Daily Archives: July 18, 2011

Saturday, August 6, 10:00 am – Southeastern Massachusetts Food & Wine Tour

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Join Slow Food Boston on Saturday, August 10, beginning at 10 am,  for the opportunity to get out of the city and enjoy some of the beautiful farmland and vineyards of Southeastern Massachusetts.

You will meet your guides at Bay End Farm in Buzzards Bay, which was founded in 1906 and has been providing produce to families, farmers markets and restaurants around Boston and Cape Cod for several years. At Bay End, we will partake in a farm tour and walk while learning about organic farming and CSA’s. Before you leave you will enjoy a lunch (a sandwich packed with plenty local goodness).

After you depart Bay End, you head for Great Hill Dairy in Marion, known for their unique blue cheese, made by using traditional techniques.  You will hear from the cheese makers themselves as well as tour their facility. And of course, it wouldn’t be a Slow Food event without eating…so you will get the chance to sample some cheese!

The Grand Finale of the tour is a visit to Westport Rivers Vineyard which is owned and operated by the Russell family. They are known for their sparkling wines and white varietals. Here you will partake in a wine tasting.

Upon registration, driving directions will be sent to you. They encourage people to carpool and therefore, if you wish to be connected with other participants with whom to share a ride, let Slow Food know!  The cost is a modest $25, and you may reserve online at www.slowfoodboston.com.

Saturday, July 23, 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm – Daylily Exhibition

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Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts will host a Daylily Exhibition on Saturday, July 23 from 12 – 4.  This American Hemerocallis Society Accredited Show is sponsored by the New England Daylily Society.  From noon to one o’clock, enjoy a powerpoint presentation entitled Extending the Northern Daylily Bloom Season.  Learn how to extend the bloom season using Early, Late, Northern Rebloomers, and Bud Builder daylilies.  With careful selection, daylilies will be in bloom June to frost.  The presenter will distribute an article More is Beautiful, Extending the Northern Bloom Season, Parts I and II, to the audience.  There will be free raffles from 1 – 1:30, an American Hemerocallis Society Membership table with discounts and bonus gifts for joining, an exhibition, and of course, a sale.  Free with admission to Tower Hill.  For more information log on to www.towerhillbg.org.