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tableIn honor of Earth Day -- 
Celebrate Spring, Celebrate Farmers!
 
Join TABLE at our Grand Opening Event
Saturday April 18th, from 10 AM - 6 PM

Bring the family!  Enjoy fun live music, delicious menu tastings, learn about our mission and offerings, and even let your kids enjoy special children's menu tastings!
 
Also:
Meet Jon Pratt, Executive Chef
Meet Your Local Farmers
Outdoor Grilled Lunch Specials
Samples and Tasting from Local Artisans
Mark Weigel, Musician
Why Buy Local?
Cheese Tasting
Delectable Prepared Dinners To Go
Local "Sample Baskets" for Sale
Membership & House Account Info
See, Feel & Hear about TABLE's LEED Design
NY State Agricultural Information

TABLE's mission is to educate and empower our community to choose a local food system that is beneficial to the individual, the farmer, the community and the planet.

TABLE Local Market, 11 Babbitt Road, Bedford Hills, (914) 241-0269.  Visit www.tablelocalmarket.com.

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Beczak Environmental Education Center, on the Yonkers waterfront, is celebrating Earth Day throughout the month of April with a variety of events for families, including:

Earth Day at Beczak, Sunday, April 19, 2009, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM.  All ages.  Free.  Volunteer your time to help keep Beczak's marsh, beach and lawn clean and safe for everyone to enjoy. Riverfront projects include picking up trash, hauling driftwood and mending fences. 

Blessing of the Hudson on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 7:30 - 8:30 AM.  All ages.  Free.  Experience the first sunbeams of Earth Day on Beczak's Hudson River beach.
 
Beczak Environmental Education Center is a non-profit environmental education facility that presents exhibits and programs for all ages to raise environmental awareness and to encourage informed stewardship of the Hudson River, the Saw Mill River and the Bronx River.  Visit www.beczak.org for details on these and other Earth Month events.
 
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Fabkins Eco-Friendly Kids' Cloth Napkins Presents Save Green While Going Green,
Ten Easy Tips for Reducing Costs and Reducing Waste in 2009 : 
 
fabkinsHere are 10 small things that can make a difference in your budget AND your carbon footprint.  Click here to read the full descriptions and how-tos:
 
1. Switch from paper to cloth napkins
2. Eliminate disposables
3. Carry a coffee cup with you
4. Give up plastic water bottles
5. Buy in bulk
6. Pack a waste-free lunch
7. Shop at consignment stores
8. Stop using wrapping paper
9. Bring your own bag to the store
10. Cut down, or cut out, newspaper delivery.  

Also check out our Earth Day toolkit for schools. Complete with step-by-step guides, classroom activities, tips and more, this information-rich toolkit will serve as a resource for any school (or family) looking to go green.  For more information, visit www.fabkins.com.
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eventsEssential Event:  Sheep-to-Shawl. Saturday, April 18, 2009 from 10am to 6pm. Celebrate the arrival of spring on the farm! The event features Scottish border collies displaying their amazing skills with sheep-herding demonstrations throughout the day, and newborn lambs frolic, much to the delight of children. Philipsburg Manor. 381 N. Broadway. Route 9. Sleepy Hollow NY (914) 631-3992 www.hudsonvalley.org.  Visit our Events Calendar >>
Essential Volunteer:  YWCA Spring Benefit Tag Sale, April 25, 2009, 10am to 3pm, to benefit the YWCA and its Nursery School Program. The sale will include children's clothes, children's books, toys, games, DVDs, CDs, maternity wear, baby accessories, sporting equipment, and more. Guests will also enjoy a bakesale. YWCA, 515 North Street. Drop donations April 24th between 11:30 AM - 5:30 PM in the lower lounge. Visit, www.ywcawhiteplains.com.
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Essential News:  Doubletree Hotel To Make "Earth Day" Donation of 65 Tree Seedlings to Pre-K and Kindergarten Students at Tappan Hill School in Tarrytown. Each of the 11 pre-k and kindergarten classrooms will receive six plants to care for, and eventually plant in the school gardens outside of each classroom. Wednesday, April 22, 10:30 a.m. Tappan Hill School, Tarrytown, NY. Read more news >>
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