RESTORE OUR EARTH

Millerton Earth Day 2021

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Read Main Street Magazine’s coverage of Millerton Earth Day here.

Many residents and visitors participated virtually or in-person to learn more about our local farms, electric vehicles, fun things to do and generally how to be a good green citizen!  The North East/Millerton Climate Smart Community partnered with nonprofits, businesses and farmers to offer you interesting and informative programs for families that celebrated the richness of our environment.

You are invited to help plant 100 Trees for Millerton. The Village is revitalizing Eddie Collins Memorial Park and plans to plant more 100 donated trees to help clean the air we breathe, cool the Park in summer, provide a habitat for birds, insects, and wildlife, and absorb groundwater.  To buy one tree, plant it, and maintain it for its first year costs $600.  You can donate online here. Any contribution helps make Millerton greener.

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Event Calendar

Thursday, April 22 through Sunday, April 25, 2021
On DemandThe Moviehouse
Register here.
VIRTUAL ACTIVITY All Ages
THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD, directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker Joe Gantz, follows people of all ages who are in the trenches doing everything they can to fight climate change.
Thursday, April 22, 2021
4:30 PMNE Millerton Library
Register here.
VIRTUAL ACTIVITY All Ages
Earth Day Virtual Story Hour with Miss Kristin.
5:30 - 6:30 PMNE Millerton Library
Register here.
VIRTUAL ACTIVITY Ages 18+
"How to Solve Climate Change by 2030," a virtual talk with Eban Goodstein, Director of the Bard Center for Environmental Policy.
7:00 PMOblong Books
Register here.
VIRTUAL ACTIVITY Ages 18+
Holding Back the River: The Struggle Against Nature on America's Waterways. Author Tyler J. Kelly is presented in conversation with Eric W. Sanderson about his forthcoming book.
Saturday, April 24, 2021
9:00 - 9:45 AMMoonwake Yoga & Healing Studio
5 Main St, 2nd Fl
In-person or virtual.
Register via email
IN PERSON EVENT, Ages 6+
Katie Shanley will lead an earth-focused yoga flow class beginning with a centering meditation, guiding you through a grounding, balancing and refreshing practice.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMThe Dig on Main
3 Main St
IN PERSON EVENT, Ages 3+
Home Tips for Sustainability
with Jennifer Prescott, Green Design Goods. Up-cycle, recycle and find products that reduce waste to eliminate harmful impact on our environment.
10:00 AM - noonNorth East Community Center
51 S Center St
IN PERSON EVENT, Ages 6+
Rail Trail, Garden and Site Clean-up
Join NECC's Teen Team and volunteers from Webutuck HS cleaning up the Rail Trail and cleaning up / planting the Community Garden behind the Center.
10:00 AM - 1:00 PMMcEnroe's Compost Facility
194 Coleman Station Rd
IN PERSON EVENT, Ages 6+
Learn how banana peels, apple cores and cow bedding mix over time to make a nutritious blend for your garden!
10:00 AM - 2:00 PMMillerton Farmers Market
Dutchess Ave & Century Blvd
IN PERSON EVENT, Ages 6+
Local produce and products provided by our neighboring farmers. A program of NECC.
10:00 AM - 2:00 PMWebutuck National Honor Society
School House on Main Street
IN PERSON EVENT
Webutuck Honor students offer flowerpots, pet rocks & face masks to decorate; fresh popcorn; spring flowers for sale.
10:00 AM - 3:00 PMNE Millerton Library
75 Main St
IN PERSON EVENT, Ages 6+
Start your own flower garden. Pick up seeds of native plants to start your own garden. Contactless pick-up available.
10:00 AM - 5:00 PMNorth East Ford
9 Century Blvd
IN PERSON EVENT, Ages 6+
Check out the 2021 Mustang Mach-E fully electric vehicle at the site of of the soon-to-arrive EV charging station. Make a reservation for a test drive.
11:00 AM - noonThe Dig on Main
3 Main St
IN PERSON EVENT, Ages 3+
Composting at home with Jennifer Prescott, Green Design Goods. Learn the basics of composting at home and and how to make composting part of your daily life.
11:30 AM - 1:30 PMThe Dig on Main
3 Main St
IN PERSON EVENT, Ages 3 - 10
Crafts with kids
Creative projects using regular household materialsthink coffee filters and vegetables!
NoonNE Millerton Library
Register here.
VIRTUAL ACTIVITY All Ages
Earth Day Virtual Story Hour with Miss Kristin.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMFARM TOURRockSteadyFarm
41 Kaye Rd
IN PERSON EVENT, Ages 6+
LGBTQIA+ coop farm, social justice, sustainable veggies.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMFARM TOURThe Farm Store
196 Old Post Rd 4
IN PERSON EVENT, Ages 6+
Farm store; produce and livestock; oxen demonstration.
2:00 PM - 5:00 PMMillerton Wine & Spirits
34 Main Street
IN PERSON EVENT, Ages 21+
A Taste of Organic wines.
3:00 PMOblong Book/NE Millerton Library
Register here
VIRTUAL ACTIVITY Ages 6+
Back from the Brink: Saving Animals from Extinction.
Award winning local author Nancy Castaldo will read from and discuss her book.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PMFARM TOURBroadfork
33 Scribner Rd
IN PERSON EVENT, Ages 6+
Salad greens, four-season growing, composting.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PMFARM TOURChaseholm
115 Chase Road, Pine Plains
IN PERSON EVENT, Agest 6+
Family farm, farm store. Grass fed beef, raw milk, cheese, pork.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
7:00 PMNE Millerton Library
Register here.
VIRTUAL EVENT
An Evening with the Farmers of RockSteadyFarm and Flower
With the Kent Memorial Library.
An LGBTQIA+ coop farm, rooted in social justice, growing sustainable vegetables. Affordable, accessible food through regenerative farming practices, working to Increase equity in the food system and safe spaces for queer and BIPOC farmers.

Download a printable flyer here.

Earth Day Movie Credits here.