Top-quality fresh veggies offered at low prices!
Much of their produce is grown locally in Dorchester, at The ReVision Urban Farm.
The farmstand is located at 1062 Blue Hill Ave, at the corner of Arbutus and Blue Hill, 3 blocks north of Morton Street
Every Thursday through Saturday—12pm to 4pm
EBT Customers: Receive 50%OFF through Mayor Menino’s Bounty Bucks Program.
For more information 617-822-FARM (3276)
The Lead Action Collaborative (LAC), a nonprofit in Dorchester that does outreach and education around lead poisoning prevention, is looking for family childcare providers and small contractors in Boston to participate in focus groups about a new Environmental Protection Agency rule.
They want feedback from both the childcare provider perspective and from contractors on a ‘Renovation, Repair, and Painting Toolbox’ they are developing. See the LAC website for more details.
The Childcare Provider focus group with a few slots left is happening on Wednesday August 4th from 6:30-7:45 pm, and
the Contractors focus groups are happening on Monday August 9th or Wednesday August 11th from 6:30-7:45 pm. All focus groups take place at the LAC office in Codman Square, Dorchester (622 Washington Street, 02124)
Dinner is provided, childcare will be offered. And a $50 STIPEND is available to participants.
Please register by emailing Amy Helburn, or you can call 617-279-2265.
Over 100 residents of Dorchester, Mattapan, Hyde Park, and Milton attended a public meeting in May to hear about alternatives for linking the Neponset Greenway where it now ends at Central Avenue in Milton to Mattapan Square and upriver trails in Hyde Park and beyond. The planned extension to Blue Hill Avenue will open about 7 miles of trail along the Neponset River, connecting Pope John Paul II Park in Dorchester to the Neponset Valley Parkway in Hyde Park, providing a regionally linked recreational amenity and bike commuting option. Joe Orfant, Chief of the Bureau of Planning and Resource Protection at the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), presented an update on the Neponset River Trail Extension Project, including several different route options.
Two site walks have been scheduled by DCR on July 22 and 26, 6:30-8:30 PM, and the public comment period has been extended to August 14, 2010. In early fall, DCR will hold a second public meeting to present the recommended alternative.
photo courtesy Judy Tuttle
New at the Ashmont Farmer’s Market at Peabody Square, on Friday July 16 - Salsa-making demonstration (with free samples!) by the UMass Extension Nutrition Education Program, and gifts and stationery with historic Dorchester flavor, by Amy Butterworth at the Dorchester Arts Collaborative’s booth.
And, as always, delicious fresh produce grown by Farmer Dave’s, Langwater Farm and Spring Brook Farm (who will also have baked goods), and fresh flowers and herbs at the Cedar Grove Gardens booth.
DEHC will be helping to staff the market every Friday, 3-7 PM, through October 29, at its new location in the heart of Peabody Square on the Ashmont Station Plaza (corner of Dorchester Ave and Ashmont Street). There is bicycle parking for shoppers at the T station and free parking for cars available both at ODWIN Learning Center, 1943 Dot Avenue, and two-hour on-street parking in the area.
Ashmont/Peabody Square Farmers’ Market Grand Re-Opening July 9, 2:45 PM, Ashmont Station Plaza
Join the Irie Roots Carribbean Band, Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry, Rep. Marty Walsh, Capt. Richard Sexton, Boston Police Area C-11; Mark Boyle, MBTA Asst. General Mgr for Development; and Evelyn Friedman, Director of Boston’s Dept. of Neighborhood Development, and City Councillor Maureen Feeney for the grand re-opening of the Ashmont/Peabody Square Farmers’ Market! Friday, July 9, at the new location: Ashmont Station Plaza, at the corner of Dorchester Ave and Ashmont Street.
The music starts around 2:45 PM, with the ribbon cutting at 3:00. The market will run every Friday, 3-7 PM, through October 29.
Returning farmers Spring Brook Farm and Farmer Dave’s will be joined by new vendor Langwater Farm. The market also features fresh flowers from Cedar Grove Gardens, artwork from Dorchester Arts Collaborative members, and free bike repair and tune ups provided by the Boston Cyclists’ Union on last Fridays.
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