We are back from our break and ready to repair your items. Come to Town Hall RT 44 Pleasant Valley on Saturday August 5th from 10AM to 2PM and join us.

Join your neighbors in cleaning up trash along the roads and stop by the Green Fair with your papers to be shredded and used furniture. Learn about electric vehicles, composting, plastic alternatives, beekeeping and so much more. There will also be food trucks to nourish your body. More details to come….

Pleasant Valley’s Community Gardens are becoming a reality.

Gather with neighbors to plan, discuss and contribute.

Movie Night is back at the Library Tuesday March 14 6-8 PM please register at the Library

Sir David Attenborough has encountered some of the world's most extraordinary animals and plants. But many of these wonders now seem set to disappear from our planet forever. The huge variety of life on earth, known as biodiversity, is being lost at a rate never seen before in human history.

This means 1 million species are at risk of extinction. This is a crisis not just for the natural world but for every one of us. It threatens food and water security, undermines our ability to control our climate and even puts us at greater risk of pandemic diseases.

We are back for our 2nd Repair Café of 2023 Please note a slight change to the rules (see image) Hope to see you and your broken treasures there!

The first Repair Café of 2023 is Saturday January 14 10AM to 2PM at Town Hall.

Gather those treasures or just come see what a wonderful community spirit looks like.

Community Garden Program

TUESDAY, JANUARY 106:30—8:00 PMConference RoomPleasant Valley Library1584 Main St, Pleasant Valley, NY, 12569

Spend the evening with Pleasant Valley Climate Smart and learn about the benefits of a community garden - access to fresh food, nutritional education, food pantry supplementation, exercise and well-being, and improved social relations with neighbors and friends. Anyone who would like to participate in the plans for a community garden in Pleasant Valley is welcome!

Registration is required. HERE

Brought to you by the Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response and Pleasant Valley Town Clerk Mary Beth Muir, acquire the tools to better prepare for any disaster, learn how to respond accordingly in a disaster and recover as quickly as possible to pre-disaster conditions and receive a free Citizen’s Preparedness Corps Response Starter Kit.

Please join us for a special event on Thursday, November 3rd at 6pm. We will be presenting and discussing the following topics:

• a community seed bank: how and where to collect the native seeds, and how you can help

• planting now for pollinators: PVCS will have seeds for planting now for those plants that need "cold stratification" (ie: milkweed) specifically in order for them to sprout in the spring, and will discuss other ways to ensure your seeds will be successful

• starting a community garden: Why (food pantry, community); Where (location); How (cost); Who would work (volunteers, hired help); Who would benefit, and more

Anyone interested in any of these topics is encouraged to join the discussion! Attendees are also asked to bring small containers with them, so that they may bring home seeds.

Registration is required.

Movie Night with PV Climate Smart

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1,2022

6:00—8:00 PM

Community RoomPleasant Valley Library1584 Main St, Pleasant Valley, NY, 12569

Join us on Tuesday, November 1st at 6pm for a screening of 'Food, Inc.' This 2008 documentary examines corporate farming in America, and how the practices of producing cheap, inadequately safety-tested, increasing genetically-modified food and transportation that uses large amounts of petroleum products harm and exploit animals, employees, farmers, consumers and the environment. And it shows how eating locally-grown food, reading labels and the rapid growth of organic farming are providing hope for the future.

Afterwards, members of Pleasant Valley Climate Smart's Task Force will lead a brief discussion of the movie, and will also talk about their work to support our community in building a sustainable and balanced climate action programs, one step at a time - and how you may be able to help!

Registration required.

Our 3rd Repair Cafe of the year is Saturday October 1. This will be the final one for the year so gather those treasures and bring them to Town Hall. We will have a new list of Repair Cafes for 2023 so stay tuned.

For Sustainable Hudson Valley's Climate Solutions Week on Saturday, September 24th at 11am we present an enlightening introduction to Electric Vehicles, also known as EVs. We welcome Steve Wehr, a retired engineer and EV enthusiast. He'll discuss how electric vehicles work, charge, and fit into your life. Steve has written articles on electric vehicles and charging for Sustainable Hudson Valley, and has owned an electric car for 3 years. Bring your EV questions and he'll give you answers. Afterwards, join Steve, representatives from Friendly Auto Group, and other EV owners for a great EV show and tell in our back parking lot!

Registration is required.

Join us on Tuesday, September 20th at 6pm to watch the fascinating documentary An Inconvenient Sequel as part of  Sustainable Hudson Valley's Climate Solutions Week.  This documentary addresses the progress made to tackle the problem of climate change.

Afterwards, members of Pleasant Valley Climate Smart's Task Force will lead a brief discussion of the movie, and will also talk about their work to support our community in building a sustainable and balanced climate action programs, one step at a time - and how you may be able to help!

Registration required.

We are excited to welcome Maziar Dalaeli, co-founder of IPPsolar, on Monday, September 19th for Sustainable Hudson Valley's Climate Solutions Week. Maziar will discuss the benefits of Community Solar projects - they can provide 100% renewable energy, eliminate the use of fossil fuels, reduce greenhouse gasses, and save money on energy bills. Learn more about clean energy communities, and how they are a solution to our climate crisis.

Registration is required https://pleasantvalleylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/pleasant-valley-climate-smart-solar-energy-program/

After a successful inaugural Repair Café in June we are coming back in August!

Gather those treasures and join us for bit of community. Have your item repaired, meet and work with the fixer, have a coffee and a small bite all for free.

