food demos with some of the most talented chefs in the Hudson Valley</li><li>Taking a tai chi, Qigong or yoga class<br /></li><li>Becoming a Maker and building/sewing/gluing new things out of other people's old ones</li><li>Visiting with some of the greenest companies in the Hudson Valley in our Green Exhibition Building (Bldg C)</li><li>Taking your kids (did I mention that this is a CHILD- and FAMILY-FRIENDLY event? It sure is!) to Kids' World, where they'll have over 20 activities to do and really cool stuff to see, including: Doc Swan's Environmental Magic Show; Big Green TV; environmental globe making; book readings and signings by children's authors (Saturday only); coloring contest; GPS Earthcaching treasure hunting; Solar cars; a bigger-than-they-are model green home buildout; recycling activities; pony rides; the two by two endangered animals petting zoo; fun with termites.<br /></li></ul>And, when you've utterly worn yourselves out, we have the most awesome feature film for you to see! "Earth Days," the nationally-acclaimed film by Robert Stone -- who lives right here in Dutchess County! -- will be playing at 3 p.m. each day. Introduced <span style="font-style: italic;">in person </span>by... ROBERT STONE HIMSELF, and he'll answer your questions <span style="font-style: italic;">in person</span> at the end of the movie. Last weekend, Robert was in Washington DC, on the mall, speaking while the organizers of that huge event showed parts of his movie. Well, you may not have been <span style="font-style: italic;">there, </span>but THIS weekend, there is no place else on the entire planet where you can see the movie in its entirety AND talk to this incredibly talented (and delightful, if I may say from personal acquaintance with him) producer/director except HERE. At the Dutchess County Fairgrounds.<br /><br />What a way to end an Earth Day Celebration!<br /><br />Want a full schedule? It's just a few blog posts back (see, "Mastering the Schedule" below).<br /><br />Happy Earth Day everybody!!!Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-16557960774891381922010-04-20T15:51:00.000-07:002010-04-21T03:54:25.445-07:00Bikeway the Right Way<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCF_JrXJYD6Pf5Ujc5XVt-U34H6JAs9P_yMvhN2pXM__5m_OmTz2wZl2aFVGYUBbJvZSVTvYCwI6qKixlGuFZ76nSlAm3RdJKX1EnbVxSqI0v8ymH2_iO6FGHAPpZL-vgSbZgOZ9hJbKE/s1600/Photoxpress_221274.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCF_JrXJYD6Pf5Ujc5XVt-U34H6JAs9P_yMvhN2pXM__5m_OmTz2wZl2aFVGYUBbJvZSVTvYCwI6qKixlGuFZ76nSlAm3RdJKX1EnbVxSqI0v8ymH2_iO6FGHAPpZL-vgSbZgOZ9hJbKE/s320/Photoxpress_221274.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462538355555163746" border="0" /></a>This just in: Bikeway, a great Hudson Valley bike store company is coming to the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration! They'll be stationed in Building B -- which is Kids' World, where all things kid will happen.<br /><br />I'm psyched! After all, pedal power is people powered. No fossil fuels expended. Good for the environment. Great for your health. And SO much fun...IF you do it right.<br /><br />Which is one of the main reasons Bikeway has agreed to come join us. Not only will they be there showing their (very cool) bicycles and gear, they will also be teaching kids and their parents the right way to do important aspects of bicycle maintenance, such as changing tires, fitting and useing safety gear, fixing popped chains, and so on. These skills, learned early and properly, will last your children all of their lives, keep them safer on the road, and make biking more fun and independent for them.<br /><br />So, come have fun with your tikes with the bikes! Bikeway's ready. Are you?Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-10450094608674698862010-04-18T18:17:00.000-07:002010-04-18T18:22:16.049-07:00Already, an Addendum to the Agendum!Like I said, the Master Schedule is subject to change...and the huge post about the schedule won't let me add anything new. SO, I'm doing it here. Now. And with apologies to our wonderful Tai Chi/Qigong and Yoga instructors!! Namaste.<br /><br />on SATURDAY, APRIL 24th:<br /><br />At NOON <span style="font-style: italic;">and </span>2:00 PM: Tai Chi & Qigong class taught by David Haines, in Building E.<br /><br />on SUNDAY, APRIL 25th:<br /><br />At 10:00 AM: Vinyasa Yoga class, taught by Ron Hayes, in Building E. Wear loose-fitting clothes and bring a yoga mat<br /><br />At NOON <span style="font-style: italic;">and </span>2:00 PM: Tai Chi & Qigong class taught by David Haines, in Building E.Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-15464555330795852332010-04-18T17:35:00.000-07:002010-04-18T18:02:54.075-07:00Mastering the Schedule!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8Pl0WZ8zcKAcIJzAQjq81tmRwGxfYYHRESXQL8WaClDbOvzk0qhPuJGyPvMDrZrWHAnllm5pAVJk1eP0S5WF5Tf_tHQM7Ix59CQzFplmKrsZHXIo4krwsjpIR79siuWl6MF_f8tolNc/s1600/HV-Logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8Pl0WZ8zcKAcIJzAQjq81tmRwGxfYYHRESXQL8WaClDbOvzk0qhPuJGyPvMDrZrWHAnllm5pAVJk1eP0S5WF5Tf_tHQM7Ix59CQzFplmKrsZHXIo4krwsjpIR79siuWl6MF_f8tolNc/s400/HV-Logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461641260152801666" border="0" /></a>Hey folks! After months of planning, we're down to the last 5 days before we open the gates for you to come in and enjoy the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration.
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<br />I figure now is the right time to present you with the one, the only, Master Schedule of everything we've got going on. This is where you can see what time, which building, what activity, who's presenting, watching, doing, being, thinking...etc.
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<br />First, the things that are happening all day, both days:
<br /><ul><li>The Dutchess County BOCES 3-D Green Model House Buildout (Bldg. B)</li><li>Farmers Market (Bldg. E)</li><li>Green Companies Exhibition (Bldg. C) and some outdoor exhibits, too!
<br /></li><li>Hay Rides (outdoors, of course!)</li><li>Pony Rides (also outdoors...)</li><li>Maker Square (Bldg. E)</li><li>Recycling -- E-Waste (Sat/Sun) and Document Shredding (Sun. Only)
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<br />Now, the timed schedule -- all 8 pages of it (yes, 8!) -- remains subject to some shifting around...since we're STILL adding things, and working to accommodate last-minute changes and happenings in people's lives. So, <span style="font-style: italic;">caveat schedule changes, </span>and read on!
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mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:blue;" >MASTER SCHEDULE FOR EARTH DAY CELEBRATION<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></h1><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:blue;" >4/24 – 4/25</span></b></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >Saturday:<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style=";font-size:100%;color:green;" >10 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <h2>
<br /></h2><h2><span style="font-size:100%;"><u>Bldg. A: Musicians for Clean Air<o:p></o:p></u></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Sasha and the Vocal Souls</span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > – Neo-Soul/ R and B/ Roots <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></b></span></h3> <h3>
<br /></h3><h3><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Bldg. B: Kidz World<o:p></o:p></b></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" >Two by Two Endangered Animals Petting Zoo. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >10:15 AM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <h4>
<br /></h4><h4><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Bldg. D. Eco-Presentations<o:p></o:p></b></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=""> </span>“Harnessing RainWater”: Learn about Rain Barrels and Make One (if you want to also make the rain barrel, you’ll need to preregister/fee required - see <i>CCEDC website: <a href="http://www.ccedutchess.org/">www.ccedutchess.org</a>) </i>– Carolyn Klocker, CCEDC Educator<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >10:30 AM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <h5>
<br /></h5><h5><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. B: Kidz World<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=""> </span>“The Magic Planet Environmental Magic Show.” Doc Swan</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size:100%;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Building E: Food Demos, Farmers Market, Maker Square, Yoga & Tai Chi<o:p></o:p></b></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >How to Make a Simple Fresh Salad with Local Organic Produce </span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" >with<i> </i>Executive Chef Dale Andrews, The Rhinecliff. Tricks to make a simple salad taste great, and what to look for in fresh produce. (www.therhinecliff.com)</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="font-size:100%;">11 AM</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <h2>
<br /></h2><h2><span style="font-size:100%;"><u>Bldg. A: Musicians for Clean Air<o:p></o:p></u></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bak 2 Roots</span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > – Internationally-acclaimed African Drum Band (www.bak2roots.com)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. B: Kidz World<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=""> </span>“Catch the Scent - How Insects use their senses and smell to communicate.” Stephanie Mallozzi, Agriculture/Horticulture Program Leader, CCEDC</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Storytime in the Children’s Book Corner: <i>This Tree Counts, </i>with Author Alison Formento (book signing to follow)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >11:30 AM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <h5>
<br /></h5><h5><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. B: Kidz World<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Go On a GPS Earthcaching Treasure Hunt! Neil Curri, Sr. GIS Resource Educator with volunteers from Boy Scout Troop 228</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Big Green TV<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. D. Eco-Presentations<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Solar Energy Economics: It’s more affordable than you think – Hudson Valley Clean Energy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >11:45 AM</span></b></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:green;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Storytime in the Children’s Book Corner: <i>Plant Secrets, </i>with Author Emily Goodman (book signing to follow)</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >12:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" >Two by Two Endangered Animals Petting Zoo. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p> <h6><span style="font-size:100%;">Building E: Food Demos, Farmers Market, Maker Square, Yoga & Tai Chi<o:p></o:p></span></h6> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Gigi Hudson Valley Farm to Fork: Hudson Valley Mediterranean </span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >with Chef/Author Laura Pensiero. Followed by book signing, <i>Hudson Valley Mediterranean. </i>(<a href="http://www.gigitrattoria.com/">www.gigitrattoria.com</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >12:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></u></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. B: Kidz World</span></u></b></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Big Green TV<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></u></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. D. Eco-Presentations</span></u></b></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Hudson Valley Chickens 101: How to raise them where <u>you</u> live (as seen on Martha Stewart!) –<span style=""> </span>Billiam van Roestenberg, Owner, Liberty View Farm, Highland, NY.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >1:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. A: Musicians for Clean Air</span></u></b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">David Temple</span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > – Guitarist, composer and recording artist, featuring music from Brazil and Spain in addition to original arrangements and compositions (<a href="http://www.davidtemple.com/">www.davidtemple.com</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></u></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. B: Kidz World</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=""> </span>“Catch the Scent - How Insects use their senses and smell to communicate.” Stephanie Mallozzi, Agriculture/Horticulture Program Leader, CCEDC</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >
<br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Storytime in the Children’s Book Corner: <i>This Tree Counts, </i>with <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Author Alison Formento (book signing to follow)<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> </span></i><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >1:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. B: Kidz World</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >“The Magic Planet Environmental Magic Show.” Doc Swan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >
<br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Go On a GPS Earthcaching Treasure Hunt! Neil Curri, Sr. GIS Resource Educator with volunteers from Boy Scout Troop 228<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. D. Eco-Presentations</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Eight Steps to the True Food Diet: Annie B. Bond, CEO of Green Chi Café (<a href="http://www.greenchicafe.com/">www.greenchicafe.com</a>) and best-selling eco-author. Book Signing of her new book, <i>True Food</i>, National Geographic © 2010,<i> </i>afterwards.</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p>
