Whole Foods Benefit for Cornell Cooperative
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- March
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On April 10, the Whole Foods store in White Plains will donate 5 percent of its sales to Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester.
On April 26, the store will supply refreshments for people helping the city’s Youth Bureau and Cornell clear out the community garden beds at Baldwin Farm in White Plains.
Here’s email from Cornell:
“Dear Friend of Extension,
“We are delighted to let you know that Whole Foods in White Plains is going to have a 5% Day for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester County, to benefit the program that we are doing with the White Plains Youth Bureau. 5% of the money spent in their White Plains store on April 10 will be donated to CCE. Please shop there on April10. They also have wonderful take-out food, so stop by for lunch and support our efforts.”
“Last year, we worked with the youngsters to develop vegetable farming plots at Baldwin Farm. This year, we’ll continue that successful project and add to it with a Career Explorations program, bringing the youngsters up to Cornell’s campus in Ithaca to learn about possible future careers they can pursue.
‘Thank you for your continued support.
“Sincerely,
Barbara Sacks
Executive Director”
And a note from Whole Foods:
“Earth Day Celebration
“Saturday, April 26th 9:00 am-11:00 am at Baldwin Farm
“Join Whole Foods Market, White Plains Youth Bureau, and Cornell Cooperative Extension at Baldwin Farm to help clear the community garden and to get it ready for planting season. Whole Foods Market will be providing refreshments and food samples. This is a great event for the entire family and a fun way for everyone to get involved.”
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on Friday, March 28th, 2008 at 12:10 pm by Bill Cary.
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Bill Cary grew up in Louisville, Ky. His gardening was limited to growing parsley and impatiens on the windowsill of Manhattan walkups until the mid-1990s when he bought a rundown old chicken farm on 8 acres in the Hudson Valley. Now he spends his weekends chasing deer, hacking away at invasive shrubs and vines and wondering why he doesn`t have more meadow and less lawn.
Hope the youngsters enjoy visiting the Ithica campus – a great opportunity for them to study vegetable gardening