The Carey Institute’s Sustainable Communities Program is partnering with New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2i) to host a free workshop, “Reducing Toxics in Everyday Life.” The workshop will provide local community educators, non-profit program coordinators and any interested residents with tools to reach their communities about the environmental and health impacts of the products we […]
On Saturday, January 18 the Carey Institute for Global Good will be hosting a Farm-To-Glass Classroom Hops Workshop for farmers, brewers and those interested in the growing local craft brewing movement. Novice and intermediate farmers, as well as brewers will hear from specialists in the field of hops production. Topics to be covered by a […]
RENSSELAERVILLE – The market for small grains is expanding across New York State: what are the hurdles and opportunities for production of these grains in the Albany County Hilltowns? This will be the topic of discussion with local farmers and landowners on August 12 at the Carey Center in Rensselaerville. When: Monday, August 12, […]
On Saturday, August 3, three brave souls took a trip to the fermentorium for the first session in Helderberg Brewery’s Funky Fermentation Series. This session’s ‘funky’ ingredient was local sourdough bread. For this recipe, I took inspiration from “The Wildcrafting Brewer,” by Pascal Baudar, who creates unique drinks from nature’s ingredients. And from Toast Ale, […]
In July Justin Sturges of Captain Lawrence Brewing Co, in Elmsford, NY spent a long weekend at Carey Institute’s Helderberg Brewery as part of our visiting brewer series. As the experimental brewer at Captain Lawrence, Justin is well-attuned to working with new raw materials and developing unique recipes for the brewery’s small batch line. However, […]
Rensselaerville residents are invited to participate in our new community composting project. A composting station has been constructed at the Rensselaerville Town Park located at 1424 County Route 351 in the hamlet of Rensselaerville. You do not have to live in the hamlet to participate. This project was developed and implemented by a group of […]
The Carey Institute for Global Good, a not-for-profit organization based in Rensselaerville, N.Y., has opened the Helderberg Brewshed, a brewery education center, which will also have distilled spirits classes….more>>
RENSSELAERVILLE – The market for small grains is expanding—what are the hurdles and opportunities — for production of these grains in the hill towns. Local brewers and distillers will meet for farm-to-glass collaboration in the Capital Region during this roundtable discussion organized by the Carey Center’s Farm Brewing Project. “This will be a great discussion […]