Weeds, Leaves, Seeds & Shoots Walk 2-4pm
Meet at the Garden Fest Education Booth
Free and all ages are welcome
The Binnekill Business Council and Margaretville Fairview Library co-sponsor "Weeds, Leaves, Seeds & Shoots Walk" with Herbalist, Marguerite Ulhmann-Bower. A 2 hour workshop to commence at the Garden Fest education booth where Marguerite will begin a discussion about the Catkills wild food and plants growing in the month of May. From there, participants will embark on a guided walk with Marguerite along the East Branch of the Delaware. Marguerite asks us to “consider our lowly, holy weeds as often irreplaceable forms of food that go misunderstood in current day thinking. These plants nourish not only us but also the environment that surrounds us.” The guided walks final destination is the Margaretville Fairview Library where a tasting of wild edible foods and drinks will be enjoyed along with continued discussion about wild crafting and the environment.
Dirty Girl Goat Farm, Andes, NY Workshop time: TBA
Cindy Wright, owner of Dirty Girl Goat Farm will be on hand to
share her experience starting a goat dairy business. Cyndi will have
one of her milking goats to demonstrate the milking process. Workshop
to conclude with a question and answer period as well as tastings of
Dirt Girl goat milk and cheese.
Bees for Beginners Time: TBA
Will Patterson, TeaThyme Farm
20 minute talk about starting out with a hive, where to get bees from, choosing a site, hive maintenance and the life cycle of the honeybee, 10 minute question & answer. William Patterson, owner of TeaThyme Herb and Fruit Farm, has been raising bees his whole life and will share his experience and the wonder of raising bees for honey.
Catskill Forest Association - Introduction to Forest Management Time: TBA
There are many reasons to manage a forest: forest health; wildlife habitat; wood products; maple sugaring; firewood & more. Are there trees that should be cut or left to grow? IT DEPENDS! Learn the basics from the Catskill Forest Association at this year's gardenFest! We'll be discussing these matters at the event. For more information, call CFA @ (845) 586-3054
