Sustainable Hastings

an effort of citizens for citizens for our home, our town, our planet

Creating the New Village Green

The Village of Irvington will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with a daylong event:

Irvington Earth Day 40: Growing Our Village Green.

This high-energy, all-day community event brings green and free activities for young and old to Main Street, the Old Croton Aqueduct and the Waterfront.

Date: April 17, 2010

Time: 11 am to 6 pm, with a closing ceremony planned for 5-6 pm.

Green Vendor Fair, Irvington Village Farmers Market, music with a message. Displays of alternative-fuel vehicles, “Sustainable Architecture Tour”, beginning at the award-winning Eileen Fisher Headquarters, Environmentally-themed film. Bike rentals, hands-on recycling demonstration, scavenger hunt, bird watching & guided tours (Old Croton Aqueduct). Sidewalk sales, local craft artists, creatively reused or recycled materials, nature activities for young children. Educational talks for adults by notable local speakers will continue throughout the day. Additional activities planned by Scout groups and Irvington School District students.

Contact: www.irvingtonny.gov or 914-591-7070

Event will be held rain or shine. Leave a friendly footprint. Walk, bike or carpool.

Rivertowns residents, have you seen this website?
www.rivertownsguide.com
If it is possible you don't know about this incredibly useful website already, please click on right now to find out what is happening in the bustling Rivertowns this weekend and beyond......this saves us a lot of work so we don't have to list everything!!

Plus another
Have you heard of the Hastings Trails Group?
http://hastingstrails.ning.com/
They have created a site using "NING" - Check it out, Join, and get involved if trails/nature around Hastings is your thing.

Sustainable Hastings is honored to have received some awards in 2009 See our News page...

Community Supported Agriculture - CSA
Have you heard of it? A group of local residents have signed up with Stoneledge Farm in Greene County, NY - we hope to find a dozen more families to sign up, which will facilitate local delivery of produce in Hastings. More info...

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Ongoing Links:
Looking for those Idling handouts?

THOUGHTS:

SOS - SustainingOurSelves
A place where Climate Activists can meet. Contact:Deann@SustainableHastings.org

NEW LINKS:
Recycling Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs
Carbon Footprint Calculators

CONTACT US:
info@sustainablehastings.org
Please let us know if you'd like to be on our e-mail list - we will not share your address with any other organization without your permission, and will send you occasional updates about Sustainable Hastings events.

VILLAGEGREEN FORUM:
villagegreen.sustainablehastings.org
Express your thoughts and ideas, issues to pursue, solutions to offer, see what others have to say - join our forum! Sign up with a username and password and you're all set.

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Hastings Farmer's Market
Saturdays, June 5 to November 20, 2010
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Library/Municipal Bldg. Parking Lot

Just one more "Winter" Market
May 8, 2010
9 AM - 1 PM
Library/Municipal Bldg. Parking Lot