Hubway is Hiring!
Apply to be a Bike Rebalancer/Van Driver with New Balance/Hubway‐BOSTON! Bicycle sharing is a sustainable, healthy, and community‐based transport option that enhances urban livability and mobility. New Balance/Hubway currently operates with about 630 bikes at over 60 in Boston, with system expansion planned in Cambridge, Somerville and Brookline in 2012. (Remember to request Dorchester stations on the online map! Email thehubway@altabicycleshare.com to give input and suggestions.)
Bike Rebalancer/Van Driver Job posting found here. Learn more about Hubway at http://thehubway.com/home.
Ashmont Farmers’ Market 2012
The Ashmont Farmer’s Market season 2012 will be here before we know it, every Friday from July 6 through October 12, 3-7 p.m. This year, the Dorchester Arts Collaborative (DAC) will have a tent at every market for the duration of the season, and welcomes all artists to bring their work! Unlike past years, DAC will have the tent staffed, so while artists are welcome to join in, they can also drop off their work for display and sale, and pick up again at the end of the day. Small items like cards and jewelry do not need to be picked up each week. All work needs to be clearly priced and labeled, whether it is framed artwork, cards, jewelry or clothing. Finally, artists need to provide a detailed inventory. For more information, or to schedule a Friday, email DAC info@dac-online.org, or call Margery at 617 298-4949.
37th Annual Gardeners Gathering
Kick-off the growing season with Boston Natural Areas Network! Join over 400 community and residential gardeners for a full day of lectures and hands-on workshops. Dive into your favorite gardening topics and rub elbows with agriculturalists from across the city. Plus, the perennially popular community garden awards will honor Bostonians who’ve made extraordinary contributions to our gardening community.
Saturday March 31, 2012 – 11AM to 5PM at Northeastern University, Curry Student Center 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA
All BNAN programs are free and open to the public. For further information call BNAN at 617-542-7696 or email info@bostonnatural.org.
Dorchester Winter Farmers’ Market ends March 25
Last chance to shop at the Market this Sunday! From
noon to 3 pm at the Codman Square Great Hall (Corner of Washington St. and Talbot Ave.) Spread the word: SNAP participants can use EBT cards at the Winter Farmers’ Market, and will get HALF OFF through the Bounty Bucks Program ($20 of food for $10)
Sunday March 25 at the Market: It certainly doesn’t feel like winter any more (did it ever this year?) Come & celebrate the end of the Winter Market Season as we look forward to Spring and the opening of the Summer Farmers’ Markets in June.
Stop by the Market Manager table to find out about Dorchester’s Summer Farmers’ Markets. Buy a summer CSA share from Silverbrook Farm (pick up at Codman Square Summer Farmers’ Market on Thursdays from June-October) All Dorchester Summer Markets take EBT and double value with Bounty Bucks.
Green Dorchester (Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition) is sponsoring this Market. Find out about their work on community-based environmental change in Dorchester and join in improving the environmental landscape of our community!
Seafood - Last day to buy local sustainable fish! The seafood at the market is fresh, local, and affordable! Continue Reading »
Roberts Park community meeting | Mar 21
The Boston Parks & Recreation Department is holding a community meeting for the public to discuss proposed improvements to Roberts Playground Field. The meeting is on March 21st at 6:30PM, and will be held at the Great Hall (6 Norfolk Street). For more information, please call 617.635.4505.
Heating Up the Greenhouse with BNAN, Mar. 3
Heat up the Greenhouse! Help Boston Natural Areas Network build a new composting system in the City Natives greenhouse that will extend the growing season earlier into the spring! To volunteer, contact Eirka at erika@bostonnatural.org or by phone at (617)542-7696. Greenhouse opportunity takes place Saturday, March 3 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at City Natives, 30 Edgewater Drive, Mattapan, MA.
Volunteer to help Dot Gardeners, Mar. 15
Boston is Growing Gardens – and you can help! On Thursday, March 15, 8 to 10 volunteers are needed to put together 150 garden kits for Dorchester community gardeners. Kits will include seeds, trowels, gloves, water bottles, tee shirts, tote bags, and inserts. For more information, contact BNAN at info@bostonnatural.org or phone 617-542-7696. Garden kit assembly takes place on Thursday, March 15, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., at the Boston Natural Areas Network Office, 62 Summer Street, Boston.
Urban Agricultural Zoning in Dorchester, Tufts Panel, Feb. 22
Tufts UEP is hosting an Urban Agricultural Zoning in Dorchester Panel, featuring Tad Read (BRA), Mimi Ramos (New England United for Justice), and Glynn Lloyd (City Growers)!
The City of Boston has initiated an urban agricultural zoning pilot in Dorchester. This effort has generated both support and tensions within the community. This panel will bring together key stakeholders in the process to share their perspectives and experiences. They include Tad Read, project manager with Boston Redevelopment Authority; Mimi Ramos, director of New England United for Justice, a community group representing local residents; and Glynn Lloyd, local entrepreneur and founder of City Growers, a new urban farming business. The panel will be moderated by UEP Professor Julian Agyeman, who recently co-edited the new volume: Cultivating Food Justice: Race, Class, and Sustainability. Attendees are encouraged to bring lunch and food to share.*
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Wednesday February 22
12:00 noon – 1:15 pm
Crane Room, Paige Hall, 12 Upper Campus Road, Medford, MA 02155
http://campusmaps.tufts.edu/medford/all/m027.php
“Eat Well” with Somali Cookin’ at TFP, Feb. 25
The Food Project invites you to learn about Somali cuisine with Fadumo Kheire, who will present the second session in their “Eat Well” series of workshops. The next “Cooking with your Neighbor – Somali Cuisine” will take place from 12 to 1:30 p.m. on on February 25. Fadumo is a community gardener with RIAC, one of nine groups working in the community bays in the Dudley Greenhouse. She will lead participants in preparing two Somali dishes. Download a flyer for more information, or contact Danielle: dandrews@thefoodproject.org, 617-442-1322 x13. RSVP Required!
The Eat Well workshops are part of a larger series of community learning opportunities that The Food Project is offering under the theme of “Grow Well, Eat Well, Be Well.” The first Eat Well workshop, presented on January 28, celebrated Cape Verdean cooking with community gardener Maria Barros.
Have a Heart – Transit Action, Feb. 14
“Have a Heart” for public transit! Join fellow community members downtown for a special Valentine’s-themed Day of Action :00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. A rally will take place outside the Massachusetts State House (24 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108), featuring a 1:00 p.m. Press conference, 1:45 p.m. Candy-gram deliveries, and a 3:45 p.m. Don’t break our hearts die-in action.
