Weekend Happenings: 9/27-28/2008
Weekend Happenings: 9/27-28/2008
DUE TO HEAVY RAINS, EVENTS HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED.
My friend Christine Hoffer, proprietor of the Rice Mansion Inn, sent me the following:
My son, who is 10, came home and advised me that a plants cell structure is more complex than a humans. Why, I asked. He then explained that plants produce their own food and humans do not - and then went on about why leaves change colors because they are no longer producing food. Yes, I was having visions of myself on the game show "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader" . Check out this link Why Leaves Change to learn more about the process and why our landscape becomes so vibrant.
As you tour around don't miss stops at Sheldon Farm, Gardenworks, Stannard Farms, Greenwich Local Marekt, Village Store Co-op and stock up for the winter with local potatoes, syrups, berries, plants, cheeses, breads and more.
For a full listing of local shopping options visit our website at www.visitbattnekillvalley.com .
Christine
Nice to know that science education is alive and well in Cambridge Elementary School. There is a lot happening this weekend. If you're looking for something to do, let me suggest:
Get up close and personal with these amazing animals
Saturday and Sunday September 27-28: Quarry Ridge Farm and Fiber Tours
Take a FREE, self-guided tour of alpaca farms in the Battenkill Valley. Farms are located just outside the villages of Cambridge, Salem, Shushan, Greenwich,and Granville. Visit as many or as few as you wish.
Enjoy the views and get to know one of nature's most amazing and endearing animals. Farmers at each stop will introduce you to their adult alpacas and crias (newborns). Artisans will demonstrate their crafts; spinning, knitting, dying, felting, etc. Fleeces, fine designer yarns, and knitted items will be on display and for sale.
This is fun for the whole family. Please join the farms and help celebrate
National Alpaca Farm Days! You may find an on-line brochure for the tour at visitbattenkillvalley.com
Celebrate the beauty of the season
Saturday, October 4,2008 : Greenwich Greenwich Harvest Festival
Downtown, Main St., Greenwich, NY
Street event featuring live music, authors, artists, special store sales & events; great food & seasonal produce; for more information call Greenwich Chamber of Commerce at 518-692-7979 or go to www.greenwichchamber.org
Cost: FREE ADMISSION
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Main Street Merchants are getting in on the fun with many main street shops having sidewalk specials, look for traveling musicians and entertainers during business hours on Saturday.
Town Wide tag sale is planned and residents are encouraged to participate Saturday and Sunday.
They're not just for mashing, ya know!
Saturday, October 12, 2008: The Historic Cambridge Freight Yard
Come Celebrate the Potato through Art, Science and Sport!
The Cambridge Freight Yard will be smashed, mashed, fried and baked in celebration of the International Year of the Potato! Youth and adults are invited to come join the fun and participate in a Potato Olympics, a myriad of Potato Art and Science activities, as well as Potato storytelling and poetry.
Why focus on the Potato? The United Nations declared 2008 International Year of the Potato to raise awareness of the key role played by the "humble tuber" in agriculture, the economy and world food security. (See www.potato2008.org). Believe it or not, the potato is the world's fourth biggest food crop behind maize, wheat and rice. Grown as long as 8000 years ago, potatoes are rich in carbohydrates, making them a good source of energy. In fact, the potato produces more nutritious food more quickly, on less land, and in harsher climates than any other major crop - up to 85 percent of the plant is edible human food, compared to around 50% in cereals. Potatoes offer valuable proteins, are rich in vitamin C and contain valuable potassium.
Celebratory activities will take place throughout October including a "Culinary Potato Celebration" on Sunday October 12th at 12 noon at the Farmers Market in Rail Road Park. Events that day will include a "Potato Swap" and "Potato Soup Contest". Bring your home-grown potatoes, information about the variety, types of soil you grew them in, when harvested, how stored and what kinds of cooking they are best suited to. Cook up a batch of your tastiest potato soup to be judged.
Event Schedule:
8:00 AM - Cambridge Valley Cycling Club Century Ride-rides depart from the United Presbyterian Church.
9:00 AM - Extreme Sports Day by Cambridge Youth Commission and the National Guard at Embury Methodist Church 9:00 am -registration/11:00 am - games begin
10:00 AM - The Cambridge Youth Commission vendor/craft sale Saturday and Sunday on the lawn of the Freight Yard.
3:00-5:00 PM - Cambridge Freight Yard & Buildings
Potato Olympics include fun games like potato sack races, hot potato, scavenger hunt.
Potato Art will have you stamping, sculpting, and creating with potatoes.
Potato Science Potato Clock, Floating Potato, Insulating Potato, Classification of Potato Chips, Potato Time.
3:00 PM - Battenkill Books at One East Main Street, will read stories and poetry all about this delicious tuber in their retail outlet which used to be the distribution center for this crop many years ago.
Fall festival foods will also be on sale including apple slushies by Reggies Veggies and maple cotton candy. Local eateries including Spoonful Catering, The Cambridge Hotel and West Village Market will offer special signature baked potatoes in the Lovejoy Building and Grandmother's Apple Cart will have giant spuds and homemade potato chips beginning at 12pm. A small exhibit on the potato's role in agricultural and the economy locally and globally will also be open to the public in the Lovejoy Foundry Freight Barn. The event is free and open to the public.
Celebratory activities will take place throughout October including a "Culinary Potato Celebration" on Sunday October 12th at 12 noon at the Farmers Market in Rail Road Park. Events that day will include a "Potato Swap" and "Potato Soup Contest". Bring your home-grown potatoes, information about the variety, types of soil you grew them in, when harvested, how stored and what kinds of cooking they are best suited to. Cook up a batch of your tastiest potato soup to be judged.
So you see, it's not just your every day spud!
