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Mid Hudson Times , Wednesday , July 27 , 2016

PUBLIC AGENDA

THURSDAY , JULY 28

Newburgh Town Board , 9:30 a . m . Town Hall , 1496 Route 300 , Town of Newburgh . Special meeting for the sole purpose of interviewing potential engineering companies to conduct a Water Quality Study of Chadwick Lake . Town of Newburgh ZBA , 7 p . m . Town Hall , 1496 Route 300 , Town of Newburgh .

MONDAY , AUGUST 1

Newburgh Town Board , 7 p . m . Town Hall , 1496 Route 300 , Town of Newburgh .

TUESDAY , AUGUST 2

City of Newburgh Planning Board Work Session , 10 a . m . City Hall , 83 Broadway .

WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 3 New Windsor Town Board , Town Hall , 555 Union Ave ., New Windsor .

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Farm manager Marcel Barrick works a raised bed at the Downing Park Urban Farm .

By SHANTAL RILEY sriley @ tcnewspapers . com

“ Fixing Carbon and Making Habitat with Native Plants ” will cover topics including composting and how plants influence the global carbon cycle .

For example , said farm Manager Marcel Barrick , perennials like wildflowers are much more ecologically sustainable than turf grass . “ Turf has to be maintained by mowing ,” he said . “ People use chemicals to maintain the quality of their lawns . A lot of those chemicals are toxic and have a negative effect on waters downstream . Wildflowers aren ’ t heavy users of irrigation , fertilizers or pesticides .”

The workshop will appeal to people interested in taking their gardening to “ another level of sustainability ,” said Barrick .

Quinn is founder of the Beacon-based landscape design firm One Nature . Using extensive first-hand experience , Quinn will provide concrete examples of “ specific plants and restoration techniques suitable for the Hudson Valley ,” the farm website states .

The beekeeping class will focus on pollinators and why they are important to our food system , said Barrick . The workshop will focus not only on honey bees but other pollinators , including native bumble bees , hover flies , beetles and moths . This class is for beginners as well as seasoned beekeepers .

Dedicated to creating teachable examples of urban agriculture and ecology , the urban farm is supported by city Community Development Block Grant funding . The farm is a joint project of the City of Newburgh , the Newburgh Community Land Bank and the Downing Park Planning Committee .

Field Day at Downing Park Urban Farm takes place from 10 a . m . to noon on Saturday , July 30 at the Downing Park Urban Farm , located at Carpenter Avenue and Elm Street . For more information , visit Downingparkurbanfarm . org .