Green Living Seminars  Earthwalks & Stories Under the Trees   Sept. 28, 2013 Long Island Naturally, our environmental fair   June 8, 2013 & September 28, 2013 Community Yard Sale   April 27, 2013 Fundraising auction/coffeehouse   Volunteer work days

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Starflower Experiences holds monthly Green Living Seminars on the 2nd Thursday of every other month (except July and August) from 7-9 pm. We want to help people think about their life choices and their impact on the earth and learn about ways they can personally lessen their impact. Come and learn how to live a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle. These will be held at the Melville Branch of the Half Hollow Hills Library at 510 Sweet Hollow Road, directly across from the Sunquam School.

October 11, 2012: Green Roofs In this seminar discover another way to go green in the city: green roofs. Green roof development involves the creation of a contained green space on top of a human-made structure. Learn about what makes up of a green roof, the different layers and materials involved like water proofing, drainage, growing media and of course the plants, learn about the different types of green roofs and all the great environmental, economic and social public and private advantages of green roofs. Public and private benefits like aesthetic improvement, waste diversion, storm water management, noise pollution reduction, improvement or air quality, and reduction of urban heat island effect will be explained. Hear about some really interesting successful green roof projects in North America and especially in New York. Amy Norquist, CEO and founder of Greensulate, a leading green roof company that designs, installs and maintains Green Roof Systems for residential, commercial and industrial projects will be giving the seminar. Before founding Greensulate, she was the Deputy Director of the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries overseeing research and development efforts on major green and sustainable building initiatives.

WEDNESDAY April 10, 2013: Beyond the 3 R's (reduce, reuse, recycle) Is your trash driving you crazy? We'll take a closer look at what's in your trash and ways you can simplify your life. And we'll examine those standard 3Rs and see how we can move beyond them. Bring any trash you have questions about or are concerned about as well as your recycling calendar and we'll help work through the issues.

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Join us for an unusual and enjoyable stroll as you discover the wonders of the natural world through your senses. For adults and children 9 and up. Call 516-938-6152 to sign up. Earthwalks were designed by and are a trademark of The Institute for Earth Education.

Sit under a tree at Manor Farm and listen to a story and then do a related activity. For ages 4-6 with an adult.

Saturday March 23, 2013 at 1:00 pm
Saturday June 22, 2013 at 2:00 pm

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Annual Fundraising Auction in a Coffeehouse-like atmosphere Date: Saturday, April 27, 2013 7:00 pm Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 22 E 18th St, Huntington Station We offer exciting, unique programs that help people connect with the earth. We believe that education of this kind is critical to the future of our planet. Directions: Take the LIE to Exit 49 north or Northern State Parkway to Exit 40 north (Rt 110 north). Follow Rt 110 for approximately 5 miles. After crossing over Rt 25 (Jericho Tpk), the road will bear to the left and change to New York Avenue. Go approximately 1/2 mile more to East 18th St. Turn right. The church is on the right approximately 1/4 mile.

Items for 2013 include:

 "Cross Sound Adventure" -- 2 passes for a round trip on the Sea Jet and dinner for 2 at the Buffet at Mohegan Sun
 "Go East" -- Tour for 2 of the North Fork's vineyards with Vintage Tours
 "NYC Adventure" -- a Watson Adventures Scavenger Hunt for up to 6 people, 2 tickets to the NY Skyride, and 4 round trip ferry passes with Statue Cruises
 "Long Island 'Stay-cations'" -- might include passes to Adventureland, passes to Atlantis Marine World, family membership at the LI ScienCenter or the Children's Museum of the East End, passes to the Long Island Children's Museum, or passes to the Cradle of Aviation Museum
 "Wing It" -- a History Flight in a WW II aircraft
 a New York Harbor sail for two on the Tall Ship Clipper City with Manhattan By Sail
 2 tickets to a performance by Andrea Marcovicci on Sat. May 11 at 9:30 pm at the Tilles Center
 "Relax on the North Shore" -- 2 tickets to the Engeman Theatre and a gift card for a 50 minute relaxation massage at Hand & Stone
 "Relax on the South Shore" -- gift card to Drew Patrick Spa, gift card to Tula's Kitchen and 2 tickets for the Broad Hollow Theatre
 "River and Rainbows" -- a canoe trip on the Nissequogue with Bob's Canoe, 6 passes to the Sweetbriar Nature Center's butterfly house, and a gift card for Baja Grill
 "Huntington Nights" -- a dual membership to the Cinema Arts Centre and gift cards to several Huntington restaurants
 "A Wheelie Good Deal" -- a refurbished vintage men's mountain bike from J Williams
 a night's stay at the eco-friendly Golden Pineapple Bed & Breakfast in Port Jefferson
 a basket from Bons Bons Chocolatier
 recycled items from Eco-Artware.com
 a green cleaning basket
 "Go East" -- a tour for 2 of the North Fork vineyards with Vintage Tours
 A cook's tour of the LI Pine Barrens with naturalist and author John Turner
 tickets to a 3-D prescreening of Ironman
 and more!


