Lisa Stack, Support Coordinator for Cny Fertility Center, owned and operated by Skaneateles resident, Dr. Rob Kiltz, shares highlights from the Book of the Month, Louise Hay’s, “Heal Your Body.” The book is available here: http://www.cnyhealingarts.com/store/#ecwid:mode=product&product=1265719
Don’t miss the Rhythm & Blues B.B.Q. this Sunday, July 25, 2010, 1pm – 6 p.m. at The Sherwood Inn (West Lawn) featuring local bands: Tuff Luck, the Mere Mortals, the Joe Whiting Band.
Great B.B.Q., Seafood Raw Bar, Ice Cold Beverages
By: Editor
Skaneateles songwriter/singer John will play acoustic guitar and perform original songs, classics by the Beatles, and songs by contemporary artists. John is a senior at Skaneateles High School and will attend SUNY Geneseo in the fall.
Skaneateles HS students volunteering for “Mission of Miracles,” a medical program serving El Salvador, will sell t-shirts at the event to raise money for this worthy cause.
Check out John’s Skaneateles Talk People Page.
JOIN the 2010 Schoolhouse Farms C.S.A!
How would you like to enjoy the freshness and flavor of food grown in your backyard without all the labor involved in maintaining a garden? Well, this is what many small farms across the country are offering their communities through Community Supported Agriculture or, C.S.A. memberships. In the Skaneateles and Otisco Lake region Schoolhouse Farms is the garden in your backyard!
What Is a C.S.A.?
C.S.A. programs are designed to build a relationship between the farmer and the community. Members buy a share that assists the farmer in production costs and in return members receive a weekly portion of the harvest. This is much like the idea of buying a share in a company – just as shareholder’s dividends vary with the companies’ productivity, C.S.A portions vary according to the season and the success of each crop. Members enjoy the taste and freshness of food grown locally picked just for them! There are other benefits to supporting your local farm. Consumers have become accustomed to buying fruits and vegetables shipped from all over the world – regardless of the season. This is an obvious waste of energy. This also means food is harvested before it has ripened in order to make the journey – sacrificing flavor. Eating locally grown foods often means eating thousands of miles fresher.
Local Food Movement
Supporting local farms also helps to keep open spaces open. Many in our community are constantly fighting to keep the Finger Lakes from being over-developed. Farmers and ranchers are being pushed out. One way to preserve the rural parts of our area is to help farms stay in business.
Information About This Year’s CSA
Why should I join? CSA programs are for people who want to eat fresh, locally grown foods. Many, like ours, also grow organically (though, we are not certified). Our members are folks who want to support local, small farms. They are also people who are willing to try new foods and to eat seasonally.
When can I sign up? We begin our schedule offering shares beginning in June. Email us to sign up or for more information at finanmorel@windstream.net
When will I start getting my share? Once you have signed up, we will email you the specific anticipated date for this seasons beginning session.
How long will I receive shares? 4 months and you will receive a total of 16 shares.
How much does it cost? The cost is $550 for the season.
How much will I get in my share? This is a tough one to answer, as it varies week to week. In spring/summer/early fall shares, we try to include 4-6 kinds of veggies per week each at a quantity for one meal for example large enough for a family of 4 to enjoy, or a couple to have for a couple of meals.
Sample early season
1 bag mixed greens
1 bag spinach
arugula
Peas
Mint
other
Sample later season
3 cucumbers
3 – 4 yellow summer squash
2 – 3 zucchini
Beans
Herbs
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Based on all we have planted the scope and variety will change as the season progresses to include greater variety and quantity.
Where can I get my share? This year we are hoping that people pick up at the farm on Tuesdays or Thursdays. (We believe it is important that you see where the shares are grown and harvested!) We encourage people to net-work and share in the transportation responsibility. We also use the Skaneateles Farmers Market located at the Skaneateles Community Center on Thursdays 3:30- 6:30 PM
Do I need to harvest my own? No. However we encourage you to come out to the farm and get dirty once and a while!
What will I get in my share? CSA shares will consist of a variety of peas, lettuces, greens, eggplants, beans, spinach and kale, turnips, sun flowers, radishes, tomatoes, cucumbers, summer squash, zucchini, arugula, onions, potatoes, basil, mint, garlic, chard, winters squash plus additional items and multiple varieties in numerous categories.
Do I need to work on the farm? No! We do the work you simply need to channel the karma required to make it all happen without issue.
