The Orange County Department of Planning and the Orange County Land Trust will sponsor a special Earth Day seminar “Land Protection, Food Production and Buying Local” on Wednesday, April 22 beginning at 7 pm at Cheryl Rogowski’s Farm, 327 Glenwood Road in Pine Island.
Topics to be discussed include the different ways of protecting land such as through the placement of a conservation easement or creation of a nature preserve; the Hudson Valley Community Preservation Act and how it is implemented in the Town of Warwick; producing food on protected land; and the role consumers can play by buying food from local producers, as well as information on where and how to purchase locally produced foods.
Speakers for this event are:
Annie Rabbitt, Assemblywoman, 97th District
Michael Sweeton, Supervisor, Town of Warwick
Keith Stewart, Author and Proprietor of Keith’s Farm
Andrew McLaughlin, President, Warwick Conservancy
Karin Roux, Director of Conservation and Stewardship, Orange County Land Trust
Please RSVP to the Orange County Department of Planning by phoning (845) 615-3858 or e-mailing mmandryshak@orangecountygov.com.
