Holiday Markets, Gifts in Honor, Farmigo Video, December Events

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Holiday Forest Farmers' Market

You won't find these holiday gifts at a Black Friday frenzy. One-of-a-kind handmade forest products are available at the Holiday Forest Farmers' Market on December 1 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Agroforestry Center. Hosted by CCE-Greene & Columbia Counties, this annual event attracts regional artisans who share a love for our regional woods and shoppers eager to embrace that beauty year-round.

For more Buy Local Holiday markets, check out this November 30th You & Your Watershed blog post.

Give the Gift of Farmland Protection

Donate Now to the Conservation Easement Stewardship Endowment Fund

For that special someone on your holiday shopping list, why not make a donation in their honor this holiday season? Give to the Council's Conservation Easement Stewardship Endowment Fund and help us protect over 21,000 acres of watershed farmland for the long term. Give easily online here.

Video of Interest: Farmigo on CNN-Money

CNNMoney - The farmers market goes digital

CNNMoney: Farmers market goes digital

This CNN segment from September 27, 2012 shows online food purchases are moving mainstream. Mobile apps, like the one promoting Farmigo, can shorten the food chain, skipping grocery stores and connecting farmers directly to consumers.

Of Interest

Newsletter: Watershed Currents-November (CWC)
Newsletter: Small Farms Update-November (Cornell Small Farms Program)
Report: WoodWise: Conservation Grazing Autumn 2012 (Woodland Conservation News) Article: How Germany is Getting to 100% Renewable Energy (Common Dreams)
Report: Private Lands, Public Benefits: Open Space Resources and Preferred Growth Areas in the Catskills (Open Space Institute 2011)
Newsletter: Weekly Pipeline (NYC DEP)
Report: Retaining Working Forests: Eastern North Carolina (Open Space Institute 2012)
Kudos...to Council Executive Director Craig Cashman for his interview comments in the Texas Agricultural Land Trust article: Private Lands, Public Benefit: Farmland = Drinking Water

December 1, 2012

Holiday Markets

Gifts in Honor

CNN-Money's Farmigo

Of Interest

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UPCOMING EVENTS

NEW DAY & TIME: Watershed Wake-up Call Every other Friday at 7:15 a.m. WIOX Community Radio 91.3FM

December 6

Easement Program Committee Meeting

Walton

December 7

TLC Logger Education: Adult First Aid & CPR

Siuslaw Model Forest

Acra

December 8

Tracking & Winter Wildlife

Clearpool Model Forest

Carmel

December 8

Christmas on the Farm

Delhi

December 15

Winter Bird Count

Clearpool Model Forest

Carmel

December 16

Saugerties Farmers' Market

December 20

Holiday Pop-Up Market

Stamford

January 12

Winter Tree Identification

Clearpool Model Forest

Carmel

January 17

Catskill Regional Dairy, Livestock & Grazing Conference

Delhi

January 25-27
NOFA-NY Winter Conference
Saratoga Springs

March 24
Farm to Market Connection

Liberty

TBD 2013

Sustainable Education for the Next Generation

Carmel

Many more events, events and workshops listed on the Pure Catskills home page and on the Council's event pages for agriculture and forestry.

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Pure Catskills

You & Your Watershed

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NYCWatershed.org

PureCatskills.com

CatskillWoodNet.org

You & Your Watershed (online teacher's resource)

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