22 April 2010

 

 On Sunday, May 2, 2010, Syracuse Grows will host "Work with Nature" from 10am to 5pm at the Bob Cecile Center to facilitate a training workshop for representatives of community gardens in Syracuse.

The Building the “Community” in Community Gardening workshop will provide attendees with
information about how to be leaders in their community gardening activities.

This workshop is made possible due to a grant from the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, through fiscal sponsorship by the Alchemical Nursery.  Read on for more details . . . .

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20 April 2010

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04 April 2010

Dear 2010 Upstate NY Permaculture Gathering participants,

Last month we all met in the Gear Factory and traded our ideas, questions, and ourselves. Thanks to the organizing work of the Syracuse community of permaculture practitioners--especially the crew at Alchemical Nursery--folks from Buffalo to Albany and points above, below, and in-between had a day to network and put faces to the growing permaculture movement.

During the Open Space session a crew assembled to plan an internet-based network for sharing and discussion about permaculture in Upstate NY. The first manifestation of this is found at: http://upstateNYpermaculture.Net

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30 March 2010

$100 STIPEND PER PIECE (MAX 2 PER ARTIST)

You are invited to participate in Alchemical's 2nd annual trash art challenge.  The mission of the Trash Transformer Project and the Alchemical Nursery is to foster awareness of the extreme amount of consumption and associated waste produced by our society and the goal of Zero Waste.

Commissioned artworks of this project will be part of a traveling exhibition that will be displayed at 4-5 locations during the spring through fall 2010, including (but not limited to) the Westcott Street Cultural Fair, Art on the Porches , and (R)-evolution at the Gear Factory.  There are a total of 7 commissions available.

Proposals must be received by Wednesday, April 14, 2010.  Commissions awarded will be announced on Sat. April 17, 2010.  Stipends will be paid to commissioned artists upon receipt of the artwork and a line item materials accounting no later than Friday, May 14, 2010. 

To apply for a commission, . . . . .

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23 March 2010

At a time when our educators are mandated to march forward with no child left behind, many students are falling through the cracks of today's failing public school system.  More and more, parents are looking to alternative methods of educating their children.   Homeschooling networks, Waldorf Schools, Free Schools and unschooling are popping up at an unprecedented rate all over the country. 

Despite this, parents in Syracuse have a limited number of options for alternative education.  There are countless organizations willing to donate time, energy and money to groups who are interested in offering their children a holistic, life-affirming environment in which to educate their children. 

If you are interested in helping to start or sending your children to an alternative to public school in Syracuse, please join our. . . .

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18 March 2010

Syracuse Grows, Syracuse's city-wide community gardening network and fiscally sponsored project of the Alchemical Nursery, will be holding it's 2010 Annual Meeting next Tuesday March 23.  The invitation to attend is extended here:

"Hello fellow gardeners and Syracuse Grows friends,

Join us for Syracuse Grows' annual meeting on Tuesday, March 23rd.  Come for a look back at 2009 achievements, learn about our strategic plan, reunite with fellow gardeners anxious for spring, and get primed on how to get involved in 2010!

FREE and No Registration Required.  Light refreshments will be served.

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