Brook Farm’s volunteer programs are beginning to take shape… check out the links under our new volunteer tab about our one-time and ongoing volunteer programs as well as long-term volunteer programs for interns and WWOOFers. You can volunteer at Brook Farm once, on a regular basis, or for over a month! For those of you [...]
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Volunteer Opportunities at Brook Farm
In Farming/Gardening, Green Energy / Sustainability on February 12, 2013 at 7:47 amPlant A Row for the Hungry seeks extra garden produce
In Emergency Services, Farming/Gardening, Opportunities for Groups, Youth Opportunities on August 13, 2012 at 4:51 amCalling all Vegetable Gardeners! “Plant A Row for the Hungry” Campaign Strives to Stem Hunger in Ulster County What’s more rewarding than growing your own vegetables? How about sharing your extra produce to help feed the hungry right here in Ulster County! The vegetable growing season is in full swing, and Cornell Cooperative Extension of [...]
Phillies Bridge Farm Project seeks volunteers to help out with summer camp program
In Education/Arts, Farming/Gardening, Volunteer Opportunities, Youth Opportunities, Youth Services on June 21, 2012 at 3:52 pmDo you love kids and getting dirty!?! Phillies Bridge Farm Project, located in Gardiner, is looking for two wonderful people ages 15+ to help out with our summer camp program in exchange for farm fresh organic veggies. This is your chance to experience sustainable agriculture first hand. Be a part of teaching children about the [...]
Ulster County Tool Bank
In Education/Arts, Farming/Gardening, Green Energy / Sustainability on February 24, 2012 at 11:27 amUlster County Tool Bank Project will hold tool repair clinics from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, June 16th, Clove Valley CSA, 81 Clove Valley Road, High Falls, NY 12440 and Sunday, June 24th, Tweefontein Herb Farm, 4 Jenkins Road, New Paltz, NY 12561(845-636-8218). Registration is required for both clinics. For further information or to register, [...]
CCE Ulster Master Gardener Hotline Changes Hours for Winter
In Farming/Gardening, Green Energy / Sustainability, Wildlife & Animal Welfare on November 7, 2011 at 4:22 amCornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s Master Gardener Horticulture Hotline will be changing their hours of service to 9:00am to 12:00pm on Fridays only from November 1, 2011 through March 1, 2012. The Hotline number is 845-340-DIRT. Messages can be left at anytime but will only be returned on Fridays from 9:00am to 12:00pm. Master [...]
RVGA Paper Pumpkin Project
In Artists, Emergency Services, Events, Farming/Gardening, Fundraising, Opportunities for Groups, Youth Opportunities on October 13, 2011 at 7:11 pmThe Paper Pumpkin Project A grass-roots fundraiser for Rondout Valley post-flood farm relief Thousands of pumpkins were washed into the frothing waters of the Rondout and Esopus Creeks after Tropical Storms Irene and Lee swept through the Rondout Valley in late August. But pumpkins were far from the only crop damaged on local farms. The [...]
