WIOX Watershed Wake-up Call 12/8/11

Rick Lutz, TLC Logger
in the Watershed

grab a cup of coffee and tune in to WIOX Community Radio 91.3FM at 7:15 tomorrow morning for the Watershed Wake-up Call with Tara Collins. Here are the links to some of the things Tara and Witz End show host Phyllis Horowitz will be talking about:

Upcoming Events & Save the Date:

1. Watershed Agricultural Council's Forestry Program forest professional workshops and trainings for 2012.

2. Catskill Regional Dairy, Livestock & Grazing Conference at SUNY-Delhi on January 12, 2012  FMI: Kim Holden, CCE-Delaware, (607) 865-7090




2. NOFA-NY Winter Conference in Saratoga Springs, on January 20-22, 2012. 3. NY Cattle Feeder’s Conference and Winter Beef Conference  at the Embassy Suites Hotel in East Syracuse, on January 20-21, 2012. Registration deadline is January 8.  FMI: Brenda Bippert, NY Beef Producer’s Association, (716) 902-4305

3. Farm to Market Connection at the CVI Building in Liberty on March 4, 2012

4.  Winter Grass-Fed Green-Up Conference in Latham, January 27- 28, 2012

Grant:
1.  FACT’s Healthy and Humane Farm Funds, $500 to $1,500, Deadline: April 1, 2012 FMI:  Lisa Isenhart, Humane Farming Program Manager, (773) 525-4952

2.  Annie’s Homegrown Scholarships for College Students Deadline: December 15, 2011

$100,000 in scholarship funds to students studying sustainable and organic agriculture. Undergraduate and Graduate students studying at an accredited US college or university are eligible to apply.

Gifts of Good Food Holiday Buy Local ideas
1.  Find them every day on the Council's Facebook Page.
2.  List of farms with CSA share to purchase
3.  Wightman Lumber mini woodlot, 200-500 board feet of assorted local woods for the craftsman on your holiday list

Catskills Farmlink
1.  14 properties available for lease in Delaware County
2.  Resources > Climate & Soil Considerations
3.  In the Catskills FarmLink Newsroom, the second press release listed is about Cornell survey of beginner farmers

Sculptural Furniture chest



Featured Buy Local Members of the Week:

Catskill WoodNet: Sculptural Furniture, County Highway 1, Andes, Rich Johnson 845-676-3633 everything from bowls and staircase banisters, to chairs, bed set, armoir, dressers, cabinetry,

Pure Catskills: Windham Vineyard and Winery, County Route 10, Windham (518) 734-5214 

Local retail shops that carry Windham Vineyards wines: Grand Gorge Wines on Route 23 and Margaretville Wine & Liquor on Main Street

Education:

1.  Annie’s Project Course for Women Farmers, January 12 – February 16, 2012. Thursdays from 10:00 - 2:00 pm. Sessions will be held at 4 Cooperative Extension offices: Amy Chamberlain at CCE-Otsego (607) 547-2536 or David Cox at CCE-Schoharie (518) 234-4303. Participants from surrounding counties are welcome.

2.  Winter Online Courses for Beginning Farmers Open for Registration

Community Event Plugs:

1.  Heart of the Catskills Humane Society: Gifts from the Heart is open Saturdays and Sundays in Andes

2.  Fats in the Cats Bicycle Club Christmas Ride, Saturday, December 10, meets at 5 p.m. in the MAC Fitness parking lot in the Kingston Plaza.