Ulster County Tool Bank Project will hold tool repair clinics from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, June 16th, Clove Valley CSA, 81 Clove Valley Road, High Falls, NY 12440 and Sunday, June 24th, Tweefontein Herb Farm, 4 Jenkins Road, New Paltz, NY 12561(845-636-8218). Registration is required for both clinics. For further information or to register, contact Wolf Bravo at 973-207-9869, wolf.bravo2014@gmail.com.
Volunteers are needed to help teach repair workshops. Contact Wolf at 973.207.9869 wolf.bravo2014@gmail.com
Ulster County Tool Bank
A TOOL SHARE NETWORK
Roundout Valley Permaculture Group, Marbletown Transition Group, Woodstock Transition Group and Sustainable Urubamba Valley have joined together to develop the Ulster County Tool Bank to support localizing the economy, our farmers, promoting gardening and the production of clean safe food in our communities.
TOOL SHARE NETWORK
Aims to collect old or unused hand tools from the community. The collected tools will be loaned seasonally to new farmers, gardeners and those that lost their tools during the hurricane. We are unable to accept gas or power tools. Tools in good condition will be loaned on a first come first served basis. At the end of the farming season, loaned tools are returned to the Bank and will go back on the list for the next year. This encourages borrowers to get their own tools during the year so we can continue helping new people. Tools in need of repair will go to the “You Fix It You Keep It Clinics”
TOOL SHARE GOALS
– Prevent old /used tools from going to the landfill
– Create a sense of participation with the community by donating old tools.
– Support young farmers, gardeners and people in need of tools.
– Re-skilling of participating community by learning hand tool repair.
WE ARE COLLECTING THE FOLLOWING TOOLS TO
Clear Land: chop wood, saws, cut branches, remove brush, rakes,
Prepare The Land: shovels, picks, forks and spades.
Garden: trowels, watering containers, push mowers, scythes.
Livestock: Carpentry tools (no POWER TOOLS) for chicken coops, fencing, watering, bird houses.
Miscellaneous: buckets, wheelbarrows, seed spreaders.
Materials to fix the tools: wood handles, hickory, ash, maple branches or logs.
DONATING YOUR TOOLS
MARCH 1 – MARCH 31
DROP POINTS COLLECTION SITES THROUGHOUT ULSTER COUNTY
High falls Food Co-op lower parking lot Marbletown High Meadow Middle School Rt.209
New Paltz Tweefontein Herb Farm
4 Jenkins Road, New Paltz
Jens 845-636-8218 Drop next to front porch of white farm house
Woodstock Library 679.2213
Kingston (TBA)
“You fix it you keep it” REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE CLINICS
Will be conducted during April May June
For collected broken tools, the tool bank will conduct repair and maintenance clinics, “You fix it you keep it” this is for those that are willing to put their time and effort into fixing broken donated tools. You may also bring your own broken tools and learn to fix and maintain your tools at the tool repair clinic.
Volunteers are needed to help teach these repair workshops.
CONTACT: Wolf Bravo 973.207.9869 wolf.bravo2014@gmail.com
