| Seed Celebration in Gilsum, NH (Updated) | ||
| WHEN: | February 13, 2010; 9:00 AM | |
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The Sustainability Project looks forward to seeing you at the 5th Annual Seed Celebration and Seed Exchange this coming Saturday, February 13th at the Gilsum Elementary School Community Center, 640 Route 10, Gilsum, NH. Doors open at 9 a.m., beginning a full day of speakers, workshops, and demonstrations. Bring a bag lunch or enjoy our Café soups, chili, and Orchard Hill bread, as well as desserts and hot beverages. Invite your families and friends to this dynamic sustainable community event. Directions, schedule of activities, participating organizations and contributing local businesses are listed below.
Tickets: $7 for adults in advance, $10 at the door and $3 for children. No one turned away for lack of funds. Tickets may be purchased at Green Energy Options, 79 Emerald Street, Keene.
Directions to the Gilsum Elementary School
Schedule of Activities
9:00 Cherokee Blessing and Greetings by Valerie Piedmont, Director of The Sustainability Project
9:30 Composting Workshop
9:30 -10:00 Innoculating Logs with Mushrooms with Dave Wichland, Wichland Woods
10:00 -11:30 Bee Keeping with John Solomonides, N.H. HoneyBee
10:30 -11:00 Solar Electric Basics with Pablo Fleischmann, Green Energy Options
11:00 -11:30 Finding and Sharing Farmland with Bob Bernstein, Land For Good
11:30 -12:00 Web of Life - A Community and Ecology Activity with Robyn Hannett
11:30 -12:00Landscaping with Native Species with Master Gardener, Janine Marr
12:00 -12:10 A Lesson in Mindful Eating with Micheal Ciborski, MorningSun Meditation
12:10 -1:00 Winter Picnic Concert with The Solar System
1:00 - 2:00 Make Food Your Medicine with Herbalist, Alisa Andrews
1:30 - 2:00 Finding and Sharing Farmland with Bob Bernstein, Land For Good
2:00 - 2:30 Why Save Seeds? with Jeanne Sable
2:00 - 2:30 Growing Mushrooms with Dave Wichland, Wichland Woods
2:30 -3:00 Solar Electric Basics with Pablo Fleischmann, Green Energy Options
3:00 -4:00 African Drumming and Dancing with Chelsea Agee and Anive Holmes
3:20 -3:30 Intermission Winners of the Local Business and Nature-Inspired Art Raffles Announced
4:00 Closing and Clean-up
Tablers and Venders
ACCESS Gilsum/Sullivan Elementary After School Program, Ashuelot River Local Advisory, Beginning Farmers, Cheshire County Conservation District, Cheshire Mediation, Green Energy Options, Hannah Grimes, Jenny’s Dream Catchers, KSC Campus Ecology, Land for Good, Master Gardeners, Monadnock Community Gardening and Seed Saving Initiative (MCGSSI), Monadnock Sustainabilty Network, Morning Sun Meditation, Orchard Hill Breadworks, NH Honeybee, Ruffled Feathers Farm, The Keene Area Farmers' Market,The Sustainability Project, Tracie’s Farm and CSA, Walpole Valley Farm, Wichland Woods, and W.S. Badger.
Local Business Raffle Donors
Agway Achille - Agrosun Day Spot 150 Watt Grow Light, value 15.71
Armadillo’s Burritos - $15 Gift Certificate
Athen’s Pizza - (2) $10 Gift Certificates
Cheshire County Conservation District Composting Unit value $42.
Chimney Swift Crafts - Gnome, value $18.
The Colonial Theater - Two tickets to the Moscow Ballet, Sleeping Beauty, value $92.00
Fritz Belgian Fries - $10 Gift Certificate
Good Fortune - $20. Gift Certificate
Green Energy Options - Smart Strip and Energy Guide Book, value $40.
Hannah Grimes - Gift Basket $90
Horse and Buggy Feeds - bird feeder, value $25.49
Indian King Framery - $20 Gift Certificate
Jack’s True Value Hardware Store - LED Flashlights, value $21.
Josephine Russell Five Yoga sessions, value $60.
Margaritas Mexican Rest aurant - Entrées for two, value $35.
Prime Roast - $20. Gift Certificate
Starving Artist - One small cup of coffee and a one-of-a-kind mug, value: $12
Stonewall Farm - $60.00 family membership
The Mountain - (12) Tee shirts, value $20 each
Toadstool Bookshop $20 gift card
Tracie's Community Farm - $30. Gift certificate
VitaSource - Gift Bag, value $40.32
Works Bakery Café - Gift Breakfast Sampler, value $29.95
-- The Sustainability Project, Inc. Emerson Brook Forest Outdoor Learning Center Valerie Piedmont, Executive Director Lenoir McDougal, Assistant Director PO Box 311 Gilsum, NH 03448 603 352-1887, 603 357-0860 www.emersonbrookforest.org "For a future we can live with" The mission of The Sustainability Project, a 501(c)3 nonprofit educational organization, is to promote a love of nature, environmental stewardship, caring communities and ways of living that deepen our understanding of the interconnected web of life. Our guiding principle is that diversity, inclusion and compassion are fundamental to the long term well-being of our planet and its inhabitants. |
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