Groundwork Hudson Valley Changing Places. Changing Lives.

Green Home-Makeover at Wholesale Price!

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Reserve by Wednesday, July 6th, 4pm at: http://compostbinandrainbarrelsale.eventbrite.com/
You must pickup on July 9th
Rain or Shine, Cash or Check ONLY

*We are getting a special deal from the distributor to help get these environmentally friendly products into people’s homes! Take advantage of this great opportunity reserve your rain barrel and compost bin by July 6th! Register here to reserve your order.*

Pickup Times/Locations (Choose the one most convenient for you!):
8am-11am        Greenburgh Town Hall 177 Hillside Ave. Greenburhg, NY 10603
12pm-2pm        Tarrytown West Main St. Commuter Parking Lot
3pm-5pm          Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Park

Rain Barrel $75 (Market value $125)
www.systern.com

• Cut water bills
• Use stored rain to water your lawn.
• Reduce energy spent at water treatment facilities
• All necessary hardware included, but homeowner will need to adapt down spout

Compost Bin $55 (Market Value $145)
www.earthmachine.com

• Average homes produce 650 lbs of kitchen/yard waste a year.
• Reduce your load at the source by turning it into  high-quality odorless fertilizer and topsoil.

*Comes with free kitchen collector bucket if reserved by July 6th*

Also available on Sale Day:
Rodent screen base ($20)
Compost Aerator ($25)
Presto Bin Large Wire Leaf Collector ($30)

Reserve by Wednesday, July 6th, 4pm at: http://compostbinandrainbarrelsale.eventbrite.com/
You must pickup on July 9th
Rain or Shine, Cash or Check ONLY

Join Groundwork Hudson Valley and the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail in cleaning up a section of the trail where it runs behind Cottage Gardens Municipal Housing Complex in Yonkers! The clean-up will begin on the OCA Trail on Willow Street between North Broadway and Warburton. Parking is available at the Christian Academy on LaMartine. From here, walk south on the trail to Willow. Hope to see you there!

Join us on Thursday, April 14th from 5:30-7:30 to celebrate the Science Barge’s 3rd year in Yonkers! Spring is upon us and the seedlings will soon be settling into their hydroponic homes. Staff will give free tours and light refreshments will be served. This is a great time to meet and mingle with your neighbors and learn about our innovative model of sustainable urban agriculture.

For more information about the Environmental Food Team, click here.

Click here to download flier.

SCHEDULE: Tuesdays, 3:30 – 4:30 (At GW office unless otherwise noted)

March 22         Tastings:  Fermented Foods -Why We Find Some Rotting Foods So Delicious   (GWHV)
March 29         Tour of an Arab Market (Meet at Ya Hala Market, 326 South Broadway)
April 5             Andalusia: A Look At Spain’s Culinary Treasure (GWHV)
April 12           Tour of Wave Hill – visit Riverdale’s Garden Gem   (see separate flier)
April 19           Genetically Modified Foods: Why All the Fuss?  (GWHV)
April 26           Film “The Garden” (GWHV)
May 3              Tour of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture (see separate flier)
May 7              (Saturday) Volunteer Opportunity – Eat Well Yonkers! (Aboard the Science Barge)
We will be handing out free vegetables and providing information on healthy eating.  Free Tomato Plants!
May 10            The History of Magical Foods
May 17            Film “Yosemite, Fate of Heaven” – Award winning film on balancing preservation & enjoyment (GWHV)
May 24            Tastings: Edible Flowers (GWHV)
May 31            Remember When II:  Foods and Fashion (GWHV)
June 7              Tastings: African Food Cooking Demonstration (GWHV)
June 11            (Saturday) Volunteer Opportunity – Eat Well Yonkers! (Aboard the Science Barge)
We will be running an activity for youth and speaking to parents about nutrition during our Water Sculpture Event.
June 14            Imperial Mongolian Cooking: Even An Invading Horde Swaps Recipes (GWHV)

GWHV = Groundwork’s Office, 22 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Yonkers, NY 10701

Bringing Nutrition to Yonkers…One Vegetable at a Time

To conclude this year’s Earth Month, Groundwork Hudson Valley is hosting an invasive vine workshop, and we would love for you to take part. Stakeholders along the Saw Mill River are invited to help develop a long-term action plan to eliminate the dangerous invasive vines that are destroying native habitat. These species are choking our ecosystem and compromising the health of our trees. Dying trees pose a threat to the adjacent parkway and trailway, the people that use them, and the river habitat that plants and animals depend on for their survival.

DATE: Thursday, April 28, 2011 (rain date 5/4)
TIME: 10am-2pm
LOCATION: Farragut Avenue Restoration Site & Westchester Manor Hall, Hastings-On-Hudson, NY

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Community members, volunteers, students, Westchester County Parks Officials, NY State DOT officials, conservationists, ecologists, municipal leaders, local landscapers, and business owners. If everyone works a little towards solving the problem, we can achieve a lot.

Click here for more info.

Last year, over 250 people gathered at 10 sites along the Saw Mill River to remove trash and restore habitat.

We need your help to make this event a resounding success again this year! Be part of the group of volunteers (families, civic and youth groups, businesses) to join or lead cleanup crews, bagging tons of trash from streets, parks and streams, and connecting with neighbors and the outdoors. It’s fun, practical, meaningful, and easy. You gather some friends and Groundwork will help you find a site near you and provide all of the tools, supplies, and training you need. Do your cleanup, leave the bags for the local highway department, and report your cleanup results to SMRC.

Register by May 1st to have your group name included on our event T-Shirt and get a few for free!

Click here for more info.

The Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Daylighting of Larkin Plaza is scheduled for Wednesday, December 15th at 12pm. Please come and celebrate this momentous occasion with us! Plans for the daylighting of The Saw Mill River in Larkin Plaza have been in the works for many years. We are excited to finally be breaking ground on this project that we believe will greatly benefit the environment of downtown Yonkers for all stakeholders-businesses, residents, fish, plants, birds, and more!

On Tuesday, November 9, the Yonkers City Council approved the funding to bring back the Saw Mill River to the light of day, hence “daylighting” at Larkin Plaza in downtown Yonkers. This project has been in the works for a very long time.

The US Army Corps of Engineers first covered up this portion of the river in the early 1920s for both flood control and water quality management (the river had become very polluted). In the early 1990’s in the US Army Corps of Engineers’ “Reconnaissance Study,” one of the habitat restoration projects mentioned was to uncover, or “daylight” the Saw Mill River at Larkin Plaza! Full circle!

Daylighting Groundbreaking is expected in early December and we will INVITE YOU ALL! More information about the history of the project and Groundwork Hudson Valley’s involvement will be coming soon.