LexGWAC and The Lexington Community Farm Coalition are pleased to announce that Bill McKibben,  Lexington native and  renowned environmental journalist, will be speaking in Cary Hall on Sunday, August 29 at 7:30pm, about his new book, “Eaarth: Making a Life on  a Tough New Planet”. Admission to the talk is free and open to all.

Twenty years ago, with The End of Nature,  McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about global warming. Those warnings went mostly unheeded; now, he insists, we need to acknowledge that we’ve waited too long, and that massive change is not only unavoidable but already under way. Our old familiar globe is suddenly melting, drying, acidifying, flooding, and burning in ways that no human has ever seen. We’ve created, in very short order, a new planet, still recognizable but fundamentally different. We may as well call it Eaarth.

Copies of the new book will be for sale and signing at the talk. Please mark your calendars now for this important event.

Thanks to everyone who came out to Flatbreads in Bedford last night to support LexFarm.  Also, special thanks to folks at Flatbreads for hosting our event and donating a portion of the proceeds to our cause.  We had a great turn out of people and everyone ate very well.  There are 5 raffle winners who will be contacted by phone soon.

Enjoy these pictures from the night.  Thanks again!

We had a great day yesterday at the Lexington Farmers’ Market: Charlie Radoslovich of Rad Urban Farmers wore his LexFarm t-shirt as he “pedaled” his produce…Lexington native and former Massachusetts Commissioner of Agriculture, Gus Schumacher,  stopped by with Jeff Cole from the Federation of Mass. Farmers Markets. Here’s a picture of me, Gus and Ellen Frye. Read about Gus and the great work he and others are currently doing through his non-profit Wholesome Wave. (Oh, we also talked to lots of people, and got a great start on selling raffle tickets for a week’s share of Waltham Fields Community Farm produce, and reminding people to show up next Tuesday at Flatbread in Burlington!)

Beginning today at our Lexington Farmer’s Market booth, and continuing until next Tuesday evening at the close of our Flatbread Benefit night, LexFarm will be holding a raffle! So be sure to stop by and see us at the market today, or stop in for some pizza at the Bedford Flatbread next week if you want to get in on the prizes.

Raffle Prize Description

Waltham Fields Community Farm One-Week Share

There will be five total winners.

Each winner will receive a week’s share of fresh, local produce from Waltham Fields Community Farm, located at 240 Beaver Street, Waltham, MA.

The week’s that are available to prize winners are:

• July 25 – July 31
• August 1 – August 7
• August 8 – August 14
• August 15 – August 21
• August 22 – August 28

Each weekly share includes the following:

• One pick-up of fresh produce from at the Waltham Fields Community Farm pickup stand. Your week’s share of produce must be picked up at one of the regularly scheduled pickup times during the week. This includes Tuesday 3-7pm, Thursday 3-7pm and Saturday 8am-12 noon.
• In addition, winners are welcome to harvest their share of “pick-your-own” crops during daylight hours on any day of their week. These crops vary, but can include things like cherry tomatoes, green beans, raspberries, hot peppers and perennial flowers.

The raffle drawing will be held on Tuesday, June 29^th. Five winners will be chosen randomly. An attempt will be made to contact each winner in the order in which they were drawn. Once contacted each winner will be allowed to choose which of the available weeks they would prefer.

Prizes are transferable. This means that if the prize weeks that are available are not compatible to the winners schedule, or if a winner for any reason cannot make it to the Waltham Fields farm for their pickup during the week they choose, the winner is free to send a friend in their place.

Additional share pickup instructions and details will be provided to the winners.

Flatbread Pizza!

REMINDER
Save the date and spread the word! On Tuesday, June 29th Flatbreads in Bedford will be sponsoring a LexFarm Benefit Night!

EVENT DETAILS

Take your friends and family to dinner at Flatbread in Bedford
213 Burlington Rd (Corner of Network Drive), Bedford, MA [map]

Eat well, eat local and support LexFarm! A portion of the proceeds of all Flatbread sales on Tuesday, June 29, from 5-9pm, will be donated to LexFarm. Eat in or take out–either way you’ll enjoy some great flatbread pizza while supporting LexFarm!  Representatives of LexFarm will be at the restaurant with information about our Lexington Community Farm goals, merchandise for sale, and raffle tickets for a one-week share of Waltham Fields Community Farm Produce will be available for purchase.

Menu: http://flatbreadcompany.com/2007Menu.htm

Take-out Phone: (781) 275-8200

Call-ahead Seating: (781) 275-8200

A BIT ABOUT FLATBREAD

We love this place, and not just for how delicious the flatbread-style pizza is, but also for how they make it. Flatbread is the only place in our immediate vicinity where you can get pizza made entirely with local, organic produce and free range & nitrate-free meat products. They’ve also got a well-stocked wine and beer menu (Wolaver’s Oatmeal Stout on tap is my fave) and some seriously awesome brownie sundae desserts.

To see the menu and get directions you can visit the Bedford Flatbreads web page or click here to access a Google Map.

OUR HAND-PAINTED BANNER

Here’s a shot of our handmade LexFarm banner for the upcoming Flatbread Benefit Night. We managed to turn something that should have been a simple, one-night craft project into a week-long endeavor, but the end result is pretty great. This baby gets to hang in the restaurant, starting a week before the big night. The Flatbread folks liked it too and said they might keep it hanging in the restaurant even after our event!

Thanks to everyone who came to the Waltham Fields Community Farm tour today.  Enjoy these pictures from the tour.

Come see a nearby community farm at work! On Saturday, Jun 12th, join members of the LexFarm Coalition as we visit the Waltham Fields Community Farm in Waltham, take a tour of their operations, and talk about the business of managing self-sustaining community farms. This tour is free but limited to 25 people. Please RSVP by registering at http://tinyurl.com/Lexfarmtours.