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Harvest Coop vegetarian event
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Laura C. Dilley)
Mon Feb 5 12:40:16 1996
To: vsg-local@MIT.EDU, vsg-dine@MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 1996 12:39:13 EST
From: "Laura C. Dilley" <elsiedee@MIT.EDU>
A group of us from VSG could go to this, it's in Central
Square, Feb. 25 (a Sunday)...
Laura
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Date: Sun, 4 Feb 1996 11:44:22 -0500
To: veg-ne@empire.net
From: Vegetarian Resource Center <vrc@tiac.net>
Subject: EarthWorks notices (delete if not interested, keep if
interested)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, February 5, 1996
Contacts:
Bill Taylor 617-983-9463
Susan McLucas 776-6524
Frank Shea 508-343-4836
EarthWorks Projects Annual Open House Meeting and Party Feb. 25
Come learn about urban ecology while enjoying inspiring music and
delicious vegetarian food! EarthWorks Projects, the Boston area
environmental organization,
will hold its Annual Open House Meeting and Party on
Sun. Feb. 25, 5-8:30 PM, at
Harvest Cooperative Supermarket, 449 Cambridge St.,
Allston (#66, #64, #57 bus).
Videos, vegetarian food, slides, info, music by David Rovics!
Learn about the Urban Orchards program, sustainable transportation,
Bike to Work Week 1996, and forest protection.
Call (617) MA-EARTH or 983-WIND. Free/donations welcome.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
EarthWorks Projects runs the following projects
- the Urban Orchards Program which plants, maintains,
and teaches people how to care for, fruit and nut trees, bushes, and vines
in the neighborhoods of Boston (JAMAICA PLAIN, ROXBURY,
DORCHESTER, THE SOUTH END, ALLSTON), SOMERVILLE, AND
CAMBRIDGE.
We have over 50 planted sites and a total of 600 woody plants.
- the EarthWorks TransportAction Campaign, which organized
Bike to Work Week 1994, co-organized BTWW 1995, and is working
with other organizations on Bike to Work Week 1996
(May 11-17, 1996).
- EarthWorks Forest Action, which is preparing a video on
the cutting, processing, consumption, and disposal of our forests, and
steps we can take to protect remaining forests.
EarthWorks' 3 programs share the common vision of a liveable urban
environment, with people more connected with the land and with
each other. The work is also very practical: Boston-area residents
already enjoy the fresh fruit, berries, and nuts grown right in the
city. Elementary school students take a "field trip" to the mini-
orchard in their own schoolyard, planted and maintained by them
with the help and advice of EarthWorks. And EarthWorks is one of
the organizations responsible for the surge in interest and support
for bicycle use through educating legislators, public officials,
companies, and the general public. Bike to Work Week and the
materials produced have relevance through much of the year, not
just during that week!
GET YOUR BIKE WEEK INFO! (Kill Date: May 5, 1996)
Get ready for Bike Week (May 13-17, 1996) with EarthWorks
TransportAction's Bike to Work Week Planning Kit. Tips on creating
the perfect event - small or large - or long-term improvements for
bicycling (Bicycle Users Group, how to provide bicycle parking,
incentive ideas, and much more!). It also includes pamphlets on
riding in traffic and commuting tips, and information on the many
benefits of bicycling. Best of all, it includes the rights to photocopy
the information! Call 617-983-9463.
VOLUNTEER IN URBAN ORCHARDS! (Kill Date: Nov. 30, 1996)
Imagine a fruit tree on every corner and a grape vine on every
fence! Help plant and nurture Urban Orchards. Free fruit
horticultural workshops with the nonprofit organization EarthWorks
Projects at several of our planted sites in Jamaica Plain, Somerville,
Dorchester, Roxbury, and Cambridge. Also volunteer days at Oakdale
St. off Lamartine St. in Jamaica Plain the first Saturday of every
month (Feb-Dec. 1996) from 10-2 and the third Sunday from 12-3,
plus the second Sunday from 12-3 at the Community Growing Center
on Vinal Ave near Union Square, Somerville.
Call MA-EARTH (617-623-2784), ext. 1411.
4. (PSA - kill date Nov. 20, 1996): Imagine a fruit tree on every
corner and a grape vine on every fence! Help plant and nurture
Urban Orchards. Weekly free workshops with EarthWorks Projects
in Boston and Somerville. Help make the Boston area a more
peaceful and fruitful place! Call MA-EARTH (617-623-2784)
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