Litter Sculpture Contest
Our Town: LITTERally
West Barnstable Village Festival Day
August 19
(Rain Date August 20)
Sculptures Judged and Displayed
at Meetinghouse Farm
(2135 Meetinghouse Way WB)
$ 25 Cash Prizes * 3 Categories
If you are concerned about the embarrassing amount of roadside litter in our Village and Town, use your creative talents, have some fun, and promote awareness of the importance of reducing litter.
Download Entry Form and Contest Guidelines
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Category Descriptions
No No NIPs
Sculpture is primarily created from nips.
Did you know?
Nips, small liquor bottles that hold no more than 100 milliliters of alcohol
are the most highly littered item in MA.
Priceless in Plastic
Sculpture is primarily created from plastic materials.
Did you know?
Trillions of pieces of plastic, many of them microscopic, are floating in the ocean causing damage throughout the food chain.
Anything Goes
Sculpture is created from a variety of common or unique roadside finds.
Did you know?
51 billion pieces of litter land on American roadsides each year?
If you have ever participated in a roadside litter clean-up, you know anything goes!
Does a hubcap paired with an old paint brush inspire you?
Go for it! See you at the Farm!
Judges to be Announced.
Art at the Farm 2017
A Celebration of Nature and Creativity
Meetinghouse Farm
Saturday August 19 10am - 4pm
(rain date Sunday August 20)
Unique Artists and Craft Persons
Open Gardens * Horticultural Info
Big Silent Auction
Children’s Crafts
Music by Toast and Jam 1-3 PM
Ice Cream Treats The Local Scoop
Litter Sculpture Contest
GREAT SILENT AUCTION!
See All Auction Items - Download PDF
Art at the farm is held in collaboration with
The West Barnstable Village Festival
Meetinghouse Farm
Located at 2135 Meetinghouse Way
West Barnstable Cape Cod MA
SATURDAY YOGA at Meetinghouse Farm
SATURDAY YOGA at Meetinghouse Farm
Every Saturday 9-10 Rain or Shine
Join Yoga Instructor Caleigh Carroll
for Saturday Morning Yoga Sessions
“Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Practicing yoga in a beautiful natural environment
nourishes body, mind and spirit.
All levels welcome. By Donation
(rain or shine)
2135 Meetinghouse Way (Route 149) West Barnstable
meetinghousefarm.org
2017
Vegetable Gardening Basics
Open to the Public - free of Charge
Four Dates:
Thursday May 25, 2017 (pollinators)
June 22, 2017
July 27, 2017
August 24, 2017
4:30 - 5:30 PM
• This program is open to the public and is free of charge!
• No pre-registration required.
• Will be held rain or shine!
• Limited seating (consider bringing your own lawn chair).
Come join us at Meeting House Farm in West Barnstable as Russell Norton, Extension Educator discusses timely subjects in the vegetable garden. The program will take place in the community garden and include a demonstrative approach to help you learn about how to have a better vegetable garden. Each of the three programs will include a different set of topics including everything from soil to how to implement integrated pest management (IPM).
- soil
- weeds
- transplants
- insects
- disease
- cucurbits
- tomato
- preparing for fall
Looking for Volunteers
Meetinghouse Farm
If you are interested, please contact
Judy Desrochers
desrochersj@comcast.net
Go to Volunteers Page
See also Student Programs