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WHEN: August 13 -15
WHERE: UMass Amherst, Amherst MA
COST: $155 (daily registration rates, discounts available)
MORE INFO: http://www.nofasummerconference.org/
Join constituents from all over New England, New York and New Jersey, as we celebrate sustainable local food. There are over 200 workshops to choose from, dozens of exhibitors, a Teen Conference, Children’s Program, an Afternoon Fair with farm animals, live music, auction, and an ALL-LOCAL dinner. Stay on campus in the dorms or camp in a tent under the stars. This year we are featuring keynote speakers Sally Fallon Morell, of the Weston A. Price Foundation, and Dr. Fernando Funes, of the Cuban Association of Agronomists and Foresters. All registrations that are received before July 12, 2010 receive a $20 discount.
WHEN: Saturday, August 14, 10.00am – 11.30am
WHERE: City Natives, 30 Edgewater Drive, Mattapan, MA
COST: free. Pre-registration required: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 617 542 7696
MORE INFO: http://www.bostonnatural.org/SeedSowGrow.htm
Leave it be or pull it out? Join the scavenger hunt to find plants commonly debated as weed or wildflower. Participants will identify plants, discuss the value of each plant, and learn safe management of weeds.
WHEN: Saturday, September 11, 9.00am – 11.00am
WHERE: ReVision Urban Farm, 38 Fabyan Street, Dorchester, MA
COST: free. Pre-registration required: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 617 542 7696
MORE INFO: http://www.bostonnatural.org/SeedSowGrow.htm
Matt Kochka (farm manager at ReVision Urban Farm) and Jean Claude Bourrut Lacoutre (assistant director at Natick Community Organic Farm) will walk participants through ReVision Urban Farm pointing out active pests and disease and fielding questions. Topics of discussion will include the life cycles and origins of pests and disease, pest management techniques, and gardening practices useful in controlling disease.
WHEN: Saturday, October 2, 10.00am – 2.00pm
WHERE: City Natives, 30 Edgewater Drive, Mattapan, MA
COST: free. Pre-registration required: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 617 542 7696
MORE INFO: http://www.bostonnatural.org/SeedSowGrow.htm
Enjoy all that autumn has to offer! Take advantage of a gardener’s market of native plants, fresh produce, baked goods, honey and more. Listen to live music and experience a beekeeping demonstration. Bring plants to swap and share in the perennial divide. Pre-divide plants to donate and bring containers to take plants home. Master Urban Gardeners (MUG) volunteers will be available to offer plant and gardening advice.
WHEN: Saturday, October 16, 10.00am – 11.30am
WHERE: City Natives, 30 Edgewater Drive, Mattapan, MA
COST: free. Pre-registration required: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 617 542 7696
MORE INFO: http://www.bostonnatural.org/SeedSowGrow.htm
Don’t stop now! Learn what vegetables you can keep growing with a little low-tech protection against cold weather. This workshop will cover what plants will thrive in cool and cold weather, and inexpensive ways to keep growing longer in the fall (and earlier next spring).