2019 Eat Local Month Events:
Lobster War Screening + Q&A – Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Learn about this climate-fueled international conflict at the screening of the award-winning feature film, Lobster War! We are presenting a screening of Lobster War on August 6th at the Brattle Theater, followed by a question and answer session with the director, David Abel from the Boston Globe.
Tour and Tasting at UFI’s Fowler Clark Epstein Farm – Thursday, August 15, 2019
Join SBN as we tour the Urban Farming Institute (UFI)’s newly restored historic Fowler Clark Epstein Farm! Historic Boston, along with its partners, the Urban Farming Institute, The Trust for Public Land, and North Bennet Street School, recently restored the 1786 Fowler Clark Epstein Farm, transforming the property into UFI’s new urban farming headquarters and education center, including classrooms, demonstration kitchen, planting beds, and a farm stand.
Tour of Boston Organics – Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Join the Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts for a tour of the Boston Organics facility and warehouse, and let’s talk about what “eating local” really means and how Boston Organics is working to build a healthy local food system. Boston Organics has been an active player in the local agricultural infrastructure in New England since 2002, providing customers the opportunity to support local, organic farms in a meaningful way.
In Season Harvest Fair at Bow Market – Sunday, 25 August 2019
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As part of August’s Eat Local Month, the Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts (SBN) and In Season Food Shop are partnering to host a one-day interactive local food market that showcases and celebrates the diverse array of local food in Bow Market and greater Massachusetts. Small food businesses that sell their product out of In Season Food Shop will have their locally-produced specialty food items and fresh vegetables for sale. They will also be having demonstrations and conversations with shoppers about the food they make! After you’ve checked out the vendors, grab lunch at your favorite locally-owned food business in Bow Market.
Register to Win!
Everyone who registers for an SBN Eat Local Month event on Eventbrite will be automatically entered into a raffle to win a Cabot Creamery $75 Gift Box, which includes an assortment of award-winning cheese, plaid burlap bag, and a wooden cutting board.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out with question to elena@sbnmass.org or (617) 395-0250.No Events
Our Partner Eat Local Month Events:
National Farmers Market Week, August 4-10
Waltham Fields Community Farm: Supper on the Farm – One Long Table in the Field, August 13
Explore Farming FREE Workshop. New Entry Farmer Training Center, Moraine Farm, Beverly. August 18