<br /></span></u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Building E: Food Demos, Farmers Market, Maker Square, Yoga & Tai Chi</span></u></b><u><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Healthy Eating Made Easy </span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >with Chef Joe Baldwin, Earth to Table. Learn how to grow nutritious food for optimal health in your own garden, or in pots on your patio! (<a href="http://www.earthtotable.ag/">www.earthtotable.ag</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >1:45 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Storytime in the Children’s Book Corner: <i>Plant Secrets, </i>with Author Emily Goodman (book signing to follow)</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >2:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. A: Musicians for Clean Air</span></u></b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">We Must Be</span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > – R&B/Pop/Soul</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" >Two by Two Endangered Animals Petting Zoo. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >2:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. A: Musicians for Clean Air</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">The Christine Spero Group</span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > – original nu-Jazz/Latin/pop/ Brazilian influenced, mixed with covers<strong> </strong>by writers, <span class="yshortcuts">Stevie Wonder</span>, <span class="yshortcuts">Beatles</span>, <span class="yshortcuts">Sergio Mendes</span>, <span class="yshortcuts">Jobim, Laura Nyro & Joni Mitchess.</span> (<a href="http://www.christinesperogroup.com/"><span style="color:black;">www.Christinesperogroup.com</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Learn to Folk Dance with the Korinya Ukranian Folk Music and Dance Troupe<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. D. Eco-Presentations</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >The Hudson River Fish Advisories: A general introduction to the Hudson River Fish Advisories impacting the upper Hudson, Mid-Hudson and lower Hudson Valley regions – Regina Keenan, NYS Department of Health/Center for Environmental Health.</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >3:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Horticulture Building (down the hill, past the food court)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Exclusive showing of the Nationally Acclaimed Feature Film: “Earth Days”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Introduced by and Q&A afterwards by the Producer/Director (the Hudson Valley’s and Rhinebeck’s own) Robert Stone<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Storytime in the Children’s Book Corner: <i>This Tree Counts, </i>with Author Alison Formento (book signing to follow)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >3:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Go On a GPS Earthcaching Treasure Hunt! Neil Curri, Sr. GIS Resource Educator with volunteers from Boy Scout Troop 228</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Big Green TV</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. D. Eco-Presentations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Investments You Can Make in Your Home to Save Energy – Mark Pierce, Extension Associate, Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University.</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >3:45 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Storytime in the Children’s Book Corner: <i>Plant Secrets, </i>with Author Emily Goodman (book signing to follow)</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >4:00 PM</span></b></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:green;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" >Two by Two Endangered Animals Petting Zoo. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >
<br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >“The Magic Planet Environmental Magic Show.” Doc Swan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></i></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">The Korinya Ukranian Folk Band</span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > – classic Ukranian folk music (www.shawangunkridgefarm.com)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >Sunday:<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >10 AM</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. A: Musicians for Clean Air</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Sidereal</span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > – an Acapella group of Poughkeepsie Day School students, with classic vocal arrangements<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" >Two by Two Endangered Animals Petting Zoo. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >10:30 AM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. B: Kidz World</span></u></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >“The Magic Planet Environmental Magic Show.” Doc Swan</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. D. Eco-Presentations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >T</span><span class="apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">he Ten Percent Challenge: A Model for Energizing Savings and Building Community: Melissa Everett, Sustainable Hudson Valley</span></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <h6>
<br /></h6><h6><span style="font-size:100%;">Building E: Food Demos, Farmers Market, Maker Square, Yoga & Tai Chi<o:p></o:p></span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Herb Drying: Making Herb Blends to Use In Cooking </span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" >with the experts at the Cornell Cooperative Extension, Dutchess County (<a href="http://www.ccedutchess.org/">www.ccedutchess.org</a>)</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >11:00 AM</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. A: Musicians for Clean Air</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Jive Turkeys</span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > – Rhinebeck High School students, blues-based rock group<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >“Catch the Scent - How Insects use their senses and smell to communicate.” Stephanie Mallozzi, Agriculture/Horticulture Program Leader, CCEDC</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >11:30 AM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Big Green TV</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Go On a GPS Earthcaching Treasure Hunt! Neil Curri, Sr. GIS Resource Educator with volunteers from Boy Scout Troop 228</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. D. Eco-Presentations</span></u></b></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Solar Energy Economics: It’s more affordable than you think – Hudson Valley Clean Energy</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> </span></b><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >12:00 pm</span></b></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:green;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. A: Musicians for Clean Air</span></u></b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Todd Young</span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > – Original songs and covers of some of the best known hits from the 60's to present day</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" >Two by Two Endangered Animals Petting Zoo. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h6>
<br /></h6><h6><span style="font-size:100%;">Building E: Food Demos, Farmers Market, Maker Square, Yoga & Tai Chi<o:p></o:p></span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Freezing Your Summer Harvest, </span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" >with the experts at the Cornell Cooperative Extension, Dutchess County (<a href="http://www.ccedutchess.org/">www.ccedutchess.org</a>)</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >12:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Big Green TV<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. D. Eco-Presentations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Farm Community Tables: Helping Local Farmers to Market: Billiam van Roestenberg, Owner, Liberty View Farm, Highland, NY.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >1:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. A: Musicians for Clean Air</span></u></b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Karl Allweier & Annie Fox</span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > – Original rock acoustic duo (www.karlallweier.com)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >“Catch the Scent - How Insects use their senses and smell to communicate.” Stephanie Mallozzi, Agriculture/Horticulture Program Leader, CCEDC<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >1:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Go On a GPS Earthcaching Treasure Hunt! Neil Curri, Sr. GIS Resource Educator with volunteers from Boy Scout Troop<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >“The Magic Planet Environmental Magic Show.” Doc Swan</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p> <h5><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. D. Eco-Presentations<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Common Problems Gardeners Face & How to deal with them (including deer-resistant plantings) – Cheryl Hearty, CCEDC Educator</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Building E: Food Demos, Farmers Market, Maker Square, Yoga & Tai Chi<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Making Herb Blends to Use In Cooking, </span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" >with the experts at the Cornell Cooperative Extension, Dutchess County (<a href="http://www.ccedutchess.org/">www.ccedutchess.org</a>)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> </span></b><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="font-size:100%;">2PM</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. A: Musicians for Clean Air</span></u></b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">The Erin Hobson Compact</span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > – Alternative/Pop/Americana (<a href="http://www.erinhobsoncompact.com/">www.erinhobsoncompact.com</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" >Two by Two Endangered Animals Petting Zoo. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
<br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >2:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Get Dancing, to the South African rhythms of Grenadilla!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. D. Eco-Presentations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Composting Workshop, Frost Valley YMCA<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="font-size:100%;">
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<br /></span></u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Horticulture Building (down the hill, past the food court)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Exclusive showing of the Nationally Acclaimed Feature Film: “Earth Days”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Introduced by and Q&A afterwards by the Producer/Director (the Hudson Valley’s and Rhinebeck’s own) Robert Stone<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></u></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Bldg. A: Musicians for Clean Air</span></u></b></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Sean Crimmins</span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > – Acoustic, Freestyle<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <h6>
<br /></h6><h6><span style="font-size:100%;">Building E: Food Demos, Farmers Market, Maker Square, Yoga & Tai Chi<o:p></o:p></span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Vegan Tacos </span></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >with Certified Vegan Chef Kevin Archer, who runs the Compassionate Cuisine program at the Catskill Animal Sanctuary – the only sanctuary in the US to offer a vegan cooking program, an alternative to meat-based cuisine. Learn how to make easy, tasty vegan tacos for your family or a crowd. (<a href="http://www.casanctuary.org/">www.casanctuary.org</a>)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
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<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. B: Kidz World<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Big Green TV</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Go On a GPS Earthcaching Treasure Hunt! Neil Curri, Sr. GIS Resource Educator with volunteers from Boy Scout Troop 228</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->
<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Bldg. D. Eco-Presentations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >“The Aliens are HERE! Invasives in your backyard” – Stephanie Mallozzi, CCEDC Educator</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" > <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:green;" >
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<br />Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-43486987483268860722010-04-18T06:31:00.000-07:002010-04-18T06:54:26.174-07:00Cookin' Good! Food Demos & Tastings at the Celebration.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpNX0e78AfuT8jNQDhGyWZqeh9yiyOKYMHksB1a_47yiMTucg1cCXpMYfUm7KP7kc-GK-sVP4fRRDuOJ7Svj2RLsbrGOOV4xmiKYtgEZPcVR7SX6KVXCN2mIAUOXAf0TBGH_7FSBmKZo/s1600/Photoxpress_5390859.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpNX0e78AfuT8jNQDhGyWZqeh9yiyOKYMHksB1a_47yiMTucg1cCXpMYfUm7KP7kc-GK-sVP4fRRDuOJ7Svj2RLsbrGOOV4xmiKYtgEZPcVR7SX6KVXCN2mIAUOXAf0TBGH_7FSBmKZo/s400/Photoxpress_5390859.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461470180925524258" border="0" /></a>
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<br />Do you know that The Hudson Valley has some of the best chefs in the country, living and working right here among us? Well, <span style="font-style: italic;">yes, </span>it does and we do! From our own Culinary Institute of America (Hyde Park) trained professionals to the self-taught and from-somewhere-else transplants, our Valley has more than its fair share of culinary talent.
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<br />And if you come to the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration, <span style="font-style: italic;">you </span>can meet, greet and see what some of those amazing chefs make to eat, right in Building E's demonstration kitchen! Plus, you get to taste what they make, and take notes and recipe copies home with you. This is a folks-DO-try-this-at-home event!!
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<br />Now me? I LOVE to cook. I find it fun, relaxing--my personal zen experience, every time.
<br />But even if you're all thumbs in the kitchen, these chefs will help you become a person who can grow and make incredible edibles, right in your own home. From simple salads to the more complex, they'll show you how, and why vegetarian, local, vegan and organic ingredients and cooking can (and should) become second nature for you.
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<br />Just check out this schedule of demos!!
