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May 12, 7pm
Sovereign Bank Parking Lot, 1 Moody Street, Waltham

Come Visit Us!

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June 7, 3-7pm
Medford Square, Medford

Come visit us!

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Monday, 4.30.12 @ 8PM
Middlesex Bar, Cambridge

Jessie will be presenting a “nerd” talk at this month’s Nerdnite! Details:

Talk 1
“Urban Farming: From Backyards to Rooftops” by Brendan Shea and Jessie Banhazl

Brendan is a LEED Accredited Professional who started his career in wastewater treatment engineering for environmentally sensitive areas. After 10 years of poop jokes from friends, he moved up the wastewater chain, founding Recover Green Roofs, shifting from wastewater to stormwater management. Working on rooftop gardens led to a natural progression toward rooftop agriculture, where Brendan and Jessie started working together on Boston’s first commercial rooftop farm.

After becoming frustrated with the lack of access to fresh produce and green space in her Brooklyn neighborhood, Jessie left a career in reality television and moved to Boston to start Green City Growers. GCG sets up and maintains urban farming plots for schools, private […]

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Date: 4.21.12 @ 2pm

Spring Planting will take place in Harambee Park (AKA Franklin Field) on Talbot Avenue in Dorchester

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Date: Friday, 4.20.12 @ 7am-4pm

Massachusetts Sustainable Communities and Campuses Conference is located at 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA

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Date: Tuesday, 4.11.12 @ 7pm

Somerville Garden Club Presents “Container Gardening” at Tufts Administrative Building, 167 Holland Street, Somerville

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It’s that time of year. Sign up today for our services and guarantee yourself a long growing season of food straight from your own yard, patio, or roof.

Already Have a Raised Bed? Sign up now before the big rush and add on to your existing gardens! We recommend 1 4×8 bed for each member of your household.

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Date: Tuesday, 4.5.12 @ 7PM

Jessie Banhazl discusses “Farm City” at the Somerville Public Library

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The dog days of summer are currently in full swing. While that means that we at Green City Growers have had our hands full (and I mean that literally; I’ve picked plenty of zucchini over the last few weeks that are the length of my forearm), it’s that time of the year when folks travel to new places, hit the beach, or maybe have a little stay-cation at home. If you’ve already read your share of Michael Pollan and want some other good food-related books, you can read…

Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit (Barry Estabrook)

Okay, so maybe the title and the topic aren’t exactly cheerful, and maybe you don’t want to read about something so morose when you’re trying to enjoy some extended downtime. But this book was featured on NPR a few weeks ago and has […]

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