Just when we thought we’d wrapped up our seasonal gleaning project for 2009 (thank you again to everyone who helped out!!), we got a call from a wonderful local grower who still has apples on her trees she’s willing to donate! Gleaning Volunteer gleaners needed to pick apples Friday morning, December 4th, 9am-noon. The wonderful […]
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Gleaning Opportunity with RV...
Tomorrow, Wednesday 11/4/09 we have an opportunity to glean some of the last of this year’s harvest. We need at least 6 people to help. Sorry for the short notice but if you would like to participate, please call Susan at 845-657-5701. We will be meeting at 9am at Bruce Davenport’s Farm (not the fabulous […]
Esopus Creek Conservancy Work Par...
Esopus Creek Conservancy will host a work party for Saturday, November 14th . The work party will start at 8 am and go until noon. We will meet at the Shady Lane entrance of the Preserve. The work party will involve trail maintenance and staging of construction materials for capital improvement projects. Here are some […]
Thank you to Apple Festival Volunteer...
Thank you to everyone who volunteered at Family of Woodstock’s First Annual Apple Festival. We pressed 1000 pounds of apples into 50 gallons of cider. Some was sold at the event, but most is in the freezer now awaiting delivery to the Queens Galley food pantry. The Festival was held Sunday, October 4th at Cantine […]
CCE Apple Gleaning Volunteers needed Nov 5-15t...
Note from Stiles, 11/13/09: Saturday’s gleaning has been cancelled. Those that were scheduled for Saturday are invited to come on Sunday. I will be at the orchard from 10-4 on Sunday. I know that this means some of you won’t be able to make it and I am sorry (we’ve always got next season!) If […]
Community Corn Processing Day a Huge Succes...
4,000 Pounds of Corn! On Tuesday, September 22nd, over 30 volunteers met at the Woodcrest Community and processed over 4,000 pounds of sweet corn! The corn was donated by RVGA Farmers – Gill’s Farm, Robert O. Davenport and Sons, Saunderskill Farms and Davenport Farms. The event was a huge success and the processing of the […]
