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Dietician talks about healthy meals for kids tonight

Tired of the same old meal plan, or maybe no plan at all? Struggling with picky eaters? Looking for easy ways to add variety and more nutrition to your meals that your kids will happily eat? Join First Connections and Drumlin Farm Preschool on Tuesday, Feb. 25 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Drumlin Farm to hear author and registered dietician Liz Weiss  discuss:

  • Ideas for stocking a healthy “last-minute” pantry
  • Unique ways to add kid appeal to fruits, vegetables and whole grains
  • Clever strategies for marketing good nutrition to kids

Liz will cook up a “No-Whine” recipe from her book for parents to taste. Do you have specific questions for Liz? Email them to lmatthews@jri.org and we’ll forward them to her to be sure your topic is addressed during the presentation. Liz will have discounted copies of her cookbooks available to anyone interested in bringing home more recipes.

Please call 978-287-0221 or email  lmatthews@jri.org to preregister—this is a free program.

Church members serve lunch at homeless center

A multigenerational group of First Parish Church parishioners prepared and served lunch to guests on January 20 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) at the Community Day Center in Waltham, which serves homeless people in Waltham and several other western suburbs. The center also received a donation of $6,559 gathered from the annual Christmas offering organized by the church’s Outreach Committee.

The church supports several local and international groups and also serves lunch several times a year to Boston homeless people at the Arlington Street Church.

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First Parish Church members served lasagna and salad lunch at the Community Day Center in Waltham. Left to right: Beth Taylor, Julie Land, Marilyn Lee-Tom (center director), Mary Gaylord, Geoff Borggaard, Student Minister Rebecca Hinds with (front row) Alex and Owen Finsthwait and Atticus Borggaard. Also helping but not pictured: Stephen Brand, Peter Pease, Doug Swain, Susan Taylor and Linda MacMillan.

Coming up in Lincoln

Film about Lincoln architect Henry B. Hoover – Oct. 25

At its members’ appreciation event on Friday, October 25 at 7 p.m. at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, the Friends of Modern Architecture/Lincoln (FoMA) will hold a premier screening of the film Breaking Ground: The Architecture of Henry B. Hoover.

Commissioned by Hoover’s children, Harry Hoover and Lucretia Giese, and directed and produced by Molly Bedell, the film features biographical background, interviews, and stills and footage of several Hoover houses. Hoover (1902-1998) received his M.Arch. from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1926 and was among the pioneers of modernism in Lincoln.

Hoover designed some 100 houses from 1937 to 1988, with his last important commission in 1972.  For Hoover, the site was all-important.  Writing about one house, he commented, “the design has been taken care of by the site… the view was hidden by a ledge outcropping. Distance and height were unseen until one climbed around the cliff side, when space seemed to burst open. It was superb.” His objective was to try to “preserve that surprise.”

FoMA is especially pleased to hold the event at the deCordova, which was founded in 1950 and was an important center for contemporary art during this period. Besides highlighting New England art, it was a community center for lectures, music, and studio art classes. “The kind of museum I believe in is a social force; I’ve always treated art as a celebration,” said founding director Fred Walkey, noting the importance that modernists placed on the idea of community. Modern architecture celebrated art and science and was meant to inspire community through thoughtful design that which was affordable and accessible to all.

Space for the event is limited; members are admitted free but must RSVP in advance. There is a $25 fee for non-members. To become a member, go to the FoMA website and follow the “Join” link at the top of the page. Hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer, and beverages will be served.

FoMA works to preserve Lincoln’s Modern architectural heritage. The town’s collection of Modern houses spans the range of a short-lived idealistic architectural period ranging from the 1930s through the 1960s.

Drumlin Farm Food Day – Oct. 26

Come for a day of tasty fun as Drumlin Farm celebrates statewide Food Day on Saturday, October 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Explore in the garden with farm staff, meet some native wildlife, and enjoy a taste from Drumlin’s farm stand. Farm teachers will be on hand to share the bounty of the fall harvest and help you learn how tasty sustainable agriculture can be. All activities are free with admission, which is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and children 2-12, and free for Mass Audubon members.

Special programs throughout the day:

  • 10 a.m. — A Taste of Drumlin: Sample the fruits (and veggies!) of the season.
  • 10:30 a.m. — Flying over Fields for Food: Visit with one of the wild birds that loves a farmland habitat.
  • 11:30 a.m. — Garden Exploration: Open your senses during a garden scavenger hunt.
  • 12:30 p.m. —  Beyond Butter: Shake the jar with us to find out how easy it is to make your own flavored herb butter.
  • 2 p.m. — A Taste of Drumlin: Sample the fruits (and veggies!) of the season.
  • 2:30 p.m. — Chickens and Eggs: Scramble up a few fresh eggs with us and meet one of the chickens that laid them.
  • 3:30 p.m. — Turtles Eat their Veggies: Meet one of our resident reptiles and watch him enjoy a favorite treat.
  • 3:45 p.m. —  Seeing Seeds: Explore the magic of how a seed turns into a new plant.