Thanks in part to:


300 Long Island 895 Walt Whitman Rd, Melville 631-271-1180, www.300LongIsland.com A-Rise-Above Bake Shop 333 Main St, Huntington 631-351-9811 Adventureland 2245 Route 110, Farmingdale 631-694-6868 Ariana Restaurant 255 Main St, Huntington 631-421-2933 Balance Chiropractic & Wellness Center 198 New York Avenue, Huntington 631-470-9670, balancelongisland.com Ben & Jerry's 298 Main St, Huntington 631-420-0635 Bob's Canoe Rental PO Box 529, Kings Park 631-269-9761 Bon Bons Chocolatier 319 Main St, Huntington 631-423-7565, www.bonbonschocolatier.com The Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Co 102 West Broadway, Port Jefferson 631-473-0786 Broad Hollow Theatre 8 Laurel Ave S #2, East Islip 631-581-5119 Bubba's Buritto Bar Basket 513 Main St, Islip 11751 Children's Museum of the East End Bridgehampton NY 11932 631-537-8250 Cinema Arts Centre 423 Park Ave, Huntington 631-423-7611, www.cinemaartscentre.org/ Cradle of Aviation Museum One Davis Avenue, Garden City 516-572-4111, www.cradleofaviation.org Cross Sound Ferry Services, Inc 2 Ferry St, New London CT 860-443-7394 eco-artware.com The Decorated Dessert, Inc. P.O. Box 851, Plainview 516-939-0079, www.thedecorateddessert.com Drew Patrick Spa 128 West Main Street, Bay Shore 631-206-DREW (3739) John W Engeman Theater at Northport 250 Main St, Northport 631-261-2900, www.engemantheater.com Golden Pineapple Bed & Breakfast 201 Liberty Ave, Port Jefferson 631-331-0706, www.goldenpineapplebandb.com Governor's & Brokerage Comedy Clubs 90 Division Ave, Levittown 516-731-3358, www.govs.com Hand and Stone Massage Spa 16 Wall Street, 2nd Floor, Huntington 631-424-2200 Healthy Clean Buildings Melville 631-643-1882, www.cleaningpro.com

Herrell's Ice Cream 46L Gerard St, Huntington 631-673-1100 History Flight 5409 Overseas Highway # 101, Marathon, FL 888-743-3311, www.historyflight.com Honu Kitchen & Cocktails 363 New York Ave, Huntington 631-421-6900, honukitchen.com Island Rock 60 Skyline Dr, Plainview 516-822-ROCK Long Island Aquarium 431 E Main St, Riverhead 631-208-9200, www.atlantismarineworld.com Long Island Children's Museum 11 Davis Ave, Garden City 516-224-5800 Manhattan By Sail 225 Broadway Suite 3407, New York NY 212-619-0885, www.manhattanbysail.com Mohegan Sun 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville, CT 888-226-7711 NY Skyride Empire State Bldg, NY 212-279-9777 Panera Bread www.panerabread.com The Paramount 370 New York Ave Huntinton NY 11743 Rosa's Pizza 313 Main St, Huntington http://rosaspizzali.com Skorpios 340 New York Ave, Huntington Solar Energy Haus 631-470-8318 TAS Design & Gallery 372 New York Ave Theatre Three 412 Main St, Port Jefferson 631-928-9202 Tilles Center CW Post Campus, Greenvale 516-299-2752 Tula Kitchen 41 East Main St, Bay Shore 631-539-7183 Vintage Tours PO Box 143, Peconic 631-765-4689 Watson Adventures PO Box 782, New York NY 877-9-GO HUNT, www.WatsonAdventures.com Whitewater Challengers PO Box 8, Whitehaven PA 18661 www.whitewaterchallengers.com Wild By Nature 369 W Main St, Huntington 631-424-6480

