 | EARTH DAY 2010 SCHEDULE Saturday, May 1, 2010 Tuscarora Old Gym Mt. Hope Road, Tuscarora |
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10:00am - 12:00pm | HAUDENOSAUNEE SEED EXCHANGE
Spread the word and bring your seeds to exchange!! Extra seeds will be available. Opening Food Miles/Impacts/Systems Community Supported Agriculture Gardening Questions/Tips Seed Exchange Sponsored by the Tuscarora Environment Program and the Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force. For more information: TEP @ 716.609.3810 or HETF @ 518.358.3381 Images from Haudenosaunee Seed Exchange 2009 |
FREE soil maps FREE trees |
12:00pm - 12:30pm | LOCALVORE LUNCH
A localvore is someone who eats food grown or produced locally or within a certain radius such as 50, 100, or 150 miles (240 km). The localvore movement encourages consumers to buy from farmers' markets or even to produce their own food, with some arguing that fresh, local products are more nutritious and taste better. Locally grown food is an environmentally friendly means of obtaining food, since supermarkets that import their food use more fossil fuels and non-renewable resources. This movement is about a collaborative effort to build more locally based, self-reliant food economies - one in which sustainable food production, processing, distribution and consumption is integrated to enhance the economic, environmental and social health of a particular place and is considered to be part of the broader sustainability movement. Join us for a FREE lunch! Localvore Lunch Food Miles Challenge
Prizes will be awarded to those who bring a dish to pass and try to address our localvore movement. Food miles are the distance food travels to get from the point of origin to the consumer. Prizes will be given to the dish with the lowest food miles. Example: strawberries from California shipped to TOPS vs. locally-sourced Tuscarora maple syrup. |
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1:00pm - 2:30pm | TUSCARORA SWAMP ECOLOGICAL STUDY
The Tuscarora Environment is trying to restore an approximately 450-acre common area located on the Nation called 'the Swamp.' We are currently collecting site data in cooperation with Ecology & Environment Inc., a local environmental firm and partner on this project. We need to understand what changes, if any, should be made to the swamp. |
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2:30pm - 4:30pm | MOVIE DEBUT: "THE FEAST"
Our in-resident movie auteur, Waylon Wilson, will be debuting his short film about the events leading up to the annual Tuscarora Feast. The 15-minute movie will showcase The Hunt, The Count and the processes leading to The Feast. The movie will also have interviews and shots of vintage pics from past Feasts. If you have film or pictures of old Feasts please share them with us by bringing them to the showing. OLD TIME PICTURE SHOW
A fan favorite, the old time picture show will be set up to share a selection of pictures from our vast electronic Tuscarora Old Picture Collection. We will be showing many pictures that we still need help with identifying names, places and dates. Please join us to remember the old days and help share your knowledge, so our younger generations will know of our Tuscarora past. If you have pictures you would like to share, please bring them with you and share with us. We can also set up appointments at this time to visit your home and scan your pictures electronically (this opportunity allows your old pictures to stay safely within your home with no worry of losing the originals.) |
| 1:00pm - 4:30pm | LOCAL VENDORS/DISPLAYS
We will have a selection of local and regional organizations to share their opportunities with our community. Come and check out what they have to offer: Modern Disposal WNY Storm Coalition Iroquois Wildlife Refuge Standard Auto Wreckers Cornell - Lost Lady Bug Project Hen's Bees & Honey |