Ashmont T Station Dedication, Oct. 21
Please join Gov. Patrick and State Transportation Officials for Ashmont Station Dedication Friday, October 21. The beautiful new Ashmont Station – the crown jewel of the MBTA and Dorchester’s newest landmark – will be officially dedicated Friday, October 21, at 3 p.m. Please join Governor Deval Patrick, Secretary/CEO Richard Davey of the Mass. Dept. of Transportation, and Acting General Manager Jonathan Davis of the MBTA for this celebration of the hard work of our community, elected officials, and the MBTA!
2nd Annual Bowdoin Geneva Harvest Festival, 10/27
On Thursday, October 27, from 3 to 6 p.m., join in the fun at the Bowdoin Geneva 2nd Annual Harvest Festival, featuring:
- the Last Farmers’ Market of the Season! (Remember: WIC farmers’ market coupons expire 10/31)
- Free Pumpkins & Pumpkin Decorating
- Face Painting
- Healthy Halloween Prizes for the best costume!
- Games & Music
At the Bowdoin Street Health Center, 230 Bowdoin Street, Dorchester
For more information, please contact: 617-754-0026, bgfarmersmkt@gmail.com. You can also download a flyer here.
Food Co-op Updates: Winter Market & $5 Challenge
The Dorchester Community Food Co-op has some exciting updates:
The $5 Food Challenge is on! Everyone is invited to bring a $5 dish to the Potluck Dinner! Cook a healthy dish for 2-4 people using only $5 of ingredients, and bring it to share with your friends and neighbors. Prizes for the best dishes! Sunday, October 23rd, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Second Church in Dorchester, Codman Square, 600 Washington Street. Admission is free, just bring a dish to share or enter into the contest! For more information, or to sign up for the contest, visit http://dotcommcoop.wordpre
More information about the Winter Farmers’ Market is now available! The market, which will feature farm fresh produce, entertainment by area artists, and local meat, bread, cheese will run on Sundays, from 12 to 3 p.m., during the months of January through March. It will take place in the Great Hall of the Codman Square Health Center (corner of Washington & Norfolk). Grand Opening January 8! Follow the link for a Winter Farmers’ Market flyer.
Dorchester Ave gets spruced up! Thur. 10/6
From Dan Larner of St Marks Area Main Street [DEHC partner]: The amazing folks at Cone, Inc. – all 115 of them! – will visit the SMAMS and Fields Corner Main Street [another DEHC partner!] districts for a day of service on Thursday, Oct 6. The team will be sweeping, planting, painting, and engaging with local businesses from 9 am to 5 pm. Please be sure to say hello and thanks if you see them! Also, please consider signing our petition to get a year-round street sweeper in the SMAMS district.
Many thanks to Alan Weatherbee and the Cone crew, and Chris English in the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, for setting this up.
Urban Park Advocates Summit, Oct. 4
The Urban Park Advocates Summit is a day-long gathering for people involved with and committed to making Massachusetts’s cities healthier and more vibrant by having quality green spaces in all of our urban neighborhoods. The parks, gardens, and greenways in our cities are key ingredients for public health, food security, energy conservation, community development, recreation, youth development, summer jobs, and more.
Summit participants will glean relevant information, helpful connections, and the inspiration necessary to advance quality urban green spaces in their neighborhoods.
A team of nonprofits and agencies across Massachusetts created this Summit to be an inspiring, learning opportunity that demonstrates how investments in urban parks, gardens, greenways ARE investments that advance environmental quality, economic prosperity, and social justice.
The Summit is happening on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 8:30 am-5:00 pm, Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA. There is a small registration fee – anyone who cannot afford it, please request a DEHC scholarship to attend – 617-474-1478.
Visit the Urban Park Advocates Summit website here.
Notes from the DEHC Steering Committee- 4/21/11
At our monthly steering committee meeting last week we got some updates on the various exciting projects we are sponsoring.
MyDot Tour 2011
DEHC is once again part of the Fields Corner Collaborative’s (FCC) program to bring a multimedia tour to Dorchester. This Saturday April 30th, from 11AM to 1PM, FCC is hosting a kite flight at Town Field (corner of Dorchester Ave. and Park St.) in Fields Corner.
Come fly a kite with a collection of Fields Corner stories on its tail! The kites will have tails made from scraps of cloth embellished with people’s “tales” of Fields Corner. Submit a story this week to add to the tails at the Fields Corner Branch Library or at Funtea Cafe, at 1472 Dorchester Ave. There also will be video story booth to record your stories. Please spread the word & hope to see you there!
Visit the new My Dot Tour website for more details on this project!
Environmental Action 2011
On Saturday, March 12th, 2011, don’t miss the opportunity to attend over 25 workshops covering the hottest environmental issues, meet experts in a dozen fields, and network with residents from across New England.
Location: Bentley University, Waltham, MA
Hosted by Toxics Action Center, Environment Massachusetts, Massachusetts Climate Action Network, MASSPIRG, Massachusetts League of Environmental Voters, Alternatives for Community & Environment, and Clean Water Action. For more information see this website or if you have any questions, please contact Dan at dan@toxicsaction.org or by phone 617-747-4362.
If you are interested in attending this event for free, please call 617-474-1478.
snow festival at franklin park
On Saturday, February 5th from 1:00-4:00 pm, come to the Franklin Park Snow Festival! Bring your sleds (or borrow one there), borrow a pair of snowshoes, track animal prints with Boston Nature Center teachers, build snowpeople, and warm up inside with board games and hot chocolate. Bring your own cross country skis for a park tour at 1:30. At the Franklin Park Golf Clubhouse. Volunteers Needed! (call or email if you can help out) 617-442-4141 / mail@franklinparkcoalition.org
Volunteers needed -Energy Efficiency Work Party Dec. 11
Be part of an Energy Efficiency Work Party in Dorchester! Co-op Power will be holding a work party to reduce the energy use and energy costs at a 3-family home Continue Reading »
