Community Perspectives on Sustainable Living

This interactive workshop brings together diverse community voices to explore real-world approaches to sustainable living. Participants will discover how to adapt eco-friendly practices to different lifestyles, homes, and environments. Participants will learn how to: Discover practical, actionable strategies adaptable to various living situations. Increase awareness of diverse, accessible approaches to daily sustainability. Strengthen local community connections and build a network for shared learning. This program is free. Registration is required. Allison Turcan is a prominent community farmer, agricultural educator, and the founder of D.I.G. Farm (Dealing in Good), a North Salem nonprofit teaching farm dedicated to regenerative agriculture, organic production, and community education. At D.I.G. Farm, she coordinates hands-on volunteer programming—where participants take home fresh harvest—alongside specialized initiatives tailored to youth, seniors, individuals with special needs, and veterans. A central figure in Westchester County’s food ecosystem, Allison serves as the primary grower for the Westchester Land Trust’s (WLT) Sugar Hill Farm headquarters, coordinating over 10,000 annual servings of fresh produce for local pantries in Mount Vernon and Katonah. She also spearheads the Westchester Local Food Project to build urban growing spaces and school gardens, and facilitates the Seeds for Change Project, which provides restorative agricultural workshops to incarcerated and returning women. Livia Fleming is an herbalist, wild plant walking guide, and foraging educator who specializes in bioregional herbalism and sustainable, farm-to-table living. Originally from Slovakia, she balances traditional Eastern European herbal heritage with scientific training to design holistic remedies and teach community land stewardship.