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<br /><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >10:30 am</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" > – <i>How to Make a Simple Fresh Salad with Local Organic Produce </i>with<i> </i>Executive Chef Dale Andrews, The Rhinecliff. Tricks to make a simple salad taste great, and what to look for in fresh produce. (www.therhinecliff.com)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">Noon – </span></b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Gigi Hudson Valley Farm to Fork: Hudson Valley Mediterranean </span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;">with Chef/Author Laura Pensiero. Followed by book signing, <i>Hudson Valley Mediterranean. </i>(<a href="http://www.gigitrattoria.com/">www.gigitrattoria.com</a>)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">1:30 pm – </span></b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Healthy Eating Made Easy </span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;">with Chef Joe Baldwin, Earth to Table. Learn how to grow nutritious food for optimal health in your own garden, or in pots on your patio! (<a href="http://www.earthtotable.ag/">www.earthtotable.ag</a>)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >10:30 am</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" > – <i>Herb Drying: Making Herb Blends to Use In Cooking </i>with the experts at the Cornell Cooperative Extension, Dutchess County (<a href="http://www.ccedutchess.org/">www.ccedutchess.org</a>)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><u><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></u></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">1:30 pm – </span></b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Making Herb Blends to Use In Cooking, </span></i><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >with the experts at the Cornell Cooperative Extension, Dutchess County (<a href="http://www.ccedutchess.org/">www.ccedutchess.org</a>)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /><i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">3:00 pm – </span></b><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Vegan Tacos </span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;">with Certified Vegan Chef Kevin Archer, who runs the Compassionate Cuisine program at the Catskill Animal Sanctuary – the only sanctuary in the US to offer a vegan cooking program, an alternative to meat-based cuisine. Learn how to make easy, tasty vegan tacos for your family or a crowd. (<a href="http://www.casanctuary.org/">www.casanctuary.org</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> Watch, learn and eat!!
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<br />And don't forget to shop the Farmers Market right there in Building E, from some of our best, local Hudson Valley Farms! They'll have a lot of the ingredients you need to make the recipes you've just learned.
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<br />Bon Appetit (thank you, Julia!)
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<br />Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-82343319887971890422010-04-17T07:11:00.000-07:002010-04-17T08:06:19.200-07:00What Your Kids Can Do at the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjMFINFm9uFgJ_21cGxiOt_de-yruQRXrthB5OvlLuRJnQN7DOMEOOTg7UmWx7CKhsHhD1_YGnsFl5YlU3Gu7JXDlvYbUZ9tDiU4SiOddqpLHfkAqJYcNhAGs0m_-VvPIEiIf-SsuXwE/s1600/Photoxpress_769099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjMFINFm9uFgJ_21cGxiOt_de-yruQRXrthB5OvlLuRJnQN7DOMEOOTg7UmWx7CKhsHhD1_YGnsFl5YlU3Gu7JXDlvYbUZ9tDiU4SiOddqpLHfkAqJYcNhAGs0m_-VvPIEiIf-SsuXwE/s320/Photoxpress_769099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461112592735424930" border="0" /></a>
<br />What do you do with your kids to keep them entertained on a rainy day like today?
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<br />I'll tell you what to do with and for them if it's raining (or, better yet, if it's sunny!) NEXT Saturday: Take them to the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration. Are they under 12? Then they get to go for free, and you can get it for only $5.00 yourself (or for free if you turn in e-waste in the parking lot, first....but I digress...).
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<br />You ask: "What will there be for my kids to <span style="font-style: italic;">do</span> at the Earth Day Celebration?"
<br />My Answer: More than you could possibly fit into a day (not kidding!).
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<br />Before I post the entire show/activity schedule, below, let me tell you about the things that your children can do all day long:
<br /><ul><li>Take pony rides</li><li>Go on hay rides all around the Fairgrounds
<br /></li><li>Do recycling activities in the Dutchess County BOCES CTI booth</li><li>Go through the 3-D Green Home built by DC BOCES CTI high-school students!
<br /></li><li>Play Agricultural Jeopardy at the NYS Farm Bureau computer kiosk</li><li>Check out the amazing solar cars built by DC BOCES CTI and the Newburgh Free Academy</li><li>Learn how to change bike tires, fix gears and put on biking gear at the Bikeway booth</li><li>Enter the Earth Week coloring contest</li><li>Make an Environmental Dreams globe to take home; and,</li><li>Build cool stuff to take home for free in our Maker Square area</li></ul>Now that's "just" the stuff that's happening all day long, both Saturday and Sunday.
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<br />THEN there are shows and activities of all types, at specific times.
<br />Heeeeeer's the schedule!
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<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/LAURIE%7E1.RIC/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1 -369098753 63 0 4129279 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@Arial Unicode MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1 -369098753 63 0 4129279 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} p {margin-right:0in; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial Unicode MS";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Saturday:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >10:00 am</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" > – Two by Two Endangered Animals Petting Zoo show. Get to learn about and touch
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" > endangered species.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">10:30 am</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>“The Magic Planet Environmental Magic Show.” Doc Swan. Let magic and juggling</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> teach your kids about recycling.</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">11:00 am</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>“Catch the Scent - How Insects use their senses and smell to communicate.”
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> Stephanie Mallozzi, Agriculture/Horticulture Program Leader, CCEDC</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">11:00 am</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>Storytime in the Children’s Book Corner: <i>
<br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><i> This Tree Counts, </i>with Author Alison Formento (book signing to follow)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">11:30 am</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>Go On a GPS Earthcaching Treasure Hunt!
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> Neil Curri, Sr. GIS Resource Educator with volunteers from Boy Scout Troop 228</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">11:30 am</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> – Big Green TV. Meet the Killer Bee anchorwoman of this incredible television news show and learn from her and the cast of characters about environmental science.</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">11:45 am</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>Storytime in the Children’s Book Corner: <i>Plant Secrets, </i>with Author Emily Goodman (book signing to follow)</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >12:00 pm</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" > – Two by Two Endangered Animals Petting Zoo. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">12:30 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> – Big Green TV<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">1:00 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>“Catch the Scent - How Insects use their senses and smell to communicate.” Stephanie Mallozzi, Agriculture/Horticulture Program Leader, CCEDC</span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">1:00 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>Storytime in the Children’s Book Corner: <i>This Tree Counts, </i>with <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Author Alison Formento (book signing to follow)</span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">1:30 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=""> </span>–<span style=""> </span>“The Magic Planet Environmental Magic Show.” Doc Swan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">1:30 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>Go On a GPS Earthcaching Treasure Hunt! Neil Curri, Sr. GIS Resource Educator with volunteers from Boy Scout Troop 228<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">1:45 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>Storytime in the Children’s Book Corner: <i>Plant Secrets, </i>with Author Emily Goodman (book signing to follow)</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >2:00 pm</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" > – Two by Two Endangered Animals Petting Zoo. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">2:30 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> – Learn to Folk Dance with the Halyna Ukranian Folk Music and Dance Troupe<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">3:00 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>Storytime in the Children’s Book Corner: <i>This Tree Counts, </i>with Author Alison Formento (book signing to follow)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">3:30 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>Go On a GPS Earthcaching Treasure Hunt! Neil Curri, Sr. GIS Resource Educator with volunteers from Boy Scout Troop 228</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">3:30 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> – Big Green TV</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">3:45 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>Storytime in the Children’s Book Corner: <i>Plant Secrets, </i>with Author Emily Goodman (book signing to follow)</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >4:00 pm</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" > – Two by Two Endangered Animals Petting Zoo. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">4:00 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> – “The Magic Planet Environmental Magic Show.” Doc Swan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;">Sunday:<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >10:00 am</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" > – Two by Two Endangered Animals Petting Zoo. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">10:30 am</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> – “The Magic Planet Environmental Magic Show.” Doc Swan</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">11:00 am</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>“Catch the Scent - How Insects use their senses and smell to communicate.”
