Daily Archives: August 3, 2013

Monday, August 12, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm – Gardeners Online Roundtable

August 3, 2013 by Boston Flora

Concord Home Gardener will sponsor a Gardeners Roundtable on Monday, August 12, from 4:30 – 5:30 online at www.concordfood.ning.com/events/event/listByLocation?location=Concord+Home+Gardener.Â The Concord Food Network is a free online resource for people interested in learning about and building local food connections in Concord, Massachusetts.How is your garden growing? What are your questions and observations? What thrives—or dies?

Can home gardeners help build a healthy food system?? Let’s continue the conversation about sustainable gardening with iced drinks and cheese/crackers!

We’ll talk about the topics, tours, speakers and events for September-November. Are you interested in sharing what you know about soil/health and nutrient dense soil and native plants to attract pollinators, birds and wildlife? Are you willing to share your garden with others? Other topics of interest? Come along!Â RSVP by August 9: deb01742@comcast.net.

Saturday, August 10, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Walking Tour of Jamaica Pond

August 3, 2013 by Boston Flora

Once a district that only included the houses of Bostonâ€™s elite, Jamaica Pond later was put to industrial use as tons of ice were harvested there each winter (see below.) Learn about the movers and shakers such as Francis Parkman and James Michael Curley who made their homes on the Pondâ€™s shores. Discover how the Pond was transformed from private estates and warehouses into the parkland we know today. This August 10 walking tour will begin at 11 am at the Bandstand on Pond Street and Jamaicaway, and is sponsored by the Jamaica Plain Historical Society, www.jphs.org.

Tuesdays in August – Not Your Average Joe’s Garden to Table Program Benefit

August 3, 2013 by Boston Flora

The Garden to Table Program at Massachusetts Horticultural Society has been chosen to receive Not Your Average Joe’s 15% community donation. What this means is that every Tuesday night in August, 15% of your restaurant tab will be donated to our program.

Not Your Average Joe’s has been a generous supporter of the program this year. Come see the garden they sponsored titled “New and Unusual” which includes Flower sprouts, Indigo Rose Tomatoes, Lunch box Peppers and something called a Tomato Berry. Enjoy some great food and help support Mass Hort.

Not Your Average Joe’s has locations in the following communities: Acton, Arlington, Beverly, Burlington, Dartmouth, Hyannis, Medford, Methuen, Needham, Newburyport, Norwell, Randolph, Seekonk, Watertown, Westborough.

Here’s how it works:
Print and present the certificate to your NYAJ’s waitstaff and the Garden to Table Program will receive 15% of your total purchase.Â Click here for a certificate!