North Country Garden Group Forming!!..........................Farming & Forestry Resources .......................................................................................................................................coming soon
So much to know, so much to share!
Gardening in the North Country is nourishing, fulfilling and at times mystifying, with our short growing season!
So much to know, so much to share!
Gardening in the North Country is nourishing, fulfilling and at times mystifying, with our short growing season!
Let's come together to share our knowledge, see what others are doing, and maybe help each other out some!
Herbs, perennials, vegetables, flowers, medicinals, mycology, fruits, wild pollinators and beekeeping, permaculture principles, composting, garden input supplies and gear, and more. Our limit is the full bounty of Nature!
** PLEASE RSVP (see below) TO JOIN US! **
Get together with other gardeners to visit their gardens, share information and advice, swap stories, and maybe even arrange mutual assistance for projects.
This group will meet informally every other weekend for the Summer into Fall seasons. The events will rotate from one household's gardens to another over that time. (Let us know if you'd like to host one!)
JUNE 8 2025 INITIAL GATHERING
The first tour is at a Joya & Dwight's home in Colton, and will feature a food-forest garden in its infancy, on a plot that had gone unmaintained for a decade or more. There are young locally-sourced fruit trees and shrubs for berries and nuts, and a small raised veggie garden.
The first tour is at a Joya & Dwight's home in Colton, and will feature a food-forest garden in its infancy, on a plot that had gone unmaintained for a decade or more. There are young locally-sourced fruit trees and shrubs for berries and nuts, and a small raised veggie garden.
The garden is set against mostly-maple woods with a spring-fed pond nearby. You'll see a way to create raised beds for almost no materials cost, learn a surprising use for Virginia Creeper, and see what cardboard + wood chip mulch looks like after composting down for three years.
Demonstrations are possible of an electric wood-chipper and battery powered lawn mower, chain saw, and string trimmer.
CHAT n CHEW
After the garden tour there will be light snacks (you're welcome to bring some to share, too), and discussion of what we saw on the "tour" and what you would like see from the group in the future.
After the garden tour there will be light snacks (you're welcome to bring some to share, too), and discussion of what we saw on the "tour" and what you would like see from the group in the future.
Space for 15 people.
RSVP to reserve a spot and receive directions.
RSVP to reserve a spot and receive directions.
** RSVP FOR LOCATION **
Please send us the following information:
~ name(s)
~ number in party
~ email address
~ best phone to reach you in the event of (unlikely) changes.
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~ name(s)
~ number in party
~ email address
~ best phone to reach you in the event of (unlikely) changes.
Send to
RAIN OR SHINE
Come prepared for the weather with appropriate footwear and clothing. If it's raining, we'll spend more time under shelter, but still poke around the gardens for a bit!
Come prepared for the weather with appropriate footwear and clothing. If it's raining, we'll spend more time under shelter, but still poke around the gardens for a bit!
JUNE 22 GATHERING
The location is TBD, maybe even at your place! We will continue on an every-other-week schedule for the season. Let us know if you'd like to host June 22, or any time, atThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or by commenting on this page.
The location is TBD, maybe even at your place! We will continue on an every-other-week schedule for the season. Let us know if you'd like to host June 22, or any time, at
OTHER GARDENING RELATED EVENTS! (and some tabling events where we hope to chat!)
** Join our parade contingent at Dairy Festival Days on 6/7 in Canton! Contact us to join in the fun!
** May 29
5-8 Visit our outreach table at St. Lawrence Nurseries' Party in the Orchard with Mose Crossing, 6527 Rt 56, Potsdam NY
** May 31
7-9 Screening of Food, Inc. 2, Canton Methodist Church, 41 Court St, discussion with local farmers Bob Zufall, Joel Howie and others. (LLV is a co-sponsor of this Waste Not Permaculture event.)
** June 7
10-4 Visit us at Dairy Festival Days, Canton Village Green
** June 8
1-3 Garden Group Gathering! Colton NY (RSVP please)
** June 14
1-4 Honey Bee Hive Inspection Field Day, Winthrop
** June 15
2-4 Edible Food Forest Tour, Wellesley Island NY (RSVP please)
** June 21
(date changed from 6/7) 1-3 Composting Basics: Home Food Waste, Potsdam (RSVP please)
** June 22
1-3 Garden Group Gathering! Location TBD (RSVP please)
** July 16
1-5 Bee & Beekeeping Workshop with Dr. Mark Rudin-Stein Franklin County TBA (+ evening event below.)