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Stephanie Mallozzi, Agriculture/Horticulture Program Leader, CCEDC</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">11:30 am</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>Big Green TV</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">11:30 am</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>Go On a GPS Earthcaching Treasure Hunt! Neil Curri, Sr. GIS Resource Educator with volunteers from Boy Scout Troop 228</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >12:00 pm</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" > – Two by Two Endangered Animals Petting Zoo. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">12:30 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>Big Green TV<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">1:00 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>“Catch the Scent - How Insects use their senses and smell to communicate.” Stephanie Mallozzi, Agriculture/Horticulture Program Leader, CCEDC<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">1:30 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> – <span style=""> </span>Go On a GPS Earthcaching Treasure Hunt! Neil Curri, Sr. GIS Resource Educator with volunteers from Boy Scout Troop<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">1:30 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> – “The Magic Planet Environmental Magic Show.” Doc Swan</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >2:00 pm</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" > – Two by Two Endangered Animals Petting Zoo. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">2:30 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> – Get Dancing, to the South African rhythms of Grenadilla!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">3:30 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>Big Green TV</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">3:30 pm</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"> –<span style=""> </span>Go On a GPS Earthcaching Treasure Hunt! Neil Curri, Sr. GIS Resource Educator with volunteers from Boy Scout Troop 228</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >
<br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >4:00 pm</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" > – Two by Two Endangered Animals Petting Zoo. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br />4:00 pm</span></b></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > –<span style=""> </span>“The Magic Planet Environmental Magic Show.” Doc Swan</span>
<br />Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-71033625442654353702010-04-13T11:13:00.001-07:002010-04-13T12:58:45.002-07:00Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration: The OFFICIAL Earth Day Event of Dutchess County!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXY7-y07hJLC4gByTdIMOWWQw4zGuMRzOQVZJ3b-yZBDp6AUVFICfq_InbgQVjHR6_p3WR0LsL6-eBYILoPUf2WtVGyNWtrBoPGadcJ_b7wulDtiXxkofELZ1wrBMzZXC2lBdzOMxL3Y/s1600/DC+Legislature+proclamation.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXY7-y07hJLC4gByTdIMOWWQw4zGuMRzOQVZJ3b-yZBDp6AUVFICfq_InbgQVjHR6_p3WR0LsL6-eBYILoPUf2WtVGyNWtrBoPGadcJ_b7wulDtiXxkofELZ1wrBMzZXC2lBdzOMxL3Y/s400/DC+Legislature+proclamation.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459687999759469650" border="0" /></a>Last night, the Dutchess County Legislature adopted a proclamation, naming the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds as the "Official Earth Day Event of Dutchess County"!<br /><br />We're thrilled, and grateful for the recognition!<br /><br />There are always a lot of "WHEREAS"es in proclamations, and this one is no exception. It's the "RESOLVED" that is key, and I want to reproduce it here for everyone who reads this to see:<br /><br />"RESOLVED, we hereby designate the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration, to be held at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds by the Dutchess County Agricultural Society, in collaboration with Cornell Cooperative Extension, Dutchess County and supposed by sponsorships from local businesses -- Hudson Valley Clean Energy, Covanta Hudson Valley Renewable Energy and Royal Carting Service Company -- as the official Earth Day Celebration Event of Dutchess County."<br /><br />It's signed and sealed (look at the photo, above...) and a wonderful affirmation of the positive role that the Fairgrounds, Agricultural Society, Cornell Cooperative Extension Hudson Valley and these terrific local companies are playing in providing education about and services for our region's environment. <br /><br />On behalf of the Fairgrounds, the Agricultural Society and the Cornell Cooperative Extension, I would like to thank the Dutchess County Legislature for this rare honor.<br /><br />And, while I'm thanking, I would be more than remiss if I didn't thank ALL of our sponsors, a number of whom joined our event most recently, for their support of this major Earth Day Celebration festival. In addition to HVCE, Covanta and Royal, we couldn't be doing this without: The Northeast Region Soybean Board; Hudson Baylor Corporation; NYSERDA; Advanced Recovery, Inc.; and, Geico.Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-87929509012642792352010-04-12T04:56:00.000-07:002010-04-12T04:58:59.223-07:00CALLING ALL FARMERS! Cross-pollinate at the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration....To the FARM COMMUNITY in the Hudson Valley:<br /><br />If we all band together to bring awareness of the need to support our local farms in the Valley, we will be better able to succeed even in the face of these harsh weather conditions and tough economic times.<br /><br />We can all cross-pollinate, and the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration is a great place to do that. EVERYONE is talking about this event!<br /><br />It's time to cultivate one another! My farmer friends have convinced me to keep registration open in order to let more farmers in.<br /><br />So, calling all of you farmers: Raise your "barn" in our farmers' market. There's still room to join if you act by Thursday. ALL farmers welcome.<br /><br />Contact me!!! Do it on FB, write to my email address: LRich@frontiernet.net. Call me 845.876.6330.<br /><br />Can't wait to hear from you!<br /><br /><br /><br />Yours in farming and solidarity....LaurieLaurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-51508312383842426862010-04-10T10:35:00.001-07:002010-04-10T12:47:10.796-07:00Did I mention KIDS MUSIC?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqlSWenFcw3b-g8fPzMFM31vYfWQ1TCkZcabaQ-Rc9O-6uqphaAra_NSnmoK3zbN-4jcfJRah44Vv-5oGdHvNFa7ESAdSjLfMuSDwyBOIyCpYQgAf3CMShB4UUIP4lTxY5z_rRH0Kdn4/s1600/Halyna"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqlSWenFcw3b-g8fPzMFM31vYfWQ1TCkZcabaQ-Rc9O-6uqphaAra_NSnmoK3zbN-4jcfJRah44Vv-5oGdHvNFa7ESAdSjLfMuSDwyBOIyCpYQgAf3CMShB4UUIP4lTxY5z_rRH0Kdn4/s200/Halyna" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458563946838033298" border="0" /></a>Ah yes, there's more to our music offerings than Musicians for Clean Air!<br /><br />We also have music for kids! On Saturday, April 24th, Halyna (seen here to your left) is also going to run a Ukranian folk dance workshop for kids (as well as do a marionette show!). Halyna is a family act, in every way. They sing and play as a family, and they do it for <span style="font-style: italic;">your </span>family <span style="">(learn more about them at: www.shawangunkridgefarm.com)</span>. So watch this blog for the Kids Activities schedule (going up right here in a few days...) to see when your children and you can learn how to do some terrific Ukranian folk dances and watch the marionette show!<br /><br />Then, on Sunday, at 2:30 p.m., come back for Grenadilla (we won't tell you what the name means -- check it out on google.com).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLAHXif0lI_bqU1xvzzAa8J4a7BAZ-hcxgL1dRz-9mvwQWaMXxw7ZGgNIW2ZJsb6ZTS-zlHZkdTb0TR9PuRqdOTif5L3iXqj7_XzaYuLNAg41zjJBDAqwXH4TgxzDTh-fM5f7LzwHeOw/s1600/Grenadilla.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLAHXif0lI_bqU1xvzzAa8J4a7BAZ-hcxgL1dRz-9mvwQWaMXxw7ZGgNIW2ZJsb6ZTS-zlHZkdTb0TR9PuRqdOTif5L3iXqj7_XzaYuLNAg41zjJBDAqwXH4TgxzDTh-fM5f7LzwHeOw/s320/Grenadilla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458565885298605986" border="0" /></a> They're going to have your kids up and dancing, singing and stomping with their amazing music and rhythms. (Get a flavor of their music at: www.grenadillasings.com)<br /><br />These two groups are not to be missed!<br /><br /><br />And like I said, check back here in a couple of days to see the whole raft of activities that you and your children can do together -- at least 18 in all!Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-23282854748305253522010-04-10T07:34:00.000-07:002010-04-18T05:00:05.703-07:00Two Days of Music, sweet music!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9OngpPwNFkfZrwyUjSJGYnAmSEmWc85LTCVg-aNVbnhOG2dE5aHW4nLPG6jNQb97dqGTtzXbrlN6ClAfPISvX0B2ITn1y7EKIR_KT0QqUT39gLhEC5NRkW8-rKgeQV3Rxa6I8NIBLGc/s1600/Photoxpress_4566216.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9OngpPwNFkfZrwyUjSJGYnAmSEmWc85LTCVg-aNVbnhOG2dE5aHW4nLPG6jNQb97dqGTtzXbrlN6ClAfPISvX0B2ITn1y7EKIR_KT0QqUT39gLhEC5NRkW8-rKgeQV3Rxa6I8NIBLGc/s320/Photoxpress_4566216.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458518309967789506" border="0" /></a>
<br />Just two weeks from today, the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds begins! So it's time to start giving y'all the schedules and the scoop about what you'll find when you pass through the gates. And today, I feel like talking about the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Musicians for Clean Air concerts</span> that will run all weekend.
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<br />OH, the MUSIC we're going to have! Two full days of it, my friends, from rock to classical to jazz/funk to African drumming to Ukranian folk dance and beyond.
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<br />Why "Musicians for Clean Air"? Simple: People who make their livings with their lungs need to breathe clean air to stay healthy. In fact, we <span style="font-style: italic;">all </span>need to. Many people who work in the arts make their living with their lungs -- singers, dancers, wind instrumentalists, for instance -- or breathe air that is affected by the materials they use (think painters, sculptors, welders, glass blowers--the list goes on...). By naming our concerts "Musicians for Clean Air," we would like to draw your attention to the fact that our air quality in the Hudson Valley -- and in so many spots around the country, and the world -- is not what it should be. Asthma rates are higher -- particularly in our cities -- than they ever have been; children suffer the most.
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<br />And they're waayy too high in the Hudson Valley! In fact, in a report released recently by NY US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, over 40,000 Hudson Valley children suffer from asthma. Between 2005 and 2007, more than 2,500 of our kids were hospitalized overnight for the condition. That's at least double the numbers in each of the following areas: the North Country, the Capital Region, the Southern Tier, Central NY, Western NY and the Rochester-Fingerlakes Region. Only NYC and Long Island's rates are higher than ours!
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<br />So, as you listen, and dance to the rhythms and lyrics or our well-known and new performing artists two weeks from now, remember that we all still have a lot of work to do to make and keep our region more livable for all its inhabitants. With that said, here's the lineup!
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<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 9"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/LAURIE%7E1.RIC/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotoptimizeforbrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} span.apple-style-span {mso-style-name:apple-style-span;} span.yshortcuts {mso-style-name:yshortcuts;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="">Saturday, April 24<sup>th</sup>: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style=""><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="">10 a.m. <i>Sasha and the Vocal Souls</i> –<span style=""> </span></span>Neo-Soul/ R and B/ Roots
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<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="">1 p.m. <i>David Temple</i> – </span>Guitarist, composer and recording artist, featuring music from Brazil and Spain in addition to original arrangements and compositions (www.davidtemple.com)
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<br />2 p.m. <i>We Must Be</i> –<span style=""> </span>R&B/Pop/Soul, opening for…</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">2:30 p.m.<i>The Christine Spero Group</i> – original nu-Jazz/Latin/pop/ Brazilian influenced, mixed with covers<strong> </strong>by writers, <span class="yshortcuts">Stevie Wonder</span>, <span class="yshortcuts">Beatles</span>, <span class="yshortcuts">Sergio Mendes</span>, <span class="yshortcuts">Jobim, Laura Nyro & Joni Mitchess.</span> (<a href="http://www.christinesperogroup.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">www.Christinesperogroup.com</span></a>) </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="">4 p.m. <i>The Korinya Ukranian Folk Band</i> – classic Ukranian folk music (www.shawangunkridgefarm.com)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">
<br /><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style=""><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="">Sunday, April 25<sup>th</sup>:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style=""><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="">10 a.m.: <i>Sidereal</i> – an </span><span style=""> </span>Acapella group of Poughkeepsie Day School students, with classic vocal arrangements<span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style=""><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="">
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<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="">Noon: <i>Todd Young</i> – O</span><span style="">riginal songs and covers of some of the best known hits from the 60's to present day</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style=""><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="">1 p.m.: <i>Karl Allweier & Annie Fox</i> – </span>Original rock acoustic duo<span style=""> (www.karlallweier.com)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style=""><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="">2 p.m. <i>The Erin Hobson Compact</i> – </span>Alternative/Pop/Americana<span style=""> (www.erinhobsoncompact.com)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style=""><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="">3 p.m.: <i>Sean Crimmins</i> – Acoustic, Freestyle <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style=""><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">4 p.m.: <i>The Riches -- </i>Original songs and cover tunes of noted artists not typically heard<i>
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anthony Todisco</span>: BEEKMAN TERRACE MUSIC: Publishing | Management | Production |<span class="apple-style-span">845.901.7044, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">
<br />Steve Mosto</span> of Royal Noise Recordings</span></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" > (www.stevemosto.com</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">)</span></span>
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<br />So, get out your dancing shoes -- this isn't just a sit there and listen sort of experience, folks. You'll have to come BOTH days of the Celebration to hear and shake to it all!!
