Byrd House Market News This Week

Remember Byrd House Market on Tuesday behind the William Byrd Community House.
From announcement:

GREAT NEWS for SNAP customers
As of this Tuesday, customers using SNAP EBT cards will be able to shop at our farmers market. BHM is one of more than 30 markets statewide that will begin accepting EBT cards this month thanks to a federal grant providing funding for the programs’s first year. This is part of the effort to ensure that fresh, wholesome food choices are available to EVERYONE in our community. Thanks to the ongoing economic crisis, more and more Richmond area families are utilitizing this resource to help them supplement their food budgets. Please share this information with your social and professional networks.

This week our vendors are featuring an abundance of produce that boggles the palate, including something for (just about) every Food Dogma you can fathom: Check out 2011 Vendors list for details.

CSL #11: Arabic Cuisine
Saturday, June 18 – Raidah Hudson will share three dishes from her family cupboard for this month’s Cooking as a 2nd Language class. Palestinian in origin but familiar to anyone who has enjoyed Lebanese or Jordanian food, ALL the dishes also happen to be vegan: Mujadarah (lentils and rice cooked in aromatic spices with caramelized onions) and I ask you, is there anything more delicious than carmelized onions???; Fatoush (arab salad with pita bread croutons, mint and sumac spice) oh, YUMM; Baba Ganoush (eggplant dip two ways, with tomatoes and parsley and one with tahini) ok Ok OK already, I’ll sign up!. Register today at EatGoodGrowGreat.blogspot.com (scroll down to registration form).

Field trip to the White House
24 WBCH kids will visit the White House on Tuesday and share their growing knowledge of growing. Along with 6 adults from the agency, our Early Childhood and After School programs kids will spend the day touring the White House and its Kitchen Garden and then enjoy a bus tour of significant sites throughout the city. Maybe they’ll meet the First Lady? Maybe they’ll see the First Daughters? Perhaps the President? One thing we do know, like the group pictured above, they’ll have their own gardening lessons to share and do themselves proud, so join me in wishing them a great trip!

And remember, there’s no shade like Mulberry Tree shade… see you at the market!

Byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com

Get Ready For City’s Sustainability Plan

From announcement:

Richmond Community:

The Mayor will hold a community workshop on June 9th from 6-8 p.m. at
the Carillon Tower in Byrd Park to present progress made thus far on
the RVA Green plan and take citizen input. For more information on
this city project, visit: http://www.richmondgov.com/sustainabilityplan/

No word yet on making local firework displays more green…

Lobs & Lessons Tennis Auction

From announcement:

Lobs & Lessons, out of the Mary and Frances Youth Center, is hosting its
first on-line auction! Although there are only seven items, they are sure
to interest tennis and basketball enthusiasts, along with the most
spirited of VCU Ram fans. Two coveted items include two tickets for the
sold out Davis Cup in Austin, TX July 8-10 and a white VCU basketball
signed by Shaka Smart and all 14 members of the 2010-2011 men?s basketball
team. Other signed basketball items are available. Items can be
previewed now at
http://www.vcuyouthcenter.org/lobs-lessons/serving-aces-slam-dunking-great-cause/
as bidding will close on June 10th. There is a minimum bid set for each
item, and items can either be shipped or picked up. All proceeds will
directly benefit Lobs & Lessons participants and programming.

Lobs & Lessons is an afterschool and summer enrichment program for at-risk
elementary and middle school age youth that focuses on character
development, a path to higher education and the sport of tennis.

Tina Carter
Director
Mary and Frances Youth Center
120 S. Linden Street
804-827-0802

Hollywood Cemetery Tour On Sunday, Virginia War Memorial Service on Monday

There is a special Memorial Day walking tour scheduled for Hollywood Cemetery for Sunday at 2pm.

Join local historian Jim DuPriest for a unique walking tour of Hollywood Cemetery and learn about the origins of Memorial Day. Begun in 1866, the Ladies’ Hollywood Memorial Association formed to decorate the graves of the Civil War dead buried at Hollywood. Learn about the Confederate soldier’s section, the dead from Gettysburg, Lee’s Lieutenants, and the huge stone pyramid. Please meet inside the front gate, wear comfortable walking shoes and stay hydrated.

Also, this Monday the Virginia War Memorial will have a special ceremony, starting at 10 am.

This ceremony is held to honor all veterans and to remind citizens that we must remain vigilant to protect our freedoms. The 11th District American Legion is a co-host. The guest speaker will be the Commander, Department of Virginia’s American Legion. The ceremony will be held outdoors, and seating will be provided. The event is free, with free parking for our guests.