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The Giving Trees Upcoming Events

 - free and open to all

Please reach out with any questions, check times, or RSVP.  (845) 668-0750
More dates will be added as we figure things out

If you know of a cool event we should Table at, or other opportunity to
teach about Foods from the Forest - Please let us know.

  • SAT March 15 - Acorn Processing Gathering, 12-4 @ 5 Madeline Lane, Rosendale NY

  • M-T March 23-24 - Lesson in using Acorn Tannin for sheepskins, ask for details @ 5 Madeline Lane, Rosendale NY

  • SAT March 28 - Join us at a local No Kings Protest​​ 3-4:30 @ 238 Clinton Ave, Kingston NY

  • SUN March 29 - Acorn Processing Gathering, 12-4 @ 5 Madeline Lane, Rosendale NY

  • April 11 or 12 -  a Corn Processing Gathering (April Fools its not about acorns this time ) - Learn to make Masa

(the dough of tortillas by the ancient method Nixtamalization     12-4 @ 5 Madeline Lane, Rosendale NY  

  • SAT April 18 - Tabling at Stone Barn Market, time TBD @ 630 Bedford Road, Tarrytown NY

  • SUN April 19 - Acorn Processing Gathering/Tree Planting Day, 12-4 @ 5 Madeline Lane, Rosendale NY

  • FRI April 24 - Opening Reception of Mark's 2nd Show of Drums, (ask for details)

  • SAT April 25 - Tabling at Earth Day Fest, 1-3:30, location TBD

  • SAT May 9 - Tabling at Stone Barn Market, time TBD @ 630 Bedford Road, Tarrytown NY

  • SUN May 10 - Community Drum Days Gathering , 10 on..., (ask for details) @ 5 Madeline Lane, Rosendale NY

  • SAT-SUN May 16-17 - Community Drum Days Gathering continue , 10 on..., (ask for details) 

  • SUN June 14 - Tree Planting Day, 12-4,  location TBD

  • WED June 24 - Tabling at Woodstock Farmers Market, 3-7, @ 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock NY

  • WED July 1 - Tabling at Woodstock Farmers Market, 3-7, @ 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock NY

  • SAT July 25 - Tabling at Stone Barn Market, time TBD @ 630 Bedford Road, Tarrytown NY

  • ​WED August 19 - Tabling at Woodstock Farmers Market, 3-7, @ 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock NY

  • SAT August 22 - Tabling at Stone Barn Market, time TBD @ 630 Bedford Road, Tarrytown NY

  • WED August 26 - Tabling at Woodstock Farmers Market, 3-7, @ 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock NY

  • WED September 2 - Tabling at Woodstock Farmers Market, 3-7, @ 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock NY

  • SAT September 19 - Family Drum Making Workshop, time TBD, @ 175 Rock Haven Road, Kerhonkson NY 

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The Giving Trees Winter Update

From the bottoms and tops of our brimming heats, Sage and I want to Thank You for helping us take root and grow over the last 6 months.  Sometimes it shocks us to remember that The Giving Trees project was only an idea less than a year ago.  We have learned so much as we grow together and with our community.  Now we are settling in for our first Giving Trees winter.  Leaves have fallen to protect the soil from the cold and a blanket of snow dotted with footprints covers everything.  Like animals in our winter homes, we can rest a bit, assess what we learned, dream, and celebrate what we are doing together.

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Here is a brief list of highlights from July - December... there are so many we cannot list them all. 

The Giving Trees planted 40 Blight Resistant Chestnut and Pawpaw Trees in Fall,
and we have over 100 more saplings ordered for Spring planting right here in the Hudson Valley.
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We made delicious foods from the forest and shared them with over 200 people, including more than
80 lbs of acorn and chestnut flours.

We launched our first ever Acorn and Chestnut Flour Cookbook - Take 1
(for sale and available for free online @ this Link
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Mark and Sage taught about tree based foods & met so many cool people from the community at
7 public events in summer & fall.  Our acorn processing station was always a huge hit with kids and adults alike.

Most importantly, we felt a huge wave of community support that is carrying us forward to protect the forests, grow them healthier, and continue to build our connections to nature through the saplings we plant, the lessons we learn, and the meals we share together.
 

We are looking forward to the rest of winter -  cooking scrumptious foods and experimenting with incredible ingredients.  Each day brings us a little closer to spring - when we will  plant over 100 trees together, spreading our branches and leaves, soaking up the summer sunlight, to grow, and grow and grow so we can provide fall's bountiful harvests.

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