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  • Saturday, September 24, 10:30 am – 6:00 pm – A Visit to Wildside Cottage and Gardens

    On Saturday, September 24, from 10:30 – 6, travel by van from Wellesley College to Wildside, the off-the-grid property in Conway, Massachusetts owned by Sue Bridge. Wildside is a demonstration site where energy efficiency and food security are on display. For a glimpse, visit http://wildsidecottageandgardens.org. Tom Sullivan (http://pollinatorswelcome.com) will lead a lecture and walk around Wildside, assessing food and habitat for native pollinators. This field trip, sponsored by the Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens, costs $60 for WCBG members, $75 for nonmembers, and includes van transportation, box lunch and snacks. Visit http://wellesley.edu/wcbg/learn for more information, or call 781-283-3094.

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  • Saturday, November 1, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Project Handprint Symposium

    Join Wellesley College faculty, alumnae, students, and Wellesley College Botanic Garden Friends for the second annual Project Handprint Symposium, exploring foor and water through lenses of environmental sustainability and justice, on Saturday, November 1, from 10 – 4 in the Tishman Commons, LuLu Chow Wang Campus Center.  Keynote talks with Q & A, small group facilitated discussions, posters on current projects, tours of the Edible Ecosystem Teaching Garden, and a panel discussion round out the day.  $20 registration includes lunch.  Additional donations enable students to attend free of charge.  Please call 781-283-3094 or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu by October 20 to register.