{"id":67875,"date":"2016-04-29T11:40:39","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T15:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=67875"},"modified":"2016-04-30T11:28:14","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T15:28:14","slug":"bask-in-the-beauty-of-nature-during-annual-earth-fest-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=67875","title":{"rendered":"Bask in the beauty of nature during annual Earth Fest celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"4-22<\/a>Celebrate the wonders of nature during Earth Fest from noon to 4 p.m. on May 1 at Rogers Environmental Education\u00a0Center in Sherburne. Hosted by Friends of Rogers, this fun-filled day is packed with outdoor activities and presentations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited to host this annual celebration, which we know our community looks forward to with great anticipation\u00a0every year,\u201d said Simon Solomon, Friends of Rogers executive director.<\/p>\n

New this year, visitors can create pollinator sculptures with guest artist-in-residence Leigh Yardley. Once complete,\u00a0these unique community art pieces will be permanently installed along Rogers Center trails. (This project is made\u00a0possible with public funds from the Chenango Arts Council\u2019s Decentralization Program, a re-grant program of the NYS\u00a0Council on the Arts, with support from Governor Cuomo and the NYS Legislature.)<\/p>\n

In keeping with Earth Fest tradition, visitors can try canoeing and kayaking, make nature crafts, meet the friendly\u00a0animals of the Ross Park Zoomobile, and enjoy music by Dan Duggan & Peggy Lynn. Organic clothing company Free\u00a0Flying Fish and the CNY Astronomy Club will be part of the festivities, along with tasty offerings from vendors such as\u00a0Cook\u2019s Maple Syrup and Mizrahi Granola.<\/p>\n

Recycling is an important theme at this year\u2019s Earth Fest. A used bike drive, to benefit Community Bikes, will be held\u00a0throughout the day. Bikes of any size in reasonably good working condition will be accepted. Electronic waste is also\u00a0being collected, which Friends of Rogers will then exchange for funds to support Rogers Center operations. (Note that\u00a0acceptable electronic waste is limited to: business\/VoIP phones, calculators, cell phones & accessories, digital\/video\u00a0Cameras, eBook readers, full & empty printer cartridges, GPS & radar detectors, iPads & tablets, iPods & MP3 players,\u00a0laptops, PDAs, video games & consoles.)<\/p>\n

During the festival, Boy Scout Troop #66 will provide camping and \u201cLeave No Trace\u201d demonstrations. A wide variety of\u00a0complimentary CHOBANI yogurt will be available, plus festival goers can take home a free tree from among a selection of red pine, red stem dogwood, sycamore, or white spruce. Thanks to Lost Bikers BBQ, Mangia Macrina\u2019s Wood-Fired\u00a0Pizza and Stewarts Shops, delicious festival refreshments will be available for purchase.<\/p>\n

While there is no charge for Earth Fest, Friends of Rogers encourages contributions to support future operations.\u00a0Rogers Center is operated by Friends of Rogers\u00a0Environmental\u00a0Education Center, Inc., a nonprofit organization that\u00a0offers educational programs for all ages. Seasonal winter hours are from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through\u00a0Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call (607) 674-4733 or visit\u00a0www.friendsofrogers.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Celebrate the wonders of nature during Earth Fest from noon to 4 p.m. on May 1 at Rogers Environmental Education\u00a0Center in Sherburne. Hosted by Friends of Rogers, this fun-filled day is packed with outdoor activities and presentations. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to host this annual celebration, which we know our community looks forward to with great anticipation\u00a0every […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23679,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agfarming","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-hEL","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/4-22-Earth-Fest-May-1.jpg?fit=3456%2C2304&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=67875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67875\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/67876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=67875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=67875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=67875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}