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<br />Erin Hobson & Sean Crimmins
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<br />Halyna <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVNbr2Sd2xKr8wk5AV8KW76y_urbSfTpdS0XSYjZ-mbU6tAzx86R8dzxkIXTNXJ1l88xyLtAm7zkgbMQTAYMXEsHRIecWm_n9Amwue4X5oXLZeUT_ZA1omHGjE2MzZoZybHaHsN2R2bA/s1600/Halyna"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVNbr2Sd2xKr8wk5AV8KW76y_urbSfTpdS0XSYjZ-mbU6tAzx86R8dzxkIXTNXJ1l88xyLtAm7zkgbMQTAYMXEsHRIecWm_n9Amwue4X5oXLZeUT_ZA1omHGjE2MzZoZybHaHsN2R2bA/s200/Halyna" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458558147869947362" border="0" /></a>
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfo0IaaD9A7_STtkvP-QvHo5ElNx25enXPse78BtfygX9LSSgQUw7mPwcmvZ-utLnO9ffpTTW4M1yJhAxiQ5vD7rSm9wvyHuJMHGkK3ZFugV2w0Sh_k6_j0QP2bTasRKdYigamRbk-9Mk/s1600/Fox+and+Allweier.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfo0IaaD9A7_STtkvP-QvHo5ElNx25enXPse78BtfygX9LSSgQUw7mPwcmvZ-utLnO9ffpTTW4M1yJhAxiQ5vD7rSm9wvyHuJMHGkK3ZFugV2w0Sh_k6_j0QP2bTasRKdYigamRbk-9Mk/s320/Fox+and+Allweier.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461086615104965794" border="0" /></a>Carl Alweier and Annie Fox
<br />Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-6681389278836505852010-04-05T18:36:00.000-07:002010-04-05T19:11:09.546-07:00Sun Science: Cars by Kids<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyD5KHQvUbFSuNCHCVmF4C5FebBu32ngCUMf6zv5X3BXaIo-k8v-Uju36Vn8ydB8A0Syt8endqJeEvmreUiUrkGJipueO9JFijG_KKHhnBoajoguuliDf7TecOApcjgMMJWvC2_t_y1RQ/s1600/Photoxpress_3049629.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyD5KHQvUbFSuNCHCVmF4C5FebBu32ngCUMf6zv5X3BXaIo-k8v-Uju36Vn8ydB8A0Syt8endqJeEvmreUiUrkGJipueO9JFijG_KKHhnBoajoguuliDf7TecOApcjgMMJWvC2_t_y1RQ/s320/Photoxpress_3049629.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456836305367304850" border="0" /></a>When I started working on the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration, part of my vision for the festival included cars. No, not the hot rods or antique beauties that yearly grace the Dutchess County Fairgrounds venue (and if you've never gone to those shows, you should...). I wanted hot <span style="font-style: italic;">alternative energy </span>cars of all shapes and sizes.<br /><br />But when you get down to it, how many companies have those <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> cutting-edge vehicles on their lots? Turns out, not many at all.<br /><br />Who <span style="font-weight: bold;">does </span>have them? Some of our Hudson Valley high schools. And the cars are built by kids. That's right. <span style="font-style: italic;">Teenagers...</span>the very people on whom we actually are resting our hopes for coming to the planet's and economy's rescue when they grow up. Well, with what I've seen (and what you'll get to see when you come to the Celebration...), at the very least, the Hudson Valley will be in good shape!<br /><br />Newburgh Free Academy, and Dutchess County BOCES' Career Technical Institute are both bringing their solar cars to display (and if we're lucky and the sun's out, drive) and talk to YOU and your children about them. The students who built these amazing vehicles, along with their teachers, will proudly roll out their wheels and show you the future.<br /><br />I'm telling you: Do Not Miss These Cars and Their Kids. What they do is inspiring, and comforting. When you see these vehicles and hear about what the students did to bring them from the drawing board to life, you'll walk away feeling like maybe the planet's in good hands after all.Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-70936939961563042212010-04-02T05:50:00.000-07:002010-04-18T04:22:07.116-07:00Composting and mulch, mulch more!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsmyNqWDT-WY4kzZcHrad3SiKC4mPSNKBvqnLbwNCHWkbhC9OGxWPtIMLoCbLV4-nzz_QmLpsrFX1q76FhJFsqyuPyGlzqi6JcysBPbkjlaiNg_Wajh3B0neFxKhu8GfLCdgfbfj72gs/s1600/Photoxpress_400720.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsmyNqWDT-WY4kzZcHrad3SiKC4mPSNKBvqnLbwNCHWkbhC9OGxWPtIMLoCbLV4-nzz_QmLpsrFX1q76FhJFsqyuPyGlzqi6JcysBPbkjlaiNg_Wajh3B0neFxKhu8GfLCdgfbfj72gs/s200/Photoxpress_400720.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455523448724695602" border="0" /></a>An essential part of celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day is <span style="font-style: italic;">learning, teaching and taking instruction </span>about ways to live more lightly on our planet.
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<br />Every single one of us can make simple changes and additions to our lives that are better for us, our families, our communities and the world.
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<br />Part of our mission in holding the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration is to provide you with as many opportunities as possible to learn, teach and take. That's why -- as part of our festival -- we are offering you the chance to learn and take from some of our region's best experts on a broad range of topics, from the economics of solar energy to composting, sustainable fishing, deer-resistant gardening, chickens 101, true food diets...and a whole lot more.
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<br />In fact, the list is SO good (if I do say so myself...), I want to share it with you right here, right now! That way, you can plan which talks you want to attend, and on what day. Each session will run ~ 45 minutes, with plenty of time for you to ask your presenters questions and get great answers.
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<br />Before I lay down the list, I want you to know that we're hosting this presentation series
<br />in collaboration with a real gem of an organization here in Dutchess County -- the Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County (a/k/a CCEDC). If you don't know about the CCEDC (they are an <span style="font-style: italic;">incredible </span>resource), please visit their web site at: www.ccedutchess.org
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<br />[BTW, did you know that <span style="font-weight: bold;">every </span>county in NY has its own Cornell Cooperative Extension? Yup. It does. And if you don't know about 'em, it's time you explored them.]
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<br />OK. Herewith, the EduPresentation roster for the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration!
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<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">10:15 am: <span style="font-style: italic;">Harnessing Rain Water: Learn about Rain Barrels and Make One</span> (if you want to also make the rain barrel, you’ll need to preregister/fee required - see <i>CCEDC website: <a href="http://www.ccedutchess.org/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">www.ccedutchess.org</span></a>) </i>– Carolyn Klocker, CCEDC Educator
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<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">11:30 am: <span style="font-style: italic;">Solar Energy Economics: It’s more affordable than you think </span>– Hudson Valley Clean Energy</span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">12:30 pm: <span style="font-style: italic;">Hudson Valley Chickens 101: How to raise them where </span><u style="font-style: italic;">you</u><span style="font-style: italic;"> live</span> (as seen on Martha Stewart!) –<span style=""> </span>Billiam van Roestenberg, Owner, Liberty View Farm, Highland, NY.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">1:30 pm: <span style="font-style: italic;">Eight Steps to the True Food Diet</span> -- Annie B. Bond, CEO of Green Chi Café (<a href="http://www.greenchicafe.com/">www.greenchicafe.com</a>) and best-selling eco-author. Book Signing of her new book, <i>True Food</i>, National Geographic © 2010,<i> </i>afterwards.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">2:30 pm: </span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sustainable Fishing and The Hudson River Fish Advisory: A general introduction to Sustainable Fishing information and the Hudson River Fish Advisories of the upper Hudson, Mid-Hudson and lower Hudson Valley regions</span> – Regina Keenan, Health Research Institute in cooperation with CCEDC</span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">
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<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">10:30 am: <span style="font-style: italic;">T</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">he 10% Challenge: A Model for Energizing Savings and Building Community</span> -- Melissa Everett, Executive Director, Sustainable Hudson Valley</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">11:30 am: <span style="font-style: italic;">Solar Energy Economics: It’s more affordable than you think</span> -- Hudson Valley Clean Energy</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="">
<br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">12:30 pm:<span style=""> </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Farm Community Tables: Helping Local Farmers to Market</span> -- Billiam van Roestenberg, Owner, Liberty View Farm, Highland, NY.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">1:30 pm: <span style="font-style: italic;">Common Problems Gardeners Face & How to deal with them (including deer-resistant plantings)</span> – Cheryl Hearty, CCEDC Educator<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;">2:30 pm: <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Learn How to C</span>ompost</span> -- Frost Valley YMCA<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="msolistparagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">
<br /></span></p><p class="msolistparagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">3:30 pm:<span style="font-style: italic;"> The Aliens are HERE! Invasives in your backyard </span>– Stephanie Mallozzi, CCEDC Educator</span></p><p class="msolistparagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
<br /></p><p class="msolistparagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Check back on this blog soon for the roster of Musicians for Clean Air concerts lineup, KidzMusic schedule, Food Demo times, tastes and topics, and GPS Earthcaching Treasure Hunt times!
