FHNC’S SLOW FOOD SERIES:  PASTA AND EGGS

Sunday, April 18^th 4:00 – 6:00pm

What’s growing in our community?  Last summer we took you to bountiful Italian gardens in the heart of Sewickley.  Now learn how many people throughout the Quaker Valley are raising chickens.  After an informative presentation, learn what to do with all those eggs – make fresh pasta.  This hands-on session will include a tasting and some pasta to take home.  Program is open to the public. Reservations are requested.  Please call 412-741-6136 to register or email fhnc@verizon.net.  FHNC Members are $5 per person for the lecture and $15 to participate in lecture and pasta making and Non-members are $10 per person for the lecture and $25 for both.

2^ND ANNUAL SEWICKLEY NEIGHBORHOOD PLANT EXCHANGE

Saturday, May 15^th from 10:00 – 12:00pm

Have plants you must prune or cull?  How about trading your excess with others in your neighborhood?  If Join us at Fern Hollow for the 2^nd Annual Sewickley Neighborhood Plant Exchange.  Take home new plants for your yard and have an instant new garden.  All types of plants welcome- small cuttings up to full size:  anything native, succulents, tropicals, ground cover, flowers, wild grasses, vines, bushes, bulbs, clippings, etc.  Gardening accessories and accents also welcome.  All plants must be identified.  Bring newspaper, bags, cardboard boxes to carry plants home in.    Questions?  Call 412-741-6136 or email fhnc@verizon.net for more info.

FHNC’S SLOW FOOD SERIES:  BEES N HONEY

Saturday, May 22^nd from 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Learn how the co-evolution of bees and flowers created the modern world.  Following the presentation there will be a tasting of local honey and sweet and savory items made from honey.  We might even have a taste of Mead (and if you don’t know what that is, please come and find out). Fee:  $15 for members and $30 for Non-members. Reservations requested.  Please call 412-741-6136 to register.