Be a Locavore!
(That's someone who eats locally grown fruits and vegetables.)

Central Square Farmers'Market Bishop Allen by Norfolk Street
Mondays 11:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. (June 1 - November 23)
Note: In November, market closes at 5 p.m.

Charles Square Farmers' Market Charles Hotel at Harvard Square
Fridays 12 noon - 6 p.m. (June 5 - November 20)
Sundays 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. (May 24 - November 22)

Cambridgeport Farmers' Market Morse School parking lot - Magazine Street & Memorial Drive
Saturdays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (June 13 - October 31)

Harvard University Farmers' Market Near Sanders Theatre
Corner of Oxford and Kirkland streets read more...

STAYING INFORMED DURING A PANDEMIC: A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
Cambridge Public Health Department wants your opinion! Come participate in a focus group designed to help your local health officials keep you informed during a flu pandemic. You don't have to be a Cambridge resident to participate.

And get paid $50!

Tuesday, June 9 from 2:00 pm -6:00 pm
OR
Saturday, June 27 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
Refreshments will be served.

For more information call or e-mail Regan Checchio at 617-357-5772 x14 or checchio@reginavilla.com. (Let them know if you need an interpreter or other assistance.)

These focus groups are co-sponsored by the Cambridge Public Health Department and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Probably not on the crosswalk!

Crossing Concord Ave on wheels is sort of like falling off the edge of the earth.

Here’s this nice path leading through the woods from Fresh Pond – and here’s this nice path coming in from Neville Manor, the assisted living facility -- so wheelchairs and bikes can coast smoothly out to Concord Ave… and then… KLUNK… I always think I’m going to lose my teeth when I come to the crosswalk.

There’s a crosswalk… there’s even a sign for traffic to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk… but there is no Ramp to get across the crosswalk. So all those nice paths are sort of like bridges to nowhere since wheelchairs and bikes glide easily to the street, but they can’t cross it without a significant teeth-jarring jolt off a six inch curb. read more...

Join the Cambridge Bicycle Committee for a leisurely tour through the streets of Cambridge past homes and sites associated with well-known authors, poets, publishers and printers.

Start at the plaza between the High School and the Library for a 10 mile ride, with stops for short theme-related talks and sometimes a brief reading. The ride will end at Riverside Press Park on Memorial Drive for free refreshments.

The ride will be escorted by the Cambridge Police Department's Bike Patrol.

Please arrive at the start by 10:15am for a 10:30am departure.

Rain date May 17, same time.

Announcements regarding rain will be sent to the ride email list and posted at cambridgebikes.org. For more info see http://www.cambridgebikes.org/Spring2009/index.html.

There is no registration or charge for the tour — just show up and have fun. read more...

Bilingual Beginnings at Pine Village Preschool, a Spanish Immersion program, will open a Porter Square location this fall. Interested families can learn more about this opportunity and about the advantages of bilingual education at Bilingual Beginnings’ Open House:

When: Friday April 17th from 10-12.
(More open houses over the summer TBA so stay tuned)

Where: At the Jamaica Plain location 8 Revere Street in Jamaica Plain (St John’s Episcopal Church)

(The Porter Square school will be in the Henderson Carriage Building at 2067 Mass Ave) read more...

When my hot water heater died three months ago I was about to bite the bullet and spend $1400 replacing it.

But my neighbor, an enthusiastic MIT-educated licensed contractor with a passion for environmental solutions and a knack for taking things apart, had a greener (and cheaper) idea.

Cheaper to Fix it than Replace It
“I’ll take a look at it, offered” Nicolai Cauchy of HouseTechnic and general all-around problem solver. “If I can fix it, you’ll save some money, and it won’t end up in a landfill.” read more...

The 2009 City Census Form created much controversy in our household -- specifically whether our two resident Gnomes were eligible to be counted.

Greta and Vladimir, the aforementioned Gnomes, who have been billing themselves as "Gnomes of Cambridge" for several years, felt strongly they should be included.

"Truly we resolute in recognition seeking," Greta said in a recent interview. "All residents, not regarding of citizenship and voter registration status, required to answer Census."

"Yes, and if Googler google 'gnomes' and 'Cambridge' our blog first on hit list!" added Vladimir, referring to their blog.

"So internet make proof we valid!"

"We shovel sidewalk, we rake leaves, we guard house, we blog..." read more...