St. Marks Area Main Streets
The SMAMS Connection                                                              Sept 10, 2009



In this issue...
Harvest Time at the Farmers' Market
"Next Steps in Starting-Up and Growing Your Business" Sept. 16
Martinis Haunt the Avenue Oct. 29
Elsewhere in Dorchester
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Harvest Time at the Farmers' Market

Flats Mentor Farm 07-24-09

The calendar says wait until the 21st, but with Labor Day past and temperatures in the 60's we know that fall is here.  Get in the spirit with harvest favorites from the market!

A few highlights for this Friday -

  • Farmers' Mkt 08-28-09 #1
  • Pumpkins, peaches, eggs, nectarines, melons, apples, squash, carrots, kale and collards at Spring Brook Farm
  • MacIntosh apples, Bartlett pears, corn, tomatoes, green beans, peaches, raspberries, and strawberries at Farmer Dave's.
  • Corn, mustard greens, Caribbean laloo and callaloo, mint, corn, baby bok choy, pea tendrils, lettuce, Swiss chard, purslaine, mint and raspberries at Flats Mentor Farm.

The market, sponsored by SMAMS, ODWIN Learning Center, Wainwright Bank and the Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition, runs every Friday through October 30, from 3 to 7 p.m., rain or shine.  We are located at ODWIN Learning Center, 1943 Dorchester Ave., across from Ashmont Station and the Carruth Building.
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To make this healthy food available to all, vendors accept Food Stamps, WIC coupons, and Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition coupons.  Food Stamps up to $10 will be matched by "Boston Bounty Bucks."

For more information, please call the SMAMS office at 617-825-3846.

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"Next Steps in Starting-Up and Growing Your Business" Sept. 16

Wondering whether you should be a sole proprietor or corporation? Thinking about restructuring a commercial loan? Looking at commercial space?  Learn more about protecting and growing your business at this free workshop offered by Mt. Washington Bank on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, in their Codman Square branch, 305 Talbot Ave.  To register, please call 617-305-8096 (English), 617-305-8094 (Spanish), or 617-305-8095 (Vietnamese)
Martinis Haunt the Avenue Oct. 29

Mark your calendar for Thursday, Oct. 29, 7:00 PM at the Blarney Stone for the fifth annual Martinis on the Avenue, featuring great food, music, auction, a costume contest, and introducing... the Halloween-tini!  More details coming soon.
 
Elsewhere in Dorchester...

Food + Fuel Summit, Saturday, Sept. 12, 9 AM-1 PM, Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center
1350 Tremont St., Roxbury
Learn about fuel and food assistance programs. Attend workshops on home weatherization, financial planning, healthy food purchasing and preparation, and much more.  For more info, please visit
http://www.cityofboston.gov/environmentalandenergy/pdfs/foodandfuelsummit.pdf