There will be no event
for August, 2008, as the TIYLO Steering Committee is doing strategic
planning this month. Events will begin again in September, 2008, at
Chaumont.
Randy Pausch: The Last Lecture
How to achieve your own career &
personal goals
Upcoming Workshops in
Sustainability at JCC
GREEN LIVING SERIES
James S. Juczak resides at Woodhenge, a sustainable community and
self-reliance educational center that he established in Adams Center, NY
in 1997. He has been a public school technology teacher for 26 years.
He has published numerous articles and been a contributing author for
several books. His own book "The High Art and Subtle Science of
Scrounging" is due out in the Fall of 2008. Mr. Juczak lectures and
presents workshops on a wide variety of topics including: mortgage
free/alternative construction, building on and off grid home energy
systems, self-reliance, cordwood construction techniques, wind turbine
construction and food growing & preservation techniques.
True Sustainability
If you believe that if you buy a hybrid car, install compact
fluorescents in your home and make a $500 donation to the Sierra Club
that you are helping to solve world problems, then this workshop isn't
for you. True sustainability must involve deliberate changes in western
society's lifestyle. These changes can be forced upon you or embraced
by you. The choice is yours, but the changes due to things like global
warming, over population and resource depletion will happen. This
workshop will discuss what events will be affecting you life in the near
future and how you could develop strategies that are easy and fun to do,
that will allow you to cope with them. Reducing your dependency on
electricity, saving money on food, fuel, transportation and
entertainment will be discussed. (CED 139 701) Instructor: Jim Juczak/ Cost: $40 Monday, September 15, 2008 / 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Soil & Gardening
With the rapid increase in the cost of food, especially fruits and
vegetables, consumers can save a considerable amount of money by
learning how to garden. The food you grow will be not only cheaper, but
healthier for you. This workshop is intended as a beginner's guide for
evaluating a site for a productive garden, soil testing and evaluation,
and determining what kind of gardening technique will work best for you.
Other topics that will be discussed will include: raised bed gardening,
composting, no till gardening and traditional gardening techniques.
Open pollinated seeds vs. hybrid seeds, seed saving and preservation &
storage techniques for home grown foods will be explored. (CED 141 701)
Instructor: Jim Juczak/ Cost: $55 Saturdays, September 20 & 27, 2008 / 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Retail Conservation; Purchasing, Packaging, and Personal
Choices
Participants will enhance their awareness of environmental impacts
associated with our everyday retail decisions. This will include such
topics as corporate packaging decisions, convenience, recycling,
avoidance, etc. We will explore merchandise such as bottled water,
other bottled beverages, individually packaged dairy products, media
items (CDs, DVDs, etc.), shopping bags, and packaging alternatives.
Prepare yourselves for some alarming facts and illustrations of the
magnitude of these issues. (CED 142 701) Instructor: Richard LeClercy/ Cost: $35 Thursday, September 25, 2008 / 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Solar Powered Electrical Systems
Setting up a sun powered electrical system isn't very difficult at all.
Students participating in this workshop will learn the basics of using
photovoltaic panels to make electricity for their everyday use. To be
covered: system design and size, batteries, wiring, types of PV panels,
charge controllers, and inverters that turn battery power into household
electricity. All students will participate in the construction of a
complete off-grid solar powered electrical system. Electrical safety
and grants available for grid-tied electrical systems will be discussed.
(CED 140 701) Instructor: Jim Juczak/ Cost: $55 Tuesdays, October 7, 14, & 21, 2008 / 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
The Weather Window
Are you a weather junkie? This introductory exploration opens a
world-wide vista and will give you plenty to think about. Air doesn’t
seem like much, right? So how do we get storms? Are we on the verge of a
global climate change or isthis just hype? Is planetary warming real,
and how about those North Country winters which sock us in for days? If
you want to explore these topics, then this workshop is for you. (CED
132 701) Instructor: Wayne Smiley/ Cost: $55 Thursdays, October 16, 23 & 30, 2008 / 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Letting Go of Sentimental Clutter!
Is your home stuffed with memories? Are you finding it difficult to live
there because it’s filled with so many items of the past? This class
will help you deal with all the “sentimental clutter” that is
overwhelming your life. You will learn how to gently separate memories
of people and their importance in your life from their things. You will
learn how to “let go” without guilt and discover how to move forward in
your life while treasuring your past. Specific techniques, homework and
videos will be part of this innovative new class. (CED 694 701) Instructor: Diane Zielinski/ Cost: $40 Saturdays, October 18 & 25, 2008 / 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Keep Paper Clutter from Overtaking Your Home
Most people cite paper — newspapers, magazines, recipes, books, mail —
as one of their chief problems in keeping clutter under control in their
homes. Unlike most classes dealing with paper clutter that only offer
elaborate filing systems that we usually abandon quickly, this class
will focus on a different way of looking at paper. This innovative
class, taught by a “reformed clutter bug” will help you keep paper from
entering your house in the first place, how to live happily without all
that “information” you SAVED and how to let go of books, magazines and
paper you don’t really need. Specific techniques, homework and videos
will be part of thisclass. (CED 138 701) Instructor: Diane Zielinski/ Cost: $40 Saturdays, October 18 & 25, 2008 / 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
July 21, 2008 Third meeting at Uncle Sam's
Boat Tours in Alex Bay
Our group met at the Uncle Sam's Boat Tours site in Alexandria Bay to discuss the ongoing and upcoming
projects in the Town of Alexandria with the Town Supervisor, Executive Director of
River Hospital, and two local young entrepreneurs. After brief presentations by these individuals, the group
discussed Alexandria's assets, its biggest challenges, and how our generation
and TIYLO can make a difference.
Special Thanks to the following for making our third meeting a success:
Martha Millett, Town of Alexandria Supervisor
Ben Moore, III, Executive Director of River Hospital
Adam French, L.Ac., River Wellness Center
Nicole Garnsey, MA, RD, CDN, CDE, Feed the Soul Nutrition,
Inc.
...and also thank you to:
Webpage Sponsored by: Town of Clayton
405 Riverside Drive
| Clayton, NY 13624 | Phone: (315)
686-3512 | Fax: (315) 686-2651
