On October 12th and 27th, UlsterCorps volunteers participated in a region-wide gleaning initiative. Stiles Najac, Food Security Coorindator for CCE Orange, contacted us about a farmer in Columbia County who was willing to let us glean at his orchard. We put together a team of volunteers from Ulster and Dutchess Counties. The 1500lbs of apples […]
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Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County seeking volunteers to assist with four health and fitness initiatives for childr...
CCEUC/4-H Youth Development is looking for long-term volunteers who would like to sit on one of our four committees : Safe Routes to Schools and Parks, Complete Streets, Community and School Gardens, or Healthy Afterschool Snacks. The committees will begin meeting in March, and members of the committees will be directly involved in advancing the […]
Farms to Food Pantries Project: Even the Farm Animals are benefittin...
Around Christmas one of our wonderful farmers contacted us to see if we knew of any farms with animals that might be interested in mushy apples & drops from her orchard, not suitable for human consumption but ideal for the animals. Previously, when we had posted about the availability of fresh apples and apple sauce […]
Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary Mid-Winter Cleani...
Monday January 18th, 2010, 11am-5pm 35 Van Wagner, Willow, NY (7.2 miles west on 212 from Woodstock) . Map Volunteers of all ages needed to assist with a Mid Winter Cleaning at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary. We’ll be cleaning our two biggest barns, the pig barn and the goat and sheep barn. This would mean […]
Volunteer at Queens Galley for National Service Da...
Volunteers needed to help preparing and serving meals at each of three shifts – 7-9am, 11am-1pm, and 4-6pm. Additional teams of 6-10 volunteers needed for two shifts for a post-Holiday cleanup, 9:30-11:30 and 11:30-1:30. Projects include cleaning out a storage area, cataloging contents, putting items away and creating an office. RSVP or call 338-3468. Additional […]
Berkshire Homeward Bound seeks volunteer mento...
Berkshire Homeward Bound seeks male mentors to assist teenage males residing at Berkshire Farm’s Residential Treatment Center with the transition back to their homes in Ulster County. At this time, two mentors are needed in Ulster County, one in Kingston and one in the Ellenville area. If you can help please contact Jay Mooers at […]