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  • Friday, February 13, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Flora/Fauna/Form Opening Reception

    The Guild of Berkshire Artists Juried Member Show, ‘Flora/Fauna/Form’ will run February 13 – 29 at The Berkshire Botanical Garden, and the opening reception is scheduled for February 13 from 4 – 6. In this juried exhibition in the Leonhardt Galleries, artists explore the myriad ways flora and fauna take shape and inspire creativity. From delicate textures to bold palettes, from nature’s subtle elegance to its raw power, each piece reflects a unique perspective on the natural world. Is it the fragility of life or the complexity of ecosystems that captivates the artist? Through drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media, photography, textiles, glass, and ceramics, these works celebrate both the beauty and the mystery of the living world. The result is a vibrant, diverse collection that invites viewers to see nature anew.

  • Tuesday, August 14, 5:30 pm – Neponset Nature Sketching

    Learn from a local artist Anne Schmalz how to put to paper what you see in nature, on Tuesday, August 14, beginning at 5:30 pm. We’ll use the flora and fauna surrounding the river as our subject matter. Bring a folding chair, materials provided. Register at info@bostonnatural.org or 617-542-7696. Meet behind 1245 Adams Street, Dorchester Lower Mills, at the small riverside park behind Baker Square building.

  • Thursday, October 20, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Urban Barn Dance and Supper

    On Thursday, October 20th, from 6:30 – 9:30, enjoy the fourth annual Urban Barn Dance and Supper, a harvest celebration and benefit for Mass Farmers Markets, featuring a local feast prepared by Chef Bob Sargent of flora restaurant, followed by live music and contra dancing with caller Cammy Kaynor and friends.  Chef Sargent will be using locally grown produce and meat.  Guests will also enjoy a spectacular silent auction.  The event will take place at the Dante Alighieri Cultural Center in Kendall Square in Cambridge.  Tickets are $50 each, advance purchase required.  If you’d like more information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Hannah Freedberg, Development and Outreach Director, at 781-893-8222.  To purchase tickets, click here.

     

  • 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.

  • Thursday, January 27 – Sunday, January 30 – Flora in Winter

    The Worcester Art Museum comes alive Thursday, January 27 through Sunday, January 30, 2011 for the annual Flora in Winter celebration! Worcester Art Museum and Tower Hill Botanic Garden present Flora in Winter, the premier floral design event of the year. Skilled artisans from across New England create clever, provocative interpretations at both venues, interpreting this year’s theme “Moments in Time.”

    This event lasts only four days. Log on to www.worcesterart.org or call 508-799-4406, ext. 3025 to learn more about special programming as information becomes available. Information may also be found at www.towerhillbg.org. Events include: opening party, demonstrations, guided tours, floral inspired products for sale in the Museum Shop, and extended Museum Café hours.

  • Friday, May 7, 6:30 pm – Seventy Years of Change in the Flora of One New England County

    Dr. Robert Bertin, Professor and Department Chair, Biology Department, College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, will address the May 7 meeting of the New England Botanical Club at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, Massachusetts, beginning at 6:30 pm. His lecture is entitled Seventy Years of Change in the Flora of One New England County. For specific directions log on to www.newfs.org.

    The sponsor, The New England Botanical Club, which originated in 1895, is a non-profit organization that promotes the study of plants of North America, especially the flora of New England and adjacent areas.  The Club publishes the journal Rhodora, holds monthly meetings during the academic year, maintains an herbarium of more than 253,000 sheets, has a small library, and annually grants a graduate student research award.  An office for the Club is maintained at the Harvard University Herbaria, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, and you may reach the office at 617-308-3656 for membership information, or log on to www.rhodora.org.  Regular member dues are $50 annually, and a family rate, including a copy of Rhodora, is $60.  Student membership costs $25.

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  • Saturday, October 3, 10 – 2 – Ecology of a Barrier Beach

    Explore one of the Cape’s largest and most spectacular barrier beach ecosystems, Sandy Neck Beach in Barnstable, with an emphasis on identifying common plants and many species of wildlife that live here. The hike, led by C. Diane Boretos, will take you through heather-covered secondary dunes, along the 4,000 year-old Great Barnstable Marsh, and into a mature maritime forest. As you investigate the fall flora, you’ll look for track and sign of fox, osprey, deer, coyote, and northern diamondback terrapin. This program is sponsored by the New England Wild Flower Society, and is limited to 15 participants.  Cost is $32 for members of NEWFS, $36 for nonmembers.  To register, log on to www.newfs.org, or call 508-877-7639.

    Barrier Beach HDR-Pano by elventear.

  • Sunday, September 13, 10 am – 3 pm – Mastering Asters – Nasami Farm Workshop

    Asters can be among the more difficult species of native plants to identify in the field, for both amateurs and professionals. However, they are an important family of plants to know, for they comprise a substantial proportion of the late summer and fall-blooming herbaceous flora of our region. They’re also beautiful and have an exquisite structure which makes them exciting to study.

    This workshop will focus on identifying 15-20 of the most common species – the ones most likely to be found in the wild most of the time. A field trip to a natural area close to the classroom will follow a two-hour lab.

    Please note that this subject is somewhat technical. An identification key and other handouts will be provided. Bring hand lens, bag lunch, and wear hiking boots for damp conditions.

    Location:
    Nasami Farm
    128 North Street
    Whately , MA 01373

    Sponsor: New England Wild Flower Society
    Time(s): 10 a.m – 3 p.m.
    Cost: $55 (NEWFS Member) / $65 (Nonmember)
    Phone: 508-877-7630, ext. 3303
    Fax: 508-877-3658
    Email: registrar@newenglandwild.org

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