2018 Schedule of Events
MONARCH BUTTERFLY RELEASE with Ed Wesely
FREE EVENT
Tusten Heritage Community Garden - DeMauro Lane
Time: 10 AM - 1/2 hour duration
4rd Annual Monarch Butterfly release with Ed Wesely (Founder, Butterfly Barn) Tour the Tusten Heritage Community Garden and the entrance pollinator friendly gardens. Monarch life cycle brochure give away sponsored by a grant to the THCG from the Upper Delaware Scenic By-Way. Children welcome & encouraged.
Vendor & Food Market
FREE EVENT
Main Street
Time: 11 AM - 5 PM
Local and regional vendors will have a variety of bee related goodies, including local honey, beeswax, candles, honey based food, bee friendly clothing, pollinator plants, natural soap and honey made cosmetics. Make sure to pop into the Main Street Merchants as well for even more honey based menus, honey wine, honey spirits, books and wonderful bee gifts!
Pollinator Seed Bomb Workshop
$5 PER PERSON
Chi Hive & H. Smith & Co. - 22 Main Street
Time: 11 AM - 5 PM
All Ages Are Welcome!
The Chi Hive and H. Smith and Co. team up for a pollinator seed bomb workshop! You'll learn how to create seed bombs that help honeybees and other pollinators! This workshop is for all ages, runs all day and $5 per person.
Gardening for Bees & other pollinators
with Richie MitchelL / Bear Creek Organics
The Narrowsburg Union, 7 Erie Avenue - Room 102
Time: Noon
Richie Mitchell from Bear Creek Organics will presenting a one hour seminar about gardening for honeybees and other pollinators. This crash course will help you plan a flower and veggie garden that benefits honeybees and other pollinators!
Richie is an ecological consultant and designer. He creates custom food production systems for homeowners, small farms, and schools. His focus is on finding balance between the values and goals of the organization and the context of the land. His company, Bear Creek Organics, provides consultation, design, installation, and management of ecological edible landscapes. He has designed and developed multiple bee and butterfly gardens for homeowners and schools.
Richie has a B.S. in Environmental Science from St. Michael’s College, VT, and a lifetime of experience growing food in the Northeast. He has worked under Dr. Elaine Ingham at the Rodale Institute as a Mycorrhizal Fungi Technician. In 2016, Richie received the Environmental Partnership Award from the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) for his work in the state.
Sunny's Pop & Planet Bee
Sunny's Pop - 76 Main Street
Time: Noon - 5 PM
Sunny's Pop will be offer customers the option to round up their purchase to the nearest dollar with the proceeds donated to Planet Bee Foundation! As an additional incentive, a 10% discount will also be offered to anyone donating $10 or more to the Planet Bee Foundation! No purchase is required and all donations are being accepted in-store throughout the month of September! For more info on the great educational work Plant Bee is doing check out hitter site here: www.planetbee.org
Pollinator's Tea PArty
$22 PER PERSON - PRE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Chi Hive & H. Smith & Co. - 22 Main Street
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
All Ages Are Welcome!
The Chi Hive and H. Smith and Co. present a Pollinator's Tea Party! Come dressed as your favorite pollinator and enjoy High Tea along with dancing, crafts and a best costume contest! All ages are welcome and pre registration is required. To register email hilary@hsmithandco.com
costume Contest
FREE EVENT
Main Street Observation Deck
Time: 12:30 PM
Get your best bee costume on, dress up the kids and even the dog! Prizes will be awarded for the best Adult, Kids and Dog costumes!
POLLINATORS MIGRATION With Ed Wesely
FREE EVENT
Maison Bergogne, Birch Garden 226 Bridge Street
Time: 12:30-1 PM
Hosted at the Birch Garden, Ed Wesely (Founder, Butterfly Barn) will demonstrate how to tag Monarch Butterfly & the importance of tracking their annual migration to Mexico. Learn what you can do to support this & other endangered pollinators. Monarchs brochure give away sponsored by the Upper Delaware Scenic By-Way. Children welcome & encouraged.
