Kwanzaa2010_Resized_002_ThumbOver the summer, B.E.A.N. (Becoming Environmentally Aware Nationwide) continued the successes of Alchemical's Community Gardening Initiatives by finishing its final phase of renovating the Kwanzaa Village Garden on August 12, 2010. After four months, hundreds of hours of work, and with the assistance of local organizations such as Cornell Cooperative Extension, as well as landing a grant of $2,100 from the Gifford Foundation through Glossary Link fiscal sponsorship from Alchemical, the Kwanzaa Village Garden received a complete makeover. 
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The Eco-village and Intentional Community frameworks which Alchemical embodies can be used to inform current events and issues in our community.  In response to the Syracuse Police Department's COPS proposal to place 9 surveillance cameras within the west side neighborhoods of Syracuse, Alchemical has prepared a written opinion to share an alternative way of considering the outcome to this issue.
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As a recap from the Syracuse Glossary Link Permaculture Guild's recent Potluck Picnic, we've posted a number of resources and visuals including pics, a  video, a blog post, and an informational flyer.  Enjoy getting out in your garden this fall, it's an amazingly beautiful weekend here in Central New York!
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Visions_Resized_020_ThumbWith special thanks to Redhouse Arts Radio (RAR):

On Saturday October 2nd, in conjunction with the Westcott Bulb Project, The Glossary Link Alchemical Nursery hosted a screening of “Visions of Utopia” (Part One), a documentary from The Glossary Link Fellowship for Intentional Community profiling 7 diverse communities in the United States. 58 fellow community members from CNY shared the film together at the Westcott Community Center.  After the viewing, Frank Cetera, Board President of The Alchemical Nursery opened the panel discussion which included 8 representatives from 7 different communities in Central New York. These are their stories.  Click through for the audio presentation of the discussion panel.
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Westcott_2010_Resized_000ThumbThe weather held out just perfectly for another Syracuse favorite - the Westcott Street Cultural Fair.  Alchemical was at the party on Sunday September 19th, and we asked passers-by a few simple questions:

1) What does community mean to you?
2) What resources or tools would be a benefit to creating better "community" in CNY & Syracuse?

Here are their answers:
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Hugel_BedWhen a member of the Syracuse Glossary Link Permaculture and Urban Homesteading Guild asked that they ""Would love to know what to be thinking about and doing now in preparation for next year's growing season", we pulled together some ideas to present this upcoming "Potluck Picnic and Intro Permaculture Workshop: Getting your garden ready for Winter and Spring".

Potluck starts at 12 noon, the workshop gets underway at 12:30 pm, and continues till 2:30 pm. There will be about 45 minutes to one-hour of lecture and discussion, followed by one-hour of hands-on participation (one thing we'll do is create some Glossary Link hugelkultur beds from downed woody debris).  We’ll be meeting at Add a comment

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