Sharing Knowledge from the Past ~ Building Skills for the Future

Workshop & Events Schedule 

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2026
 
Sat Jan 24,,,,,,Six Inches Of Soil - Film Screening & Discussion
.......................7-9 pm, Canton Methodist Church, 41 Court St.
                                                (LLV is a co-sponsor of this Waste Not Permaculture event.)
Sat Mar 5       Gift of Seeds - Collaboration with Fruition Seeds of Naples, NY
                        6-8pm - Potsdam Village Community Room (enter through Library or next to police station)
                                                View our Featured Event flyer here                                More information on Fruition's Gift of Seeds here
 

Mon Apr 20   Cin 10 Film: "Hometown Habitat: Stories of Bringing Nature Home"
                       6:45 pm for local groups for tabling, 7:15 for the film, followed by a panel discussion


Sat Apr 25    Canton Repair Fair (not an LLV event)
                      8:30 am to 12:30 pm, Canton Recreational Pavilion on Lincoln Street

Wed Apr 29   Bees & Beekeeping Group gathering
                      7 pm online, link in email newsletter

Sat May 2     Hands-on Basic Gardening * Seedlings & Transplants!
                      1 pm, near Canton (please register for a spot at 315-347-4223, text best)
                      Join us for an afternoon of learning and playing with longtime organic farmer Dulli Tengeler near Canton, NY, followed by an optional tour of the organic farm gardens, tool tips, and more.

Sat May 2     Bee Co-Op Nuc Delivery
                      mid-late afternoon, EJ Noble Ctr, Canton (recipients notified of details and possible change to May 9 by text)

                                      
Every month (last Wed.) Bees & Beekeeping Group
7-8:30 ONLINE and/or Upstairs Community Room, 80 E. Main St., Canton
 
Many More To Come!                                       
 
 ,,,,,,,,, MAY / JUNE Events TBD
If you can help coordinate any of these events, please be in touch!

Building Wild Pollinator Houses
16th LLV Annual Meeting 
Native Plant Playing Cards beta testing
Heat Pump Primer
Woods Walk in Colton
Garden Gatherings (Summer-long)
Homesteading Exchange Potlucks (quarterly throughout the year)
October 3: Home Tours: Small-scale Renewable Energy, Heating & Building Techniques


* Local Living Ventureis a 501(c)(3) community-based non-profit organization in the St. Lawrence River Valley, dedicated to sharing resourceful living skills, in town and in the countryside.
* Focus areas include small-scale renewable energy, forests/firewood/heating, green building, wild pollinators and beekeeping, and real food in all of its forms
     - growing, cooking, preserving, eating, composting, and more.
* This community-based organization is funded solely on local donations and driven by volunteer efforts.

 Local Living Venture

    PO Box 736, Canton NY 13617

(315) 347-4223 text best initially
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2026 OUTREACH BOOTHS
Please join us at some of these community events!

SLU Folk Fest ° Fri, Apr 24, Java quad, SLU
Dairy Festival Days ° Sat June 6, 10-4, Canton Village Green
Potsdam Pride Festival ° Sat June 13, 11-4, Ives Park Potsdam
Potsdam Juneteenth Celebration ° Sat June 20, 3-8, Ives Park Potsdam
Potsdam SummerFest ° Sat July 11, Fall Island & Ives Park Potsdam
St. Lawrence Nurseries' Party in the Orchard ° dates TBD


2025 …
Apr 12 6-7  Refresh & Revive the LLV Crary Mills Community Center
Apr 23  6:30-7:30  Refresh & Revive LLV #2 Potsdam Presbyterian
May 3 6-7  Refresh & Revive LLV #3 Otto’s Abode, Wanakena
May 10 6-7  Local Living Venture Annual Meeting & Elections
May 10 8-9 Honeybee delivery of replacement nucs for local hives
May 18 1-3  Forests: What are they and how can we help them? A Woods Walk, Colton (RSVP)
May 29  5-8 Outreach table: St. Lawrence Nurseries' Party in the Orchard, 6527 NY-56, Potsdam
May 31 7-9  Food, Inc. 2 - Film Screening, 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 8 1-3 Garden Group Meetup, Colton NY (RSVP)
June 14  1-4 Honey Bee Hive Inspection Field Day, near Winthrop
June 15 2-4  Edible Food Forest Tour, Cross Island Farms, 44301 Cross Island Rd, Wellesley Island (RSVP appreciated)
June 21 1-3 Composting Basics: Home Food Waste, Potsdam (RSVP)
June 22 1-3 Garden Group Meetup, Potsdam NY (RSVP)
July 13  1-3 Garden Group Meetup, Pierrepont NY (RSVP)
July 16  1-5 Bee & Beekeeping Workshop with Dr. Mark Rudin-Stein, Hopkinton Town Hall, 7 Church St. Nicholville
July 16  7-9 Bee & Beekeeping Workshop with Dr. Mark Rudin-Stein, Potsdam Town Hall 18 Elm St
July 24 5-8  Outreach table: St. Lawrence Nurseries' Party in the Orchard, 6527 NY-56, Potsdam
Aug 10  1-3 Garden Group Meetup, Pierrepont NY (RSVP)
Aug 28 5-8  Outreach table: St. Lawrence Nurseries' Party in the Orchard, 6527 NY-56, Potsdam
Sept 6  10-12  What is a Forest Garden & How to Create One, St. Lawrence Nurseries,Potsdam (RSVP)

Every month (last Wed.) 7-8:30 Bees & Beekeeping Group - Upstairs Community Room, 80 E. Main St., Canton


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