Northfield's Perennial Earth Day Event

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Northfield's Perennial Earth Day Celebration- A Call to Action! Free Skill Building Earth Day Workshops and Tours Saturday April 26th Workshops and Tours- Pre- registration required for sessions 1 & 2 at www.transitionnorthfield.org Times from 11:00am- 4:30pm indicated with each session below- all workshops filled on a first come first serve basis. If there are questions about the day: northfieldearthday@gmail.com and questions about workshops see the email after each description. " Making Goat Cheese 101" 11a-12:30 and 1p-2:30 with Carolyn Joyce- First UCC Kitchen- 300 Union St Learn to make the simplest of cheeses in this session. Chèvre is a tasty soft cheese prepared with goat milk. We will learn key ingredients to fresh chèvre, cheese making supplies and where to get them, simple steps to prepare in your kitchen and recipes to enjoy. You will gain confidence and insight to soft cheese making at home. Explore several chèvre recipes and go home inspired to make and cook with your new found cheese making skills!" Carolyn Joyce via email with any questions at cajoyce2001@yahoo.com Registration required at: www.transitionnorthfield.org -Free "Wool Dryer Balls with Simple Harvest Farm" 11:00a-11:45 and 11:45-12:30p with Kathy Zeman and Nick Zeman- First UCC - Assembly Rm Tired of the chemicals in dryer sheets but hate the static cling in your clothes? Join Simple Harvest Farm Organics as they teach you how to make wool dryer balls from their Icelandic sheep wool. Wool dryer balls are great: they are chemical-free and last forever! The first 10 to sign up for each session receives free materials and teaching for the first ball. Otherwise it is $8 to make the first wool dryer ball. Extra wool will be available at $1/ounce so you can go home and make more balls. Some even say it lessens your total drying time. (You need at least 4 balls per dryer; approximately 4 ounces of wool per ball.) Questions? Email Kathy at kzeman@kmwb.net Registration required at: www.transitionnorthfield.org -Free "Basic Bicycle Maintenance & Rules of the Road" 1-3p with BikeNorthfield members Meet in the parking lot of First UCC, 300 Union Street Ride on over and join members of Northfield's new bicycle advocacy group, BikeNorthfield, as we discuss safe cycling routes in and around Northfield and learn safe cycling etiquette. We'll also learn how to do basic bicycle maintenance such as fixing a flat tire, chain maintenance, etc. Feel free to come with questions about your bike or biking! Plus, our "Mobile Bike Unit" will be on hand to help with minor repairs and maintenance. Riders of all levels and interests are encouraged to attend! Questions? contact Laura at laura.cloak@gmail.com Registration required at: www.transitionnorthfield.org -Free " Native Shrub Planting at the Carleton College Arboretum" 1-3pm with Arboretum Director Nancy Braker Meet at the intersection of Second and Oak Streets We will be planting native shrubs to replace recently removed invasive trees and shrubs and to stabilize the banks of Spring Creek. If you are under 14 please bring a parent with you. All participants will be asked to sign a waiver of liability. If you are under 18 a parent will need to sign the liability form before you can work. Questions? Nancy Braker nbraker@carleton.edu Registration required at: www.transitionnorthfield.org - Free "Make your own Kombucha" 3:00p-4:30 with Sarah Lukins- First UCC Kitchen, 300 Union St Kombucha is a fermented tea drink originally from Asia that has recently gained commercial traction in the US. Come to the workshop to learn how to make your own Kombucha using sugar, black tea and a bacteria and yeast culture (provided). Please bring a 1.5 liter Mason jar and your enthusiasm for fermentation. Questions: northfieldearthday@gmail.com Registration required at: www.transitionnorthfield.org -Free "Rising CO2, Ocean Acidification and You" 12:00-1:20 and 1:30-3pm with Alan Anderson- Class will be at First UCC- 300 Union St. look for a sign where we will be in the lower level. Our precious oceans provide food and livelihoods to billions of people around the globe, but as more CO2 is absorbed into ocean waters, they are becoming more acidic, and this is jeopardizing the marine food chain, to our peril. Come to this session to learn the science and what you can do to prevent catastrophic damage to our oceans. Questions contact Alan Anderson at: luckyduck49@gmail.com