This is some of what we do! Sharpen knives/scissors, tools Sharpen lawn mower blades & spot welding Repair small electrical appliances Repair jewelry – Mend & repair clothing & textiles Repair wooden objects – toys, boxes, small chairs or furniture Repair lamps, computers, video devices, printers, fans

Toss it? No way! Bring that broken treasure to Town Hall.

We ask that you wear a mask for this event based on current covid conditions, we thank you for your cooperation.

Join Pleasant Valley Climate Smart on Tuesday, July 12th at 6pm to watch the informative and entertaining 2017 documentary, "Chasing Coral." Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world.

Afterwards, members of Pleasant Valley Climate Smart's Task Force will lead a brief discussion of the movie, and will also talk about their work to support our community in building a sustainable and balanced climate action programs, one step at a time - and how you may be able to help!

Registration required through the Library’s website https://pleasantvalleylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/movie-night-with-pv-climate-smart-3/

Join Pleasant Valley Climate Smart on Tuesday, June 14th at 6:00 pm to watch the PBS NewsHour special 'The Plastic Problem'.

Amna Nawaz and her PBS NewsHour colleagues look at this now ubiquitous material and how it’s impacting the world, why it’s become so prevalent, what’s being done to mitigate its use, and what potential alternatives or solutions are out there.

 Afterwards, members of Pleasant Valley Climate Smart's Task Force will lead a brief discussion of the movie, and will also talk about their work to support our community in building a sustainable and balanced climate action programs, one step at a time - and how you may be able to help!

Registration is required. Please click here to register.

Come to the Library on Wednesday, June 8th at 6:30pm to welcome Pleasant Valley Climate Smart for a presentation about Pollinator Pathway Northeast, a grassroots movement focused on establishing pollinator-friendly habitats and food sources for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinating insects and wildlife along a series of continuous corridors. Registration required. Please click here to register.

Join our neighbors Clinton for a Green Day Fair

Learn about heat pumps, electric vehicles, composting, pollinator pathways, solar, geothermal, reducing plastic use and more

Grab a bite at the food truck and listen to some Bluegrass music on a lovely spring day.

Another installment in our Movie Night events in collaboration with the Library.

Wasted! The Story of Food Waste

An informative and entertaining documentary produced by celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, "Wasted!" takes you around the world, showing the 1.3 billion tons of food that gets thrown out each year and the people fighting hardest to prevent it.

Registration is REQUIRED. Please click here to register REGISTER NOW

CORRECTION YOU CAN REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT AT THE LIBRARY’S WEBSITE

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

In honor of Composting Awareness Week May 1 - 7 2022

Climate Smart PV is sponsoring a Composting Workshop with Master Gardeners at the PV Library please see the website for details https://pleasantvalleylibrary.org/

Please join us in getting the recipe for regeneration.

Earth Day is April 22nd and on Saturday April 23rd you can join your neighbors to help clean up the Town. Registration start at 8:30 AM come to Town Hall to sign up and receive you gloves and bags. Go out and clean up your neighborhood and return your trash to Town Hall and visit the Info Fair where there will be

Can and Bottle Collections by Troop 55, Furniture and Kitchen Item collection by Habitat for Humanity, Kids Crafts, Giveaways, Learn about Composting, DIY Rain Barrels, Plastic Alternatives, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, Farm2Table, Solar and more.

Hope to see you there. Tell you neighbors.

We would like to thank our sponsors; Royal Carting, Mark Adams Greenhouses and Adams Stores

Join us for this special container gardening program on Tuesday, April 19th at 6:30pm!

 You will learn an easy way to start your plants from seeds, so you can save money on buying plants at the nursery. You will also learn how to make larger containers to grow your own tomatoes, lettuce, or your favorite flowers.

These planters can be used on your deck, patio or front yard, wherever you have 5-6 hours of sun. The plants you start from seed can then be transplanted into your larger containers and you can just enjoy your garden and the benefit of fresh vegetables or flowers.

 What you need to bring to class:

1 - medium size cardboard box (liquor /wine box)

1 - Scissors

 This program illustrates an easy way to help mitigate Climate Change.

 Registration is required; space is limited. Please click here to register.

One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. In this unique documentary, David Attenborough - the renowned biologist, natural historian, broadcaster, and author - shares his concern for the current state of our planet due to humanity's impact on nature, and his hopes for the future.

 Join us on Friday, April 8th at 6:00 pm as we partner with Pleasant Valley Library to launch our new monthly Pleasant Valley Climate Smart Movie Night with this acclaimed and timely film. Learn about Pleasant Valley Climate Smart's Task Force and our work to support our community in building a sustainable and balanced climate action program, one step at a time - and how you may be able to help!

 Registration required. https://pleasantvalleylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/pv-climate-smart-movie-night/

Dutchess County will be having 3 Hazardous Waste Disposal and Electronic Recycling Events in 2022

Registration for the April 9the event opens on March 9th

Be sure to register as soon as you can as they tend to fill up, as space is limited

Please Note: there is a $10 registration fee

see the website https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Solid-Waste-Management/Solid-Waste-Management.htm for more information

REGISTER AT THE LIBRARY OR THEIR WEBSITE

Want to learn more about a Repair Cafe? Are you a tinkerer and wnat to share your skills? Want to know how you can become a volunteer at an event? Come to the Pleasant Valley Library on Monday Nov 8 at 6PM to learn more. Please register at the Library (or their website)