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<br />Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-88579634656894288162010-03-30T06:12:00.000-07:002010-04-01T20:42:53.856-07:00The ants (well, termites...) go marching two by two...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgFHUoghIINnjllu4mcmQZJaGLEAAcu8qJQq8YCVjrp05OsWyD4EbBelwn33Tyqn4uAeLVSpn99jtufCOrI48_3BaAHy8Bfwndi5w2u7ersMsx88Xj9O-QX3qugIqCWs6rO7LQPxJYFY/s1600/Photoxpress_4385491.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgFHUoghIINnjllu4mcmQZJaGLEAAcu8qJQq8YCVjrp05OsWyD4EbBelwn33Tyqn4uAeLVSpn99jtufCOrI48_3BaAHy8Bfwndi5w2u7ersMsx88Xj9O-QX3qugIqCWs6rO7LQPxJYFY/s200/Photoxpress_4385491.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454976090592992626" border="0" /></a><br />As long as it doesn't sting, if it creeps, slithers, hops, flies or otherwise does something cool (or yucky), kids love bugs. And bunnies. And ponies. And goats and sheep and...well, animals in general, and baby animals in particular.<br /><br />At the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration, you and your children will be able to see, and touch (and in the case of the ponies, ride -- oh, not you big adult people, but your kids can...) and learn all about a whole lot of animals. Come and check out Fun With Termites -- did you know that they follow certain scent paths? -- and learn how they help the environment.<br /><br />Visit the 2x2 Zoo to see, touch and find out about some of the animals that are on the endangered species list. Take a ride on a pony that has been rescued from abuse or neglect.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULTzKST3hdf1-A9_OK6N9Ilv4bVSsgjXFG0YchO9KKAEyZvi2KMABwSEvE2WLdBTUaCF5JbHQ4c29h0dV4HXLCbF_GZxV4RRtDEAxWjwrWpci1y6eTcZk7wVJhZQT8WzOWuIYfE_h3xg/s1600/Fair+2009+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULTzKST3hdf1-A9_OK6N9Ilv4bVSsgjXFG0YchO9KKAEyZvi2KMABwSEvE2WLdBTUaCF5JbHQ4c29h0dV4HXLCbF_GZxV4RRtDEAxWjwrWpci1y6eTcZk7wVJhZQT8WzOWuIYfE_h3xg/s200/Fair+2009+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455380071594681330" border="0" /></a><br />You and your kids can come see other kids (goat babies, that is) that have been raised by young people from Dutchess County 4-H clubs. They will show and teach about goats, llamas, horses and poultry and tell you how your children (and your family) can become involved in the many different 4-H clubs and activities.<br /><br />And snakes. Did I mention snakes? See them, watch them perform -- oh yes, it's not only the humans who get to strut (or in snakes' case, slither) their stuff. Snakes are a natural form of rodent and pest control, and serve other really important environmental functions.<br /><br />Then, go on a hayride around the Fairgrounds, courtesy of 4-H Gentle Giants. Rest, relax and enjoy the ride! Then slide on back for MORE animal fun, and all the other cool stuff we'll have going for our youngest environmentalists -- like Big Green TV, Ukranian folk dancing (not to watch, but to LEARN and do!), African drumming, more dancing, Doc Swan's recycling with magic and juggling show, Dutchess County BOCES' recycling activities, GPS Geocaching treasure hunts, the Makers' Square, and more...<br /><br />Check back to find out the details over the next couple of weeks!Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-36293710105874969592010-03-28T17:41:00.000-07:002010-03-28T18:49:32.914-07:00Turn. Them. In!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6VXrAET4poi6UpcjxPntUQao8JKTbsjPapRAFXb1FLRe2DxzJ4zacCv77HpwBxKU9sNrIWuOBLIT6Ium63C_hDrF50ABJY-ZqetV9J58JmbrAmm-z6tREUSTel62DODNJquCa7tF4Ss/s1600/Photoxpress_3017075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6VXrAET4poi6UpcjxPntUQao8JKTbsjPapRAFXb1FLRe2DxzJ4zacCv77HpwBxKU9sNrIWuOBLIT6Ium63C_hDrF50ABJY-ZqetV9J58JmbrAmm-z6tREUSTel62DODNJquCa7tF4Ss/s200/Photoxpress_3017075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453852831108598562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ever wonder what happens to an old computer or a cell phone when you throw it in the trash and it ends up in a landfill? "Ah," you say. "I know better than to do<span style="font-style: italic;"> that</span>!"<br /><br />GOOD! But not everyone does know better. They don't know that by tossing their cell phone, or beeper, or computer (or the countless other electronics we take for granted--scanners, printers, DVD players, TVs, etc.), they're throwing away recoverable precious metals, plastic housings, screws and wire -- all reusable if recovered -- and, toxic chemicals. We're talking lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, zinc, bromine, chlorine, phthalates, and others, that can pollute our soil, groundwater and underground aquifers, and if released into the atmosphere pollute the air we breathe. These are really bad actors -- the kind of chemicals known to cause or suspected of causing cancer, disrupting the endocrine system, and more.<br /><br />Take mercury, for example. There is no known "safe" threshold of mercury that can be released to the environment. Really. And once it's out there, it persists, works its way up the food chain back to us, and stays in us once we ingest it (those fish advisories you hear about? For mercury--and lots of other chemicals. Google it. You'll see.)<br /><br />"Oh," you say. "But everybody recycles their e-waste these days." Sigh. We <span style="font-style: italic;">wish. </span><br /><br />According to the Electronics Take Back Coalition (www.http://www.computertakeback.com/Tools/Facts_and_Figures.pdf), whose information was just updated on March 8, 2010, <span style="font-weight: bold;">e-waste is still the fasting growing waste stream in the US</span>. Their updated report says that "only 13.6% of the consumer electronic products generated into the municipal waste stream (meaning, that people tossed out) were “recovered” for recycling in 2007." That is, we (as in We, the People of the United States) created 3.01 MILLION tons of e-waste, and recycled only 410,000 tons of it.<br /><br />"Well, how can I recycle my old cell phones and computers?" There are a number of ways, actually. More and more electronics manufacturers will take back your old cell phones and computers. You may have to pack them up, you may have to pay to send them...that depends on the manufacturer. You can turn them in (and your old rechargeable batteries, too) at places like Home Depot. You can donate them to charity [but do your homework...find out what happens to the units that don't work or can't be used. Do they get recycled in a state and federally approved facility? Do they get shipped overseas where they can be improperly disposed of?]<br /><br />OR...on April 24th and 25th, during the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration, you can bring them with you to the Dutchess County Fairgrounds, and for $10 per CARLOAD, you can have them recycled by Advanced Recovery, Inc., a NYS and Federally certified electronics recycler, with facilities in Port Jervis and Newark. They are approved by the NY Department of Environmental Conservation, and we've worked with them in the past. In fact, in 2009, we collected over 70 TONS of e-waste in just two weekends at the Fairgrounds (Yes, I am very proud of that fact!).<br /><br />So, if you're coming to the Earth Day Celebration, or you just want to responsibly get rid of your e-waste (we urge you then to <span style="font-style: italic;">stay </span>at the Fairgrounds and come on in to enjoy the Earth Day Celebration!), load up your car, minivan or 4x4 with as much e-waste as you can cram into it, and roll in the front gates of the Fairgrounds. Follow the signs (or look to your left for the big pile of computers and TVs being moved onto pallets) and pull out a ten spot, hand it over and pop your locks. You don't even have to get out of your vehicle: The professional recovery team from Advanced Recovery will remove all the units for you. Then you can drive on over and park your car and come to the Celebration (or--sad face!--you can just go home...).<br /><br />What can you bring to turn in? Cell phones. Computers. Computer cables, peripherals, printers, scanners, fax machines, TVs, DVD and tape players, stereos -- basically, any old electronic devices. You may NOT turn in appliances that work with electricity, such as stoves and refrigerators (or anything with refrigerants in it, such as air conditioners). If you have any questions about what you can and cannot turn in, call Advanced Recovery, at 845.858-8809, and they'll answer any question you might have.<br /><br />Oh! Did I mention that April 23rd, the day <span style="font-style: italic;">before </span>the Celebration, is for small- and medium-sized businesses to turn their e-waste in? Businesses must pre-register (state requirement, people...). Dial 845.858-8809 and they'll set you up.<br /><br />What better weekend to do the right thing with your old electronics? Earth Day Celebration Weekend!! Only at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds. You'll feel great for doing it, and your drawers, basement, attic and garage will breathe a sigh of relief! And so will I.Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-1840647927097545382010-03-26T17:31:00.000-07:002010-03-26T18:35:15.648-07:00Agricultural diversity for $200, Alex...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANOqCRW8Yt-sohozUaNpXR1Qbmvn9yD-gnIQ1OLYR_7MNCh6S9UFxC_tqXijSxFRs1_ceGm-K9HoXFbYB1I74xwvRxJQNHHsDVqAKGTL6Qy8fq_y6dFX8Hp7OnnIe-idmdsL6F51_MSE/s1600/jeo_800x600_1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANOqCRW8Yt-sohozUaNpXR1Qbmvn9yD-gnIQ1OLYR_7MNCh6S9UFxC_tqXijSxFRs1_ceGm-K9HoXFbYB1I74xwvRxJQNHHsDVqAKGTL6Qy8fq_y6dFX8Hp7OnnIe-idmdsL6F51_MSE/s200/jeo_800x600_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453107747043526114" /></a><br /><br />On Monday morning, I woke up at the shriek of dawn, did all the things a person does to get ready for the day, hopped into my car and zipped on down to the CCEDC (that's short for Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County) in Millbrook for the 14th Annual National Agriculture Day Breakfast. I had never been to this amazing event before, which is co-sponsored by the CCEDC, the Dutchess County Dairy Committee Inc., Dutchess County Soil & Water Conservation District, Dutchess-Putnam-Westchester Bureau, and Dutchess County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Bureau. <br /><br />Now, I bet most of you reading this had no idea that there are so many ag/farm/dairy groups in the Hudson Valley (there are more, actually, but these are mostly the ones on the East side of the Hudson..).<br /><br />I also bet you don't know that less then 2% of the our population lives or works on farms. That's what makes it so important, as the earth's population grows, for our children and us as consumers to learn about agriculture.<br /><br />Well, you do now. And those in the room -- farmers, County legislators, CCEDC personnel, CCEDC volunteers and lots of other folk who play a significant role in the local agricultural community -- knew all too well that the health of our farms, our food supply and indeed, the planet depends on that knowledge. <br /><br />There were speeches, awards (Model tractors, really!), lots of clapping and giving people their well-deserved due (this was, after all, an annual meeting). And there was the most awesome breakfast spread, from eggs to bacon to sausage and home fries, french toast and maple syrup...delicious, gotta say!<br /><br />And then, Sandra Prokop,the Managing Director of the New York Farm Bureau Foundation for Agricultural Education, Inc. (we love short titles in our business -- er, like Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration...) got up and gave a great talk about education and agriculture, and how important it is for students to learn about and connect with the land--with farming, which is where our food comes from. <br /><br />She mentioned that one of the most effective tools the Foundation has found to engage children in learning about farming and agriculture is a Jeopardy (You know...Jeopardy the game show on TV...? With Alex Trebec? "The question is...") game, where all the categories have to do with -- you guessed it, agriculture and farming. This game (kids can't get enough of it, says Prokop...)is now on a computer, built into a special kiosk, that venues like the Dutchess County Fairgrounds can borrow for their events. As soon as she told the audience, I was already mentally raising my hand, yelling in my mind, "Pick me! Pick me!" <br /><br />After the breakfast was over and the room was emptying, I made a bee line for Ms. Prokop -- who is herself a farmer, btw -- and told her about the Earth Day Celebration, and how we want to inspire kids to learn and care about the planet, and farming and all things related to sustainable stewardship of the earth. She said she had to check the availability of the unit (it's a celebrity among fairs and conferences and has a very busy schedule...) and would get back to me in a couple of days. I tapped my foot, waiting and hoping to get good news, and....(drum roll, please)...Yesss!!! The agricultural Jeopardy game kiosk will be at...you guessed it...the HV40thEarthDayCelebration. <br /><br />I don't know about you, but I'm psyched! Your children are going to love this thing. The kiosk has a computer with a touch screen, and lots of great facts for kids (and adults) to learn. It's interactive, it's fun, and the only place it will be in New York State on Earth Week weekend is at our event. <br /><br />So, get your buzzer finger ready. And remember, the answer has to be in the form of a question. Here's mine: Can you have TOO MUCH FUN at the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration, Alex? No, Virginia, you cannot.Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-5350631814696276652010-03-24T14:01:00.000-07:002010-03-24T15:31:47.815-07:00A celebration within The Celebration!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqaeYMtEHOfknhWkFaVFXMsXHVBlfeu-f8C1n-MJGLw-8_1MigcrUCWm8QVNjrcH6unBVUSSqHg6B1UtS-FtLXn7S3uqQgK9YW8LpThKNFZFgnGCLU4ON3hqc5x1bSE6GOIO5n2Khs9s/s1600/Photoxpress_1915457.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqaeYMtEHOfknhWkFaVFXMsXHVBlfeu-f8C1n-MJGLw-8_1MigcrUCWm8QVNjrcH6unBVUSSqHg6B1UtS-FtLXn7S3uqQgK9YW8LpThKNFZFgnGCLU4ON3hqc5x1bSE6GOIO5n2Khs9s/s200/Photoxpress_1915457.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452329828950587906" border="0" /></a>
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<br />Okay, here's one I bet most of you don't know: April 24th isn't just the date of the first day of The Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration (and the rest of your life...); it's also World Tai Chi and Qigong Day. And we're going to celebrate this day at our Earth Day(s) Celebration with sample classes in both, for anyone of any age to try.
