Daily Archives: August 20, 2016

WWOOFers in Ashfield

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An exciting new program exists in Ashfield, Massachusetts, at the Ashfield flower and vegetable farm Gloriosa. The opportunity to help area farmers and get a first taste of hands-on agricultural training  is part of the World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms.  An excellent article and video may be found at http://www.recorder.com/Area-farm-apprentices-learn-a-lot-more-than-farming-3328818.  For those who may be interested in applying for 2017, visit www.wwoof.net.  Volunteers usually live with their host and are expected to join in and cooperate with the day to day activities, and, if you have a farm, smallholding, garden, allotment, vineyard or woodland and follow organic or sustainability principles, you might consider opening your home to WWOOFers.

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Thursday, September 8, 7:00 pm – Gardner Museum Landscape Lecture: Chris Reed

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Join The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for our annual series of engaging and inspirational presentations from leading voices in the field of landscape architecture. Internationally renowned designers present their recent work articulating landscape as a medium of design for the social, cultural, and ecological life of the city. On September 8, at 7 pm in Calderwood Hall, Chris Reed will give the inaugural 2016/2017 lecture. Chris Reed, the founding principal of Stoss, is known for his innovative approach to the design of public spaces. Reed’s recent work includes the award-winning Plaza at Harvard University, which sits above the Cambridge Street underpass on the Harvard campus. This flexible open space accommodates events, pedestrians, and visitors who come to pass the time. Reed’s research interests include the impact of social sciences on design thinking and city-making strategies informed by landscape systems and dynamics. His work at Stoss has been recognized with the 2012 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for Landscape Architecture and the 2010 Topos International Landscape Award. Tickets can be reserved online, in person at the door, or by phone: 617 278 5156. Museum admission: adults $15, seniors $12, students $5, free for members.