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  Regi T August 11, 2020 at 12:56pm

  Hi Folks, I look forward to joining this group. I’ve been reading on my own for a while now and working on a couple of related projects: The Climate Adaptation Committee of the Environmental Management Council and the Climate-Wise Gardening group and Fair. I also try my hand at gardening for birds and pollinators, among others. Regi
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    Merrill Hurst > Regi T August 11, 2020 at 9:58pm

    Hi, Regi! Your name came up in a very positive way at tonight's MOF meeting. Can you call me sometime this week, and I'll give you an idea of where we're at in our process? 607-216-7441 Looking forward to talking! Merrill
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  Merrill Hurst July 16, 2020 at 8:28pm

  Nice little article in this week's Tompkins Weekly. Kind of says it all: in order to increase the practice of regenerative farming, we need to support the movement by buying locally and organically!
  https://www.tompkinsweekly.com/articles/food-farming-water-for-sust...

  

  Food farming, water for sustainability

  The Haudenosaunee have occupied and farmed the Finger Lakes region for over 2000 years. The Three Sisters (corn, beans and squash) were part of their…
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  Merrill Hurst July 14, 2020 at 6:33pm

  https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.cce.cornell.edu/attachments/1172/fa...

  https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.cce.cornell.edu/attachments/1172/farm_energy-zhts0p.pdf?1405496348=
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  Merrill Hurst July 14, 2020 at 6:32pm

  Hello, all. Go to https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.cce.cornell.edu/attachments/1172/fa... to read what Cornell Extension has to say about carbon sequestration. Unfortunately, written a while ago. I have a call in to connect with someone. Will try again before our meeting. *** Is everyone available to zoom at 7:00 on Thursday, July 30? If technology is on our side, we should get plenty of time for our conversation. Merrill

  https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.cce.cornell.edu/attachments/1172/farm_energy-zhts0p.pdf?1405496348=
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  Merrill Hurst June 25, 2020 at 9:56pm

  Wow. The minutes look really strange. Any suggestions?
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  Merrill Hurst June 25, 2020 at 9:54pm

  I posted the minutes under Forum.
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  Merrill Hurst June 25, 2020 at 8:27pm

  Great chat tonight! Sorry we lost you at the end, Marie. Before I forget, when I signed out of the meeting, they offered us another free extension for our next meeting if I scheduled right away! So I did! Obviously we can change the date I picked, or just go with Dave's account next time, but pencil this date on your calendars: Thursday, July 30, 7PM. Now I'll get to the minutes.
• Marie De Mott Grady June 25, 2020 at 7:23pm

  Love this list Lizzy! Here's the website I mentioned at our meeting: https://www.permaculturewomen.com/

  

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  Elisa Evett June 25, 2020 at 5:29pm

  

  I got started on putting together a list of resources for our committee. Here it is:
  List of resources for our Regenerative Framing committee
  
  Local folks:
  
  Groundswell:
  Elizabeth Gabriel
  Jonathan Bates
  Cornell Cooperative Extension
  Dan Flerlage (former LACS teacher who supervised kids doing regen.farming)
  Fay Bensen (older dairy farmer- works for CCE)
  Erica Frenay ( B'dale organic farmer-sheep, cows , veggies)
  Dr. David Wolfe, Cornell Plant and Soil Ecology
  Kathleen Draper ( Ithaka Institute devoted to biochar, also author of fingerlakesbiochar.com blog)
  Future Farmers of America
  Joshua Stone ( Julian's dad at Lantern School, who told me about soilfoodweb.com)
  
  Internet sources
  
  soilfoodweb.com
  newyorksoilhealth.org
  fingerlakesbiochar.com
  nofany.org (Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York)
  thaka-institut.org/en/fingerlake
  
  Books
  
  Soil Health and Carbon Sequestration
  Montgomery, David. Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life. Norton. 2018.
  Montgomery, David and Anne Bikle’. The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health. Norton. 2015
  Tickell, Josh & John Mackey. Kiss The Ground: How the Food You Eat Can Reverse Climate Change, Heal Your Body and Ultimately Save the World. Enliven Books. 2017.
  Bloom, Jessi & Dave Boehnlein. Practical Permaculture: For Home Landscapes and the Whole Earth. Timber Press. 2015.
  Tindall, Robert, Frederique Apffel-Marflin & David Shearer. Sacred Soil: Biochar and the Regeration of the Earth. North Atlantic Books. 2017.
  Toensmeier, Eric with Jonathan Bates. Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, One Tenth of an Acre, and the Making of an Edible Garden Oasis in the City. Chelsea Green Publishing. 2013.
  Ohlson, Kristin. The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet. Rodale. 2014.
  Marinelli, Janet (ed.). The Climate Conscious Gardener. Brooklyn Botanical Garden Guides for a Greener Planet. 2010.
  Hemenway, Toby. Gaia’s Guide: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture. 2/ e. Chelsea Green Publishing. 2009.
  Moncrieff, Helena. The Fruitful City: The Enduring Power of the Urban Food Forest. ECWPress. Toronto, Canada. 2018.
  Silver, Akiva & Samuel Thayer. Trees of Power: Ten Essential Arboreal Allies. Chelsea Green Publishing. 2019.
  Faulkner, Edward H. Plowman’s Folly. University of Oklahoma Press. 1943. (Kindle edition available.)
  Goodall, Chris Ten Technologies to Save the Planet, Greystone Books, 2010

  

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