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Tag: Whole Foods

  • Wednesday, April 6, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm – Commercial Urban Farming and Design

    Ver-Tex invites you for an exploration of how New England’s design professionals are tackling commercial urban farming within city limits. Green City Grower’s Jessie Banhazl will introduce cutting edge trends and materials used in commercial urban design during an interactive workshop, followed by Q&A, on Wednesday, April 6 from 4:30 – 6.

    For seven years, Green City Growers has been educating designers, consumers and students to the ins and outs of successfully implementing urban agriculture. As a regional leader in urban farming, Green City Growers has provided the expertise and ongoing maintenance to make projects like Fenway Farms for the Boston Red Sox, and a 1/2 acre rooftop farm for Whole Foods Market Lynnfield a reality. Urban farming is taking off in some of the most densely populated places around Greater Boston in interesting and unexpected ways. This lecture will highlight the ever-changing landscape of growing technologies that is making this possible and how to apply these techniques in your community. Jessie is a past speaker with the Garden Club of the Back Bay.

    Following the presentation, light refreshments and beverages will be served at the Ver-Tex Experience Center, 263 Summer Street, Boston. This is a free event, however due to limited space, an RSVP is required to attend the presentation and reception. To RSVP visit www.ver-tex.eventbrite.com

  • Sunday, September 14, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Whole Foods 5K for Project Bread

    Calling all runners! Project Bread wants you to join them at the Whole Foods Market 5K Road Race and Kids Fun Run on September 14, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at Danehy Park in Cambridge (across from 87 New Street, parking available at the Fresh Pond Mall.)

    This year, Project Bread is thrilled to be a race beneficiary with CitySprouts! Register today, at www.wholefoodsmarket5k.com and help make a difference in your community.

    Not interested in running? No problem. You can volunteer! Shifts are available 8:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. For more information or to sign up, email volunteer@projectbread.org or call 617-723-5000.

  • Wednesday, December 11, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Gifts from the Kitchen

    A gift has arrived unexpectedly … feeling obliged to return the favor? How about pulling a few ingredients from your pantry to put something special together instead of pulling something out of your wallet? You may end up looking at the grocery differently. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society and Whole Foods Market are teaming up Wednesday, December 11, from 6 – 7 at the 340 River Street Whole Foods location to make body scrubs, dulce de leche, smoothie mixes and child friendly snacks. $20 Mass Hort members, $25 non-members. Sign up with Lisa Kamer at 617-933-4943 or email her at lkamer@masshort.org.  Thank you www.soniatasteshawaii.typepad.com for the perfect image.

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  • Wednesday, November 6, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Hors D’Oeuvre Party at Whole Foods

    Small plates, tapas, piattini – whatever your pleasure, let’s take a new look at the old scene with the Massachusetts Horticultural Society on Wednesday, November 6, from 6 – 7 at the Whole Foods Market on River Street in Cambridge (340 River Street.) Small plates restaurants are all the rave, but they are also the beginning of many events, maybe your upcoming holiday party? Why can’t yours be the talk of the town? $15 for Mass Hort members, $20 for non-members. Sign up by contacting Lisa Kamer at 617-933-4943 or email her at lkamer@masshort.org.

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  • Wednesday, July 17, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Preserve the Harvest with Bonnie’s Jams

    The Massachusetts Horticultural Society welcomes back Bonnie Shershow of Bonnie’s Jams on Wednesday, July 17, from 6 – 8 at Whole Foods Market, 340 River Street in Cambridge (one turn off Memorial Drive.) Bonnie grew up in Southern California in a house surrounded by acres of citrus and an incredible assortment of other fruit trees and berry bushes. Bonnie lives in Cambridge, where her jams are made from her original recipes. Learn how to make delicious jam and explore other uses for it as well.

    Cost – $50.00 for Mass Hort members, $55.00 for non-members, and you may sign up at www.masshort.org.

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  • Saturday, June 15, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – 20th Annual South End Garden Tour

    This year’s rain-or-shine, self-guided tour will kick off at the South End Branch of the Boston Public Library, at the corner of Rutland Square and Tremont Street, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 15. The tour will feature many beautiful, diverse gardens in the South End – from pocket-sized patio spaces to rooftop terraces to neighborhood parks and Land Trust community gardens. All of the gardens show the creativity of the owners and gardeners, and the joy they receive from developing and caring for a city garden.

    The tour, a major neighborhood event, attracts garden lovers from all over the city as well as the suburbs, who are often surprised and amazed to find such creative use of outdoor urban space.  One of the biggest attractions of the South End Garden Tour is its yearly variety of gardens. Because the South End encompasses such a large area, the tour visits a different area of the neighborhood every year. The tour revisits the same portion only every four to five years. Within that cycle, the gardens have changed dramatically. It’s never the same tour twice! Back for 2013 – Artists In the Garden. South End artists will be creating paintings in the Tour gardens and other designated locations within the Tour area. The painting will be available for purchase at the reception immediately following the Tour. A reception/art sale will be held at City Year headquarters, 287 Columbus Avenue, Boston MA 02116 (corner of Clarendon Street).

