The Oneida Daily Dispatch (Oneida, NY)
Honoring Lincoln through film, discussion
PETERBORO>> In commemoration of the end of the Civil War, the death of Lincoln, and the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum (NAHOF) has suspended its 2015 induction ceremonies to address the matter of President Lincoln as “The Great Emancipator.” Several programs will provide opportunity for the public to study Lincoln as an abolitionist.
The “Lincoln Weekend” will begin at the Catherine Cummings Theatre in Cazenovia at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 with A Concert for President Lincoln by the Excelsior Cornet Band. The next day, Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Cummings Theatre, “TheEmancipation of Abraham Lincoln: Head, Heart, and the American Memory” will be presented by a panel of Lincoln scholars at 2 p.m., and at 7 p.m. HaroldHolzer, President of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation, will present “Abraham Lincoln and the Abolition Press.”
Admission for adults is $5 and admission for ages 5 – 12 is 1 cent.
The annual NAHOF Antislavery Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. in Coleman Hall, Cazenovia College. Reservations are $35 and are required byOct. 16.
“The Great Emancipator” event and the “Created Equal” film and discussion series will both culminate on Sunday, Oct. 25, in Peterboro at 9 a.m. with Abolition Coffee and a guided tour of the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark (5304 Oxbow Road Peterboro), followed by an Abolition Breakfast and a guided tour of the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum (5255 Pleasant Valley Road, Peterboro) at 10:30 a.m. At 11:30 a.m., the three part series of “The Abolition- ists,” which is part of the “Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle” film series, will begin with Part I of “The Abolitionists” – alongwith AbolitionMorning Tea. Part II begins at 1 p.m. with Abolition Lunch, and Part III begins at 2:30 p.m. with Abolition Dessert. The concluding session at 4 p.m. examines “Where are We as Abolitionists Today?”
Sunday, Oct. 25 sessions are free.
Founded in 2005, The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum (NAHOFM) honors antislavery abolitionists, their work to end slavery, and the legacy of that struggle, and strives to complete the second and ongoing abolition – the moral conviction to end racism. NAHOFM seeks to increase public awareness of the heritage foundations of equal rights and continue that struggle to complete the goals of the abolition movement in contemporary America.
Reservation forms for the AntislaveryDinner and for tickets are available at nahofm1835@gmail.com, www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum, and 315-280-8828. Tickets are also available at Cazenovia Jewelry (49 Albany St. Cazenovia, 315- 6559114) and at the door.
Being a savvy consumer can mean a lot of things. It can refer to a person who knows how to get the lowest price on whatever he or she is buying. It can also mean finding the best value — the highest quality product — for the most reasonable price. Or it can refer to someone who shops ethically, according to his or her values
However you define “savvy consumer,” becoming one requires research and education about the products that you buy according to your individual priorities. When it comes to shopping for food, today’s savvy consumers know where their food comes from, and, if they do things right, they save money, too.
While stories of contaminated goods permeate the news, the locally grown food movement has been gaining momentum. At the same time, the high cost of food is challenging all of us to find new ways to cut costs without sacrificing healthy eating.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs are popping.up all over the country. Through a CSA, consumers can choose to buy shares in a local farm and then receive portions of the farm’s produce once it is harvested. In some areas, CSAs have become so popular that there are waiting lists to join.
Going local. Food tastes better when it has not been genetically altered, harvested prematurely and infused with chemicals to be able to withstand a 1,000-mile (or longer) journey from the farm to your table. Members of CSAs tend to eat seasonally. And they eat very fresh produce, which has been proven to be much more nutritious.
How it works. Members of CSAs pay dues, which buy shares of a farm. These dues go directly to pay for seeds, fertilizer, water, equipment and labor. Then, the harvest is divided between shareholders. Cost to produce can vary widely from one CSA to another, depending on regional location and other factors.
Cost versus benefit. Undoubtedly, it is cheaper to grow your own fruits and vegetables than to buy them at the grocery store. For example, one expert estimates that it costs about $3 for a tomato transplant that will produce up to 25 pounds of the summertime fruit favorite.
It doesn’t get more local than growing produce in your backyard, but not everyone has the skills, expertise or resources to start a farm out back. Home gardening is not the only option for someone who wants to reap the benefits of eating locally produced food. Participating in a CSA can be a great solution.