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  • Monday, May 21, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Boston CupcakeCamp

    CupcakeCamp is an ad hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and eat cupcakes in an open environment.  Learn more about CupcakeCamps around the globe at www.cupcakecamp.org.  This year the Boston-area event will take place Monday, May 21 from 6 – 9 at The Center for the Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue in Somerville. Purchase your VIP Tickets on line. In past years, if you wanted first pick at the cupcakes, you had to arrive extra early and wait in line. This year, we’re doing things differently. Purchasing a VIP ticket ahead of time will allow you early entry, and the awesome privilege of skipping the line. You’ll have exclusive access to the cupcakes plus some sweet swag from our awesome sponsors, Whole Foods Market and The Great Boston Cupcake Crawl. Proceeds from ticket sales benefit local hunger relief organization, Lovin’ Spoonfuls. Come eat cupcakes and support a great cause!

    Learn more and purchase your tickets at http://cupcakecampbos.eventbrite.com

  • Saturday, June 16, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – South End Garden Tour

    Join your friends and neighbors for the 19th Annual South End Garden Tour on Saturday, June 16, from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, rain or shine.  The 2012 Tour will feature private gardens and open spaces from Tremont Street to Berkeley Street, and from Albany Street to East and West Newton Streets.  South End artists will be creating paintings in the Tour gardens and other designated locations within the Tour area.  These paintings will be available for purchase at the reception immediately following the Tour.  For complete ticketing information, visit www.southendgardentour.org. Sponsors include Mahoney’s, Whole Foods Market, The Boston Courant, Rondeau-Tierney Real Estate, Eastern Bank, and William Raveis.

  • Saturday, May 19, 12:00 noon – 5:00 pm – EarthFest in Boston

    Radio 92.9 EarthFest is proud to announce the 19th annual event will return to DCR’s Hatch Memorial Shell in Boston on May 19, 2012. Presented by Whole Foods Market, the free festival is a family-friendly celebration for the Earth, showcasing national and local music acts, environmentally-friendly products and local non-profit environmental organizations produced in conjunction with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

    As the  organizers approach the 20th anniversary of the largest festival for the earth in North America, they’re committed to making this year’s event bigger and greener than ever! In addition to musical performances on the main stage, the event features environmental non-profits from across the country, The Whole Foods Market Vendor Village with free samples from companies that call our attention to being green, and the Kids’ Planet – an expanded interactive family area with environmentally focused learning opportunities, entertainment and exhibits for children. Radio 92.9 EarthFest features and extensive recycling program for the 100,000+ attendees, strict policies and guidelines to ensure all vendors and exhibitors meet our environmentally focused standards, and will again be a Carbon Neutral event through the purchase of Carbon Offset credits.

  • Friday, March 9, 6:30 pm – Small Footprint, Big Flavor: A Dinner of Sustainable Grass-Fed Meats

    Some people proclaim that free-range, grass-fed animals taste differently from conventionally produced meats and that once you try sustainable meats you won’t want to go back.  Join The Museum of Science at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Boston at 215 First Street in Cambridge as special guest chefs showcase their recipes in a four-course dinner featuring organic lamb, beef, pork, and chicken. It’s an ideal way to taste the difference for yourself. Also hear from them about raising animals sustainably and how what they eat and where they live affects the flavor of the meat they yield. Menu details and more event information available at mos.org/events.

    Price ($70 for four course dinner, including tax and gratuity, but beverages not included) also includes a voucher for discounted Exhibit Halls admission, applicable for entry to Meaty Matters. Purchase tickets in advance at mos.org/events.  Sponsored by Le Cordon Bleu, College of Culinary Arts. Sustainable meats provided by Whole Foods Market.

  • Saturday, March 10, 11:00 am – 1:45 pm – Meaty Matters, and at 2:30 pm – American Meat

    Join The Museum of Science in the Gordon Current Science & Technology Center prior to the screening of the new documentary film, American Meat, as each of the individual panelists is interviewed in depth on the subject of sustainable meat agriculture and production. Discover the real difference between organic foods and their traditionally grown counterparts when it comes to nutrition, safety, and price. Talk with the experts during the question and answer sessions after each interview. Attend our Small Footprint, Big Flavor dinner and receive discounted Exhibit Halls admission for this program. Panelists include Jonathan D. Kemp, president, FoodEx/Organic Renaissance Food Exchange, New Bedford, MA | Dan Mandich, owner, Westminster Meats, Westminster Station, VT | Danielle Nierenberg, senior researcher and director, Nourishing the Planet Program, Worldwatch Institute | Theo Weening, global meat coordinator, Whole Foods Market | Nick Zigelbaum, livestock manager, Siena Farms, Sudbury, MA.

    At 2:30 pm, Food on Film presents American Meat. This new documentary chronicles America’s grassroots revolution in sustainable meat production. The film, an official selection of Food Day 2011, explains our current industrial meat system and shows the feedlots and confinement operations, not through hidden cameras but through the eyes of the farmers who live and work there. Featuring legendary sustainable farmer Joel Salatin, American Meat frames the debate on whether sustainable meat production could ever meet the needs of the consuming public and showcases the people who could change everything about the way meat reaches the American table.

