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1] Report of 2011 Programs Review Published
2] Annual Meeting and Progressive Candlelight Potluck, Sat Feb 4
3] Herbs for Winter Health Workshop
4] Alchemical Telephone Number Change
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1] Report of 2011 Programs Review Published
The Alchemical Nursery presents our 2011 annual review. Please click on the link below to learn more about 2011's accomplishments and updated details on our major initiatives. Find out the latest about our updated and focused mission. Blessings.
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2] Annual Meeting and Progressive Candlelight Potluck, Sat Feb 4
Join the Alchemical Nursery for our Annual Meeting on Saturday February 4th to greet incoming Board Members and share in the sucesses and stories that were accomplished in 2011 while looking ahead in 2012. The event will be held at 1032 Euclid Avenue in Syracuse. Starting at 7 pm, we will conduct our Board of Director's Meeting. Everyone is invited, this special meeting should take no longer than 30 minutes, after which we will eat together in potluck starting at 7:30 pm. Just come for the potluck if you're not interested in the Board meeting.
But bring a candle if you can! Our dinner will be a progressive candlelight sharing. Starting in silence respecting the season and the darkness, we will each in turn light our candles to bring our own bit of light to the gathering until we illuminate the whole room! As each of us lights our candle we can also choose to share with the whole gathering our thanks for 2011 and our plans, activities, projects for 2012 so that we can support each other. No registration required, just come on by, and bring a dish if you are able. Unscented candles only please. Info@alchemicalnursey.org or 315.308.1372 for more info.
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3] Herbs for Winter Health Workshop
Free Workshop! Learn about herbal medicines that can help with the common ailments of wintertime in Central New York. Teas and tinctures for immune support, colds + flus, better circulation, prevention of illness and the energetics of winter sicknesses will be discussed.
Presented by Nick Cavanaugh, former Alchemical Nursery Intern, and Mario Tarasco. Nick and Mario have attended in-depth herbal trainings, including most recently a 6-month intensive at the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine. Mario is a practicing Community Herbalist in Rochester. http://artemisherbals.com/
Note Date Change to Sunday February 12, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Syracuse Center for Peace and Social Justice, Common Room Lower Level, 2013 East Genesee St, Syracuse. 315-708-5750 or ncavanaugh2@gmail.com
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4] Alchemical Telephone Number Change
The Alchemical Nursey has a new phone numberr for general inquiries and business. Please update your contacts to note the new number as: 315-308-0179. Thank you :>)
Posted by: Alchemical
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1] Annual Meeting and Progressive Candlelight Potluck, Sat Feb 4
2] Herbs for Winter Health Workshop 3] Registration Deadline January 27 for Design Training
4] Rahma Edible Forest Garden Organizing Meeting 5] Redhouse Member Price for "A Perfect Ganesh"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1] Annual Meeting and Progressive Candlelight Potluck, Sat Feb 4 Join the Alchemical Nursery for our Annual Meeting on Saturday February 4th to greet incoming Board Members and share in the successes and stories that were accomplished in 2011 while looking ahead in 2012. The event will be held at 1032 Euclid Avenue in Syracuse. Starting at 7 pm, we will conduct our Board of Director's Meeting. Everyone is invited, this special meeting should take no longer than 30 minutes, after which we will eat together in potluck starting at 7:30 pm. Just come for the potluck if you're not interested in the Board meeting.
But bring a candle if you can! Our dinner will be a progressive candlelight sharing. Starting in silence respecting the season and the darkness, we will each in turn light our candles to bring our own bit of light to the gathering until we illuminate the whole room! As each of us lights our candle we can also choose to share with the whole gathering our thanks for 2011 and our plans, activities, projects for 2012 so that we can support each other. No registration required, just come on by, and bring a dish if you are able. info@alchemicalnursey.org or 315.308.1372 for more info.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2] Herbs for Winter Health Workshop Free Workshop! Learn about herbal medicines that can help with the common ailments of wintertime in Central New York. Teas and tinctures for immune support, colds + flus, better circulation, prevention of illness and the energetics of winter sicknesses will be discussed.
Presented by Nick Cavanaugh, former Alchemical Nursery Intern, and Mario Tarasco. Nick and Mario have attended in-depth herbal trainings, including most recently a 6-month intensive at the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine. Mario is a practicing Community Herbalist in Rochester. http://artemisherbals.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3] Registration Deadline January 27 for Design Training For improving general Ecological Wisdom; and for providing Knowledge and Guidance towards restoring and stewarding your own rural or urban environment, be it a backyard, garden space, small farm, or entire neighborhood. Presented by Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute, The Alchemical Nursery, and Onondaga Cornell Cooperative Extension
February 4 & 5 (10 am - 5 pm); then
Thursday evenings, February 9 through April 5 (6 pm – 8:30 pm); and
Saturday April 14 (10 am - 5pm) Permablitz Work Day at the Rahma Forest Garden
This class gives gardeners, landowners, farmers, and anyone interested in sustainable living tools to get started on a wide range of projects to improve food production, conserve resources, and save money. We will meet once a week throughout the winter to discuss the principles and techniques of permaculture and ecology that help us make better choices for our land, families, and communities. Class work will include a self-selected design project; you can design your backyard, garden space, or an entire neighborhood. Examples and applications will be given in both an urban and rural context. Class will be a balance of lecture and hands-on learning.
