Daily Archives: April 21, 2010

Saturday, May 8, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Shaker Organic Gardening & Sustainable Farming Workshop

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Dig in to a hands-on day of composting, weed eradication, and bug control on Saturday, May 8, from 10 – 2, with the Hancock Shaker Village Organic Gardening and Sustainable Farming Workshop.  Whether you’re starting fresh on a small Berkshire farm or maintaining an urban window box garden in Boston, you can reap the rewards of this workshop.  Tools and materials will be provided.  Every student will take away starter plants and ready to use compost.  Tuition of $68 for Hancock Shaker Village members or $75 for non-members includes a picnic lunch.  To register, call 413-443-1088, x 213, or log on to www.hancockshakervillage.org.  While your participation may sound a bit like Tom Sawyer’s friends whitewashing the fence, you’ll learn many sound techniques while helping a worthwhile organization ready its gardens for the season.

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Saturday, May 1, 10:00 am and 2:00 pm – Blossom Bike Tours with Earthworks

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EarthWorks is pleased to announce they will be taking another chance with an orchard bike tour this spring! After being successfully rained out of the fall orchard tour, they are planning a Blossom Bike Tour to visit six urban orchards in several Boston neighborhoods! Be prepared for some urban biking with minimal hills and a great opportunity to preview where delicious fresh fruit will be ripe for the picking throughout the summer and fall. The EarthWorks staff will guide the tour and point out the variety of sumptuous fruit growing just outside your door! Please join then on Saturday May 1st (rain date Sunday May 2nd) at 10 am or 2 pm, leaving from the Stonybrook T Station during the Wake Up the Earth Festival! Come with your own bike and helmet, and they’ll provide the rest! Families are strongly encouraged to attend, but all minors must be accompanied by an adult. Contact Ruby with any questions or to register: ruby@earthworksboston.org.

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Friday to Sunday, April 30 – May 2, 10-5 – Arbor Day Weekend at Tower Hill

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Celebrate Arbor Day at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts.  The first twenty five first time visitors will receive a free tree sapling.  Tree plantings and tours will occur each day at 2 pm.  The Gift Shop will be having a 20% off sale on everything they carry.  On Friday and Sunday at noon, arborist Joe Biagioni will give a one hour pruning demonstration – meet at the Entry Garden and dress for weather.  Also there will be a variety of childrens’ activities, including a scavenger hunt.  For more information and directions, log on to www.towerhillbg.org.

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Saturday, May 1, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Esplanade Spring Walk

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Put on your walking shoes Saturday, May 1, from 10 am – 12 noon, and join The Esplanade Association’s spring walk, guided by Karl Haglund, noted historian and author of Inventing the Charles River.  Mr. Haglund, who also serves as the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Project Manager for the New Charles River Basin, will delight you with fun facts about the Esplanade as you take in the sights and sounds of the park.  Meet in front of the Hatch Shell, rain or shine.  You may contact Justin Burke at 617-227-0365 for more information, or log on to www.esplanadeassociation.org.

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