JUL21 Farm to Kitchen to Table: A Culinary Exploration into Cancer Prevention

This first-of-its-kind farm to table cooking class at Blum Center for Health will focus on the topic of cancer. Pamela Yee, MD will lead the discussion on the nutritional aspects of cancer prevention both for those hoping to prevent cancer but also for those who want to prevent a re-occurrence of their disease.

Dr. Yee has been passionate about growing nutritionally dense organic food for nearly a decade. She has a micro farm where she and her husband grow all the vegetables and herbs from seed and maintain a permaculture area for fruits and medicinal plants. Her micro farm, Hook Mountain Growers, will be providing much of the produce that will be used at the event. She will also be discussing some of her thoughts on growing food and how one can begin to create a garden which not only will grow food but also vegetables that are nutritionally dense and can be used medicinally to prevent as well as treat disease.

She will be teaming up with Rockland Roots Chef Brian Holbach to create a five-course menu with specific foods intended to help prevent cancer but also applicable to many other chronic degenerative diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and aging.

JULY 21st 2016 6PM- 8PM

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Integrative Healthcare Symposium 2013

Join Dr. Pamela Yee who will be speaking with Kris Carr, author of Crazy Sexy Cancer on Friday March 1st 2013. 

www.ihsymposium.com

The Patient, Physician and Farmer: How Food Choices, Farming Practices
and Nutrition Can Affect Cancer Outcome

Rockland County Farm Tour: Farm to You Fest 2012

Lecture: Raised Bed for Beginners at the Pearl River Library

On Tuesday May 10th at the Pearl River Library at 7 PM, we'll be giving a lecture on raised bed gardening.  This is part of Orangetown's Spring 2011 Environmental Workshops.

Earth Day at Nyack Library. Lecture on Raised Bed Gardening for Beginners: Saturday April 23rd at 10 AM-12PM

Join us at the beautiful Nyack Public Library for a 2 hour presentation and talk about Raised Bed Gardening for beginners.  We'll show you how to start your garden using the techniques we found most productive at our microfarm.  From construction of beds, soil management to seeding and planting your garden, expect to be eating your organically grown produce from early spring to late fall.  Registration and more information can be found HERE.

The Clarkstown Enviromental Summit in West Nyack, NY - March 5th 2011

Mission Statement
“The mission of the Clarkstown Environmental Summit is to inform the community about environmental issues and present ideas for local action.  The Summit seeks to encourage ongoing individual and group actions to create sustainable policies and practices.  Civic engagement and community action can produce measurable results, offer direct economic, health and environmental benefits to citizens of Clarkstown and beyond.”

Hook Mountain Growers will be there with a panel specifically addressing the issue of revitalizing our local food system in Clarkstown and Rockland County.  We will be part of a workshop discussing food from the ground up and how to create new farms and farmers.

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92nd Street Y: A Taste of What's to Come- Locavore Tasting & Symposium OCTOBER 10th 2010

A TASTE OF WHAT’S TO COME: LOCAVORE TASTING AND PANEL with MARION NESTLE, DAN BARBER, ANNA and FRANCES MOORE LAPPE, PETER HOFFMAN, KIM SEVERSON, MELISSA CLARK, ROWAN JACOBSON, ANGELA MILLER, ALEXANDRA LEAF and CHRISTINE MUHLKE – Sun, Oct 10, 3-9 pm; All events $79; panel only $29

Yummy and smart – that’s what we want food to be now. We’re concerned with localism, sustainability and nutrition – not to mention taste. Join our food stars and thinkers and graze on offerings from local producers like Hook Mountain Growers, Beth’s Farm Kitchen, CORE Vodka, Consider Bardwell, Cayuga Pure Organics and others. An evening panel discussion wraps up the day’s events.

Locavore Tasting: 5:30–7:00pm (Buttenwieser Hall & Buttenwieser Lounge)
A "locavore" is someone who aims to eat food produced locally—100 miles or less from his or her home base. Today you'll have a chance to meet those who supply our top restaurants and kitchens with the best quality ingredients from our neighboring boroughs and states. Visit Harvest Spirits Core Vodka, Consider Bardwell Cheeses, Beth's Farm Kitchen, Nina Planck, Ardith Mae Farmstead Goat Cheese, Cayugya Pure Organics, Tycho Dan /Orwasher's Bakery, The Hudson - Chatham Winery, Steve Jenkins and Sarah Black (head baker) FAIRWAY Supermarkets, Brooklynhomesteader.com, Hook Mountain Growers and Stoneledge Farm, among others.

For the full schedule of events, click HERE.

Hudson River Valley Ramble: September 12, 2010

Please join Hook Mountain Growers and Alteris Renewables to learn more about organic gardening and farming in multiple talks and discussions throughout the day on September 12, 2010, from 10am - 4pm.

In October 2009, Alteris Renewables installed a 4.8kW photovoltaic rooftop system that produces 5,540 kWh annually and offsets 52% of their electrical needs. Other "green features" include a salt water swimming pool, use of greenhouse heat to heat the house and use of normal geothermal energy to keep the greenhouse heated with minimal energy usage, rain catchers, and permaculture landscaping principles. Come meet team members of Alteris Renewables to learn about renewable energy and to view a solar electric system in close proximity.

Urban Zen: Food Solutions - Navigating Cancer May 26th 2010 in NYC

Can diet heal, prevent and help us with cancer?  Hook Mountain Grower's Pamela Yee, MD will be discussing the role of food in the management of cancer including a discussion on organic food and nutrient density in farming.  She will be joined by Dan Kittredge, director and founder of the Real Food Campiagn.  Lectures will be by Dr. Yee, nutritionist Mary Beth Augustine and founder of Urban Zen, Donna Karan.  A full day of culinary education will be provided by Stefanie Sacks and Amanda Archibald including hands-on cooking to make food lifestyle changes and support health in the patient with cancer.

Eco-Green House Tour May 1st, 2010

Save the date: May 1st 2010: The Blue Rock School of West Nyack, New York presents "Shades of Green: An Eco-Friendly Renovation/Restoration House Tour"

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We will be one of several houses in Nyack, New York that is being featured on the tour.  This is a chance to see up close, how we managed to construct a micro-farm right outside of our home.  Our other "green features" include solar paneling, a salt water swimming pool, use of greenhouse heat to heat the house and use of normal geothermal energy to keep the greenhouse heated during certain times with minimal energy usage, rain catchers, and permaculture landscaping principles.  Tickets can be purchased through the school (845-267-8268) and will benefit this independent private school in nearby West Nyack.  Charlie and Pam will be here to personally answer any questions you have about starting your own garden in your backyard.  One of our mascots, Henry Hudson, will be here as well to amaze and entertain.

Organic, sustainable and biodynamic seedlings will be available for purchase at the tour.  You may pre-order here and we'll have your order ready when you get here.