Tuition: $200 - $400 (sliding scale, based on what you can afford)
Scholarships may available from generous local organizations. To provide a
scholarship, contact the organizers for full details.
NOTE: This is not a Permaculture Design Certification course. However, your
tuition to this series of classes can be applied to an FLPI summer PDC course
tuition.
http://www.alchemicalnursery.org/news/412-community-training-in-ecological-design-in-syracuse.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4] Rahma Edible Forest Garden Organizing Meeting
With 2012 upon us it's time to recommence our organizing for the April 14th work/planting day at the Rahma Edible Forest Garden. To that end, we will be meeting on Wednesday January 25th, starting at 5:30 pm, at the clinic on 3100 South Salina St.
Please join us to help put the final pieces together. Help will be needed with organizing for the day on April 14, planting stock ordering and acquisition, public outreach between now and then, and our soon to be launched fundraising campaign. Contact Frank at 315.308.1372 or frcetera@alchemicalnursery.org.
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5] Redhouse Member Price for "A Pefect Ganesh" 
Alchemical Board Member Sasha Batorsky, who works the Front-End and new cafe Management at the Red House is extending an invitation to all Alchemical Nursery members and supporters to come see the Red House's upcoming play "A Perfect Ganesh" at the Member price of $15.
Running from January 12 – 14 and 18 – 21 at 8:00 pm, this comedy is about two suburban matrons who travel to India and discover the unexpected. A Perfect Ganesh follows the rousing adventures of Margaret and Katharine as the Hindu elephant god Ganesha leads them on an intoxicating and revealing pilgrimage. Playwright Terrance McNally received a Pulitzer Prize Nomination for this astonishingly moving play.
"I think that the themes in the play will speak to all of you. Hope to see you soon!" Contact Sasha at sasha.batorsky@alchemicalnursery.org or 315.425.0405
http://www.theredhouse.org/EPERFECTGANESH.html
Posted by: franklen
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This is a post that I wrote a few months back when initial request for comments was published on the Inner Harbor RFP. I noticed today some new press in a couple online locations, so figured I would get this up online here to refer folks to when commenting.
Posted by: Seth Rutledge
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Occupy Wall Street has become a serious threat to the fraudulent banksters with their new “Occupy Your Home” campaign against foreclosures. Although some make no pretense of legality and justify their actions with the moral idea of putting an empty house to use and giving a family a home; others are battling the banking industry in court with a surprising amount of success. The opportunity to take a legal path towards home ownership may be the silver lining in the cloud of the sub-prime mortgage bubble.
Posted by: Seth Rutledge
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The Occupy Movement’s “Wall Street on the Waterfront” action effectively shut down sea ports up and down the West Coast, including in Oakland, Portland, Seattle, and Longview, with partial shutdowns or support actions at Long Beach, San Diego, Hueneme (Ventura County), and Vancouver, B.C on December 12. They targeted ports owned by Goldman Sachs, drawing attention to one of the poster child’s of the corporatist forces threatening to seize control of the globe. Goldman Sachs actions include: 1. Massive lobbying, 2. Revolving door of Goldman employees and political positions 3.Engineering and profiting from the economic collapse, 3. receiving taxpayer money, 4. Manipulating markets 4. Outrageous profits and tax evasion.
Posted by: Seth Rutledge
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Posted by: Seth Rutledge
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The mainstream media and other propaganda outlets, have been enormously successful in controlling the public dialog through the erosion of our language. Most people an unable to consider the complex nuances of economics and policy because they don’t have the necessary vocabulary and conceptual framework. One pattern that can be observed is the oversimplification and classification of “right” and “left.” This conveniently allows dialog to be directed to divisive issues, pitting people against each other, and guarding the people who are exploiting the situation from scrutiny. Capitalism vs. socialism is a classic split issue, with oversimplification and lack of clarity on both sides. A better understanding of these concepts, and an expansion of our language to include corporatism, will help us to see who are our real friends and enemies.
Posted by: Mackenzie
in Member Posts on Nov 20, 2011
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Hey readers,
Here is an interesting article I came across. When we ask ourselves how can we envision an incrementally* more humane and just world, the idea of the worker co-op is sure to send shudders up the spines of the minions of our corporate overlords. Should it gain any traction in our everyday world we can be sure to expect the usual cascade of ignoring it, ridiculing it as impossible and then the revelation that it's socialist! Nothing is scarier to the powers that be than the idea that we might live in a world that won't need them to guide us and trade us as commodities. If you are interested in following up with this locally, contact me. Perhaps we can light a fire under the right somebody and get the forum crankin on this page.
Posted by: Alchemical
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Syracuse resident Jesse Harasta writes in the Communities Magazine Fall 2011 issue about his experiences with managing the compost operations at Bread and Roses Collective - as the “Compostmeister".
communities.ic.org
To the Compostmeister at a collective house, the cycles of compost embody a new economics that focuses upon human needs and relationships.
