January E-News: Annual Potluck, Forest Gardening, and Herbs
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"
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"
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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. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 315.308.1372 for more info.
Saturday January 28, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Contact for location. 315-708-5750 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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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
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)
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. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 315.308.1372 for more info.
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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/
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/
Saturday January 28, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Contact for location. 315-708-5750 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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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.
Visit http://FingerLakesPermaculture.org for information and registration.
Phone: 607.527.0607; Email:
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Local Contact: Frank Cetera: 315.308.1372 or
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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
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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 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
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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 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 315.425.0405
http://www.theredhouse.org/EPERFECTGANESH.html
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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 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
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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 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 315.425.0405
http://www.theredhouse.org/EPERFECTGANESH.html
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[** Get your very own alchemicalnursery.org domain email address by contacting This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ]
[To donate to the Alchemical Nursery and help develop these projects and more, visit our Network for Good: Donate Now location at https://www.networkforgood.org/donation/ExpressDonation.aspx?ORGID2=45-0594407. Thank you for your support.]
[Join the Upstate NY Permaculture Network list-serve at http://upstatenypermaculture.net/]
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