Photos provided by Greenwich Chamber of Commerce and The Towns and Villages of the Battenkill Valley
All Rights Reserved
My friend Christine Hoffer, proprietor of the Rice Mansion Inn, sent me the following:
My son, who is 10, came home and advised me that a plants cell structure is more complex than a humans. Why, I asked. He then explained that plants produce their own food and humans do not - and then went on about why leaves change colors because they are no longer producing food. Yes, I was having visions of myself on the game show "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader" . Check out this link Why Leaves Change to learn more about the process and why our landscape becomes so vibrant.
As you tour around don't miss stops at Sheldon Farm, Gardenworks, Stannard Farms, Greenwich Local Marekt, Village Store Co-op and stock up for the winter with local potatoes, syrups, berries, plants, cheeses, breads and more.
For a full listing of local shopping options visit our website at www.visitbattnekillvalley.com .
Christine
Nice to know that science education is alive and well in Cambridge Elementary School. There is a lot happening this weekend. If you're looking for something to do, let me suggest:
Get up close and personal with these amazing animals
Saturday and Sunday September 27-28: Quarry Ridge Farm and Fiber Tours
Take a FREE, self-guided tour of alpaca farms in the Battenkill Valley. Farms are located just outside the villages of Cambridge, Salem, Shushan, Greenwich,and Granville. Visit as many or as few as you wish.
Enjoy the views and get to know one of nature's most amazing and endearing animals. Farmers at each stop will introduce you to their adult alpacas and crias (newborns). Artisans will demonstrate their crafts; spinning, knitting, dying, felting, etc. Fleeces, fine designer yarns, and knitted items will be on display and for sale.
This is fun for the whole family. Please join the farms and help celebrate
National Alpaca Farm Days! You may find an on-line brochure for the tour at visitbattenkillvalley.com
Celebrate the beauty of the season
Saturday, October 4,2008 : Greenwich Greenwich Harvest Festival
Downtown, Main St., Greenwich, NY
Street event featuring live music, authors, artists, special store sales & events; great food & seasonal produce; for more information call Greenwich Chamber of Commerce at 518-692-7979 or go to www.greenwichchamber.org
Cost: FREE ADMISSION
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Main Street Merchants are getting in on the fun with many main street shops having sidewalk specials, look for traveling musicians and entertainers during business hours on Saturday.
Town Wide tag sale is planned and residents are encouraged to participate Saturday and Sunday.
They're not just for mashing, ya know!
Saturday, October 12, 2008: The Historic Cambridge Freight Yard
Come Celebrate the Potato through Art, Science and Sport!
The Cambridge Freight Yard will be smashed, mashed, fried and baked in celebration of the International Year of the Potato! Youth and adults are invited to come join the fun and participate in a Potato Olympics, a myriad of Potato Art and Science activities, as well as Potato storytelling and poetry.
Why focus on the Potato? The United Nations declared 2008 International Year of the Potato to raise awareness of the key role played by the "humble tuber" in agriculture, the economy and world food security. (See www.potato2008.org). Believe it or not, the potato is the world's fourth biggest food crop behind maize, wheat and rice. Grown as long as 8000 years ago, potatoes are rich in carbohydrates, making them a good source of energy. In fact, the potato produces more nutritious food more quickly, on less land, and in harsher climates than any other major crop - up to 85 percent of the plant is edible human food, compared to around 50% in cereals. Potatoes offer valuable proteins, are rich in vitamin C and contain valuable potassium.
Celebratory activities will take place throughout October including a "Culinary Potato Celebration" on Sunday October 12th at 12 noon at the Farmers Market in Rail Road Park. Events that day will include a "Potato Swap" and "Potato Soup Contest". Bring your home-grown potatoes, information about the variety, types of soil you grew them in, when harvested, how stored and what kinds of cooking they are best suited to. Cook up a batch of your tastiest potato soup to be judged.
Event Schedule:
8:00 AM - Cambridge Valley Cycling Club Century Ride-rides depart from the United Presbyterian Church.
9:00 AM - Extreme Sports Day by Cambridge Youth Commission and the National Guard at Embury Methodist Church 9:00 am -registration/11:00 am - games begin
10:00 AM - The Cambridge Youth Commission vendor/craft sale Saturday and Sunday on the lawn of the Freight Yard.
3:00-5:00 PM - Cambridge Freight Yard & Buildings
Potato Olympics include fun games like potato sack races, hot potato, scavenger hunt.
Potato Art will have you stamping, sculpting, and creating with potatoes.
Potato Science Potato Clock, Floating Potato, Insulating Potato, Classification of Potato Chips, Potato Time.
3:00 PM - Battenkill Books at One East Main Street, will read stories and poetry all about this delicious tuber in their retail outlet which used to be the distribution center for this crop many years ago.
Fall festival foods will also be on sale including apple slushies by Reggies Veggies and maple cotton candy. Local eateries including Spoonful Catering, The Cambridge Hotel and West Village Market will offer special signature baked potatoes in the Lovejoy Building and Grandmother's Apple Cart will have giant spuds and homemade potato chips beginning at 12pm. A small exhibit on the potato's role in agricultural and the economy locally and globally will also be open to the public in the Lovejoy Foundry Freight Barn. The event is free and open to the public.
Celebratory activities will take place throughout October including a "Culinary Potato Celebration" on Sunday October 12th at 12 noon at the Farmers Market in Rail Road Park. Events that day will include a "Potato Swap" and "Potato Soup Contest". Bring your home-grown potatoes, information about the variety, types of soil you grew them in, when harvested, how stored and what kinds of cooking they are best suited to. Cook up a batch of your tastiest potato soup to be judged.
So you see, it's not just your every day spud!
Photos provided by Greenwich Chamber of Commerce and The Towns and Villages of the Battenkill Valley
All Rights Reserved
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