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THIS WEEK ON THE WAKE-UP CALL:
Welcome two new Directors to the Watershed Agricultural Council: Gwen Deysenroth of ByeBrook Farm Bloomville and Wayland "Bud" Gladstone of SW Farm Andes.
Welcome two new Directors to the Watershed Agricultural Council: Gwen Deysenroth of ByeBrook Farm Bloomville and Wayland "Bud" Gladstone of SW Farm Andes.
Big thanks to Jim, Bill and Diane Eklund at Eklund Processing in Stamford for hosting a terrific meat-processing plant tour.
Get in the Guide! Enrollment open for new and renewing Pure Catskills members through April 30 (lots of perks)
EVENTS:
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FEBRUARY 4: “Anthropogenic stream alteration: Effects on brown trout habitat, behavior and physiology," a research presentation from 1:45 to 3 p.m. in the Student Lounge, Vanderlyn Hall, Ulster County Community College, Stone Ridge. Sponsored by Ashokan Stream Management Program
FEBRUARY 11: Basics of Maple Syrup Production at Agroforestry Center Acra from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $10. Contact CCE Greene County (518) 622-9820.
FEBRUARY 22 & 24: Group-housed Dairy Calf Symposium in Richfield Springs and Oneonta.
FEBRUARY 22 & 24: Group-housed Dairy Calf Symposium in Richfield Springs and Oneonta.
MARCH 8 & APRIL 13: Bio-Nutrient Rich Crop Production Workshop with Soils Guru David Kittredge of Real Food Campaign
GRANTS:
1) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for agricultural producers and rural small businesses: $25.4 million available for grants and guaranteed loan programs that support renewable energy systems, efficiency measures, feasibility studies and energy audits.
2) Business Flood Recovery Grant Program from Empire State Development: awards up to $20,000 to farms, small businesses, nonprofits and multi-dwelling housing owners from a $21-million pool. (518) 292-5340 or email floodrecovery@esd.ny.gov; application deadline is March 16.
4) USDA FSA ECP Emergency Conservation Program due March 1: 607-865-4005 USDA’s Farm Service Agency in New York will allocate nearly $4-million throughout 25 counties, including all eight watershed counties,to help farmers rehabilitate land damaged by recent flooding. Funding will allow farmers to remove debris from farmland, repair the severe damage to land, restore fences, and repair conservation systems damaged by last year’s flooding. The ECP Signup for this funding is now through March 1, 2012 for anyone who has not already signed an application with their local FSA office. If you have already reported damage to the local FSA office since the storm you should still contact the office to ensure that your application is complete prior to the March 1, 2012 signup deadline. USDA offers additional programs to help farmers and ranchers recover from damages caused by natural disasters. These programs include the Emergency Loan Program, Federal Crop Insurance and the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. More information on ECP and other disaster assistance programs is available at local FSA service centers.
5) USDA New York Conservation Program applications due February 17 for:
SPOTLIGHT ON PURE CATSKILLS MEMBER:
Eminence Road Farm Winery operated by Jennifer Clark, Andrew Scott and Lester Hankins. Eight wine vintages, created in a converted cow barn, is naturally fermented and bottled by hand unrefined and unfiltered. | Address | ||
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OF INTEREST: GRLIC and Andes Sprouts Society sponsoring a call for design submissions for the Roxbury Central School Community Garden human-powered irrigation project; due March 15
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