We will harvest our crops of sugar beets and flax, talk about how they are processed along with a hands-on demonstration, and reveal the important history surrounding the cultivation of these two crops in Florence. The Grow Food Northampton Community Garden 140 Meadow St. Florence, MA For more information, contact Ellena Baum at ellena@growfoodnorthampton.org info@growfoodnorthampton.com
A great way to learn our history is to take an in-person, guided walking tour around the village. Tours start on Sunday mornings at 10:00 at the Sojourner Truth Statue. We walk a little over a mile and return to the statue before noon. We visit up to ten sites connected to the dedicated abolitionists [...]
Hosted by Steve Strimer. We thought better of having the tour last year but we're happy to do it this year, vaccinated and masked up, rain or shine. We celebrate the newly restored gravestones of African Americans Basil Dorsey and his daughter Louisa, his wife Cynthia's mother Nancy Jones, George Hodestia, and Martha Knowles Washington. [...]