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Dear friends, neighbors, nature nerds, I have news to share. For locals on the 'gram, you may have already seen that our longtime neighbors here at 25 Broadway, Autumn Elise Vintage, are closing up this location to care for family in a time of need. July 31st will be their last day in this location, so if you've had your eye on something there you can lighten their move into Autumn's private studio anytime over the next few weekends. Our news...is that we are expanding Chicory Naturalist into both sides of 25 Broadway! Before any reality checks or requests to fill...

A bevy of butts blinking hello in the twilight- This is going to be one of a few emails you get from us this month, as we are nearrrrrly ready to share some Very Big News in addition to our regularly scheduled summer jams here at Chicory. I know "news" on its own doesn't have the greatest connotation at this point, but without tipping my hand I can assure that this isn't the kind of breaking news that will make you want to jump in a lake! (Unless it's to cool down, that is...) I'll also be adding a couple book promotion events as...

A chorus of twittering, buzzing, humming hellos- June is upon us. Somehow we've made it halfway though this impossible year, and the soft green world is here to hold us (and help us hold it) for a spell. We have so many opportunities to be in community this month -- books and poetry and nature walks abound! -- that this email is already quite long without a preamble. But more as invocation than preface, I just want to wish each and every one of you one sweet, sun-dappled hour off your phone. Whether its a lunch hour in a parklet...

Community Science & Stewardship May 21st 5-7pm - Stewardship Party at Forest Sanctuary - Kingston Land Trust & Hudson Valley Bee Habitat are teaming up for World Bee Day! Volunteers needed to help tend the garden plots that feed our bees, butterflies, birds, and even bats. Come prepared to do some mulching, "weeding," and sprucing up of the pollinator sanctuary on the Gross Street side of the Forest Sanctuary. RSVP tom@kingstonlandtrust.org Have you ever been interested in deer hunting for the future of our forests or food security reasons, but felt intimidated about getting started? Check out Forest Defense! June 8th-10th - Defining Urban Biodiversity...

- UPCOMING EVENTS - Thursday May 7th / 5:30pm - 7pm / Taste of Acorns - Join Mark and Sage from The Giving Trees to learn about acorn foraging and processing into flour, and enjoy acorn treats from Ray Bake! This special workshop, part of the Foraged NY series, will teach you everything you need to know about foraging acorns and processing them into flour. You'll get to try your hand at cracking acorns and see demonstrations of the rest of the process, then taste delicious treats like acorn cream puffs, acorn-chestnut cookies, acorn starch jello, and acorn ice cream. (Some options will be vegan + gluten-free.) Register here! 25 Broadway...

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