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 Demand | The 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 PM | NE Millerton Library Register here. | VIRTUAL ACTIVITY All Ages Earth Day Virtual Story Hour with Miss Kristin. |
| 5:30 - 6:30 PM | NE 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 PM | Oblong 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 AM | Moonwake 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 AM | The 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 - noon | North 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 PM | McEnroe'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 PM | Millerton 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 PM | Webutuck 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 PM | NE 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 PM | North 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 - noon | The 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 PM | The Dig on Main 3 Main St | IN PERSON EVENT, Ages 3 - 10 Crafts with kids Creative projects using regular household materials —think coffee filters and vegetables! |
| Noon | NE Millerton Library Register here. | VIRTUAL ACTIVITY All Ages Earth Day Virtual Story Hour with Miss Kristin. |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | FARM TOUR—RockSteadyFarm41 Kaye Rd | IN PERSON EVENT, Ages 6+ LGBTQIA+ coop farm, social justice, sustainable veggies. |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | FARM TOUR—The Farm Store196 Old Post Rd 4 | IN PERSON EVENT, Ages 6+ Farm store; produce and livestock; oxen demonstration. |
| 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Millerton Wine & Spirits 34 Main Street | IN PERSON EVENT, Ages 21+ A Taste of Organic wines. |
| 3:00 PM | Oblong 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 PM | FARM TOUR—Broadfork33 Scribner Rd | IN PERSON EVENT, Ages 6+ Salad greens, four-season growing, composting. |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | FARM TOUR—Chaseholm115 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 PM | NE 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. |
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