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Starting a Garden
A Workshop by Douglas DeCandia
Farmer for the Food Bank for Westchester
This will be a hands-on workshop in the basics of starting a garden,
while maintaining the integrity of the soil ecosystem and the plants
potential to produce. We will discuss practices to promote biological
health and diversity as well as the principles of regenerative
agriculture/gardening. This workshop, and the discussions we have, will
all fit within the greater context of food security and environmental
stewardship.
When:
Saturday, May 16, 2015 from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Where:
Yorktown Grange, 99 Moseman Road, Yorktown Heights, NY
10598
Cost:
Free
Attire:
Clothes for gardening and getting dirty
Bee-Centered Beekeeping 101: How to Get Started with Bees & Create a
Pollinator Friendly Garden
This workshop will cover some key aspects of bee
biology and behavior and introduce you to ‘natural’ beekeeping methods.
You will learn a brief history of beekeeping, the basic equipment
needed, site selection, and where to obtain honeybees and equipment. You
will learn a more sustainable, holistic approach on how the colony works
as an organism, interacts with the environment, plants, flowers, and
with us. We will demonstrate how to assemble the wooden boxes and
frames, as well as share tips on how to plant a garden that attracts
honeybees and other pollinators. You will go home with a potted/seeded
container to start your own pollinator garden. Even if you do not want to be a
beekeeper, come and learn how to appreciate them, as well as how to go
pesticide free for pollinators and improve the environment with
beneficial forage plantings.
Where: Yorktown Grange
99 Moseman Road
Yorktown Heights NY 10598
When: Saturday, March 21
10:30 AM – 12:30
A Bee-Centered Approach to Beekeeping – Invite Bees into Your Life!
Hudson Valley Natural Beekeepers, the Yorktown Grange and Hilltop
Hanover Farm welcome you to a talk by Christopher Harp and Grai St.
Clair Rice, the founders of Honeybeelives (www.honeybeelives.org).
They will discuss the marvels of bee life and the role of the beekeeper
in assisting the honeybee colony to achieve its full vigor. Come
and learn what it takes to do justice to honeybees and how to properly
care for them. There is mounting evidence worldwide suggesting
that natural beekeeping makes a significant contribution to improving
the health of honeybees. This presentation is suited for beekeepers,
farmers, gardeners, environmentalists and anyone interested in the
plight of honeybees.
Even if you do not want to be a beekeeper, come and learn to appreciate
them, as well as how to go pesticide free for pollinators and improve
the environment with beneficial forage planting. Join the Hudson
Valley Natural Beekeepers of Westchester County, NY as we kick off our
2015 calendar year and ongoing education program. Membership is
open to the public, anyone can join our organization.
When: Saturday, February 28, 2015 from 10:30 AM –
12:30 PM
Where: Yorktown Grange, 99 Moseman Road, Yorktown
Heights, NY 10598
Cost: $10 per family
Refreshments will be available for purchase