Events

Save the Date: Sat April 18 2026 "Deadline Hochul": March for Clean Air, Clean Energy Jobs and Affordable Utility Bills. This March is being sponsored by many environmental action groups. Transportation to be provided from around the state. RSVP and get more info HERE.

Seed to Supper Program - 6 week class meeting Weds in March for adults on a limited budget who want to grow their own food.  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schenectady County program  Space is limited.  To register, see website: schenectady.cce.cornell.edu

Repair Cafe schedule

Get your broken items repaired with this free community reuse service.  Some cafes also offer bike tune ups and knife sharpening.  To see the schedule of upcoming repair cafes in the region see the Repair Cafe Calendar.  Coming up locally –  Sat 3/7 10 am-2 pm at the Clifton Park Senior Center.   Sat 3/14 10 am-2 pm at the Castleton Firehouse.  Sat 3/21 1-4 pm at Albany Pine Hills Library.  

Free NYS Compost Site Operators Workshop: Schenectady, Fehr Ave Farm, March 30, 2026 10:30 am-2:30 pm.   Informative half day event focused on best practices for implementing community scale composting systems in New York State.  Webinar from 10 am-12 noon followed by a hands-on field session. For more info and to register: https://cetonline.tfaforms.net/5134452

NYS Maple Weekends: March 21-22 and 28-29.   Visit local maple farms, take tours and enjoy product samples!  See the official NYS website: https://www.mapleweekend.com/.  Also Intro to Maple Sugaring at Five Rivers Environmental Ed Center on 3/7, 3/14, and 3/21 from 1:30-3:30 pm. Saphouse at Stone House Farm - $10 Pancake breakfast every weekend Feb-April from 8 am-1 pm.

2026 Annual Flower & Garden Expo at Hudson Valley Community College. 4th Annual Eco Landscapes Exhibit.  Please save the dates, and volunteer if you can:  Set-Up: March 23 - 26, Expo: March 27 - 29, Take-Down: March 29 & 30.  Contact to help: Pamela Skripak at ecolandscapesgcr@gmail.com

Plastique

March 17-April 18

An exhibition of artists from Project Vortex, an international collective of artists, designers, and architects actively focusing on the global problem of plastic pollution, curated by Aurora Robson, featuring Ellen Driscoll, Twyla Exner, Natalya Khorover, Niki Lederer. Steve McPherson, Anna Mein, Pamela Moulton, Portia Munson, Anne Percoco, Aurora, Robson, Tyrome Tripoli

Below (clockwise from top left): Portia Munson, Future Fossils, 2018-ongoing, found blue plastic, size variable, Anna Mein, Infinite Loop, 2025, found wood and plastic, Anne Percoco, Indra’s Cloud on the Yamuna River, 2014, inkjet print on paper, Twyla Exner, Detail of Thing 5 (Albino), woven telecommunications cables,

Read more here.

Opalka Gallery | Russell Sage College 140 New Scotland Ave. | Albany, NY 12208 US

My name is Vicky, and I am with The Story of Stuff Project. You may recognize us from our original viral video, The Story of Stuff featuring Annie Leonard.

I am reaching out to you because I think your organization may be interested in registering for our upcoming training series - the Reuse Changemaker Bootcamp!

Where: Virtually on Zoom

When:  March 16 – 3pm PT/4pm MT/6pm ET

 March 19 – 4pm PT/5pm MT/7pm ET

Register: Here!

We are training hundreds of advocates to take action in their communities and tackle the plastics crisis by focusing on reuse as a solution to pollution. Whether you’re new to organizing or already leading efforts in your community, this bootcamp will help you:

• Understand the plastics and waste crisis

• Explore how reuse systems can transform communities

• Learn organizing skills to build local campaigns and drive change

• Connect with a growing network of reuse Changemakers working for a future beyond the throwaway culture

In order to tackle the environmental crisis we are facing, we need to get out there, mobilize, and pass policies that shift us from a linear system of take-make-waste to a circular system of reuse.

How the training works:
The online Basic Training is two hours long, with a short intermission on the hour. There is an optional additional Leadership Training on a separate date for participants ready to deepen their advocacy skills and take on bigger organizing roles.

The leadership training offerings will be  March 30 – 3pm PT/4pm MT/6pm ET and March 31 – 4pm PT/5pm MT/7pm ET. 

Learn more and register below!:

https://action.storyofstuff.org/signup/Reuse-Bootcamp-March-2026/

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Community Gatherings This Month

• The Earth Repair Meetup at Honest Weight on the 3rd Monday of each month at 6:30pm. 

Repair Cafe schedule in the Hudson Valley

Get your broken items repaired with this free community reuse service.  Some cafes also offer bike tune ups and knife sharpening.  For more info and to see the schedule of upcoming repair cafes in the region see the Repair Cafe Calendar.