Daily Archives: March 20, 2012

Wednesday, April 4, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Living Walls: Verticulture ™ Life Off the Wall

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Though the idea of living walls and green facades is not new, the modern day applications and the infinite design and business possibilities are.  Explore the benefits of living wall technology, the opportunities it presents, and learn how to incorporate the artfulness of living walls into your landscape or home.   Learn about the environmental value of living walls and see how they can serve as an innovative way to overcome landscape challenges in confined spaces with dynamic results, and learn to take Urban Farming to new heights.  This Ecological Landscaping Association seminar is co-sponsored by the New England Wild Flower Society, and will take place Wednesday, A;pril 4, from 6:30 – 8:30 at Garden in the Woods in Framingham.  Your instructor Trevor Smith is a landscape designer and LEED Green Associate with Land Escapes.  Fee is $24 for ELA and NEWFS members, $29 for nonmembers.  Register on line at www.newfs.org.

Tuesday, April 3, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm – Massachusetts Agriculture Day at the State House

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How big is agriculture in Massachusetts?  Approximately $489 million dollars of revenue is generated annually, and Commonwealth farmers are responsible for maintaining almost 520,000 acres of open space.  Please join the Massachusetts State Grange on Tuesday, April 3, when farmers and agriculture officials from across the Bay State come together to visit their legislators to discuss issues and legislation which affects their farms and local communities.  The day’s events include a program of speakers, presentations of “Agriculture Day” awards, informational exhibits and a hotly anticipated reception featuring Massachusetts’ farm and specialty food products.  You are invited to help recognize Massachusetts’ agriculture specialists and learn more about their efforts to maintain the long-term viability of Massachusetts agriculture.  Registration will take place at Bartlett Hall at the State House from 9:30 – 11:30 am.  At 10 am, there will be a Farmer Orientation on Agricultural Issues in Nurses Hall, and visits with legislators from 10 – 11:15.  At noon, the Taste of Massachusetts reception will take place in the Great Hall & Grand Staircase area.  For more information call the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation at 508-481-4766, or email info@mfbf.net.

Photograph © 2009 Jo Landers. The original image may be viewed here.