Community Events
Winter | Spring | Summer | Fall
Look for the compost education booth staffed by Master Composters at the following community events!
Winter
Maple Festival
When: Saturday in March, 2012 date TBA
(this event also takes place on Sunday 28 but the compost education booth may not be there that day)
Where: Cayuga Nature Center, 1420 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca
Description: The event offers a pancake breakfast, local music and dance, maple syrup tastings, history of sugaring in the Finger Lakes, and more.
Spring
Compost Fair
When: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 11am - 4pm
Where: Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Ave, Ithaca
Description: Celebrate spring's arrival by stopping by the Compost Fair for a guaranteed good time! This year's fair will be in conjunction with the 4H Duck Race. Admission is FREE to both events and open to the public.
There will be information and demonstrations of beginning and advanced compost techniques, continuous tours of our demonstration site, live music, activities for kids and a compost cafe. Several partner organizations and sustainability groups will be joining us. All attendees will be eligible to win fabulous compost prizes. Compost bins (Earth Machines, welded wire cylinder and worm compost bins) will be for sale while supplies last. Go home a composter! Contact Adam at acm1@cornell.edu or 272-2292 x 124 for further information.
For a complete listing and map to extension, please visit the event page.
Annual Spring Garden Fair and Plant Sale
When: Saturday, May 19, 2012, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Where: NYS Armory, Ithaca
Description: Purchase plants grown by local gardeners and learn about how to grow different types of plants and selecting native plants for your garden.
Ithaca Festival
When: late May / early June
Where: Ithaca Commons (Fri, Sat), Stewart Park (Sun)
Description: The Ithaca Festival is a four-day celebration of art, food, music, families and the community. Over the past couple years, the festival has become "zero-waste" - offering compost in addition to recycling and selling all food and drink in compostable cups, plates, etc.
Summer
Grassroots Festival
When: July 19 - 22, 2012, day and night
Where: Trumansburg Fairgrounds
Description: As the slogan goes, Grassroots is "music lovers' paradise." It also is a festival where composting, recycling and other forms of waste reduction are embraced. Food vendors compost and attendees are encouraged to compost and recycle as much as they can before using the trash. Click on the "composting-recycling-garbage" link on their site for more info and a fantastic 3-minute narrated slide show.
Farm City Day
When: mid-August
Where: TBA
Description: Spend the day on a working Tompkins County farm. Learn about the animals, crops and meet the people who care for them. Experience many related educational exhibits, demonstrations and hands-on activities.
Fall
Apple Harvest Festival
When: late September / early October
Where: Ithaca Commons
Description: A weekend celebration of food, fun and fall bounty. The three-day festival attracts about 30,000 people and more than 150 performers. Vendors include farms, wineries, bakeries, crafters and a wide variety of food merchants. Activities include music, dancing, food tasting, an apple pie eating contest, carnival rides, rock climbing, craft viewing, street performances and, of course, apples! Sponsored by the Ithaca Downtown Alliance.
If you would like the compost program to participate in YOUR event contact Adam Michaelides at acm1@cornell.edu.
Past Events
- Crayon Carnival
- Maple Festival
- Compost Fair
- Compost Carnival
- Spring Plant Sale
- Ithaca Festival
- Grassroots
- Farm City Day
- Newfield Old Home Days
- Apple Harvest Fest
- Harvest Fest for Kids
- America Recycles Day
