http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=106883742732769
Time Saturday, May 28 · 1:00pm - 5:00pm
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Location Newburgh, NY
Corner Chamber St & 1st St (La Vida Garden)
Newburgh, NY
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Created By Spreading Unity Through Poetry, Luvleeh Poetiklocks
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More Info Unity Through Poetry Presents "Verbal Illustrations"
Featured Youth Artist "Novist Poet" & "Chante" "Janea" & Adult Artist " Blessed" with more to come... Special Guests will be hitting the stage!
Host Newburgh's Own... Luvleeh Poetiklocks!
...Come out & be apart of this wonderful community event ....
Date: May 28th, 2011
Time: between 1- 5 pm
@: La Vida Garden on Chamber & 1st St
This is apart of the Last Saturdays events~ ;)
The youth will paint the community w/ poetic words~ ... the community will experience "The Art of Poetry"!
Come on Out ...Open to All!!!
More info to come!!! Any questions or comments feel free to contact
Luvleeh Poetiklocks: luvleehpoetiklocks@yahoo.com or inbox me here on FB.
If interested in performing PLEASE inbox me/ contact by May 10th.Thanks Let's keep Spreading Unity Through Poetry!
Special Thanks to Our Sponsors Gold & I M A POET; McDonald's on Broadway; McDonald's on N.Plank Rd;Sergio Valentin aka Park Truth & Park Sound; Rita's Italian Ice; Luvleeh Inks & Links; Readnex Poetry Squad; Walmart of Newburgh; Adam's Fair Acre Farms of Newburgh; Price Chopper; Coach Bowles; Urban Farmer's League; Lowe's; Tifany of Poughkeepsie; Michael White & the Newburgh Community!
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Habitat for Humanity joined us on May 24,2011 to help get us planting for next season.
Carter finds a snake
Making the La Vida entrance beautiful.
Monday, May 2, 2011
YOUTH ART - Graffiti Mural Project, April 30 at La Vida Garden, Chambers St., Newburgh, NY
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eileen_marie/5675901202/in/set-72157626496199315
Newburgh Partners build up the city
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110501/NEWS/105010334&cid=sitesearch
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Newburgh Rotary
Photo Credits: Regina McGrade
Thank you to the Newburgh Rotary for donating to our organization this year. The donation will be put to good use. The support is greatly appreciated.
All the receipts of donations from Newburgh Rotary Club. Along with the Urban Farmers League follow receipts meals on wheels, Greater Newburgh Hudson Valley Family Health Center, Safe Homes, Inspire, Big Bothers and Big Sisters of Orange County.
Thank you to the Newburgh Rotary for donating to our organization this year. The donation will be put to good use. The support is greatly appreciated.
All the receipts of donations from Newburgh Rotary Club. Along with the Urban Farmers League follow receipts meals on wheels, Greater Newburgh Hudson Valley Family Health Center, Safe Homes, Inspire, Big Bothers and Big Sisters of Orange County.6th Annual Bioneers by Bay
Day 1
This year we received scholarships to attend the 6th annual Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change Conference. In attendance the board members of the Urban Farmers League: Kerri, Chante, John, Victoria, We would like to thank the Youth Committee for hosting us, and the The First Unitarian Church of Fairhaven for housing house. We enjoyed connecting with youth from -F.R.E.S.H. New London- CT, UConn, Avery Point- CT , and Make Your Mark initiative ,- VT. On Friday not only did the board members enjoy a day off from school, we privileged to hear from: Alan Khazie, the ReadNex Poetry Squad, Adeola Oredola, a performance from David Densmore, Diane Wilson and Van Jones. We enjoyed an organic and local lunch , then we went to the secret language of your body with Inna Siegel, we learned about color healing and how to do some breathing exercises to energize and heal ourselves. For dinner we went to Brick and enjoyed some brick oven pizza and foccita(first time for some of us). Before going back to “home” we watched Carbon Nation. We got back to the church we really enjoyed bonding with follow youth.
Day 2:
We awake ready for an awesome breakfast. We enjoyed hearing from Micheal Ben-Eli, Annie Leondard, the Youth committee, Antiw A. Akom, and Seth Goldman. Also performances from Michaelle Saintinil Rudy Cabrera. Again enjoyed another delish lunch. After lunch we enjoyed connecting with the other youth who are at the conference by making Blankets for Nepal, Seed Boombs!, and pursues out of recycled fabric and blurp coffee bags. Then we enjoyed a concert by Readnex Poetry Squad and various other artist.
We went out to dinner with Uconn Avery Point. After that we join the rest of the youth initiative at Words Not Waste Open Mic, Jelly one the board members of the Urban Farmers League, and there many other performers.
