27 April 2011

Learn together this spring and summer, creating synergy from thought and hands-on activities. Educating ourselves for self-sufficiency and simple living; and accelerating change for a creative culture that is less reliant on pre-packaged goods, technologies, services and thoughts.  Reskill and rethink what is appropriate and what is possible.  

[Apr 2~ rain barrels]  [Apr 16 ~ build an herb spiral]  [Apr 23 ~ herbal medicine making]  [Apr 30 ~ perennial permaculture planting]  [May 7 ~ build with earth - POSTPONED]  [june 11 ~ the work that reconnects]  [all sessions will be free to the public] - learn more after the jump.......


[Apr 2~ rain barrels]  w/ Sasha Batorsky.  To be held at 717 Otisco Street from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm . This demonstration workshop will cover creation, installation and maintenance.  During the workshop  a local artist will be demonstrating painting a rain barrel, there will be light refreshments and a raffle!  One Rain Barrel Will be raffled off! Participants will receive 1 ticket for every $2 donated to the Alchemical Nursery and 3 tickets for every $5 donated.  Please register by emailing Sasha at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and providing name(s) of attendees and contact email and telephone numbers.


[Apr 23 ~ herbal medicine making]  w/ Nick Cavanaugh and Adrienne Allen.  To be held at 106 Greenwood Place, Syracuse, NY from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm.We will be teaching participants how to prepare medicinal herbs at home.  We won’t teach much about what herbs are good for what, but how to make things with herbs, in general.  Specifically, we’ll cover creating infusions, decoctions, tinctures, honeys, oils and salves from fresh or dried herbs.  We will be making sample products hands-on in class to the extent possible, with audience participation.  Since most products take a long time to create, however, we will also bring already made products to display.  Participants are asked to RSVP by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and providing name(s) of attendees and contact email and telephone numbers.

[Apr 30 ~ perennial permaculture planting]  w/ Dorothy Goodman and Frank Cetera.  To be held at 717 Otisco St, Syracuse, NY from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm.  Learn the process that goes into designing a perennial edible landscape design for the front yard of an urban lot.  What considerations should you make when designing an entryway based upon how the lot will be used, and the environmental and space constraints present.  Participate in preparation and planting of perennial species that will form the foundation of this miniature forest garden system.  Participants are asked to RSVP by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and providing name(s) of attendees and contact email and telephone numbers.

[May 7 ~ build with earth] w/ Lindsay Speer and Frank Cetera.  To be held at 717 Otisco St, Syracuse, NY from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm.  Learn about cob as a building material.  What goes into cob, how to obatin the raw materials, and what can you do with it.  Participate in mixing a batch of cob and installing it as a part of an urban natural house renovation.  Possible projects (depending on site progress) include an earthen floor, wall insulation, and a thermal mass wall or bench.  Participants are asked to RSVP by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and providing name(s) of attendees and contact email and telephone numbers.

[june 11 ~ the work that reconnects] w/ Cindy Squillace.  To be held at Elmwood Park (Meet at the Glenwood Ave entrance), Syracuse, NY from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm.  The Work That Reconnects (WTR) Workshop will help affirm and empower people to move beyond our disconnected industrial growth society toward a life sustaining one.  Based on the work of Joanna Macy, we will use practical, experiential exercises to share concerns, inspire each other and strengthen our commitment and connection to all life.  The workshop will be organized into 4 segments  1) Gratitude   2) Owning and honoring pain for our world  3)Shifting our lens  4)Going forth with new eyes. Hopefully this workshop will be held outdoors so people should dress for the weather. Participants will receive a list of WTR resources.  Cindy Squillace is a long time Syracuse activist, grief counselor and educator who has been studying The Work That Reconnects with Joanna Macy for the past 7 years, including a 30 day program in Australia.  Participants are asked to RSVP by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and providing name(s) of attendees and contact email and telephone numbers.

All workshops will be held 1 pm Saturdays and will be taught by local property owners and practitioners.  Participants are asked to RSVP by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  and providing name(s) of attendees and contact email and telephone numbers.   Questions regarding the scheduled workshops, as well as queries about getting involved with the planning and implementation process, can be directed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 315.876.9771

< Prev		Next >