Sustainable Agriculture related events are still coming this fall!
Read on for events to edify, entertain, and educate this fall. But first…

Help ensure that Belmont Farmers’ Market will have a 2008 season!

We need to your help as we gear up for our annual review with the
Belmont Selectmen’s committee meeting which will be Monday November
19th at 7pm in the Selectmen's Room at Town Hall in Belmont.

Please come to show your support of the Belmont Farmers’ Market. We
still need approval from the Selectmen in order to exist next year.
Your personal input is what we need now.

Take just one or two minutes to write some thoughts on how the Belmont
Farmers’ market is an asset to Belmont. Personal experiences are
valuable. We hope to demonstrate to the Selectmen that the Belmont
community supports and values the BFM and that the market should be
allowed to exist next year.

You can help by replying to this email. Your comments will be
compiled, and can be anonymous if you wish. It would, however, be
meaningful to the Selectmen if you are willing to share your name and
perhaps how long you have been a Belmont resident.

Strengths and successes of the Market 2007 season:
• Provided a vibrant market for over a dozen small, local businesses
• Created connections among Belmont residents and with their local
food producers
• Generated additional business for existing Belmont Center Merchants
• Worked with Belmont Light Department and Health Department to
educate citizens and disseminate information.
• Community interaction:
o Film series
o Performers
o WIC and Food Stamps approved vendor
o Apple contest
o Roots and Sprouts print newsletter
o E-newsletter with updates, information, and networking with other
markets
o Website at www.BelmontFarmersMarket.org
o Market logo bags, t-shirts, and postcards



EVENTS:
Tonight! Tune into WBUR at 10pm for the Diane Rehm show to hear a
lively discussion around the Farm Bill Debate. You can also listen to
the show on demand through http://wamu.org/programs/dr/
• Dan Morgan, special correspondent, Washington Post and fellow,
German Marshal Fund of the United States
• Ken Cook, president, Environmental Working Group
• Tom Buis, president, National Farmers Union
• Ron Kind, Democrat,Wisconsin. 3rd District
Monday you can hear Ken Cook in person:
November 12, 2007 Henrietta's Table private dining room
One Bennett Street, Cambridge 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

You are invited to join Environmental Working Group President Ken Cook
For wine, locally-sourced hors d'oeuvres, and a lively presentation

"Turning Farm Policy into Food and Environmental Policy:
Lessons from the 2007 Farm Bill"

RSVP to comfort@... or (202) 939-9123 by Friday, November 9, please.

No donation is required but contact information and contributions will
be requested
For more information about EWG and its policy-rattling research:
www.ewg.org

Tuesday, Nov 13: Feature Film: Big Night
Belmont Public Library
6:30 pm, snacks; 7:00 pm, screening.

BELMONT FARMERS’ MARKET “FOOD ON FILM” PRESENTS
Primo and Secondo are brothers who have emigrated from Italy to open
an Italian restaurant in America. Primo is the irascible, gifted chef,
determined not to squander his talent on making the “red sauce” dishes
that customers expect. Secondo is the smooth front-man, trying to keep
the restaurant financially afloat. The owner of the nearby Pascal's
restaurant, enormously successful (despite its mediocre fare), offers
a solution"he will call his friend, a big-time jazz musician, to play
a special benefit at their restaurant. Primo begins to prepare his
masterpiece, a feast of a lifetime, for the brothers' big night.
directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci

Starring Tony Shaloub and Stanley Tucci. With Marc Anthony, Minnie
Driver, Isabella Rossellini, Campbell Scott.
1996, 109 minutes, rated R.


Traffic Panel Discussion
What’s traffic like in your neighborhood? Hear about ways of
mitigating it: local shuttle buses, expanded T service, traffic
calming, bike trails.

When: Thursday, Nov 15, 7:15 pm
Where: First Church Belmont Parish Hall 404 Concord Ave

Moderator: Anne Paulsen, former Belmont State Representative

Panelists:
Belmont Office of Community Development: Glenn Clancy, Director
Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates: Jason Schrieber, AICP, Principal
128 Business Council: Caroline Connor, Executive Director
Charles River Transportation Management Association: Jim Gascoigne,
Executive Director
MassCentral Rail Trail Coalition: Craig Della Penna, Coordinator
MBTA: Joe Cosgrove, Director of Planning; Sandra Clarey, Service Planner

SPONSORED BY THE BELMONT CITIZENS FORUM
www.belmontcitizensforum.org
info@...

Thanksgiving Farmers' Market
Sunday, November 18, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.;
http://www.historicnewengland.org/visit/homes/casey.htm Saunderstown,
R.I. Free.
Don't miss this great opportunity to pick up all the trimmings for
your big feast.

Ongoing: From Dairy to Doorstep: Milk Delivery in New England, 1860-1960
Oct. 15, 2007, through Jan. 20, 2008
Adams Gallery at Suffolk University Law School
Open to the public from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
This exhibit, organized by Historic New England, chronicles the
origins of home milk delivery and the heyday of the milkman. Suffolk
is in downtown Boston, which is lovely this time of year.
From Dairy to Doorstep: Milk Delivery in New England, 1860-1960 tells
of the rise and eventual decline of the milkman through historic
photographs, advertisements and artifacts, such as old-time glass milk
bottles, gadgets for separating cream, and toys.
The exhibit includes videotaped oral history selections that reveal
how the milkman touched the lives of his customers.
From Dairy to Doorstep explains and gives meaning to items associated
with milk production, milk delivery, and milk consumption. Visitors
will recognize signs, advertising, uniforms, dairy goods and milk bottles.
From Dairy to Doorstep: Milk Delivery in New England 1860 - 1960
Oct. 15, 2007, through Jan. 20, 2008
Adams Gallery at Suffolk University Law School
Open to the public from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
RECIPE: Finally, a fall soup recipe to make use of some winter squash
(Halloween Pumpkin?) you may have picked up from a local farm.
Roasted Pear-Butternut Soup with Crumbled Stilton
Makes 6 servings, 1 1/3 cups each
Ingredients
2 ripe pears, peeled, quartered and cored
2 pounds butternut squash or pumpkin, peeled, seeded and cut into
2-inch chunks
2 medium tomatoes, cored and quartered
1 large leek, pale green and white parts only, halved lengthwise,
sliced and washed thoroughly
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon salt, divided
Freshly ground pepper to taste
4 cups vegetable broth or reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided
2/3 cup crumbled Stilton or other blue-veined cheese
1 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh chives or scallion greens
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. Combine pears, squash, tomatoes, leek, garlic, oil, 1/4 teaspoon
salt and pepper in a large bowl; toss to coat. Spread evenly on a
large rimmed baking sheet. Roast, stirring occasionally, until the
vegetables are tender, 40 to 55 minutes. Let cool slightly.
3. Place half the vegetables and 2 cups broth in a blender; puree
until smooth. Transfer to a large saucepan. Puree the remaining
vegetables and 2 cups broth. Add to the pan and stir in the remaining
1/4 teaspoon salt.
4. Cook the soup over medium-low heat, stirring, until hot, about 10
minutes. Divide among 6 bowls and garnish with cheese and chives (or
scallion greens).
Tips Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 1
month. Add more broth when reheating, if desired.