Living in Harmony with the Earth

Living in Harmony
with the Earth
Please join Khenpo Karma Tenkyong, the lamas,
st af f & friends at KTD for a weekend of free
activities in celebration of Ear th Day 2016 !
Friday April 22 ~ 8 pm
Free Film Screening: FLOW: FOR LOVE OF WATER
Saturday April 23
9 am -Noon
“Living in Harmony with the Planet” with Khenpo Karma Tenkyong
Long Life Tree Planting Ceremony with Khenpo Ugyen & the KTD Lamas
“Water: Source of Life” with Martin Bernstein, Ashokan Center
1 pm - 4 pm
Woodstock Animal Sanctuary Private Tour: Come Meet the Animals!
Depart from KTD Parking Lot at 1 pm
8 pm
Free Film Screening: INHABIT
Sunday April 24
9 am -Noon
Nature Walk in Magic Meadow
“DIY Organic Gardening & Composting” with Joseph Cheung
“What’s Your Shade of Green? Let’s Make a Difference” with Sandy Hu, KTD
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
“Amazing Permaculture” with Aileah Kvashay, Clove Valley CSA
“Love of Food” with Chef Wendy Grossman, Wendy’s Vegetarian Kitchen
Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin: Closing Remarks & Reflections
Free Film Screenings:
Friday, April 22 (8pm) FLOW: For Love of Water
This award-winning documentary opens our eyes to the worldwide water crisis, from water scarcity to
pesticide runoff, usage rights, and the privatization controversy. Who owns water? Who gets to make
the decisions? Winner of the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary at the United Nations Film
Festival, Best Documentary at the Vail International Film Festival, and Grand Jury Award at the Mumbai
International Film Festival. www.flowthefilm.com
Saturday, April 23 (8pm) INHABIT
What if there existed a solution that could meet human needs while increasing the health and well-being of
our planet? This is the premise behind permaculture (“permanent agriculture”): a design process based on
the replication of patterns found in nature. This inspirational film gives an intimate glimpse of people in the
permaculture movement who have transformed their visions into reality as they weave their permaculture
gardens, farms, and homes into rural, suburban, and urban environments. www.inhabitfilm.com
COST: All events are free (donation only) | MEALS: Vegetarian meals for lunch and dinner are available in the KTD
Dining Hall (pre-registration at 845-679-5906 x3) | LOCATION: All events take place at (or begin at) Karma Triyana
Dharmachakra Monastery (KTD), 335 Meads Mountain Road, Woodstock, NY 12498
www.kagyu.org • 845.679.5906 x3 • [email protected]
SPONSORED BY KARMA TRIYANA DHARMACHAKRA (KTD) , NORTH AMERICAN SEAT OF THE 17TH GYALWANG KARMAPA
AND PART OF KHORYUG, A NETWORK OF MONASTERIES WORKING TO PROTECT THE PLANET
Living in Harmony
with the Earth
More About the Participants
Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin
Resident Teacher of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD)
Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin was enrolled in the first class of Karma Shri Nalanda Institute at Rumtek Dharma Chakra Center with Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
and Sangyay Nyenpa Rinpoche. He received the Acharya (M.A.) degree from Nalanda Institute and Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, jointly, in 1991.