    Proceeds of the Tour benefit the South End/Lower Roxbury Open Space Land Trust, a non-profit organization supporting local community gardens and open spaces, through Boston Natural Areas Network. The SELROSLT was established to protect community gardens and pocket parks in this historic Boston neighborhood while working with the South End Landmarks Commission. Discounted tickets are available for $20.00 prior to the day of the tour at the following locations: Gracie Finn, 18 Union Park St. Coldwell-Banker, 633 Tremont St., Keller Williams Realty, 1313 Washington Street, Whole Foods Market, 15 Westland Ave., Mortgage Master, 671 Tremont St., Rondeau-Tierney Real Estate, 69 Appleton St. at Clarendon Street, TIPS Hair, 76 Dartmouth Street, and South End Realty Group, 476A Columbus Avenue. Tickets are also available online prior to the tour day.

    Cost: $20 in advance/$25 day of tour. Sponsored by the South End Lower Roxbury Open Space Land Trust, you may log on to www.southendgardentour.org for more information.

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  • Tuesday, February 5, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – For the Love of Chocolate

    Whole Foods Market in Wellesley has teamed up with our Garden to Table program to bring you cooking classes through the fall and winter. Healthy Eating Specialist Lisa Caldwell, director of the Our Health Starts Here Program at Whole Foods Market in Wellesley, will help you make healthy choices in cooking, eating, and menu planning. Classes will be held at Whole Foods Market in Wellesley. On Tuesday, February 5, join Lisa For the Love of Chocolate. Need we say more? Who hates it?! Let’s learn how and why we love it; then taste some decadent creations utilizing this dark delicious treat.  Cost – $10.00 for Mass Hort members, $12.00 for non-members. Reservations may be made by calling 617-933-4943 or ordering online at www.masshort.org. You may also pay at the class.  Photo from www.thecupcakeblog.com.

  • Tuesday, January 8, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Eating to Begin a Healthy Lifestyle

    Whole Foods Market in Wellesley has teamed up with our Garden to Table program to bring you cooking classes through the fall and winter. Healthy Eating Specialist Lisa Caldwell, director of the Our Health Starts Here Program at Whole Foods Market in Wellesley, will help you make healthy choices in cooking, eating, and menu planning.Classes will be held at Whole Foods Market in Wellesley.

    Is it possible to have a healthy lifestyle and eat delicious food too? Yes, yes it is . The food world is vast, come in and explore the wonderful ways of preparing foods that will contribute to your new beginning. Cost – $10.00 for Mass Hort members, $12.00 for non-members.  Reservations may be made by calling 617-933-4943 or ordering online at www.masshort.org. You may also pay at the class.

  • Tuesday, October 16, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Garden to Table: Squash

    Whole Foods Market in Wellesley has teamed up with Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Garden to Table program to bring you cooking classes throughout the fall and winter! Healthy Eating Specialist Lisa Caldwell, director of the Our Health Starts Here Program at Whole Foods Market in Wellesley, will help you make healthy choices in cooking, eating, and menu planning.  Classes will be held at Whole Foods Market in Wellesley.

    Squash – Why? Well, why not?! They store really well throughout the winter and are so versatile! Come join us and find out all the wonderful things one can do with squash… maybe we will even make dessert with them!

    Cost – $10.00 for members, $12.00 for non-members.  Reservations may be made by calling 617-933-4943. You may also pay at the class. Image from www.organicsoul.com.

  • Wednesdays, July 18 – August 15, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Whole Foods Cooking Demonstrations

    Whole Foods Market in Wellesley has teamed up with the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Garden-to-Table program to bring you cooking classes tied to the garden’s themed produce beds. Discover a new cuisine with each bed in the garden! Healthy Eating Specialist Lisa Caldwell, director of the Our Health Starts Here Program at Whole Foods Market in Wellesley, will help you make healthy choices in cooking, eating, and menu planning.

    Classes will be held at Whole Foods Market in Wellesley. The classes will be built around produce grown in the following themed beds:

    July 18th – Asian Garden Beds (Chinese, Japanese, Thai)
    July 25th – Mediterranean (French, Continental, Italian)
    August 1st – Parent and Child Pizza Class (Italian Garden Bed)
    August 8th – South American, Caribbean, and Latin American Beds
    August 15th – Too Pretty to Eat Garden Bed

    Cost – $10.00 for Mass Hort members, $12.00 for non-members. Reservations may be made by calling 617-933-4943 or ordering online here. You may also pay at the class. Photo from www.veganplanet.blogspot.com.