A.D. Makepeace: Inspired by Nature

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The A.D. Makepeace Company hosts a quarterly meeting to provide the public with updated information about our Tihonet development plans. Click here (3.58MB PDF) for a link to the most recent presentation, and if you have any questions.

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The Makepeace Neighborhood Fund has awarded $125,000 in grants to local organizations, and announced the expansion of the program to include agricultural projects in future years.

Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Ian Bowles announced the purchase of 245 acres of land on Red Brook in Wareham and Plymouth that will protect one of the most diverse fish and wildlife habitats in the Commonwealth. The Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game acquired the land, commonly known as Century Bog, from the A.D. Makepeace Company for $3 million.known as Century Bog, from A.D. Makepeace Company for $3 million.

Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles and Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Mary Griffin joined state legislators, land conservation advocates and representatives of the A.D. Makepeace Company to celebrate the preservation of thousands of acres of critical habitat and open space in southeastern Massachusetts that clears the way for an innovative eco-friendly smart growth development project.

An initial agreement to preserve thousands of acres of critical habitat and open space ?and clear the way for an innovative eco-friendly smart growth development project in southeastern Massachusetts has been reached between the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game and A.D. Makepeace Company, the world’s largest cranberry grower and the largest private landowner in eastern Massachusetts, Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles announced today.

In 1952 when Dwight Eisenhower first ran for president, cranberry grower A.D. Makepeace Company had the 10,000 acres of woodlands surrounding its cranberry bogs first certified as a Tree Farm.  Today, more than 50 years and nine presidents later, Makepeace is still continuing the tradition of sustainable forest management on 4,000 acres of pine woodlands in Plymouth County.

July 8, 6:00 p.m.

Carver Town Hall

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Saturday, July 17, 2010 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Stop by the Tihonet Village Market on Saturday, July 17 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. to sample some of the most delicious Farm Fresh produce available. Members of Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP) will be on hand to discuss how important it is to Buy Local, Buy Fresh produce. Enjoy samples of our great specialty food products, cheeses, our fresh baked breads, desserts and much more! Visit www.tihonetvillagemarket.com for more to see what's in season!

July 18, 2010, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

August 5, 2010

August 15, 2010

August 21, 10 a.m. in the Box Mill, Tihonet Village

A ceremony will be held in the Box Mill at Tihonet Village to announce the release of the first edition of ¡°Make It Better with Cranberries¡± Cookbook. Contributors to the book will be invited and given a copy of the book. The contest sponsors and winners will also be highlighted.

October 9 and 10, 2010

Now accepting food vendor and exhibitor applications! Click here for more information