    A discussion follows the screening about the sustainable meat industry and whether it can meet the needs of the world’s, and New England’s, growing population. Advance registration begins at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, February 25 (Wednesday, February 22 for Museum members) at mos.org/events.

    Admission is free thanks to the generosity of the Lowell Institute. Additional funding provided by the Richard S. Morse Fund.

  • Whole Kids Foundation School Garden Grant Program

    Beginning August 17th, Whole Kids Foundation School Garden Grant Program will be accepting online applications for school garden grants! In partnership with FoodCorps, Whole Kids Foundation will grant 1000 schools $2000 each to build or expand their school garden.

    To kids (and many adults!), gardens are magical places where they can see things come to life. Experiencing that process for themselves helps kids understand that food comes from plants, and not out of a box or off a truck. With that in mind, the goal of the garden grant program is to support schools wanting to establish or grow their gardening programs so they can offer their students the great experience of gardening.

    Learning about the process of growing food helps children develop a deep understanding of the connection between healthy eating and a healthy body. Like anyone who gardens, kids are proud of the fruits of their labor and are more apt to eat the fresh veggies they’ve grown. School gardens also offer an opportunity to integrate math, science and health curriculum into a dynamic, interactive setting. Plus, teaching kids to garden helps them learn about complex topics like sustainability and conservation, food systems and community awareness.

    If you’re interested in getting a garden in your local school and want to find out more about the online application process, visit the Whole Kids Foundation School Garden Grant Program page for a downloadable PDF with complete grant information.

    Then, when you’re ready to apply online, you’ll follow three steps:

    Step 1: On your first visit, you’ll be asked to provide your email address and create a password. If you want to complete your application in two sessions, when you return simply click the Login button on the right side of the page.

    Step 2: The second section of the application requires information about the applying entity: the school, district, or nonprofit organization to whom the grant will be paid.

    Step 3: The final section of the application is to learn more about the garden project for which you are applying, what groups are involved, how students will be engaged and the details of your garden plan including timeline and budget.

    Grant applications will be accepted through December 31, 2011. Applications will be reviewed and recipients will be notified in February 2012. There is a limit of one garden grant per school.

    What do you think? Would a school garden grant help bring momentum and passion for healthy food, agriculture and nutrition into your local school?

     

  • Friday, August 12 – Sunday, August 14 – NOFA 2011 Summer Conference

    Join the Northeast Organic Farming Association on Friday, August 12 through Sunday August 14 on the campus of UMass/Amherst, and attend over 200 workshops on organic gardening, farming, food politics, permaculture, homesteading, landscaping, draft-animal power, alternative energy, livestock, cooking, and more! Hundreds of vendors and exhibitors will be on hand, along with live entertainment, childrens and teen conferences, country fair and farmers market, plus silent auction. This year NOFA is proud to feature the Northeast Animal-Power Field Days. Spend the weekend or come for the day. Activities for all ages.

    Sponsored by: Whole Foods, Stonyfield Farm, Farm Family, Jeff Clements Law Office, Greenleaf Foundation, Vermont Compost, Franklin Community Cooperative, Boston Organics, Groton Wellness, Neighboring Food Coop Association, Bejo Seeds, Chelsea Green Publishing, Northeast Animal-Power Field Days, River Valley Market, RMA, UMass Amherst, North County Organics, and Harris Seeds. Keynote speakers will be Eric Toensmeier, a perennial edibles expert (pictured below, courtesy of www.gazettenet.com,) and Dr. Ignacio Chapela of University of California/Berkeley, a GMO activist. Register now at www.nofasummerconference.org, email info@nofasummerconference.org, or call 413-230-7835.

  • 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.

  • Tuesday, May 24 – Bounty Bucks 5% Day at Whole Foods

    On Tuesday, May 24, Whole Foods Market’s three Boston stores are holding a 5% Day for the benefit of The Food Project’s Boston Bounty Bucks program.  Five percent of the day’s net sales from each store will be donated to support low-income people’s ability to buy fresh, locally grown produce at participating farmers’ markets throughout Boston.  The Food Project has been a past recipient of grants from The Garden Club of the Back Bay as well. For more information, visit www.thefoodproject.org.

  • Tuesday, April 26, 7:30 pm – Bag It

    Whole Foods sponsors the Do Something Reel Film Festival, and a screening of Bag It will take place at the Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard Street in Brookline on Tuesday, April 26 at 7:30 pm.  Ticket price is $9, and you may buy tickets on line at www.dosomethingreel.com, or at the theatre.  This highly entertaining and eye-opening film follows everyman Jeb Berrier as he navigates our plastic-reliant world.  Jeb is not a radical environmentalist, but an average American who decides to take a closer look at our cultural love affair with plastics.  The filmmaker Suzan Beraza was born in Jamaica and raised in Puerto Rico and in the Dominican Republic.  Her thought provoking films challenge viewers to examine their lives and consider the impact of their choices.