Daily Archives: October 3, 2014

Saturday, November 1, 12:00 – 6:00 pm, and Sunday, November 2, 9:00 am – 11:00 am – Boston Poultry Exposition

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The Boston Poultry Exposition is America’s first and oldest poultry show, having begun in 1849.  It is held on the first Saturday and Sunday in November each year at the Four Winds Farm, 31 Ennis Road in North Oxford, Massachusetts.  The show will be open to the public on Saturday, November 1 from 12 noon to 6 pm, and on Sunday from 9 – 11. Entry forms are available for download at www.bostonpoultryexpo.com (entries postmarked after October 17 will be charged a double entry fee.)

Some of the catagories are Champion Large Fowl, Champion Bantam, Champion Duck, Champion Goose, Champion Turkey, Champion Guinea, and Champion Pigeon.  There is a junior show and a raffle as well. For more information email Stephen Blash at bmwz30317@aol.com, or call 508-987-8029.  Photo by Charlie Sutherland from www.poultryshowcentral.com.

Sunday, October 19, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Wild Fruits

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Spring and summer flowers produce a bounty of wild fall fruits that we will discover in this hands-on workshop on fruit form, function, and diversity, taught by Judith Sumner at Garden in the Woods, Framingham, on Sunday, October 19, from 10 – 4. We will study the significance of fruits in the flowering plant life cycle and then examine and dissect diverse fruit types, from capsules and follicles to pomes and drupes. You will learn fruit terminology and practice constructing and using dichotomous keys to sort out the remarkable variety of fruits produced by flowering plants. We will look at seed-dispersal mechanisms, the connection between fruit and seed forms, and strategies for seed dispersal. You are encouraged to bring fruit specimens from your own gardens for dissection and identification. Pack a bag lunch. $80 for NEWFS members, $96 for nonmembers. Image of serviceberry from Christian Science Monitor. Register at http://www.newfs.org/learn/our-programs/wild-fruits.