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Experience! The Finger Lakes
Net Impact is pleased to bring you the Experience! The Finger Lakes Sustainability Tour, a unique opportunity to explore Ithaca and the surrounding area.
Ithaca is Green Sustainability Tour
Offered Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
For the past two years, Ithaca has been named in the top 100 Best Green Places to Live. This is due to a large supporting network of people and organizations committed to long-term sustainability of our beautiful region and beyond. On this tour, you will visit places that help define Ithaca as one of the most progressive regions in the country dedicated to sustainable living.
Stops on this tour include:
- Ithaca College – Learn about Ithaca College’s sustainability efforts including their two Platinum LEED buildings. The Ithaca College School of Business is the first facility for a college or university business school in the world to be a platinum LEED certified.
- Ecovillage at Ithaca - A world-renowned cooperative community that showcases a wide range of low-impact, sustainable lifestyle options. On this tour you will learn about how the community members live satisfying, integrated lifestyles that provide an attractive alternative to suburban sprawl.
- Motherplants - Visit this beautiful nursery that is dedicated to growing plants for green roofs. While touring their facility you will learn why green roofs are popping up all over the country, from New York City, and Chicago, to Seattle.
Pricing: $40 per person
Price Includes:
- Fully narrated tour provided by experienced guide
- Motor coach transportation
- Experience! The Finger Lakes reusable water bottle for each guest
- Local Purity® ice cream sandwiches provided during ride back to campus
Tour Schedule:
| 12:30 pm |
Pick-up at Cornell |
| 12:40 pm |
Ithaca College Sustainability tour including Platinum LEED Gateway
building tour |
| 1:35 pm |
West Haven Farm and EcoVillage at Ithaca neighborhood tour |
| 2:30 pm |
Motherplants green roof nursery tour |
| 3:30 pm |
Return to Cornell |
>> To register, please click here
Between the Lakes Sustainability Tour
Offered Sunday, November 15
Hours: 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
For those who have the opportunity to stay in the area for an extra day, this expanded-format tour offers a small group of guests a more up-close look at the large supporting network of people and organizations committed to long-term sustainability of the Ithaca region. On this tour, you will visit places that help define Ithaca and the Finger Lakes as one of the most progressive regions in the country dedicated to sustainable living. Stops on this tour include:
- Ecovillage at Ithaca - A world-renowned cooperative community that showcases a wide range of low-impact, sustainable lifestyle options. On this tour you will learn about how the
community members live satisfying, integrated lifestyles that provide an attractive alternative to suburban sprawl.
- On Warren Pond Farm - A small self-sustaining, third-generation family farm that raises American bison for breeding stock. Visit with Jill and Sam who take pride in their homegrown
energy from solar panels, windmills, and a waterwheel. Picnic lunch provided.
- Motherplants - Visit this nursery that is dedicated to growing plants for green roofs. While touring their facility you will learn why green roofs are popping up all over the country, from New York City, and Chicago, to Seattle.
- High Point Farms – For our last stop we will visit High Point Farms, a farm that specializes in high-quality, grass-fed beef from Scottish Highland cattle. See the herd and learn about the differences and benefits of grass-fed and pasture-raised meats. High Point's products are available for purchase at the farm.
Pricing: $75 per person
Price Includes:
- Fully narrated tour provided by experienced guide
- Touring van transportation with snacks on board
- Lunch at EcoVillage Community Center
- Experience! The Finger Lakes reusable water bottle for each guest
- Local Purity® ice cream sandwiches provided during ride back to campus
Tour Schedule:
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10:00 am
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Pick-up at Cornell |
| 10:30 am |
West Haven Farm and EcoVillage at Ithaca neighborhood tour |
| 11:30 pm |
Lunch at EcoVillage Community Center |
| 12:15 pm |
Motherplants green roof nursery tour |
| 1:15 pm |
On Warren Pond Farm tour |
| 2:15 pm |
High Point Farms tour |
| 3:30 pm |
Return to Cornell |
>> To register, please click here
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