Daily Archives: July 15, 2009

Thursday, July 23 – Saturday, July 25 – Nantucket Garden Festival

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The Nantucket Garden Festival benefits the Nantucket Lighthouse School, an independent day-school serving children pre-school through sixth grade through a developmentally appropriate education that engages the whole child – head, heart and hand.


Thursday, July 23

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.            Preview Party and Keynote:
Holly Shimizu, first-look at the Garden Marketplace, auction, hors d’oeuvres and libations. Read more.

Friday, July 24

9:00 – 11:00 a.m.          Hypertufa Workshop:
Kathy and Chris Tracey. Make a look-alike stone trough planter.  Limit 12; bring rubber gloves.  Read more about it.

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.         “Out of their Element”:
Ellen Hornig’s power point lecture on growing tender plants in inhospitable climates. Read more about it.

9:30 – 11:00 a.m.          Cut it Out:
Janice Shields demonstrates making garden trellis from vines and twigs. Read more about it.

10:10 – 11:10 a.m.        “Epimediums: No Longer Just a Groundcover:”
Karen Perkins Probst is the proprietor of Garden Visions, the nursery credited with breeding epimediums, botany’s gift to dry shade. Read more about it.

11:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.    Garden Tour & Luncheon with Michael May:
A tour of four private gardens with lunch catered by Sarah Leah Chase.  Limit 30. See “Special Events” for details. Read more about it.

3:00 – 5:00 p.m.            “True Organics: Landscaping with Yesterday’s Knowledge and Today’s Science” Seminar with Michael Nadeau. Read more about it.

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.    Stonewalling Demonstration by Nantucket Plantsman. Read more about it.

6:30 – 9:30 p.m.            Dinner in the Garden with David Wheeler:
A dinner party in an evening garden setting.  Seating limited. Read more about it.

Saturday, July 25

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.          Beekeeping Seminar:
David Berry discusses the rewards of beekeeping. Read more about it.

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.          “Thinking Like a Seed”:
Ellen Hornig’s challenge in this power point lecture. Read more about it.

11:15 – 1:15 p.m.          Hypertufa Workshop:
Make a look-alike stone trough planter. Limit 12; bring rubber gloves. Read more about it.

11:15 – 3:00 p.m.          Garden Tour & Luncheon with Russ and Marian Morash:
A tour of four very different vegetable gardens with lunch catered by Black Eyed Susans.  Limit 30.  See “Featured Events.” Read more about it.

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.            Raffle

10:00 – 2:00 p.m.          Stonewalling Demonstration by Nantucket Plantsman. Read more about it.

Children’s Program conducted by Lizbet Carroll Fuller, co-founder of the Nantucket Lighthouse School

Friday:

9:00 – 10:15                    Feather Your Own Nest (ages 6 – 12)

10:45 – 12:00                  Make a Mosaic Flowerpot (ages 6 – 12)

Saturday:

9:00 – 10:15                    Create a Miniature Fairy Garden (ages 6 – 12)

10:45 – 12:00                  Make a Sunprint Pillow (ages 6 – 12) or                                                                                                                         Build a Wooden Birdhouse (ages 8 – 12)

Check back for event details as they develop.  Call 508.228.0427 for event details and information about participation.

Saturday, July 18 – Meals in the Meadow

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You are invited to The FARM Institute’s annual auction and celebration Meals in the Meadow on Saturday, July 18th held under the stars in the pastoral setting of Katama Farm in Edgartown, MA.

This year The FARM is pulling out all the stops to celebrate nine years of reconnecting children and adults to the land, animals and each other. Indulge in priceless auction items, eat locally grown food prepared by some of the Island’s best chefs and dance your boots off with The Cattle Drivers and other local musicians.

Island auctioneer celebrity and auctioneer Trippy Barnes will be taking the reins of the live and silent auction.

Throughout the evening there will be plenty of food to sustain your soul. From sushi to oysters to chocolate desserts to smoked tomato martinis and everything in between your appetite will be more then satisfied.

BerriesThis year’s event will feature a full buffet dinner prepared by Buckley Gourmet Catering. Appetizers will be served where patrons can sample a variety of delicious items from some of the Island’s most renowned chefs. As always, the menu will work to offer enticing, locally grown foods, which showcase the Island. Contact Rob at 508-627-7007 for exact time and directions, or email him at rob@farminstitute.org. Learn more about the Farm Institute at www.farminstitute.org.

The FARM Institute (TFI) is a teaching farm that educates and engages children and adults in sustainable agriculture through the diverse operations of a working farm. TFI provides year-round educational programs offering learning experiences in:

  • The culture and history of Martha’s Vineyard farming;
  • Farming (Field crops, produce, fruit, hay);
  • Land preservation;
  • Nutritional awareness;
  • Humane livestock management (cattle, poultry, swine, sheep, goats);
  • Entrepreneurial thinking and application