Earth Day in Hudson

Tomorrow is Earth Day, and there a couple of things happening in Hudson to mark the occasion. 

The Hudson Farmers' Market returns to its outdoor location at Sixth and Columbia Streets to begin its main April to November season. The market is open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This Saturday, in celebration of Earth Day, folks from the Conservation Advisory Council will be at the market to talk about the CAC's "Keep Hudson Shady" tree planting initiative and to find people interested in having a street tree planted at their property in the fall. They will also be providing homeowners with contacts for heat pump installations.

From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Spark of Hudson and Toolshed present "Hearth Day: A Celebration of Home" at Henry Hudson Riverfront Park. As the press release explains the name, the root of the word ecology comes from the Greek word oikos, which means "household" or "hearth." Hence the name of the event, Hearth Day.

The event involves free hands-on workshops throughout the day on a wide variety of subjects: Planting 101 with Grow Black Hudson, Solar 101 with Toolshed and SunCommon, Shiitake Mushroom Workshop with Wally Farms, Herbal Vinegar Medicine Making with Good Fight Herb Co., and a Railroad Walk and Cyanotype Print Workshop with the Hudson Sloop Club.

There will also be musical performances curated by Beautiful Racket and an onsite pop-up wellness clinic offered by Monrada Community Care. 

Vendors for the day include Hudson Little Free Libraries, Hudson Area Library, Basilica Hudson, Kite's Nest, Hudson Bike Co-op, Climate Wheel, Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Operation Unite, and New York State Regional Clean Energy Hub.