On Friday, November 8, the Catskills CRAFT group will hold a Contradance at Just Breathe Yoga in Parksville, New York, at 7 pm. Catskills CRAFT (Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training) is an educational networking group for beginning and mentoring farmers.
Come do-si-do to the energetic tunes of the Ragtag Rutabagas with fellow farmers and gardeners to celebrate another great year of farming in the Catskills. Please bring clean shoes for dancing or dance barefoot. The group will share a potluck supper. This event is free and open to the public.
For more details on Catskills CRAFT, visit www.catskillscraft.org. Contact Eleanor Blakeslee at info@catskillscraft.org or (607) 267-0184 for more information about this event or to inquire about available transportation.
Catskills CRAFT is made possible with leadership support from Catskills region farmers, financial support from Farmhearts, and administrative support from the Watershed Agricultural Council. For more information on Farmhearts, please visit www.farmhearts.org.
The purpose of the Watershed Agricultural Council is to protect both the rural, land-based economy of the watershed region and its drinking water quality for over nine million people. Working with farmers, agribusinesses, forest landowners, forest industry professionals and others, the Council seeks to enhance both business profitability and environmental stewardship. It also champions the use of conservation easements as an option to keep land within a working landscape context and holds over 23,000 acres in conservation easements promoting working landscapes. The Council works through partnerships with other nonprofit organizations, government agencies and community stakeholders to achieve its purpose. For more information, visit www.nycwatershed.org.
