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2008 Stearns Farm CSA Harvest Festival
Thu 25 Sep 2008 10:59am
STEARNS FARM HARVEST FESTIVAL
Sunday, September 28th
COME CELEBRATE THE BOUNTY OF OUR 2008 SEASON
12:00 Dedication of the Root Cellar
- POTLUCK: Please bring a main dish, side dish, or dessert to feed 8 people. This is a time to showcase recipes using produce from our farm. Coffee, tea (hot and cold) will be provided.
Remember to bring your own plates, cups, and silverware! There will be no paper goods available.
1:30 BRIEF ANNUAL MEETING led by the Stearns Farm Board
- REFLECTIONS on a decade of farming at Stearns by Kathy Huckins
1:30 on PAINT YOUR OWN PUMPKIN
- MAKE AN HERB/FLOWER WREATH
- PRINT YOUR OWN T-SHIRT with farm vegetables
- FACE PAINTING
- HERB GARDEN WALK AND TEA TASTING
2:00 on COME FOR A HAYRIDE
- MUSIC by bluegrass band THREE TALL PINES
- Stearns’ Own POPCORN
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Reaping dividends - Boston Globe article on local CSAs
Fri 15 Aug 2008 9:01am
By Christina Pazzanese, Boston Globe, August 14, 2008. "Across the state, CSA programs appear to be thriving, said David Webber, farmers market coordinator for the state's Department of Agricultural Resources. 'What we've been seeing this year, the CSAs have sold out and most have a waiting list,' ... there are 68 CSAs listed with the state, and he estimates there could be as many as 91 in Massachusetts. 'We're seeing a lot of farms that were doing farmers markets are now doing CSAs,' he said, noting one of the first CSA farms in the country was launched in 1985 in Western Massachusetts, at Indian Line Farm in Great Barrington."
link to article
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A Wild Ramble — learning about wild edible plants
Wed 9 Jul 2008 9:42am
Tuesday July 22nd, the Stearns Farm community will have the opportunity to experience something quite original. The Sudbury River Valley is home to over 100 species of edible wild plants, many of which are even more nutritious than their cultivated counterparts. Russ Cohen, expert forager and author of Wild Plants I Have Known...and Eaten, will be taking us on a two hour ramble through Stearns Farm and the adjacent woodlands to learn about more than two dozen species of edible wild plants. Pending favorable weather conditions, several edible mushroom species may be encountered as well. Keys to identifying each species will be provided, along with information on edible portions, seasons of availability and preparation methods. Russ will also give us general guidelines for safe and environmentally-responsible foraging.
The ramble will take place on the evening of Tuesday, July 22, and sign-ups will take place soon, so stay tuned. You won't want to miss out on this unique adventure!
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The Harvest Festival Sunday, Sept 30th
Sun 7 Oct 2007 12:00am
A collage of photos from our 2007 Harvest Festival.
Photos thanks to Claudia Gustafson.
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Revision 1. Last edited Wed 9 Jul 2008 9:24am by TomYelton