Rensselaer Repair Cafe

04/11/2025

Another great article about repair! What a wonderful community.

Is it junk? Or can it be salvaged? You can save money and the environment by bringing your broken items to repair cafes instead of junkyards.

03/14/2025

Another positive repair story!

When things blemish, tear or break, it doesn’t always mean that they are irredeemable. Sometimes, the anecdote is caring hands doing a little tinkering.

03/07/2025

An excellent article about repair in the real world!

Boom in fixing rather than throwing away items creates jobs and cuts waste, emissions and costs

02/16/2025

Join us for our next Repair Cafe! April 26, 10am-2pm!

02/14/2025

Another great article about a local repair cafe!

More than 90 items were fixed at the third Saugerties Repair Cafe, a free local event where neighbors bring broken items to be repaired by volunteer fixers and tinkerers. Part of an international movement, the event was held Feb. 1 at the Saugerties Senior Center and organized by a team of local vol...

01/28/2025

Great article about a recent Repair Cafe in Red Hook!

A zipper needed a new pull. A necklace came for a fresh clasp. And a table of spare parts attracted curious children. And so it went at Red Hook’s first 2025 Repair Cafe on Saturday as owners of 107 items leaned on 14 coaches to fix everything from stuffed animals and digital watches to a lone bic...

01/08/2025

A new need for repair in a war zone.

Cash, the most precious commodity in Gaza, is disintegrating from overuse, and new banknotes have not been sent to Gaza during the war. That has led to e-banking and cash repair services.

12/04/2024

Have something that needs repair? Check out these Cafes in December!

10/30/2024

Our current WHMS Repair Club! They want to see you at the Repair Cafe on Saturday 11/02 from 10am-2pm at Woodland Hill Montessori School. Bring your broken stuff! Get it fixed!

10/28/2024

Is your waffle maker or other appliance broken? Come to our repair cafe and a volunteer coach will show you how to fix it while you enjoy a cup of coffee and a muffin. :) For FREE!
Saturday 11/02, 10am-2pm, Woodland Hill Montessori School.

10/21/2024

Knife and scissor sharpening for FREE at the Repair Cafe on 11/02 at Woodland Hill Montessori School from 10am -2pm. No reservations needed! Don't throw it away! Bring it to our Repair Cafe!