Repair Cafes have “fixers” or Repair Coaches

They fix items & share their knowledge.

Repair Cafes reduce STUFF being tossed in landfills. Repairing broken items saves money.

Enjoy a cup of coffee & a fresh treat while you wait!

Everything is FREE – donations are appreciated! Donations buy parts for fixing & feed lunch to staff.

Join the Repair Revolution

Come be part of the Team

Give back to your Community

Introduction to EVs

Saturday, September 2812:30—2:00 PMCommunity RoomPleasant Valley Library1584 Main St, Pleasant Valley, NY, 12569

Steve Wehr, EV enthusiast and a retired engineer, will discuss how electric vehicles work, dispel myths, and answer your questions about EV ownership and how easily they fit into your life. Afterwards, join Steve and other EV owners for a showing of their EVs in the back parking lot of the library.

Presented along with Pleasant Valley Climate Smart, as part of Sustainable Hudson Valley's Climate Solutions Weeks. 

Registration is required.

Seed Saving with Master Gardeners

Thursday, September 196:00—8:00 PMCommunity RoomPleasant Valley Library1584 Main St, Pleasant Valley, NY, 12569

Join us for an introduction to seed saving for the home gardener! We will share the benefits of saving seeds and demonstrate the steps to harvest, clean and store the seeds of our native plants and flower and vegetable gardens. Cornell Cooperative Master Gardeners Julia Schuette and Janice Novet will facilitate. We will also discuss the goals of our Pleasant Valley Seed Library and how we can share our seeds.

Presented along with Pleasant Valley Climate Smart, as part of Sustainable Hudson Valley's Climate Solutions Weeks.

Registration is required.

An Introduction to Heat Pumps

Monday, September 166:30—7:30 PMConference RoomPleasant Valley Library1584 Main St, Pleasant Valley, NY, 12569

What is all this talk about Heat Pumps? Want to learn more?

Richard Mattocks, Cornell Climate Steward and Hyde Park Climate Smart Communities Task Force coordinator, will give a simple explanation of this energy-efficient technology that's an alternative to furnaces and air conditioners for homes and businesses in all climates. As a retired Virginia Tech Environmental Scientist, he'll discuss how heat pumps are a cost-effective and climate-friendly solution for extreme heat waves and cold winters. He'll answer questions and recommend sources that provide all aspects of a positive heat pump experience.

Presented by Pleasant Valley Climate Smart, as part of Sustainable Hudson Valley's Climate Solutions Weeks. 

Registration is required. Space is limited.

Sunday Sept. 15

at Plan Bee Farm Brewery!

(raindate 9/22)

115 Underhill Road, Poughkeepsie

Cornhole Tournament

Have a good time with beer, pizza, and homemade baked goods for purchase + enter our 50-50 raffle

In-person registration starts at 12:30. Games 1-4.

$30-person, cash only, random draw, double elimination. Pre-register to secure your spot...see below or email us at pleasantvalleycommunitygardens@gmail.com

The Repair Café is back after an early summer hiatus and this is going to be a special one. Vince will be sharpening those mower blades and other garden tools and Milo is going to give a demonstration on sharpening your knives at home. And as always our fixers will be there to fix those treasurers and the Café will of course be serving special treats for you. This is one not to be missed. Hope to see you there!

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.