Please join expert naturalist Jeff Adams for a Guided Nature walk at Fresh Pond Reservation on Sunday, May 24 at 10 am. Our focus will be Plant ID on a selection of native species with some non-natives too. We’ll also discuss select natural history, folklore and science.
This walk meets at the Ranger Station under the clock tower at 250 Fresh Pond Pkwy, Cambridge MA. Contact agarms@cambridgema.gov for more information. Register here: tinyurl.com/FreshPondEvents
Registration caps at 16.
The Third Annual Urban Ag Fair is being held on the site of Newtowne’s first marketplace in the 1630s – the corner of Mt. Auburn & JFK Streets, Harvard Square, Cambridge, and will showcase some incredible locally grown fruits and vegetables. Visitors can sample recipes prepared using local ingredients and get tips from local experts on gardening topics like composting, container gardening, and raising chickens and bees. The entire event is free, open to the public, and family-friendly. Cooking demonstrations by local chefs and Cambridge School student growers will be held throughout the day, along with talks on gardening topics. Prizes will be awarded for fruits, vegetables, flowers, honey, eggs, baked goods, preserves/pickles, and beverages, in the categories of tastiest, biggest, prettiest/most creative, most interesting/funny-looking, and student grower (under 17). The event is sponsored by the City of Cambridge, The Harvard Square Business Association, and Grendel’s Den. Artwork by Philip Welsh.
