Remember to check with event organizers for any last-minute changes before finalizing your plans.

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Speed up tomato ripening…
Speed up tomato ripening…
Sep 3 all-day
 by pinching off the tops of tomato plants and new flower buds.
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Buy straw bales for mulching late fall crops, strawberry beds, and garlic plantings.
Support a Farmers Market this week!
Support a Farmers Market this week!
Sep 4 all-day
Support a Farmers Market this week!
  Farmers’ markets represent the best of our Massachusetts food culture. They provide shoppers with easy access to healthy, local fresh food while helping to financially sustain our farmers. They also serve as a welcome[...]
Harvest basil and make pesto. 4:43 pm
Harvest basil and make pesto.
Sep 4 @ 4:43 pm – 5:43 pm
Store in the freezer for winter use. 
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Sow oat or crimson clover cover crop
Sow oat or crimson clover cover crop
Sep 5 all-day
 to recycle nutrients and build organic matter. https://www.farmers.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/farmersgov-small-scale-factsheet-cover-crops-10-2022.pdf
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Harvest green tomatoes before frost.
Harvest green tomatoes before frost.
Sep 12 all-day
Ripen in a paper bag with an apple or banana.
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Go apple picking!
Go apple picking!
Sep 18 – Sep 19 all-day
https://ediblesema.com/feature/cn-smith-how-do-you-like-them-apples/
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Start basil, parsley, cilantro, oregano, thyme, and chives for growing indoors.
Start basil, parsley, cilantro, oregano, thyme, and chives for growing indoors.
Sep 21 all-day
Herbs require lots of light for best growth. Place the pots of newly planted seeds near a window that receives direct sunlight most of the day. Your plants will be happiest there all winter!
Visit a new restaurant! Check our list for a new restaurant near you.
Visit a new restaurant! Check our list for a new restaurant near you.
Sep 21 all-day
Support a new business: https://ediblesema.com/restaurants/new-restaurant-sightings/
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Massachusetts Cheese Festival, Lee 10:00 am
Massachusetts Cheese Festival, Lee
Sep 23 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
 
Wildlands Trust 50th Anniversary, Plymouth 12:00 pm
Wildlands Trust 50th Anniversary, Plymouth
Sep 23 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Wildlands Trust 50th Anniversary, Plymouth
  As Wildlands Trust turns 50, we invite you to celebrate with us at our Plymouth headquarters. The day will honor the people and places that make our region a special place to live and[...]
First Taste of Fall, Buttonwood Park Zoo, New Bedford 4:00 pm
Oktoberfest, Duxbury 4:00 pm
Oktoberfest, Duxbury
Sep 23 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Oktoberfest, Duxbury
Part of the Duxbury Food & Wine Festival
Farm-Fest, Holly Hill Farm, Cohasset 6:00 pm
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Official National Lobster Day
Official National Lobster Day
Sep 25 all-day
Made official in 2020, September 25th is now the OFFICIAL National Lobster Day! https://lobsteranywhere.com/holidays-celebrations/national-lobster-day/
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Southeast Farm Tour and Taste
Farm Fall Festival 10:00 am
Farm Fall Festival
Sep 30 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Farm Fall Festival
ChowderFest, New Bedford 12:00 pm
ChowderFest, New Bedford
Sep 30 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
ChowderFest, New Bedford
Compost Workshop, Cohasset 1:00 pm
Compost Workshop, Cohasset
Sep 30 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Compost Workshop, Cohasset
  Read more about making your own compost: https://ediblesema.com/feature/a-guide-to-vermicomposting/    
Wine Stroll, Duxbury 3:00 pm
Wine Stroll, Duxbury
Sep 30 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Wine Stroll, Duxbury
Part of the Duxbury Food & Wine Festival