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<br />But before I tell you more about when, etc. and who's teaching these classes......For those of you who may not know about these two gorgeous and rewarding arts...(depending on whose definition you choose) Tai Chi (also spelled T'ai Chi, and pronounced "Tie Chee") is variously described as a martial art, a "soft" martial art, a Chinese form of exercise, and a way to both meditate and exercise.
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<br />The definition I like the most for this beautiful, flowing, slow discipline is "a spiritual and physical discipline, developed in China over millennia to bring balance to the body and flowing peace to the mind" (thank you, www.tantricjoy.com...). Tai Chi facilitates the flow of your body's life force, and promotes good health and vitality. Qigong (pronounced "chee-GONG") is a Taoist discipline -- again, going back thousands of years -- that teaches you how to use breath and posture to gather energy from the universe.
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<br />Who will teach you? Well, it won't be me! (I'm hoping to have the time to <span style="font-style: italic;">take</span> the classes in between running around the Fairgrounds making sure that y'all are having a great time!)
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<br />David Haines -- who graciously has offered to show you and guide you through an introductory session -- teaches both Qigong and Tai Chi (and something he calls <span style="font-style: italic;">The 20-Minute Body/Mind Routine-TaiChi & Qigong for Busy People) </span>all over the Eastern part of the US, but principally in the Hudson Valley, including at Bard College at Simon's Rock, and community education facilities in Taconic Hills, Red Hook, at Columbia-Greene Community College and at the Omega Institute.
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<br />Our World Tai Chi and Qigong intro classes will be offered at noon and at 2 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday (4/24-25). Wear comfy clothing. And no, you won't have to lie down on the hard floor...you'll be standing and moving, and loving it!
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<br />Oh but wait! That's not the only great-for-your-body-and-your-mind classes we're offering up during the Earth Day Celebration. Did I hear you think, "Gee I hope they have yoga, too..."? Well as a matter of fact...
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<br />Vinyasa yoga instructor, Ron Hayes, RYT, is going to be with us on Sunday, April 25th, giving a 1.5-hour class for you to take. Vinyasa links movement with breath, and even those who don't practice yoga, are not physically strong or particularly flexible can take the class. 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<br />There are two prerequisites for this class (just so you know...). You need to bring a yoga mat with you (this is, after all, the Fairgrounds, not a yoga studio and our floors are concrete). And, you will have to sign a waiver form, holding both Ron and the Fairgrounds harmless if you push yourself too far and get hurt. The waiver goes for Tai Chi and Qigong, too, btw...
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<br />I know, it's only one yoga class. SO FAR. Check back here for more classes, with different instructors -- we're working on it...working on it...
<br />Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-9776078276954372012010-03-17T14:16:00.000-07:002010-03-17T17:10:47.987-07:00Read along with me....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfpLq0kD5aWHdD4bEnzYWjrYveDqSJ4eYXQdlYbnvZo85bc7uKmHKqD9vAaXW8qBcZ7H4Gyw5uQ2srmyP9CgVUDPU9sbrEMhO8-0IamHA3o3bGCUi81B_N0wRLzhsz1RA9XmsVk9o9fk/s1600-h/Formento+book+cover"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfpLq0kD5aWHdD4bEnzYWjrYveDqSJ4eYXQdlYbnvZo85bc7uKmHKqD9vAaXW8qBcZ7H4Gyw5uQ2srmyP9CgVUDPU9sbrEMhO8-0IamHA3o3bGCUi81B_N0wRLzhsz1RA9XmsVk9o9fk/s200/Formento+book+cover" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449721583438510754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBWWuVkrFV1VrVgtOyponTXy3IE3lWxwLYQVnqDnbHYPk5QWoHs-f9jIlipc_U67zrZIPaW4AJbSBYE-Gq3upMEqMim8N_9vO6VrwGS_dS0Vv8LIKBJz8wcBnFFBDNdWuwhb43LnYASQ/s1600-h/PlantSecrets+cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBWWuVkrFV1VrVgtOyponTXy3IE3lWxwLYQVnqDnbHYPk5QWoHs-f9jIlipc_U67zrZIPaW4AJbSBYE-Gq3upMEqMim8N_9vO6VrwGS_dS0Vv8LIKBJz8wcBnFFBDNdWuwhb43LnYASQ/s200/PlantSecrets+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449715692261814258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A long time ago, in a far away land (well, Connecticut, but hey...that can seem like another country...), a lovely queen (Okay, so it was my mother. She was queenly to me!) took a small princess (Uh huh. Me.) to a magical place (the local book store) to hear the fabled words of a great wizard (an author), who intoned wonderful poems and phrases of wisdom about....puppies!<br /><br />The Queen mum bought a copy of the magical book, where it was signed by the Great Author, who also read her book to me and a number of other young royals (children) who were there for just that purpose. And she had written, "To Laurie, I hope you never stop loving words and rhymes." Even though there were lots of other princesses and dukes (kids) there, she made me feel like I was the only little girl who had received this incredible gift. It's a memory that has lasted me a lifetime.<br /><br />You can make your own son or daughter a treasured literary memory, too, at the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration. Our children's eco-authors, Alison Formento and Emily Goodman will be with us in the Children's Book Corner, to do readings from their new books -- <span style="font-style: italic;">This Tree Counts</span>, Ms. Formento's book; and <span style="font-style: italic;">Plant Secrets, </span>Ms. Goodman's book -- and do book signings.<br /><br />Not only will your young ones be <span style="font-weight: bold;">royally</span> entertained (sorry, couldn't resist the pun...), but they also will learn incredibly cool things about why trees and plants and seeds and all things vegetable/woody are so important to the health of our planet and our lives.<br /><br />Check back here in the next few weeks for the schedule of readings. In the meantime, use the mystical tapping of your computer keys to take you to the cyberland of Amazon.com to <span style="font-style: italic;">learn</span> more about these books and their wonderful authors. But, <span style="font-style: italic;">please think local and patronize your town book store if you're going to buy</span>...or, you can wait until the Earth Day Celebration and purchase them from the authors themselves. They're bringing plenty of copies!<br /><br /><br /></span>Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-52851938338184854332010-03-11T21:02:00.000-08:002010-03-11T21:53:05.912-08:00Recycling during and at the Event: We'll recycle ours; you recycle yours!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8P-VhuiHzEGd6AC6NfW9KgXpCIG9DCvua6SWa1N7RBvp9IzXQPzuqR76tifkHtLpaCXqb6HJzXZG2-eWXNJ7HydJxgQrZAbn9wsUTPvJJc_ZjqQdzzG3h4669yMW_aY8IVhi12zIX0MM/s1600-h/Photoxpress_6254472.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8P-VhuiHzEGd6AC6NfW9KgXpCIG9DCvua6SWa1N7RBvp9IzXQPzuqR76tifkHtLpaCXqb6HJzXZG2-eWXNJ7HydJxgQrZAbn9wsUTPvJJc_ZjqQdzzG3h4669yMW_aY8IVhi12zIX0MM/s200/Photoxpress_6254472.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447611463732828914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I've already told you that The Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration is going to be a Zero Landfill event. Recycling is a big part of making sure that happens. The Fairgrounds routinely recycles its single-use bottles and cans (look for the Cleartainer bins all over the venue...). We also recycle cardboard, office papers, metal, and cooking oil, as well as burned-out fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent lamps.<br /><br />And, at the Earth Day Celebration, we'll also be piloting the recycling of food waste.<br /><br />But what about you? Yes, you! What are YOU going to recycle at the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration? Well, let me tell you what you <span style="font-style: italic;">can </span>recycle (besides bottles and cans you might bring or buy during your day[s] with us...you could come to both days, you know...)<br /><br />For starters, you can bring all your electronic devices that you no longer use, and recycle them with Advanced Recovery, Inc. right out there in our main parking lot! Yup. For $10 per CARLOAD, you can get rid of it. Safely. Securely. Cheaply. And don't be shy about bringing everything you could possibly stuff into your car or minivan or 4x4. You should see what folks brought in last year when we held our two e-waste turn-in days!<br /><br />Take the Earth Day Celebration Challenge: Can you help us beat last year's haul? In 2009, we collected over 70 TONS of e-waste in just two weekends. Bring us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses of electronics from your basement or garage.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_hZHpyVEjH11bJvtd2beF6l4UQpi3_I2QYB60uNPYEc9SYbEKYWzoeqeBmNR_3Q0m_mhe35bh35hyrQvtf1KqrzQBZ2T5hL1rFxUd0XcCUO1mIztu42eWwLGIw99oF6dRwORMMy1Pjs/s1600-h/Advanced+recovery,+hi+res"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 22px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_hZHpyVEjH11bJvtd2beF6l4UQpi3_I2QYB60uNPYEc9SYbEKYWzoeqeBmNR_3Q0m_mhe35bh35hyrQvtf1KqrzQBZ2T5hL1rFxUd0XcCUO1mIztu42eWwLGIw99oF6dRwORMMy1Pjs/s200/Advanced+recovery,+hi+res" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447611471761895858" border="0" /></a>Computers, monitors, keyboards, wiring, mice (mouses?), cell phones, stereos, radios, DVD and tape players, printers, scanners. You name it: If it's electronic (NOT electric, as in, NO you may not bring us your old stoves, refrigerators, microwaves, air conditioners, etc.), Advanced Recovery will take it. You won't even need to get out of your car. Just follow the signs, roll on up, hand over your ten-spot, and AR's crew of professionals will relieve you of your equipment, 99%+ of which will be refurbished and recycled at the company's NYS- and EPA-approved facilities in Port Jervis or in Newark, NJ. None of the material recycled/reclaimed is shipped out of country.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByC8oNAEO6Q2hHKJxpmG0HvTC6zfaoTjmfryMa073SePaXCMDrlj-h8enhhHVe6i5Hjq4OiUZWBhzBR6ZX2nsTMR0SjGfCiY5G96uP3YBr6vX_R-gMc5vyuVHqx9pMnldGat5skGof6M/s1600-h/HBCorpLogo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByC8oNAEO6Q2hHKJxpmG0HvTC6zfaoTjmfryMa073SePaXCMDrlj-h8enhhHVe6i5Hjq4OiUZWBhzBR6ZX2nsTMR0SjGfCiY5G96uP3YBr6vX_R-gMc5vyuVHqx9pMnldGat5skGof6M/s200/HBCorpLogo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447611469192091186" border="0" /></a>That's the electronics part of recyclorama extravaganza. You know all those old boxes of checks, business documents, term papers, personal mail that have piled up at home? Bring in up to three boxes (the size of book storage boxes...) full of those documents, and Hudson Baylor Corporation (one of our major Earth Day Celebration sponsors, btw...) will shred them in one of its secure data shredding trucks. Nobody will ever be able to see what you wrote in those old journals, love letters, checkbooks, etc. again. Oh. They'll do that for free (just so you know).<br /><br />We haven't battened it all down just yet, but we're also hoping to provide you with the opportunity to turn in compact fluorescents and your old medications.