Bring your seed catalogues and questions to the Library and join experienced organic farmer Maria Grimaldi for a discussion of the following and more: seed varieties when and how to sow germination days to harvest *This program will also be offered one week later, on Saturday, March 14th, at the Livingston Manor Branch
Bring your seed catalogues and questions to the Library and join experienced organic farmer Maria Grimaldi for a discussion of the following and more: seed varieties when and how to sow germination days to harvest *This program will also be offered one week earlier, on Saturday, March 7th, at the Roscoe Branch
Join the Sullivan County Audubon Society for a special birding opportunity. Learn from an expert, Renee Davis, who can help spot the American Woodcock while they perform their mating-season "sky...
Invasive species are among the leading threats to native wildlife. Approximately 42 percent of threatened or endangered species are at risk due to invasive species, according to the National Wildlife Federation. Join Cornell Cooperative Extension at the Livingston Manor Branch for guidance on how you can help slow their spread here in the Catskills. Learn...
Join experienced organic farmer Maria Grimaldi to learn how to successfully take cuttings from herbaceous and woody plants to make more for your garden. Maria Grimaldi is an educator in sustainable permaculture and a farm to market consultant. She specializes in organic and sustainable farming and currently owns and operates Panther Rock Farm, located in...
Join experienced organic farmer Maria Grimaldi to learn how to successfully take cuttings from herbaceous and woody plants to make more for your garden. Maria Grimaldi is an educator in sustainable permaculture and a farm to market consultant. She specializes in organic and sustainable farming and currently owns and operates Panther Rock Farm, located in...
Join Iris Gillingham for a one-hour fun and educational tour of Gael Roots Community Farm. Learn about sustainable agriculture and fiber arts. You’ll visit our vegetable production field, and meet Icelandic and Shetlund sheep, and the Highland Cattle. Family friendly! *All children must be accompanied by an adult
Local organic farmer Maria Grimaldi will share tips on promoting healthier growth for perennials with a focus on bearded irises, at the Roscoe Branch.
Join Carolyn Summers, landscape designer, author, and speaker, for a free guided tour of Flying Trillium Gardens. Flying Trillium's gardens display native plants in traditional garden designs and meadows to attract native pollinators, plus over 300 trees and shrubs native to the northeast, including unusual cultivated varieties, and over 100 dwarf and ornamental selections of...
Join experienced organic farmer Maria Grimaldi for some summer gardening tips! Learn about summer cover crops, building soil fertility, and planting and harvesting vegetable gardens. Bring any questions or concerns about pests and plant problems of the season as well as soil samples for analysis and pH testing.
Join Catherine Skalda and learn how to protect streams and improve streamside habitats using native plants. Riparian buffers act as a natural shield, slowing erosion and filtering out pollutants. Catherine will also discuss invasive species and their impact on stream and river banks.
Join permaculture educator and organic farmer Maria Grimaldi to learn about the uses and functions of native plants found in the Roscoe and Livingston Manor area, as well as non-native and invasive species.