What if there is a problem with a crop? We are a real farm. We do not buy from other growers to fill shares – everything in your share comes from Schoolhouse Farms. This means that this is the real CSA experience – food that is grown on a family farm that you can visit and know all about. This also means that if we have a problem – insect infestation, hail, flood, etc., we take a hit and so do our members. We cannot guarantee the success of any crop.
Links for Schoolhouse Farms:
http://schoolhousefarms.blogspot.com/
http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M15378
Local Skaneateles author Tom Clarke will be signing his latest book A Garden of Love at the Creekside Books & Coffee on May 8th at 1:00pm. The book is based on the flowers in the Gethsemane Prayer Garden at Faith Chapel in Onondaga Hill. The discussion will center around that garden and the writing of the book. The book uses flowers and scripture to reveal the deep love and beauty of Jesus Christ.
Here is an excerpt from the book about the forget-me-not flower:
“The forget-me-not is one of the few perennials in northern climates that have true light-blue flowers with complimentary light green leaves. Standing only as tall as one’s ankles with tiny flowers that are as delicate as fine lace, it somehow brings thoughts of a properly set table with exquisite tea, chocolate-raspberry truffles for two, and pleasing conversations. On that table are delicately decorated china plates, white linen napkins and a silver candlestick that emits enough light so that the intimacy of the moment may be enjoyed. Oh how great is our Lord!
The delicate forget-me-not radiates a certain happiness and contentment” “Please stay here just a little longer, I so appreciate our time together.” It seems to say with all sincerity, “Can you tell me about…,” and so the conversation goes on for a while longer.
Intimacy may be one of the hardest concepts to describe, possibly because it is so profound. Intimate conversations can ensue, yet no audible sounds would necessarily be spoken. In it are the heartaches, the joys, the successes and failures of our children, our hopes, trials, pains, and yes of course our love.
Intimacy may be with a spouse, a parent, some other relative, or a best friend. The most intimate of relationship is intended to be with our Lord.”
Included with the book is a free greeting card with a photo of a rose, allowing the book to be given as a gift.
Learn the Ancient Secrets of Egypt for Longevity, Beauty, and Inner peace.
Join Bonita Shear, a Silver in Young Living, on a magic camel ride from Cairo, Egypt to Luxor, Egypt, through the Sacred Temple of Dendera, and the Valley of the Kings, just to mention a few (believe you me, lot’s more)…
To Petra, Jordan where the sacred temples are kept and the treasury where part of the documentary on frankincense oil was filmed. This movie has been in the work’s for fifteen years, you will learn why you are a member of Young Living at this sacred time, 2010.
Sunday, April 18 at Y.L. Waterloo Meeting &
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 6:30-8:30 at the
Stella Maris Retreat Center in Skaneateles, N.Y.
Donation for the retreat center $10. cookies made by Brian
Please RSVP: bonitaim@roadrunner.com or 685-6759
Contributed by: Dusty Pas’cal
For those of you that couldn’t make the show, here’s Dusty Pas’cal playing with Danny Wells at Jazz Central, December 19th, 2009. The title of the song is “Love Again.”
By: Thea Folls Folls Flower Farm
Once again this year, we are making and selling green centerpieces for the holidays. We have four sizes from $25.00 to $45.00 and all feature balsam, cedar, pine, boxwood and juniper with pine cones, rose hips and one or more candles. Twenty percent of the profit will be donated to the Local food pantry, the Salvation Army and to FICNA.
You can call us at 784-5501 or visit the website at www.follsflowers.com for more information. Thanks and have a great holiday season.
Contributed by: Diane O’Leary
GOT POETRY? Join “The Poet’s Voice” workshops at Creekside Books on Sunday afternoons to explore the craft of poetry and methods for staying in touch with your own creative voice.
Beginning workshops run from 11-12:30; workshops for more experienced poets run from 1-2:30, beginning Sunday, November 8.
Instructor Diane O’Leary is an award-winning poet and Skaneateles resident. A warm, non-competitive, creative environment is guaranteed for all!
Workshops begin Sunday, November 8. Call 685-0379 for more info or stop by Creekside to register.
Contributed by: Laura Briel
Excerpt by: Eagle Newspapers – cnylink.com
Click here to read the full story!
“Every year, Skaneateles Police Chief Lloyd Perkins mounts his bicycle, dons his helmet and prepares, along with dozens of other cyclists, to ride 100 miles on the path of awareness.
The cause? To raise money and awareness for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization formed to provide services nationwide for families and professionals in the prevention of abducted, endangered and sexually exploited children.”