** July 16
7-9 Bees & Beekeeping Workshop with Dr. Mark Rudin-Stein, Canton NY
** Sept 7
10-12 What is a Forest Garden & How Can You Create One, St. Lawrence Nurseries, Potsdam NY (RSVP please)
** Every month
Bees & Beekeeping Group gatherings, upstairs Community Room, 80 E. Main St., Canton (last Wed ea month, 7pm)
5-8 Visit our outreach table at St. Lawrence Nurseries' Party in the Orchard with Mose Crossing, 6527 Rt 56, Potsdam NY
** May 31
7-9 Screening of Food, Inc. 2, Canton Methodist Church, 41 Court St, discussion with local farmers Bob Zufall, Joel Howie and others. (LLV is a co-sponsor of this Waste Not Permaculture event.)
** June 7
10-4 Visit us at Dairy Festival Days, Canton Village Green
** June 8
1-3 Garden Group Gathering! Colton NY (RSVP please)
** June 14
1-4 Honey Bee Hive Inspection Field Day, Winthrop
** June 15
2-4 Edible Food Forest Tour, Wellesley Island NY (RSVP please)
** June 21
(date changed from 6/7) 1-3 Composting Basics: Home Food Waste, Potsdam (RSVP please)
** June 22
1-3 Garden Group Gathering! Location TBD (RSVP please)
** July 16
1-5 Bee & Beekeeping Workshop with Dr. Mark Rudin-Stein Franklin County TBA (+ evening event below.)
** July 16
7-9 Bees & Beekeeping Workshop with Dr. Mark Rudin-Stein, Canton NY
** Sept 7
10-12 What is a Forest Garden & How Can You Create One, St. Lawrence Nurseries, Potsdam NY (RSVP please)
** Every month
Bees & Beekeeping Group gatherings, upstairs Community Room, 80 E. Main St., Canton (last Wed ea month, 7pm)
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ABOUT US
Sharing Knowledge from the Past ~ Building Skills for the Future
The LLV places an emphasis on "appropriate
technology" and helps strengthen a vibrant
local community of both homesteaders and
seekers of simpler ways to live, in town and
in the countryside.
technology" and helps strengthen a vibrant
local community of both homesteaders and
seekers of simpler ways to live, in town and
in the countryside.
* Local Living Venture is a 501(c)(3) community-based non-profit organization in the St. Lawrence River Valley, dedicated to sharing resourceful living skills and encouraging sharing and life-long learning as part of a capable, healthy community. We are working for regional self-reliance, energy independence, environmentally friendly living, and a regionally-oriented community.
* The organization is funded solely on local donations and driven by volunteer efforts.
What we Do
Sharing rural simple living skills through workshops and community events, based on a neighbor to neighbor model - so many skills exist locally that others are interested in learning.
We give enthusiastic people the opportunity to share their knowledge with others and build community, creating a more resourceful and healthy community - sharing ways to live more simply, economically, and environmentally friendly lives!
We give enthusiastic people the opportunity to share their knowledge with others and build community, creating a more resourceful and healthy community - sharing ways to live more simply, economically, and environmentally friendly lives!
Areas Of Engagement
Local Food * Growing, Preparation, Nutrition, Preserving, Composting + Pollinators & Beekeeping!
Clean Energy * Small Scale, Renewable, Home Power and Community Energy
Northern Forest * Sustainable Practices, Small Woodlot, Healthy Hearth (Firewood & Clean Burning Methods)
Green Building * Renewable Resources, Re-use, Toxic-Free Materials, Rocket Stoves
Simple Living & Homesteading Skills * DIY your life, within the larger supportive community!
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Clean Energy * Small Scale, Renewable, Home Power and Community Energy
Northern Forest * Sustainable Practices, Small Woodlot, Healthy Hearth (Firewood & Clean Burning Methods)
Green Building * Renewable Resources, Re-use, Toxic-Free Materials, Rocket Stoves
Simple Living & Homesteading Skills * DIY your life, within the larger supportive community!
CONTACT US
www.LocalLivingVenture.org
(315) 347-4223 (text best initially)