Foraging right here in the city, on September 14 at 11 am with The Trustees. Walk through El Jardin de la Amistad Garden and learn how to identify edible weeds growing in your garden, how to prepare them, and some of their medicinal applications.
Pre-Register for weather related updates. Free. Register at https://thetrustees.org/event/419751/
El Jardin de la Amistad Garden is located at 403-405 Dudley Street in Roxbury.
The Trustees presents Shrubs & Infusions at the Paul Gore & Beecher Garden. Join us for an interactive workshop to learn how to make herbal infusions and shrubs. Shrubs have become a popular cocktail ingredient and add a fresh zing to mixed drinks and mocktails alike. Herbal infusions are also an exciting way to use herbs for their delicious taste and medicinal benefits. Learn how to craft your own shrub or infusion with garden fresh ingredients. No knowledge required, and all materials will be provided.
Please pre-register for materials. If price is a barrier, email cbowes@thetrustees.org. $4 for Trustees members, $8 for nonmembers. Register at https://thetrustees.org/event/419652/
Paul Gore & Beecher Community Garden is located at 105 Paul Gore St in Jamaica Plain, a five minute walk from the Stony Brook Orange Line station.
Join The Trustees for a free Pickling Workshop at the Northampton Community Garden – 75 Northampton St, Roxbury – On August 15 from 6 – 7 pm.
It’s peak harvest – the perfect time for some pickling! Learn to make both fermented and vinegar-based pickles with fresh garden produce, and make a jar to take home. Pre-register for weather-related updates, and to help us plan how many materials to bring. Register at https://thetrustees.org/event/419646/
Discover the art of creating the French baked good known as a galette. Participants in this July 30 class with Chef Melissa McCullough at The FARM Institute in Edgartown will learn that the use of simple ingredients can create stunning mouthwatering masterpieces. Participants will all make a delicious flaky pastry dough that is used as the base. However, you will have the option of creating a sweet or savory galette to satisfy your cravings and take home!
Chef Melissa is a trained culinary professional with a passion for sharing the joys of cooking with others. Chef Melissa is fueled by the creativity and artistry that exists within the culinary world. With a deep-rooted connection to the land, fostered by spending every summer on Martha’s Vineyard, she embraces the beauty of farm to table cuisine celebrating the bounty each season brings. Chef Melissa looks forward to working together in the kitchen this summer at Katama Farm!
Pre-registration is required for all Farm Institute cooking classes. Trustees members $48, nonmembers $60. Please contact us with any allergy or food accommodation requests at thefarminstitute@thetrustees.org or if you’d like to join as a member and receive discounted programming. If you would like to attend but are unable to pay, please reach out to LBrown@thetrustees.org for more information. Register at https://thetrustees.org/event/419111/
Join senior horticulturist Dan Bouchard for a guided educational walk through the Sedgwick Gardens at Long Hill, 576 Essex Street, Beverly on June 26 at 4 pm. While you stroll through the gardens Dan will share his extensive knowledge to point out interesting and unusual groundcovers that are both native and exotic. As you look at the groundcover, Dan will discuss the attributes, growing conditions, habits, and spreading characteristics of each plant.
This is a great walk to learn more about groundcovering plants either for your own home garden or general interest! Please plan to meet in front of the greenhouse when you arrive.
Pre-registration is required. Refunds must be requested 7 days before the program date. $15 for Trustees members, $25 for nonmembers. Register at https://thetrustees.org/event/417310/
Visit the historic maple stand and sugar shack at Appleton Farms and learn all about maple sugaring, its history at the farm and in New England, and how you can try your hand at it at home!
Experience a leisurely stroll along our country farm roads and past several historic landscapes to our Appleton maple grove. You’ll learn some of the history of maple sugaring as well as the science behind what makes maple sap run in our trees. The stroll concludes with a visit to our sugar shack where you will see firsthand how we turn the collected sap into our delicious Appleton maple syrup!