Registration required at www.trasitionnorthfield.org- Free "All Energy Solar Tours" 12:00-2:15p and 1:45-4:00p with Charlie Stark and Brian Allen- Meet at the side entrance of First UCC- 300 Union St. 1:45 to 2:15 both sessions will be together for a presentation "All Energy Solar is pleased to host an Earth Day Celebration tour of some of the solar installations in Northfield and, if construction has begun, of installations in progress. Part of the tour will include a real-time system monitoring demonstration and a pictorial review of other custom designed systems by All Energy Solar." Come join us for these informational sessions! Questions? Email Charlie Stark at: charles.stark@allenergysolar.com Registration required at: www.transitionnorthfield.org ?Free "Free Food Help Yourself" 12:00pm-2:15-and 2:30pm-4:45 Meet in the parking lot of First UCC 300 Union St. w/ Helen Forsythe Join a crew and create a couple of raised beds for "Free food Help Yourself" . This project entails deciding the size of the bed, sawing and screwing the cedar beds together as well as preparing soil and filling the beds with dirt. Planting of the beds will take place at a different day. If you are under 14 please be accompanied by an adult. Questions: northfieldearthday@gmail.com Registration required at www.transitionnorthfield.org -Free "Tree planting and Trimming with the City of Northfield" 12:00-2:00p and 2:15-4:15p with TJ Heinricy Streets and Parks Supervisor Meet TJ at First UCC 300 Union St. and walk to nearby city land to plant and trim. Help reduce our carbon footprint by learning how to plant a tree for success. TJ will also be sharing trimming techniques. Tree care helps aid in the longevity and health of your trees! Join us- Questions? Email TJ at: tj.heinricy@ci.northfield.mn.us Registration required at: www.transitionnorthfield.org - Free "Tour a Home with Rainwater, Solar, and Pedal-Power" 12:00-1:30p and 1:45-3:15p with Marshall Hansen at 416 6th St. Meet at the Southwest corner of 6th and Winona and these homeowners will show and explain their 1000-gal rainwater gravity system for gardening. There is also a modest PV and solar hot water system on their roof, a pedal-powered table saw and lathe in the cellar, and a 'modern root cellar (added to a modern concrete basement). Join us to explore and discuss these systems. Questions? Email Marshall at: marshall569@gmail.com Registration required at: www.transitionnorthfield.org -Free "Sew a snack bag for your Lunch" 12:00-2:00p and 2:15-4:15-with Annika Peterson and Marcia Jacobs- First UCC, Assembly Rm. Tired of using plastic snack bags for your lunch bag? Join the sewing crew where people ages 10 and up can learn the basics of using a machine and create snack bags for your lunch *If you can-bring your own material- flour sac dish cloths work great. We will have thread, machines, velcro and some material on hand. Questions? Email Annika at: annika.cc@gmail.com Registration required at: www.transitionnorthfield.org -Free "Recycled Sculpture" 1p-4p with Sarah Wallis- First UCC, Assembly Rm- 300 Union St. Come join us for an afternoon of art making! We will be using a variety of recycled materials to create a large-scale group sculpture as well as smaller individual "take home" sculptures. Explore the possibilities of recycled materials for re-use in creative form. Attendees are welcome to stay a little or a long time and to leave when they please. This session is appropriate for artists of all ages and abilities! Questions? Email Sarah Wallis at: swallis@arcadiacharterschool.org Registration required at: www.transitionnorthfield.org -Free Felted Wool Nests 11:00a-11:45 and 11:45-12:30p with Nancy Dennis- First UCC - Assembly Rm. Join us for this kid friendly craft. We will be felting nests from beautiful local Icelandic sheep wool. We will be experimenting with different size and shapes depending on what you would like to use it for. Get ready to lay an egg because this craft is going to be so much fun! Questions: northfieldearthday@gmail.com Registration required at: www.transitionnorthfield.org -Free Bases for Vases 11:00am ? 12:00pm with River Dittrich Join this craft and help decorate for the soup supper tables. We will be making the bases for the vases for the evening portion of Earth Day. Join in the fun of making this recycled table decoration! We will be working with wood and painting as well. Questions: northfieldearthday@gmail.com Registration required at: www.transitionnorthfield.org -Free