Event type: Archive

Get your garden ideas percolating! Join us for Ask a Gardener: A Food Growers Round Table and hear what our team of professional gardeners have to say about everything from sowing and growing to soil and pest management. Q and A to follow. Morton Memorial Library in Rhinecliff on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 6:00 - 7:30 PM

Join us on Saturday, July 22, 2023 from 10am to 1pm for the thrid annual Edible Gardens Tour. Check out the food-growing gardens of Rhinebeck and Rhinecliff and meet the growers. Hugelkultur, towering trellises, a hilltop garden overlooking the river.

Join us at Morton Memorial Library on Sunday, March 19 at 3:30! We’ll make mini winter-proof greenhouses from milk jugs and sow seeds (herbs, flowers, veggies) which can be transplanted come spring.

Join Erik Kiviat, executive director of Hudsonia Ltd. to hear expert advice on how (and when) to manage invasive species. This talk is free and open to the public and will be held at Morton Memorial Library in Rhinecliff on September 21, 2022 6:00 PM. Questions about the event? Email hello@dirtygaia.org.

Join forager extraordinaire Dina Falconi of #foragingandfeasting fame for the third seasonal installment of our Walk the Land series, a Dirty Gaia partnership with Winnakee Land Trust. We'll return to the eco-diverse site of Vlei Marsh Preserve in Rhinebeck, this time to explore the land's plants and funghi. As we traverse Vlei's paths, Dina will share her extensive knowledge, including unique methods of plant identification, and reveal the nourishing and healing properties of the species around us. Space is limited, and registration is required, so don't dally.

Guided spring bird walk in Rhinebeck’s Vlei Marsh Preserve with Dr. Alan Peterson of the Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club.

Walk the rich woodlands of Vlei Marsh and learn to read a forest’s backstory—from farming to fires to storms—by observing its subtle clues.

Suzanne Kelly of Green Owl Farm in Rhinebeck will share her knowledge of growing and curing saffron, the world’s most expensive spice, and we’ll join her in the harvest of these remarkable aromatic crocuses, removing their delicate threads of saffron by hand.

Ever seen a cucuzza longer than a baseball bat? Hugelkultur? A mini-farm overlooking the river? Check out the inspiring edible gardens of Rhinecliff and Rhinebeck! We’ll give you a map so you can tour at your own pace. Our annual garden tour will be held Saturday, August 20,  from 10 am to 1 pm.  

Join us on Thursday, April 7, 2022 from 6:00 - 7:00 PM EDT for a virtual talk with Apiarist Grai St. Clair Rice. Learn about the relationship between honeybees and flowers and how to plant pollinator-friendly gardens.