Be sure to wear weather appropriate clothing and boots or shoes that are appropriate for hiking in potentially wet and muddy spots or over uneven hilly terrain. All Maple Strolls are weather permitting and will last approximately 1 hour, walking much of that time. We welcome all ages; however, information is geared towards those 10 and up. Have smaller kids? Check out our family geared maple programming, Maple in the Barnyard!
Space is limited for this event and pre-registration is strongly recommended. Member price $12, nonmembers $20. Register at www.thetrustees.org
Stay for our Maple Madness Wood-fired Pizza Pop Up from 12-4pm, weather permitting on the farmhouse lawn!
This winter season, give a gift from the sea. From seaweed pressings to shell collages, beach treasures make beautiful greetings and keepsakes. Join this Trustees workshop on February 4 from 10 – 1 at Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Road in Ipswich, to learn fun craft ideas and make marine art with our coastal educators. This program will start with a beach walk to collect coastal treasures, and then we will head inside for crafting. Craft supplies, extra beach treasures, and inspiration provided. $35. Register at www.thetrustees.org
Landscape recalls you into a mindful mode of stillness, solitude, and silence, where you can truly receive time. – John O’Donohue
Rachel Hayes creates vibrant large-scale textile installations that respond to their natural and built environments. She often repurposes pieces of nylon and cotton from previous works and arranges them into grid-like compositions reminiscent of Modern abstract styles and American quilt-making traditions. By blurring craft, sculpture, architecture and land art, Hayes’s works complicate notions of fragility and power, and invite new ways to engage with our surroundings.
The Edge of Becoming is a new outdoor commission by Hayes installed along the hillside of Fruitlands Museum’s property in Harvard, Massachusetts, and expands upon her indoor exhibition Transcending Space. Hayes chose fabrics with bright colors that both relate to Shaker textiles found in the museum’s collection and evoke a sense of optimism sought after by the site’s Transcendentalist founders. Its title draws from theories by Irish philosopher John O’Donohue, who voiced connections between beauty and the edges of life. A threshold between the viewer and the space beyond Nashua River valley, The Edge of Becoming encourages meditative moments for reflection on oneself in connection to the world.
Rachel Hayes was born in Kansas City, Missouri and lives and works in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She received her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Fiber from the Kansas City Art Institute, and her Masters of Fine Arts in Painting from Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2018, Hayes collaborated with the Italian fashion house Missoni, which culminated in a solo exhibition for Milan Design Week, as well as a site-specific installation at the flagship Missoni boutique on Madison Avenue in New York. She has exhibited her work at institutions including the SculptureCenter in New York City, and recently completed a site-specific installation for the 16th edition of Contemporary Istanbul, an international art fair in Turkey.
Support provided by the Coby Foundation, Ltd. For more information visit https://thetrustees.org/exhibit/rachel-hayes-the-edge-of-becoming/
Join The Trustees on Friday, May 12th for a very special Preview Party for Long Hill’s Annual Plant Sale. Enjoy a cocktail and hors d’oeuvre, and celebrate the Plant Sale’s 31st year with us. During the Preview Party there will be special plants available for purchase, giving all attendees early access to an exclusive selection of rare and unusual perennials from Long Hill’s gardens. And, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in an exciting silent auction with unique prizes that every gardener will love. Long Hill is located at 572 Essex Street in Beverly. $45. Register at https://thetrustees.org/event/83737/
On Saturday look through a wide selection of plants, from old favorites to rare and unusual species grown here at Long Hill.
Registration is not necessary for the sale event.
Vertical gardening is a great way to grow more food in a small space. Join The Trustees on May 11 at 5:30 pm for a free workshop where we’ll discuss a variety of trellising techniques for crops like melons, cucumbers, tomatoes, peas and beans and how to construct them yourself. We’ll leave time for general gardening Q&A at the end.
Norton Stonehurst Community Garden is located at 88 Norton Street in Dorchester. The garden is accessible via the Fairmount Line, the Red Line, and buses. There is generally street parking in the neighborhood. The gates and pathways are wheelchair accessible. For more info, reach out to mdelima@thetrustees.org.
If you’re able, please consider supporting our gardens through the optional program fee when you register.