As a Khenpo, he taught Buddhist philosophy for six years at Nimalung Monastery in Bhutan. From 1997 to 2002, he was Senior Abbot and Principal
Teacher at Nalanda Institute at Rumtek. In 2002, he entered retreat at Tang Kunzang Drag Monastery, the birthplace and main seat of the great
treasure-revealer Terton Pema Lingpa. He remained in retreat until 2004, when His Holiness the 17th Karmapa sent him to the United States
to serve at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra. He has traveled extensively, visiting dharma centers throughout the United States, Hong Kong,
Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand to guide students through his teaching and activity. www.kagyu.org
Khenpo Karma Tenkyong
President of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD)
Khenpo Tenkyong became a monk at a young age and later undertook an eleven-year course of Buddhist studies at Karma Shri
Nalanda Institute at Rumtek Dharma Chakra Center in India, earning Shastri (B.A.) and Acharya (M.A.) degrees in Buddha’s
teachings in the sutra tradition. He worked for more than eleven years at the Karmapa’s Office of Administration in Dharamsala,
India. He was sent by His Holiness the 17th Karmapa to take on his new role as the President of KTD. He is the Khoryug Overall
Coordinator for Karmapa’s environmental activity, working with a network of fifty-five monasteries and nunneries in the Himalayan
region. www.kagyu.org; www.khoryug.com
Martin Bernstein
Ashokan Center Development Officer
Martin has lived in Manhattan high-rises, a Norwegian alpine cabin, and currently on a farm the Catskills. He is the former
Program Director of the Ashokan Center whose mission is to teach, inspire and build community through shared experiences
in nature, history, and the arts. As the current Development Officer of the Center, Martin works to develop innovative outdoor
and environmental education programs for school students and for the local community. www.AshokanCenter.org
Joseph Cheung
Joseph Cheung moved from Hong Kong to New York City in 1980, where he continued to pursue gardening, his favorite hobby.
Despite living in an apartment in Manhattan, Joseph grew pear, apple, and lemon fruit trees as well as lavender, tomato, basil,
and strawberry on the roof. He volunteered with the Green Guerillas in the Liz Christy Community Garden, teaching how to
grow herbs and managing the pond and its inhabitants of turtles, frogs and goldfishes. Following his passion for food, Joseph
pursed a culinary career, including catering and working at Maryland Clement’s Crabhouse, World Café, Park Avenue Country
Club, Honeysuckle, and Time Café. He is experienced in Soul, Fusion American, Italian, and Chinese cuisine. After retirement, he
purchased a piece of land where he has been farming organically and grows fruit trees and vegetables and raises chicken for eggs.
Wendy Grossman
Wendy’s Vegetarian Kitchen
Wendy has prepared mouthwatering, nutritious vegetarian and vegan meals for more than 25 years and is currently the owner and
chef of Wendy’s Vegetarian Kitchen. Over the course of her career, she has learned much about food, its preparation, cooking and
presentation: but most importantly, about sharing. She studied cooking in India and studied with Michio Kushi at the Kushi institute. In
addition to starting her cooking career early, she has cooked at Arnolds Turtle, Angelica’s Kitchen, the Garden Cafe to name a few, and
most recently has been the visiting chef at Menla Mountain Retreat. Wendy’s menus change with the seasons and she does her very
best to insure the food at Wendy’s Vegetarian Kitchen is non-GMO, locally sourced, and farm fresh. www.wendysvegetariankitchen.com
Sandy Hu
KTC Coordinator, Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD)
Sandy Hu met her spiritual teacher Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche (Abbot of KTD) in the mid-90s. She was immediately drawn to the natural beauty
of the Catskills region where KTD is located. Sandy has always had a great appreciation for our natural environment, seeing it as being like a
mother who unceasingly provides everything her inhabitant children need for pleasure and survival. She loves living in the Catskills and
serves the KTD community as Coordinator of its affiliated centers and as a member of the Board of Trustees. www.kagyu.org
Aileah Kvashay
Clove Valley CSA
Aileah manages Clove Valley CSA, a small vegetable farm in High Falls, and sells her vegetables at the Woodstock Farm Festival on Wednesdays. The
farm is unique in its emphasis on community relationships, and its no-till and permaculture-inspired methods. She will be sharing about how Clove Valley
CSA builds community and soil, and provides a space for connecting, learning, and transforming. clovevalleycsa.org
SPONSORED BY KARMA TRIYANA DHARMACHAKRA (KTD) , NORTH AMERICAN SEAT OF THE 17TH GYALWANG KARMAPA
AND PART OF KHORYUG, A NETWORK OF MONASTERIES WORKING TO PROTECT THE PLANET