Tuesday, 23 February 2021 10:34
We hope you have registered for our Stone Soup and Speaker event on Wednesday, February 24th at 6:30 pm. If not, there is still time to register by clicking here.
If so, we thought you might like some "soup-making" inspiration.
Here is a recipe for a yummy soup courtesy of our Arboretum Director and this month's speaker, Deb Merriam. Enjoy!
Hearty Corn Chowder with Basil
½ cup diced, turkey bacon or bacon
½ cup chopped onion
3 cups frozen whole kernel corn, thawed
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
1 cup cubed, peeled potato
1 cup milk or 1/2 and 1/2
? teaspoon pepper
Dash ground red pepper
½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese (2 ounces)
Fresh basil for garnish
Sautee bacon and onion in olive oil until browned add corn, potatoes, and broth. Cook until potatoes are tender. Add milk and spices. Puree half the soup in the blender and add back into pot. Reheat and serve with shredded cheese and basil.

Friday, 19 February 2021 13:25
For this winter's Stone Soup Speakers Series, we will focus inward to reacquaint our followers with the history, landscape, and program vision that led to our renaming this year as the Mary May Binney Wakefield Arboretum. Through storytelling and photos, we hope to engage participants in a conversation that increases people's understanding and attachment to this beautiful and unique cultural landscape nestled in the Blue Hills. The Stone Soup Speakers Series is normally a convivial gathering around homemade soup, but this year will be conducted virtually via Zoom.
The February Stone Soup session on Feb. 24 at 6:30 pm will explore the cultural landscape that existed before Mary May "Polly" Binney Wakefield developed her arboretum over a 50-year period. Much of this information was gained by researchers through a series of photographs, maps, archeological evidence and archival papers. Debbie Merriam will discuss the evolution of the landscape and Polly's life-long work to transform it into the formal gardens and nurseries we see today. To receive the zoom link for the Feb. 24th session, please register
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