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Pocono Garden Club
The Pocono Garden Club will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Monroe County Environmental Center, Kettle Creek.
The monthly design is titled “Pumpkin Patch,” a vertical design in a pumpkin (real or artificial) using fresh, silk or dried flowers. The horticulture entry is any blooming annual or perennial, one stem in a clear container, sized proportionately. The houseplant entry is any potted, fragrant or medicinal herb.
Shirline Moser will give a presentation on growing dahlias.
For information contact club President Joyce Love at 570-629-0574 or email her at lovemj@ptd.net.
Farm day
Get an up-close view of some of the farm animals that help to produce your fresh, local food during Mill Market’s Family Farm Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Hawley Silk Mill. The event is free.
Mill Market, open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays until 10 p.m., offers food and goods made within 200 miles of the Lake Wallenpaupack region.
Meet chickens from Spruce Hill Farm, pygmy goats from Windy Pond Farm, and enjoy samples of local honey from the Northeastern PA Beekeepers Association. There will also be exhibits by the Youth Council of Wayne County 4-H, the Penn State Cooperative Extension of Wayne County and Delaware Highlands Conservancy.
Find Mill Market at facebook.com/MillMarketPA, visit MillMarketPA.com or call 570-390-4440.
Birdfeeding basics
Environmental Educator Karen N. Boyle will present a program on feeding birds from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6.
Cost is $3 for members and children under 12, $5 for nonmembers.
To preregister, call 570-629-3061. Visit mcconservation.org.
Recycle old fridge
Recycling your old refrigerator or freezer and benefit the Boy Scouts through PPL Electric Utilities’ E-power appliance recycling program.
Until Dec. 30, PPL customers can donate the $35 they would have received for recycling their refrigerator or freezer to the Minsi Trails Council, Boy Scouts of America.
Customers who call 877-270-3522 or visit pplelectric.com/recycle to schedule their appliance for pickup must indicate whether they want their incentive to go to the Scouts.
For information about the Minsi Trails effort, visit minsitrails.com or pplelectric.com/recycle.
Fun with fungus
Pocono Environmental Education Center will host a class, “Fungus Among Us,” from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the center, 538 Emery Road, Dingmans Ferry.
Cost is $5. To make reservations, call 570-828-2319 or email peec@peec.org.
Farm tour
The Monroe County Conservation District and the Penn State Cooperative Extension are hosting the 2012 Farm Tour, which will connect consumers with local producers.
Participating farms are Apple Ridge Farm, Saylorsburg; Big Creek Winery, Kresgeville; Eagle Rest Tree Plantation, Stroudsburg; Gould’s Produce, Brodheadsville; Josie Porter Farm, Stroudsburg; Mountain View Vineyard, Stroudsburg; Paradise Brook Trout Company, Cresco; and Stryker Farm, Saylorsburg.
This self-guided tour will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. Brochures and maps are available at participating farms, the extension office on Phillips Street in Stroudsburg and the conservation district. The website also has a link to an interactive map atmcconservation.org.
For information call 570-629-3060.
Bird seed sale
Aspen Song bird seed will again be featured during the Monroe County Environmental Center’s fall bird seed sale.
These seeds are designed without cereal grains or fillers to supply nutrient rich food to finches, blue jays, mourning doves and others, all of which can add color and sound to snow-covered yards this winter. Black oil sunflower seed, thistle seed, suet and specialty blends will be available in a variety of sizes at reduced prices.
The sale is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. Ordering deadline is Thursday. Order forms can be obtained at 570-629-3061 or at mcconservation.org. All proceeds from the sale of bird seed and feeders support the center’s programs.
Rain barrel art
Residents and business owners in Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg who are interested in blending art and conservation, are encouraged to submit a design for the “Retain the Rain” Rain Barrel Art Challenge to be in the running to receive a free rain barrel.
To enter, submit a design to the Pocono Arts Council by Friday, Nov. 9. Twenty winners will receive a rain barrel to paint based on their submitted design, and the barrels will be on display from March through October 2013. The contest winners can keep their painted barrels.
Design guidelines and entry forms can be found atmcconservation.org. The project is developed by the Monroe County Conservation District, the Pocono Arts Council, the Brodhead Watershed Association, and the Brodhead Creek Regional Authority.
Birding basics
“Introduction to Birding” will be held 10 a.m. to noon Sunday at Pocono Environmental Education Center, 538 Emery Road, Dingmans Ferry.
Enjoy a short hike with a knowledgeable guide who will teach you the basics of birding. All ages welcome.
Program is free for members and $5 for nonmembers. Call to register at 570-828-2319. Visit peec.org for details.
Howetown Farm Show
The Howetown Farm Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday on Route 196, Sterling, (south of Hamlin).
See demonstrations of antique farm equipment. Watch us make ice cream and enjoy a free sample. See ladies spinning, quilting and weaving. Take a horse-drawn hay ride.
Free admission and parking. Food available for purchase. For information, call 570-595-0452.
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