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Helderberg Brewery Presents | Funky Fermentation Brewer Series
Four Sessions Available From August to December | Attend One Session or All Four! The Helderberg Brewery will host four workshops exploring beer brewed from locally sourced ingredients and brewing with the seasons. The series will be open to the public and is designed for fans of fermentation at all skill levels. All workshops will […]
Artist Reception | Marvin Bolotsky | Art Collector
Join us for a Reception | Marvin Bolotsky | “Prints From My Collection” Saturday, August 3 | 2pm-4pm | Guggenheim Gallery 63 Huyck Rd. Rensselaerville, NY 12147 Join us on Saturday, August 3 from 2pm-4pm in welcoming August’s featured art collection from Marvin Bolotsky. He will present etchings and lithographs from his personal collection, highlighting […]
Artist Reception | Ellen Rooney | “Visions of Rensselaerville”
Sunday, September 8| 4pm-6pm | Guggenheim Gallery 63 Huyck Rd. Rensselaerville, NY 12147 Join us on Sunday, September 8 from 4pm-6pm in welcoming September’s featured artist Ellen Rooney. Ellen Rooney is a professional garden and travel photographer living in London. Her work has appeared in numerous publications and she is represented by several photo libraries […]
Letter from the President
Dear Friends, In this newsletter, we are focusing on the challenges that rural businesses face. It seems like these challenges persist regardless of location: whether in a village in Africa or in a small town in New York. Managing a business is challenging and rurality can add additional layers of complication. Key findings in a […]
Small Business as Catalyst for Rural Economic Growth
The vast majority of small rural farm breweries in the region are under five years old and they face challenges that extend beyond a competitive marketplace. According to research conducted by the Carey Institute, farm brewers indicated that other barriers to growth included lack of infrastructure, limited trained workforce and slow retail traffic. When asked […]
Community Theater Helps Area Residents Connect with Local Rural History
In 1839, a rent collector of the VanRensselaer Patroonship was sent up to the Helderberg Hilltowns (known then as “Rensselearwyck”) to collect unpaid rents from area tenant farmers. The farmers resisted the rent collector, sending him back to Albany empty-handed. This sparked an organized movement of tenant farmers against the Dutch leasehold system, starting in […]
Funky Fermentations | Session 1 Reflections
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, […]
Helderberg Brewery Offers Microbrewing Teaching Series for All Skill Levels
> Funky Fermentation Focuses on Brewing with the Seasons and Local Ingredients Rensselaerville, NY – The Carey Institute for Global Good’s Helderberg Brewery, a farm brewery operated by the Institute’s Sustainable Communities program, will offer a series of brewing and fermentation workshops through the end of the year. The series, Funky Fermentation, will be led by Helderberg Brewery’s […]
We’re Hiring! Kitchen Utility Employee
Kitchen Utility – Job Description REPORTS TO: Executive Chef and Sous Chef teams, and is an active member of the Conference Center Hub PURPOSE: The Carey Institute for Global Good is dedicated to making a better world by contributing to a strong, educated and just society. POSITION: The Kitchen Utility position supports the food and beverage function […]
Center for Learning in Practice Joins the International Teacher Task Force
Center for Learning in Practice Joins the International Teacher Task Force A Global Alliance of Partners Working to Address the “Teacher Gap” September 10, 2019 Rensselaerville, N.Y. – The Carey Institute for Global Good’sCenter for Learning in Practicehas been accepted asa member of the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 (Teacher Task Force). […]
Center for Learning in Practice Joins the International Teacher Task Force
Center for Learning in Practice Joins the International Teacher Task Force A Global Alliance of Partners Working to Address the “Teacher Gap” September 10, 2019 Rensselaerville, N.Y. – The Carey Institute for Global Good’sCenter for Learning in Practicehas been accepted asa member of the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 (Teacher Task Force). […]
The Carey Institute’s Sustainable Communities Program Receives USDA Grant for Rural Brewery Technical Assistance Project
Program Aims to Improve Rural Business Sustainability and Drive Economic Growth Rensselaerville, NY – The Carey Institute’s Sustainable Communities Program has been granted $62,080 from the United States Department of Agriculture to offer technical assistance to breweries and other craft beverage producers located in rural communities across New York State. The project provides participating businesses […]