News & Events
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Maple Sugaring Day
Saturday, February 28, 11am-3pm at MassAudubon's Boston Nature Center.
This family-friendly event is ideal for anyone wanting to learn how to tap locally, and also perfect if you simply want to get outside and stand in the sweet steam of boiling maple sap. Plenty of indoor kiddie activities, too. Come with questions. For more info and registration, click HERE.
Spring's coming!
Despite our wonderfully 'normal' winter, 2025 was the 2nd or 3rd warmest on record. Average global temperatures are flirting with or have surpassed 1.5° C (2.7° F) above pre-industrial levels. How do we stop the burn?
For other workshops and happenings, check the Workshops calendar here.
Agricultural Hall?
In 1818, the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agriculture built the original Agricultural Hall on Dighton Street in Brighton. It served as the hub of the Brighton Fair and Cattle Show, one of the earliest and largest such fairs in the country. In 1829, "a 17-pound turnip, a 19-pound radish, and a bough on which pears hung like a cluster of grapes were among the outstanding exhibits of that year." In 1844 the building was moved to its present location at the corner of Chestnut Hill Avenue and Washington Street.
Dr. William P. Marchione &
The Bostonian Society
Agricultural Hall
2025
Urban Agriculture Fair
The ninth Urban Agriculture Fair was held September 20. Hundreds came to celebrate the waning growing season, many submitting entries to the judging tables, and everyone going home with new knowledge and ideas for exploring agriculture in the City (and some even going home with 'First Place' ribbons for their produce entries.
Many thanks to the volunteers and teachers who spent the day sharing their expertise with others, including: growers; beekeepers; maple sugaring tappers; mushroom growers & foragers; composters; apple cider makers; orchard managers; backyard rabbit, chicken, duck & pigeon-keepers; cooks; and others!
The 2026 Urban Agriculture Fair will also be held in September, also at the spectacular Roxbury Heritage Park, and also packed with fun and learning for everyone!! Please send me a note if you'd like to volunteer or get a little more involved.