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  • Friday, June 10, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm – 2011 Strawberry Dessert Festival

    Restaurants, cafes, and bakeries across the Bay State will donate a percentage of proceeds from specially prepared strawberry-infused desserts to the Federation of Mass Farmers Markets, the non-profit dedicated to supporting, promoting, and advocating for the over 230 farmers markets state-wide, on Friday, June 10.

    Restaurant patrons will provide much-needed support for our state’s farmers and farmers markets simply by enjoying the taste of local strawberries at the following restaurants:
    * Armsby Abbey (Worcester)
    * Beacon Hill Bistro (Boston)
    * The Beehive (Boston)
    * Bistro 5 (Medford)
    * Bistro Les Gras (Northampton)
    * Blue on Highland (Needham)
    * Bondir (Cambridge)
    * Butter Cafe and Bakery (Walpole)
    * Craigie on Main (Cambridge)
    * Evoo (Cambridge)
    * Flora (Arlington)
    * Flour Bakery (Boston + Cambridge)
    * Henrietta’s Table (Cambridge)
    * Highland Kitchen (Somerville)
    * Isador’s Organics (Oxford)
    * Lineage (Brookline)
    * Oleana (Cambridge)
    * Smolak Farms Bakery (North Andover)
    * Sofra Bakery and Cafe (Cambridge)
    * Tastings Wine Bar & Bistro (Foxboro)
    * Tatte Fine Cookies and Cakes (Brookline)
    * Tomasso Trattoria (Southborough)
    * Tremont 647 (Boston)
    * 14 Boston-area Whole Foods Market locations

    While highlighting the incredible taste of local, in-season berries, the Mass Farmers Markets Strawberry Dessert Festival also raises the funds MFM needs in order to sustain and strengthen the Massachusetts farmers market system. The Strawberry Dessert Festival has become a seasonal tradition for many Massachusetts diners thanks to the dedicated support of local chefs.

    This year, the event is expected to include more than 40 popular farm-friendly restaurants and eateries across Massachusetts. Chefs and bakers from each establishment will use locally grown fresh berries to create tasty strawberry desserts that should not be missed. For more information, visit www.strawberrydessertfestival.org.

  • Monday, May 10, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Home Sustainability 101: How to Live Greener, Cleaner and Cheaper

    The Ellis South End Neighborhood Association will present Home Sustainability 101: How to Live Greener, Cleaner and Cheaper to be held at the Lyric Stage, 140 Clarendon Street (YWCA building – mezzanine level). This program – free and open to the public – will reveal simple ways to make our homes more livable through carbon footprint reduction, energy conservation, and smart renovations or improvements that pay for themselves in just a few years. Intended for condominium and home owners, renters, building managers, real estate agents and prospective buyers, the symposium is for everyone who wishes to live greener in every way.

    The symposium will feature four speakers: Jacob Knowles, an energy conservation specialist from The Green Roundtable/NEXUS; Catriona Cooke of Conservation Services Group; Josh Wood, South End architect who has recently completed an award winning, sustainable renovation on Rutland Square; and Bertil Jean–Chronberg, manager of the Beehive and two–time “green” renovator whose innovative renovations were featured in The Boston Globe home section in January 2010 (see picture below – www.boston.com.)  The energy specialists, the architect and the home owner will illustrate a series of creative and energy efficient solutions through slides, charts and informational handouts. From weather stripping to storm windows, from insulation to new heating systems, the modest and the grand will be covered in this practical and informative neighborhood symposium.

    The program will include audience questions and participation and is free and open to the public.  For more information,  contact Grace Gregor by email at gracegregor@mindspring.com,  or visit the Ellis Neighborhood Association web site, www.ellisneighborhood.org.

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  • Saturday, October 17, 1:00 – 3:00 pm – Backyard Beekeeping

    Consider keeping a beehive in your backyard for pollination in addition to collecting and harvesting your own honey supply. This discussion at the Berkshire Botanical Garden in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, on Saturday, October 17 from 1 – 3, will cover the basics of bees and beekeeping for the homeowner. Learn about the equipment, site selection, how to start a hive, maintenance, collection and storage of honey. Topics including bee diseases, health care and protection from predators will be covered. This class gives a realistic perspective for beginner and novice beekeepers. Learn how you can help save the bees! Dominic Palumbo owns Moon in the Pond Farm, a NOFA (Northeast Organic Farmers Association) certified organic farm in Sheffield, Mass. He produces organic eggs, meat, wool, yarn and honey. He teaches regularly for Berkshire Botanical Garden on topics related to family farming.  BBG members $16, non members $21.  For more information, log on to www.berkshirebotanical.org.

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