Farmer's Market: Beetles, Paw Paws & Ewald
- Start Date: 10/10/2009
- Start Time: 09:00:00 AM
- Finish Time: 12:00:00 PM
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- Location: Rhode on the Pawtuxet
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Farmer's Market: Beetles, Paw Paws & Ewald
Short Description
BAD BEETLES
Rhode Island’s Asian longhorn beetle coordinator will be at the Pawtuxet Village Farmers Market Saturday to educate people about the invasive beetle that has caused the City of Worcester to cut more than 20,000 trees. The beetle, whose favorite victim is maple trees, has not been found in Rhode Island, but our area is one of four targeted for increased monitoring. The beetle enters the United States burrowed in the wood of shipping crates from Asia. Foresters have identified four monitoring areas in Warwick and Cranston because they have businesses which import goods from Asia; Atwood Avenue and the industrial park by the prisons in Cranston and Jefferson Boulevard and Warwick Avenue in Warwick. Beetle infestations in Worcester, Chicago, Toronto, New York City and New Jersey were first discovered by local residents. The Worcester infestation, the largest to date, has Rhode Island foresters worried that the pest may spread to south. The beetles deep burrows do not kill trees, but weaken them. Then ice storms and hurricanes do tremendous damage. Kate Sayles of the Rhode Island Tree Council will be at the market with educational information and wallet sized identification cards to help identify the beetle.PUMPKIN & PAW PAW FESTIVAL: NEXT WEEK
Next Saturday’s annual Pumpkin & Paw Paw Festival will include a record number of activities including hay rides, plastic pot recycling and a used book sale, thanks to a cooperative effort of the Pawtuxet Village Association, The Edgewood Garden Club, Friends of the Pawtuxet and the Pawtuxet Village Farmers Market. In addition, Rhode Island’s only paw paw growers, Mark and Betsy Garrison of Warwick, will sell his unique fruit. The paw paw tastes tropical, but is native to the Midwest. Featured in a Jungle Book song, the paw paw also has a city named after it in Michigan. The market will be the starting point for hay rides through the village presented by the Pawtuxet Village Association . Rides run from 9:30 to 11:30. Tickets are $3 per person/$6 per family of three or more. Reservations are advised! Please come early to reserve your seat or purchase advance tickets at Twice Told Tales beginning on Saturday, October 10. During the market, the Edgewood Garden Club will also have a plant sale and bake sale, offer gardening advice and provide a free kids activity. Finally, the club will collect plastic plant pots for our farmers to reuse. In addition, Friends of the Pawtuxet will have hourly canoe rentals to view the Pawtuxet River’s fall foliage. Trips will leave at 9, 10 and 11. We still have canoes available, but this trip usually sells out, so reservations are recommended. Email Annemarie Bruun at ab02905@yahoo.com. Donations requested of $3/adult and $1/child. Finally, the Pawtuxet Village Farmers Market will hold its fall book sale from 9-12. Proceeds pay for our berry box recycling program and tree planting at the market. Books (no damaged books or textbooks) can be donated by placing them on the porch at 25 Berwick Lane, 10 & 18 Williams Avenue and 37 Ferncrest Avenue.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Volunteers are needed for Pumpkin & Paw Paw Festival events October 17. We need a volunteer to help with the canoe rides from 10 AM to 12:30. We also need volunteers to either help set up the book sale from 7 to 9 AM and to clean up and take the leftover books to the Pawtucket Public Library from 12 to 2 PM. If you can help, respond to this email.
LANGUAGES OF THE LAND
Pawtuxet artist Holly Ewald, and Pawtuxet folklorist Michael Bell have created an art and audio exhibit, “Languages of the Land, A Dialogue with The Downs.” now on display at the AS220 Exhibition Space, 93 Mathewson Street, Providence. The exhibition closes October 24. “It grew from my curiosity about the spirit and history of a small bayside park on Narragansett Parkway, just south of Pawtuxet Village,” says Ewald. “The Downs, now called Salter’s Grove, remains in a natural state, molded by centuries of storms, tides, ice and sun. The landscape embraces the memory of its past inhabitants, the wildlife, the people and their cultures. Many come to this small waterfront park for solace, comfort and socializing. Just as the Narragansett Indians drew sustenance from these waters, today, this park draws many local residents, Southeast Asians and Latinos to its shores for fishing, social gatherings and respite.”Stepping into the exhibit is like stepping into the pages of a book. As one walks through the suspended pages of this book one hears voices of long-time residents and newcomers sharing their experiences of Salter Grove.
Hours are Wed.-Fri. 1-6 pm and Sat. Noon-4 pm. The artists will give a talk Thursday October 15th from 6pm-8pm.
THEATER AT HALL
“Blackbird” directed by Gregory Barbon will be performed in the Hall Library auditorium October 15 – 17th & October 22 – 24th at 7 PM: . The powerful, contemporary drama has garnered many favorable reviews and awards because of its unflinching look at a very difficult and painful sexual relationship.See you Saturday at the market.