<br /><br />Did you know that flushing pills or liquid meds down the drain or putting them into your trash for landfilling is absolutely terrible for the environment? Google "pharmaceuticals in the environment" and you'll come up with 7,760,000 hits that will show you how there are now meds in our water supplies, lakes and streams, and what they may be doing to wildlife, you and me.<br /><br />I'll let you know in a future post about whether we'll be able to offer you the option of bringing in those bulbs and meds and mercury-containing devices (such as old thermometers, thermostats etc...).<br /><br />Oh. and once you've unloaded your car of all that old stuff -- er, please, not your kids ;-) , we cordially invite you to drive over to the parking area, and mosey on up to the rest of our Celebration. You'll be glad you did!Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-78963470301860356722010-03-08T17:55:00.001-08:002010-03-12T19:35:09.630-08:00Field trip!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHwzomh5Jw-73YTvTxPcH99AgqRcsYpyv0byhkjmtLq6z511w49olZx7SJxGV8El94WcgFHqztMOWaZN2aFJjwoQdqIvH0HD-BdY3OjBeOKm114RLVK5izh_2zGtHyzowz1Wiy3ThVMc/s1600-h/Photoxpress_6113529(2).jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHwzomh5Jw-73YTvTxPcH99AgqRcsYpyv0byhkjmtLq6z511w49olZx7SJxGV8El94WcgFHqztMOWaZN2aFJjwoQdqIvH0HD-BdY3OjBeOKm114RLVK5izh_2zGtHyzowz1Wiy3ThVMc/s320/Photoxpress_6113529(2).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446447085076688498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />When you were a kid (and if you ARE a kid, you'll know exactly what I mean when I ask), didn't you just LOVE field trips? Going to a new place, checking out cool stuff, singing and talking on the bus?<br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br />Well, I sure did. And that's part of why I'm so psyched about Wednesday. That's the day that a colleague of mine from the Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County (CCEDC) and I are headed off to Wingdale to go to Westchester Modular Homes.<br /><br />Why are we going there, you ask? Well, if there is one, there are 1,000 things we have to put in place in order to make sure that an event as big as the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration is all stocked up and ready for you when you show up on April 24th and 25th. A lot -- as in <span style="font-size:21.5pt;">A LOT-- </span><span style="">of tiny (and some not so tiny) details must be attended to.<br /><br />For instance, for our Makers Square and Swappapalooza, we have to locate vast quantities of textiles, building materials, glue guns, glitter and so forth, and then find a way to procure them.<br /><br />WHY are you telling us this, and how do we get all those things, you ask? <b><i>We</i></b><i> </i>ask--that is, we solicit sponsors to donate stuff. When we're lucky -- and we're oh so lucky now -- generous companies and organizations give us the wherewithall or the materials. In this case, with the expert help of the CCEDC, one firm -- Westchester Modular, our field trip destination -- and one not-for-profit -- the Hudson Valley Materials Exchange -- are providing the bulk of what we need, so that you and yours can come and make amazing creations and take them home. (see my post from a few days back about our Makers Square...).<br /><br />I'm excited! They are going to let us pick out all sorts of cool odds and ends (and I think more than odds and ends...real, quality materials). And then, bless their roofing and hammers, they're going to help make sure these resources arrive well in time to be sorted, stored and put out for the 10 a.m. start to the Earth Day Celebration. We thank Westchester Modular (and the HV Materials Exchange -- more on them in another post further down the line...) for stepping up and stepping in to give us the goods that will make your making really fun and special!<br /><br />YAY!! FIELD TRIP!!!!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Can't wait...<br /><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p>Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-84340350357960237522010-03-06T19:11:00.000-08:002010-03-06T20:40:22.056-08:00The uniqueness of zero (landfill, that is...)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAWlbWPXzYAsf_Qxd3TuBWhesxTbk7JHAbJq2_Hn-D3gArx6ww5oFzj3roqwC279M-O5UnoufTqsIbG6JBh83kjk06mGOfKnELYfSUYaObKane5oAx6ckf3xo1kdO3vIAcwzJprVHh7M/s1600-h/BIN_SIGN_BS01.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAWlbWPXzYAsf_Qxd3TuBWhesxTbk7JHAbJq2_Hn-D3gArx6ww5oFzj3roqwC279M-O5UnoufTqsIbG6JBh83kjk06mGOfKnELYfSUYaObKane5oAx6ckf3xo1kdO3vIAcwzJprVHh7M/s200/BIN_SIGN_BS01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445746470001008338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />By now you know that the Dutchess County Fairgrounds' Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration is going to be a very special event.<br /><br />It is also going to be unique (in lots of ways, but this one in particular...). It's going to be a <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Zero Landfill Event.</span> Yes. Courtesy of our sponsors, Covanta Hudson Valley Renewable Energy and Royal Carting Service Company, and with the help of the Dutchess County Resource Recovery Agency, the Earth Day Celebration will be a Zero Landfill Event.<br /><br />That's right. Zero Landfill.<br /><br />What does that mean? Simple. No solid waste generated during the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration will be put into a landfill. Period.<br /><br />We will recycle whatever we can, and the items that cannot be recycled or composted will be turned into electricity at the Poughkeepsie waste-to-energy plant.<br /><br />Now, let's get something straight: This is not some smoke-belching, old-school incinerator. The waste-to-energy plant is a clean burning facility, whose air emission tests meet or exceed the strictest federal standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (Absolutely true. See the information for yourself at Covanta's booth in the Hall of Green Energy at the Earth Day Celebration.)<br /><br />What is waste-to-energy exactly? It's a process that takes solid <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">WASTE</span> -- generated by towns just like yours and mine, your own household trash, or solid waste from venues like the Dutchess County Fairgrounds -- and instead of putting it into the landfill, transfers it <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">TO</span> combustion chambers where it is burned and reduced to 10% of its original volume. The heat created by burning the solid waste heats up water in steel tubes that form the walls of the combustion chambers. The water turns into steam, which in turn is put through a turbine that continuously generates <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">ENERGY</span> in the form of electricity. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span>The electricity goes back into the power grid to light and heat homes and businesses. There you are: <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">WASTE-TO-ENERGY.</span><br /><br />And that's what's going to happen to ALL the solid waste you and I and the activities you'll participate in at the Celebration generate that is left over after we're done recycling all the bottles and cans, cardboard, metal, oil and food scraps. It's going to be turned into power. Just think: After you spend your day at the Earth Day Celebration, go home and turn on the lights, a teensy, weensy bit of the electricity powering your lamps just might be coming from something you threw away at the Fairgrounds!<br /><br />Talk about lowering your carbon footprint! Oh, and we'll also be piloting food waste composting at the Earth Day Celebration-- again, courtesy of Royal Carting, which will be supplying special bins just for that purpose.<br /><br />And, you can practice the three R's by bringing your electronic waste with you when you come to the Celebration. We'll be holding another major e-waste take-back weekend (our third!) with Advanced Recovery, Inc. during the same hours as the Earth Day Celebration, as well as document disposal (secure shredding). We hope we'll be able to provide compact fluorescent recycling for your burned out CFLs, and for mercury-containing items such as old thermometers, and other items. So stay tuned for confirmation on that. But the E-waste turn-in and document shredding? That's a done deal. <span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965847096354337009.post-16131077612669665632010-03-05T18:22:00.000-08:002010-03-06T07:12:09.356-08:00This little blogger went to (the farmers) market<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdn1b8YRuPMBWm4563Q30wOJ_Blu-DBtxFs_TlrydOXIVTzdE6Pcn9niktyYc1r15CfnwFFwE5W90MbOrfy1JrcW424VmOIAtm1gjLVt7DyXaOnvCkO6JvfcpU9GwV7ooxtWlt1GEblQU/s1600-h/Photoxpress_2675690.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdn1b8YRuPMBWm4563Q30wOJ_Blu-DBtxFs_TlrydOXIVTzdE6Pcn9niktyYc1r15CfnwFFwE5W90MbOrfy1JrcW424VmOIAtm1gjLVt7DyXaOnvCkO6JvfcpU9GwV7ooxtWlt1GEblQU/s320/Photoxpress_2675690.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445348552521189538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Natural. Local. Organic. Those are the words I associate with food and Earth Day. But, Earth day comes around in April, a time of year here in New York's Hudson Valley when there's not much produce growing yet. That is, unless you know the right place(s) to look for it.</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br />Well, on April 24th and 25th, look no further than the Hudson Valley 40th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration, where local, natural and organic food is going to be a focus (along with tons of other cool stuff to see and do), starting with a Farmers' Market, right in the middle of Building E.</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br />Yep. If you want to buy and taste a bunch of the local, natural and organic bounty of our region, come to our Earth Day Celebration and march yourself into the Farmers Market, which will boast some of the best our Hudson Valley farmers have to offer! SO far, the list of what you'll be able to see, buy, taste and take home includes: cheese and dairy delicacies, fresh salsa, fruit, jar pickles, jellies, mustards, wines and winter vegetables (yes, you with the sharp eyes...that list </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">is </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">in alphabetical order...).</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;">And the list is growing (fact and pun!) as more farmers commit to being with us!</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br />There also will be CSA farms there offering you the opportunity to sign up for a share of their season's crops.</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;">What's CSA? It stands for Community Supported Agriculture. That is, individuals, like you, pay a fee to the farm(s) of their choice, before the season begins (so the Earth Day Celebration at the Fairgrounds is the perfect place and time...) to have a share in the risk and reward of the farm's(s) harvest. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" editor_id="mce_editor_0" ><span editor_id="mce_editor_0">Your CSA share helps the farm you've chosen bear the costs of operation, and your reward is utterly fresh, amazing produce (or dairy products, etc.) during the season.<br /><br />So, to (farmers) market, to (farmers) market to buy a....well, <span style="font-style: italic;">maybe</span> you'll even be able to buy a share of a fat pig! We'll let you know as the farmers market and CSA offerings expand over the coming weeks. Check back and see!!</span></span>Laurie Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00232438143827497882noreply@blogger.com0