Lincoln Garden Club hosts talk on sustainable landscaping – Nov. 4

The Lincoln Garden Club and co-sponsor Greening Lincoln welcome Mark Richardson, the newly appointed Director of Horticulture at the New England Wild Flower Society, on Monday, November 4 at 7 p.m. in Bemis Hall.

Richardson, who oversees Garden in the Woods in Framingham and Nasami Farm in Whately, Mass., will update us on the new standards in sustainable landscaping. He will give examples in public gardens as well as our own Lincoln properties. He holds BS and MS degrees in urban horticulture and has lectured at Longwood Gardens and Brookside Gardens.

This is the Garden Club’s  biggest program of the year and the public is invited, so bring extra friends and family for this function you wouldn’t want to miss.

Coming up in Lincoln

“Taking on Invasives: Invasive Forest Beetles” — October 17

Join Jennifer Forman-Orth, Ph.D., state plant pest survey coordinator, on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Thoreau Institute (44 Baker Farm Rd., Lincoln) for a discussion on the Asian longhorned beetle and the emerald ash borer. Wine and cheese reception supported by The Cheese Shop in Concord. Presented by the Walden Woods Project and the Sudbury-Concord-Assabet River Watershed Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area with support from a SuAsCo Wild and Scenic River Stewardship Council grant. Seating is limited, so please call 781-259-4707 to reserve your seat.

Lincoln Girl Scouts sell pumpkins — October 19

Don’t buy your pumpkins yet—support the Lincoln Girl Scouts and buy your pumpkins at its second annual pumpkin sale on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 2-5 p.m. at Codman Community Farms. The fund-raising event will also include baked goods for sale and face painting.

“Scarecrow Classic” 5K — October 20

The first annual “Scarecrow Classic” 5K road and trail race (run and walk) to benefit the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust will start at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 at Lincoln Station. For more information, see www.ScarecrowClassic5k.com.

Lincoln Fire and Police Ball — November 8

The Lincoln Fire and Police Ball will take place Friday, Nov. 8 at the Nashawtuc Country Club in Concord. This annual event, which has grown in popularity over the past few years, has an important role in supporting the Lincoln Fire Association and the Lincoln Police Benevolent Association. Both organizations use funds from this event to support local scholarships and community organizations, including the Lincoln Family Association, the Lincoln PTO, the Lincoln Council on Aging and others.

Tickets may be purchased for $60 by mailing a check payable to Lincoln Fire and Police Ball to Lincoln Fire and Police Department, P.O. Box 342, Lincoln MA 01773.

Order pies and help L-S teachers

The Foundation for Educators at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (FELS) announces the 2013 annual thanksgiving pie sale. Orders for apple, pumpkin, pecan and chocolate pies for $15 each are being accepted through November 15. Order online or print a form from the website or pick up a paper copy at the main office at L-S.

Strawberry Day rescheduled for June 22

strawberry-smCelebrate the strawberry harvest by heading out to Drumlin Farm on June 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Strawberry Day (originally scheduled for June 15). Dig in the dirt with our farm staff, meet some berry-loving animals, and pick your own strawberries to take home. Drumlin’s strawberries, like all of its produce, are grown without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides.

All activities except strawberry picking are free with admission ($7 for adults, $5 for seniors and children 2-12, free for Mass Audubon members). Pick-your-own strawberries will be available for purchase from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., while supplies last. Special programs throughout the day:

10 a.m. – A Taste of Drumlin: Sample the first fruits (and veggies!) of the season.

10:30 a.m. – Woodchuck Wonders: Wonder who may be nibbling in your garden? Meet one of our groundhogs and find out!

11:30 a.m. – Seeing Seeds: Explore the magic of how a seed turns into a new plant.

12:30 p.m. – Wild Wetlands: Get an up-close look at what’s going on in our local ponds.

2 p.m. – A Taste of Drumlin: Sample the first fruits (and veggies!) of the season.

2:30 p.m. – Fields for Food: Visit with some of the wild birds and mammals that make fields their habitat.

3:30 p.m. – Turtles Love Strawberries: Meet some of our resident reptiles and watch them enjoy a favorite springtime treat.

3:45 p.m. – Foxes Love Strawberries, Too: Learn more about our fascinating foxes, who love strawberries as much as we do.