Appreciating and Caring for Trees in your Landscape Tuesday, April 22, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Free ========================================= Natural & Sustainable Playdough Making Wednesday, April 23, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Join us at the Schenectady County Public Libraries this Earth Month to create your own natural and sustainable playdough! Multiple dates and locations. Registration required.April 14 - Natural Playdough Making; 3:30-4:30 @ Bornt Branch LibraryApril 15 - Natural Playdough Making; 4-5 @ Central Branch LibraryApril 23 - Natural Playdough Making; 3-4 @ Mont Pleasant Branch Library Free Khila Pecoraro, ksp77@cornell.edu Registration: https://schenectady.librarycalendar.com/events/week ========================================= Seed Ball Making Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Free Khila Pecoraro, ksp77@cornell.edu Registration: https://schenectady.librarycalendar.com/events/week ========================================= Earth Month & Arbor Day Celebration Sunday, April 27, 2025 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Join Schenectady's local environmental organizations in celebrating Earth Month and Arbor Day! We'll have a number of community tables in Jay Square during the Schenectady Greenmarket; come learn about local initiatives and get involved! Free Khila Pecoraro, ksp77@cornell.edu ========================================= Seed to Supper at Salvation Army Wednesday, April 30, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Salvation Army, 222 Lafayette St , Schenectady, NY 12305 Seed to Supper is a free six-session, beginner vegetable gardening program designed for adults who are facing food insecurity. The program is taught by trained Seed to Supper educators. Free Angela Tompkins, amj22@cornell.edu, (518) 372-1622 ext. 259 Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/SalvationArmy_242 ========================================= Seed To Supper at the Sustainable Living Center Wednesday, April 30, 2025 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Sustainable Living Center, 180 PTL Arthur Chaires Lane , Schenectady, New York 12308 Seed to Supper is a free six-session, beginner vegetable gardening program designed for adults who are facing food insecurity. The program is taught by trained Seed to Supper educators.Seed_to_Supper_2025.png Free Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/SLC_242 ========================================= Repair Cafe Schenectady Saturday, May 10, 2025 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 103 South Reynolds Street , Scotia, NY 12302 Repair Cafés are free meeting places and they’re all about repairing things (together). Repair Cafes are an effort to keep items out of the landfill.Visitors bring their broken items from home. Together with the specialists they start making their repairs in the Repair Café. It’s an ongoing learning process. If you have nothing to repair, you can enjoy a cup of tea or coffee. Or you can lend a hand with someone else’s repair job. You can also get inspired at the reading table – by leafing through books on repairs and DIY. Free Khila Pecoraro, ksp77@cornell.edu ========================================= Seed to Supper at Salvation Army Wednesday, May 14, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Salvation Army, 222 Lafayette St , Schenectady, NY 12305 Seed to Supper is a free six-session, beginner vegetable gardening program designed for adults who are facing food insecurity. The program is taught by trained Seed to Supper educators. Free Angela Tompkins, amj22@cornell.edu, (518) 372-1622 ext. 259 Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/SalvationArmy_242 ========================================= Seed To Supper at the Sustainable Living Center Wednesday, May 14, 2025 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Sustainable Living Center, 180 PTL Arthur Chaires Lane , Schenectady, New York 12308 Seed to Supper is a free six-session, beginner vegetable gardening program designed for adults who are facing food insecurity. The program is taught by trained Seed to Supper educators.Seed_to_Supper_2025.png Free Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/SLC_242 ========================================= Little Diggers Tuesday, May 20, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am Sustainable Living Center, 180 PTL Arthur Chaires Lane , Schenectady, New York 12308 Preschoolers (Age 3-5) will discover the wonders of gardening and nature through a series of hands-on educational programs. Sign up here: Little_Diggers_2025updated.pdf $100 Elise Dussault, ed472@cornell.edu, (518) 372-1622 ========================================= Flower Distribution Program 2025 Thursday, May 22, 2025 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Sustainable Living Center, 180 PTL Arthur Chaires Lane , Schenectady, New York 12308 Individuals, groups, and neighborhood associations wishing to plant annual flowers on public property ONLY may complete the request form and forward it to the email address below. Please note that requests will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Supply is limited and only qualified requests will be considered. Some substitutions may be required.2025_Flower_Distribution_form_(fillable)updated.pdf ========================================= Little Diggers Tuesday, June 3, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am Sustainable Living Center, 180 PTL Arthur Chaires Lane , Schenectady, New York 12308 Preschoolers (Age 3-5) will discover the wonders of gardening and nature through a series of hands-on educational programs. Sign up here: Little_Diggers_2025updated.pdf $100 Elise Dussault, ed472@cornell.edu, (518) 372-1622 ========================================= Roots and Wisdom 20th Anniversary Celebration Friday, June 6, 2025 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Sustainable Living Center, 180 PTL Arthur Chaires Lane , Schenectady, New York 12308 Join us as we celebrate the founders of Roots and Wisdom and 20 years of growing together!  Sarah Pechar, sas66@cornell.edu, (518) 372-1622 ext. 243 ========================================= Little Diggers Tuesday, June 17, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am Sustainable Living Center, 180 PTL Arthur Chaires Lane , Schenectady, New York 12308 Preschoolers (Age 3-5) will discover the wonders of gardening and nature through a series of hands-on educational programs. Sign up here: Little_Diggers_2025updated.pdf $100 Elise Dussault, ed472@cornell.edu, (518) 372-1622 ========================================= Little Diggers Tuesday, July 1, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am Sustainable Living Center, 180 PTL Arthur Chaires Lane , Schenectady, New York 12308 Preschoolers (Age 3-5) will discover the wonders of gardening and nature through a series of hands-on educational programs. Sign up here: Little_Diggers_2025updated.pdf $100 Elise Dussault, ed472@cornell.edu, (518) 372-1622 ========================================= Little Diggers Tuesday, July 15, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am Sustainable Living Center, 180 PTL Arthur Chaires Lane , Schenectady, New York 12308 Preschoolers (Age 3-5) will discover the wonders of gardening and nature through a series of hands-on educational programs. Sign up here: Little_Diggers_2025updated.pdf $100 Elise Dussault, ed472@cornell.edu, (518) 372-1622 =========================================