Note: we've moved the date from Nov. 9th to Nov. 22nd. This will allow us to attend the first Framingham Sierra Club meeting at 7 p.m. on Nov. 9th at the Framingham Public Library (all welcome!). But otherwise, same details, new date.
Book Choice: Eaarth by Bill McKibben
At Edwards Church, UCC; 39 Edwards St., Framingham
Join us if you’ve read the book cover-to-cover, just dipped into the first chapter, or are just curious why this book spells “earth” incorrectly. Bill McKibben has a powerful argument to make about the fate of our earth, a sobering argument that yet leaves room to hope. Come share your thoughts and share some food.
Dessert and beverages provided!
For directions see http://www.edwardschurch.org/directions.html , or call the Edwards office: 508-877-2050. We will most likely meet in the fellowship hall building nearest the parking lot, not the main church building, look for cars parked near, lights on, and an "Earthcare" sign!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Fall Work Day -- Stearns Farm, Oct. 16, 2010
The Grace church group joined Stearns sharers, staff, and other volunteers to help plant over 7,000 garlic this past Saturday. The weather was great, the group enthusiastic, and we had 7 kids with us who turned out to be garlic clove peeling and planting naturals. These work hours are part of our commitment to providing a winter share for the food pantry -- this year's "winter" share will extend into March, so we're looking forward to picking up spinach, kale, and root veggies in a warm greenhouse in the snow as 2010 turns to 2011.
Thank you to Amelia, our 9 year-old photographer. You won't see her in the photos because she was behind the lens!
Thank you to Amelia, our 9 year-old photographer. You won't see her in the photos because she was behind the lens!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Trees for Framingham, Trees for Tanzania
We did it! 10/10/10 was definitely a success!
One beautiful afternoon, three beautiful trees, three very skilled guys from Framingham Parks and Rec, one truck, many shovels, one shovel on a bike, and thirty incredible volunteers, who along the way contributed $150 to help plant three million trees on Mt. Kilimanjaro. What a great day -- no matter which number you look at. And hopefully drawing some attention to the big number "350."
Thanks to all who came!
UPDATE (10/23/10): We have now raised $350 towards the Mt. Kilimnjaro tree project, with some additional donations and matching funds from the Barnes Foundation. Thank you so much too all who contributed -- you can find out more where we are sending the $ here.
One beautiful afternoon, three beautiful trees, three very skilled guys from Framingham Parks and Rec, one truck, many shovels, one shovel on a bike, and thirty incredible volunteers, who along the way contributed $150 to help plant three million trees on Mt. Kilimanjaro. What a great day -- no matter which number you look at. And hopefully drawing some attention to the big number "350."
Thanks to all who came!
UPDATE (10/23/10): We have now raised $350 towards the Mt. Kilimnjaro tree project, with some additional donations and matching funds from the Barnes Foundation. Thank you so much too all who contributed -- you can find out more where we are sending the $ here.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Global Work Party for the Earth -- 10/10/10 -- Trees for Framingham, Trees for Tanzania
It's all coming together! The Earthcare group will be working with the Town of Framingham to plant 3 new trees at spots around town on 10/10/10 - part of the http://www.350.org/ "Global Work Party for the Earth"
Meet at Christa McAuliffe Library, Framingham
2p.m., Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010
-- Interfaith blessing and planting of a new tree outside the library; followed by carpool, bike, driving to Long’s Field and Cushing Park in Framingham to plant two more trees.
-- Thank-you reception with hot cider, coffee, snacks at Grace Congregational Church, UCC, 76 Salem End Rd., Framingham 4:00-5:30 p.m. , to celebrate three new trees for Framingham and many more for Tanzania.
-- Free-will offering at each planting and the reception to support trees for the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro – donation to be made to Kilimanjaro Environmental Conservation Programme, Tanzania, through the Interfaith Power and Light Carbon Covenant Program – see http://www.co2covenant.org .
Thank you to Mass ReLeaf for providing trees and training, the Town of Framingham for permission, supervision, and expertise, and to the Barnes Foundation for continous support.
Meet at Christa McAuliffe Library, Framingham
2p.m., Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010
-- Interfaith blessing and planting of a new tree outside the library; followed by carpool, bike, driving to Long’s Field and Cushing Park in Framingham to plant two more trees.
-- Thank-you reception with hot cider, coffee, snacks at Grace Congregational Church, UCC, 76 Salem End Rd., Framingham 4:00-5:30 p.m. , to celebrate three new trees for Framingham and many more for Tanzania.
-- Free-will offering at each planting and the reception to support trees for the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro – donation to be made to Kilimanjaro Environmental Conservation Programme, Tanzania, through the Interfaith Power and Light Carbon Covenant Program – see http://www.co2covenant.org .
Thank you to Mass ReLeaf for providing trees and training, the Town of Framingham for permission, supervision, and expertise, and to the Barnes Foundation for continous support.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Next Event --- "Food for Thought" -- Friday, July 9, 6 p.m.
"Food for Thought" Stone Soup Dinner and Movie Night -- at Grace Church, 76 Salem End Rd., Framingham
Dinner at 6 p.m., Viewing of the Film "Food, Inc." at 7 p.m. We will also show "Wall-e" for the kids.