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September 28, 2013 Raindate Sept. 29 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Manor Farm, 210 Manor Rd, Huntington Click here for directions Exhibits · Games · Demonstrations We are happy to tell you that the band Solar Punch came back for 2012. See them from 1:00 - 2:30 pm. Come see the Nissan LEAF -- a totally electric car. Sponsors for 2012 included               Town of Huntington           Bring for recycling: cell phones, PDAs, digital cameras, handheld game systems, MP3 players, ink jet cartridges, electronic book readers, GPS devices, clean plastic #5, and natural wine corks

The Essential Earthworm Whole Foods Market




This event is part of National Public Lands Day Coming up for 2012:  Live music--with a solar powered stage (thanks to Quad State Solar)       Solar Punch from 1 - 2:30  Decorate your own cloth napkin  Learn ways to "go green" at home  Take part in field games  Meet "Walt Whitman" at noon  Make a 'cleaner' cleaner  Check out some of our marine life with the LI Aquarium  Check out an electrict car!

Kites

Painting Pumpkins

Leaf Prints on Cloth Napkins

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Manor Farm
Saturday June 8 and September 28, 2013 (raindates Sunday June 9 and Sept. 29)
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
You are invited to Starflower Experiences’ Community Yard Sale at Manor Farm Park. We would like you to join us in this great way to get rid of items no longer needed while raising some extra cash. Not only would you be helping the earth by reducing how much we throw away, but you would be helping us achieve our educational mission as well! For a $20 donation, you can participate in the yard sale with a 10’ by 10’ portion of the field to sell your own no-longer wanted household items. Bring your own tables. Download a space reservation flyer here: Yard Sale Reservation form If you have sale items, but don’t want a space, you may donate them for our table (spring only). If you can volunteer to help us run this event, please let us know. And don't forget to come and shop!



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Our biggest need for volunteers each year is for Long Island Naturally. We need people to lead and watch children's activities, show others how to stencil leaves on cloth napkins, help with information , assist with set up and clean up and help with the Community Yard Sale. We always need a couple people to help with our auction/coffeehouse and to be training assistants for the Rangers of the Earth or Earthkeepers programs. We'll also be scheduling some special days where we'll want people to help with making or repairing props and other days where we may do some trail work, clean up, or other work at West Hills County Park or at Manor Farm/Berkeley Jackson County Park. Watch this space for special dates.

April 6, May 4 from 10 am to 2 pm: Work days at Manor Farm: These are regular monthly work days (excepting January and February) to work on cleaning up and maintaining Manor Farm and the trails in the adjoining parks. Bring work gloves, clippers/loppers and lunch. Dress for the temperature! This is outdoor work but we can eat lunch indoors. Canceled or rescheduled in case of bad weather.

September 28, 2013: We could use help setting up and cleaning up at our annual LI Naturally environmental fair and Community Yard Sale. For setup, come as early as 7:30 am and for cleanup until about 5:30 pm. We also need people to help direct incoming traffic, help with craft booths, help with setup, etc.
April 27, 2013: We could use help setting up and cleaning up at our annual auction. Gloria Dei Church in Huntington Station. For setup, come at 5 pm.

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To reach us, e-mail us at: info@starflowerexperiences.org or phone us at 516-938-6152.

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