Day 3:
Our last day, we were all pretty tired by this morning because of the all information that we heard, and all the people we were meeting. Our last morning we from Rikki Ott, and Bob Cavar about what really going on with the BP oil spill. We heard from the founder of the People’s Grocery in Oakland- Nikki Henderson; also from David deRothschild about his voyage on Plastik, and the best selling of author of 3 cups of tea, Greg Mortenson. Also performances from Tem Blessed and Emilia Dahilin.
check out our facebook page for pictures: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=235507&id=290247189855
This year we received scholarships to attend the 6th annual Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change Conference. In attendance the board members of the Urban Farmers League: Kerri, Chante, John, Victoria, We would like to thank the Youth Committee for hosting us, and the The First Unitarian Church of Fairhaven for housing house. We enjoyed connecting with youth from -F.R.E.S.H. New London- CT, UConn, Avery Point- CT , and Make Your Mark initiative ,- VT. On Friday not only did the board members enjoy a day off from school, we privileged to hear from: Alan Khazie, the ReadNex Poetry Squad, Adeola Oredola, a performance from David Densmore, Diane Wilson and Van Jones. We enjoyed an organic and local lunch , then we went to the secret language of your body with Inna Siegel, we learned about color healing and how to do some breathing exercises to energize and heal ourselves. For dinner we went to Brick and enjoyed some brick oven pizza and foccita(first time for some of us). Before going back to “home” we watched Carbon Nation. We got back to the church we really enjoyed bonding with follow youth.
Day 2:
We awake ready for an awesome breakfast. We enjoyed hearing from Micheal Ben-Eli, Annie Leondard, the Youth committee, Antiw A. Akom, and Seth Goldman. Also performances from Michaelle Saintinil Rudy Cabrera. Again enjoyed another delish lunch. After lunch we enjoyed connecting with the other youth who are at the conference by making Blankets for Nepal, Seed Boombs!, and pursues out of recycled fabric and blurp coffee bags. Then we enjoyed a concert by Readnex Poetry Squad and various other artist.
We went out to dinner with Uconn Avery Point. After that we join the rest of the youth initiative at Words Not Waste Open Mic, Jelly one the board members of the Urban Farmers League, and there many other performers.
Day 3:
Our last day, we were all pretty tired by this morning because of the all information that we heard, and all the people we were meeting. Our last morning we from Rikki Ott, and Bob Cavar about what really going on with the BP oil spill. We heard from the founder of the People’s Grocery in Oakland- Nikki Henderson; also from David deRothschild about his voyage on Plastik, and the best selling of author of 3 cups of tea, Greg Mortenson. Also performances from Tem Blessed and Emilia Dahilin.
check out our facebook page for pictures: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=235507&id=290247189855
Monday, October 18, 2010
Save the children day sponsored by Life Restoration Church
Children of all ages enjoying the festivities.
Congressman Hinchey showing his support of Save the Children event and La Vida Garden. Thank you!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Oct. 3, 2010
On Sunday October 3, 2010 Karen Meja from Congressman Hinchey’s office came to give the board members a certificate. We also harvest a lot of tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants.
The girls are harvesting the tomatoes
Calvin showing off his prefect cherry tomato that he just harvested
Karen presenting certificates from Congressman Hinchey to Angelica and John
The girls are harvesting the tomatoes
Calvin showing off his prefect cherry tomato that he just harvested
Karen presenting certificates from Congressman Hinchey to Angelica and John
Glynwood and Queen of the Sun
Taggart Siegel, director of Queen of Sun will John and Chante, who are both board members of the Urban Farmers League.
Kim, JOhn and Chante talking to people who are there for the viewing of the Queen of the Sun
On Friday October 1, 2010 Glynwood hosted a screening of the Queen of the Sun along with the director Taggart Siegel and the producer and editor Jon Betz. Before the film Chante and John were able to talk to the farmers at Glynwood and the film makers. Some of the proceeds from admission are going to toward the Urban Farmers League, so before the film John and Chante addressed over 75 people about what the Urban Farmers League does in the City of Newburgh. After the movie John and Chante really enjoyed meeting everyone.
Friday, September 24, 2010
"This land is your land"
"From the Youth of the Hudson Valley, a message for President Obama! From: HRSloopClearwater | September 22, 2010 | 302 views Loading... In the true spirit of our founder, Pete Seeger, Clearwater's Power of Song youth and the Urban Farmer's League of Newburgh, NY carried forward the passion and energy from the America's Great Outdoors Initiative listening sessions held this past August to create a music video. The youth worked together to create new verses to Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land," to voice their policy recommendations to President Obama. As a collaborative project, Clearwater partnered with Our Hudson Tomorrow and the Electronic Music Foundation to support their efforts and produce this video featuring these young leaders"
Thursday, September 16, 2010
We are having movie nights the next three weekends. On Sunday September 19 and 26; as well October 3, 2010. Hope to see you there. If you have any question please feel free to contact Kim at either kim.bersin@gmail.com or 845 527 7826.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Harvest Party 2
The ReadNex Poetry Squad performing.
