June Events

FINGER LAKES LIVE MUSIC EVERY WEDNESDAY! SUPPORTING LOCAL, LIVE MUSIC, DELICIOUS FOOD, BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OF SENECA LAKE & BREATH-TAKING SUNSETS!

Ventosa Vineyards has free, local, live music year-round every Wednesday (and select other days), along with a buy 1, get 1 happy hour! If the weather is nice, music is out on our terrace…which comes with a beautiful view of Seneca Lake & sunsets that will take your breath away! Come support live, local music while enjoying yourself!
*BOGO happy hours only on Wednesdays

Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 11am to 4pm
RAIN DATE: Sunday, June 2, 2024 from 11am to 4pm

$60 per participant.
Includes lunch by Blue Heron Bakery and a Happy Hour glass of Hunt Country wine.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Limited participation.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:

Kathleen Draper, Carbon Standards International, Finger Lakes Biochar, and the International Biochar Institute will lead this one-day workshop to provide further education on biochar (i.e. carbonized organic material) production, feedstocks and uses.  

This workshop will start in Hunt Country’s historic barn where Dr. Deborah Aller, Extension Associate & Program Coordinator for the New York Soil Health Program at Cornell University will provide an overview of benefits, uses, and production of biochar.  As well as a summary of her outreach to NYS farmers.

Lucinda Li, Postdoctoral Associate (Lehmann Lab), School of Integrative Plant Science Soil and Crop Sciences Section will also be in attendance to contribute her expertise of biochar production from digestate, biochar use for nutrient recovery and biosolids, as well as her experience and research with the Ithaka Wastewater Treatment Plant.  

A Sustainability Tour of the Hunt Country facilities will be provided by Suzanne Hunt, Hunt Country Co-Owner and sustainability professional.  A walking tour and discussion of the sustainable energy and agricultural practices employed by the Hunt Country farm vineyards.

Free biochar samples will be available to those interested in collaborating on small scale biochar trials.

ITINERARY:

11:00am: Dr. Deborah Aller:

• An introduction to biochar production and uses

12:00pm: Lunch by Blue Heron Bakery

1:00 pm: Suzanne Hunt:

• Sustainability Tour of Hunt Country Vineyards sustainable energy and agricultural practices. 

2:00 pm: Lucinda Li

• Biochar production from digestate at Spruce Haven Farm
• Biochar use for nutrient recovery and biosolids
• Biochar research with the Ithaka Wastewater Treatment Plant.

3:00 pm: Kathleen Draper:

• Non-Agricultural uses for biochar.
• Learn to burn: Hands on biochar production demonstration.

4:00 pm: Happy Hour

More Info: https://www.huntwines.com/Events/Workshops/BIOCHAR-Workshop-2024 

Go from the basement to the belvedere of Rose Hill Mansion.  Please be advised that there are many stairs to climb, a dirt floor basement and some confined spaces included in the tour.  The tour lasts an hour. Recommended for adults and children over 10 years old. As space is limited, reservations are required and can be purchased at historicgeneva.org. The tour lasts an hour.

Have you ever wanted to try a kayak or canoe out for the first time? Curious to learn more about Sugar Creek and the Townsend-Grady Wildlife Preserve wetlands? Come to the Saunders Finger Lakes Museum to speak with staff and volunteers while enjoying some time out on the water and in the wetlands! Kayaks and paddles, canoes and paddles, and life jackets for children and adults are available to use at the museum. Or bring your own!

Pre-registration for a time slot is required.

You can join the fun at 10am, 11am and 12pm.