Bring an appetizer or dessert if you can, we'll provide the soup, movie, and plenty of food for thought. Please come to share our dinner and film night. All are welcome!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Hands Across the Sand -- 11 a.m., Saturday, June 26 -- Beaches Around the World
A few members of the Earthcare group will be trying to get to the beach this weekend -- not just because Saturday looks to be a beautiful day, but to say "never again!" to the disaster in the Gulf and call for support of clean energy. We will be holding hands across a beach protesting off-shore oil drilling. Would you like to come?
See "Hands Across the Sand" for more information.
See "Hands Across the Sand" for more information.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Planting Day at Stearns Farm -- May 22, 2010
Quick report -- We had 10 adults and 8 children at our planting day at Stearns Farm. We planted peppers, saved spinach from evil larvae, moved mulch, potted flowers, removed dead beet plants, had a great lunch, and even found time to play on the swing (some of us!). The weather was perfect, and we can't wait to come back and pick those peppers! We know the food pantry will appreciate the share of food we will start bringing to them in June.
(Now from a kid's point of view.) At the beginning we had a limited choice of jobs, but later in the day we were allowed to do more things. Except pepper planting. Some of us played half the time. It's really fun, and I think more kids should come. The lunch could have been better. But the grown-up's liked it. Some of us kids like planting veggies more than eating them.
(Now from a kid's point of view.) At the beginning we had a limited choice of jobs, but later in the day we were allowed to do more things. Except pepper planting. Some of us played half the time. It's really fun, and I think more kids should come. The lunch could have been better. But the grown-up's liked it. Some of us kids like planting veggies more than eating them.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Next event -- Work Day at Stearns Farm -- Saturday, May 22, 2010
Coming up on May 22nd -- Grace church's annual spring work day at Stearns Farm, Framingham. We will work as a team to fulfill the hours for our farm share for 2010. Work begins at 9:45 a.m. and ends at noon with an optional stone soup lunch. It's always a fabulous day outside and there is work for all ages and abilities. You do not need to be a Grace church member to participate. Contact Mary Memmott (memmottm@gmail.com) to sign up in advance.
Our proceeds of the harvest are shared throughout the year with the "Hope" food pantry in Framingham. If you can't come to the work day, you can still help us collect the harvest on Friday afternoons and/or deliver to the pantry on Saturday mornings throughout the summer and fall. This is rewarding work in absolutely beautiful location, right here in Framingham! Just let us know if you are interested and we can train you in the collection and distribution procedure. It's simple and fun.
Enjoy the slideshow of pictures from our fall work day 2009-- planting garlic bulbs that we will soon harvest as "garlic scapes" this spring!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Styrofoam Collection Day -- Sat., April 24, 2010 -- biggest collection yet!
This was our third styrofoam collection day at Grace Church, and we collected more styrofoam than ever. The 5 hour collection event filled a 14-foot truck and and a half -- cars and pick-up's were unloading styrofoam all day. Many thanks to all that helped -- including many new friends who stopped by for a drop-off and stayed to help load and sort the styrofoam. All hands were much appreciated!
You can see this article from the Metrowest Daily News for more background on ReFoamIt, the company that collected the styrofoam. Styrofoam is NOT recycled in Framingham, nor in most towns in MA, and ReFoamIt is one of the few companies in New England working on a sustainable way to recycle this material. We all enjoyed seeing their display of how the foam is recycled, and a field trip to their plant is in the works!
The next recycling date will be Saturday, July 24, 10 a.m. -3 p.m. Keep posted here for more details.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Our First Earth Care-Cooking Workshop -- Sunday, April 11
We made 3 great dishes, sampled "kale pesto," and had 18 participants from ages 7 to ?. Thank you all for coming! We hope to do this again in the near future.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Great Recipe Sources
Here's a start on where to find more recipes like the ones from our workshop on April 11.
Workshop recipes -- spicy Moroccan tofu, carrot soup, healthy breakfast bars.
Please comment and add more!
1. Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution -- just a few recipes, but a lot of inspiration!
2. Epicurious -- great variety of recipes, easily searchable
3. Green Earth Institute -- a CSA in Illinois with an awesome recipe database
4. All Recipes -- not "all healthy" by any means but it is an incredibly diverse database of recipes!
5. Great Article from "The Take Away" on NPR on canning fruits and vegetables with a super-easy recipe for tomato sauce (and if you freeze instead of can, even easier)
6. How to make Kale Pesto -- at Homegrown.org -- a basic recipe to adapt to your favorite greens -- at a website of interest to farmers, gardeners, CSA-members, etc.
Workshop recipes -- spicy Moroccan tofu, carrot soup, healthy breakfast bars.
Please comment and add more!
1. Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution -- just a few recipes, but a lot of inspiration!
2. Epicurious -- great variety of recipes, easily searchable
3. Green Earth Institute -- a CSA in Illinois with an awesome recipe database
4. All Recipes -- not "all healthy" by any means but it is an incredibly diverse database of recipes!
5. Great Article from "The Take Away" on NPR on canning fruits and vegetables with a super-easy recipe for tomato sauce (and if you freeze instead of can, even easier)
6. How to make Kale Pesto -- at Homegrown.org -- a basic recipe to adapt to your favorite greens -- at a website of interest to farmers, gardeners, CSA-members, etc.
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