U-Nice performing
Alex Schein and DJH20 getting ready the dayNu Fi Alpha performing
To honor those who were affected by the event on 9/11/01; we celebrated life by hosting a harvest party. We had performances by Nu Fi Alpha, U-Nice, Alex Schein,and ReadNex Poetry Squad. This event was free to public. We had over a 50 people come through the garden throughout the day. In order to help support future of the Urban Farmers League we auctioned off : rosemary, lavender, mint, basil, and tomatoes from out garden at 59 Chambers Street. The remainder was given to our neighbors.
Chante showing her pride with a temporary tattoo
John and Decora getting ready for the auction and giving away of our harvest to our neighbors
DJ H20 Around the the turn tables
Chante and Will collecting tomatoes
John harvesting tomatoes
Chante showing her pride with a temporary tattoo
John and Decora getting ready for the auction and giving away of our harvest to our neighbors
DJ H20 Around the the turn tablesChante and Will collecting tomatoes
John harvesting tomatoes
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Press release for harvest party
La Vida garden Harvest Party
59 Chamber Street, was once abandoned garbage filled lot but now it has 7 organic beds, 3 organic fruit trees, a grape vine, and 2 raspberry bushes. There are 9 active board members from the age of 16-21. 45 neighborhood members who participate in our activities, and 5 community elders who are unofficial security guards, and about 95 facebook friends and growing.
In celebration of harvest Season, Newburgh’s La Vida Garden will be holding an end of summer harvest Festival. On September 11, 2010 from 12:00 to 3:00PM. This event is rain or shine. There will be live performances by The ReadNex Poetry Squad, DJ H20 and other local and nationally known artist. There will also be face painting and games for youth. The board of Urban Farmers League invites people from all over the Hudson Valley to perform in an open mic. In honor of harvest we will have dishes served made from produce from our farm and other local farmers along with food from The Wherehouse restaurant.
This urban community garden is a partnership between the Orange County Land Trust, Orange County Department of Health, Orange County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board, Pathstone Community Improvement of Newburgh, Greenway Environmental Services, Arts in Orange, Trust Your Struggle Art Collective, Knewton Test Prep, Leptondale Nursery, Taliaferro Farms, and Wherehouse Resturant.
For more information please feel free to contact Kim Bersin at 845-527-7826 or kim.bersin@gmail.com.
59 Chamber Street, was once abandoned garbage filled lot but now it has 7 organic beds, 3 organic fruit trees, a grape vine, and 2 raspberry bushes. There are 9 active board members from the age of 16-21. 45 neighborhood members who participate in our activities, and 5 community elders who are unofficial security guards, and about 95 facebook friends and growing.
In celebration of harvest Season, Newburgh’s La Vida Garden will be holding an end of summer harvest Festival. On September 11, 2010 from 12:00 to 3:00PM. This event is rain or shine. There will be live performances by The ReadNex Poetry Squad, DJ H20 and other local and nationally known artist. There will also be face painting and games for youth. The board of Urban Farmers League invites people from all over the Hudson Valley to perform in an open mic. In honor of harvest we will have dishes served made from produce from our farm and other local farmers along with food from The Wherehouse restaurant.
This urban community garden is a partnership between the Orange County Land Trust, Orange County Department of Health, Orange County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board, Pathstone Community Improvement of Newburgh, Greenway Environmental Services, Arts in Orange, Trust Your Struggle Art Collective, Knewton Test Prep, Leptondale Nursery, Taliaferro Farms, and Wherehouse Resturant.
For more information please feel free to contact Kim Bersin at 845-527-7826 or kim.bersin@gmail.com.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Working with Clearwater for a video for the Great American Outdoor Initiative
Vikki and Jelly of to the location of the shot.
Practicing with the young people from Clearwater and Beacon Green Teens.
Playing with Pete Seeger
Singing under a beautiful tree with Pete Seeger youth from Clearwater and Beacon Green Teen
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Tuesday 8/24/10
Weather permitting we will be having a capoeira workshop in La Vida garden tomorrow(Tuesday August 24,2010) at noon. Please bring water and a mat if you have one. For more information please feel free to contact Kim Bersin at 845 527 7826 or email kim.bersin@gmail.com
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Upcoming events the week of August 22,2010
Weather permitting on Sunday we are having movie night at 7pm.
On Tuesday 24, 2010 we are having a capiera workshop at noon at the garden. Both events are held at La Vida Garden (on the corner of First and Chambers Street). These event is free and open to the public. For more infomation please feel free to contact Kim Bersin at 845.527.7826
On Tuesday 24, 2010 we are having a capiera workshop at noon at the garden. Both events are held at La Vida Garden (on the corner of First and Chambers Street). These event is free and open to the public. For more infomation please feel free to contact Kim Bersin at 845.527.7826
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