Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Louisiana Vegetable Planting Guide from LSU Ag Center

Ready to plan this year's vegetable garden?  Check out the LSU Ag Center's Louisiana Vegetable Planting Guide to find the optimum times for all those lovely tomatoes, eggplants, squashes and more. Click the green download bar under the black & white cover image to download the PDF.

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Spring Greens Recipe: Moroccan Herb Jam

Spring came early this year and some of our gardens are already producing new veggies!

Early harvests are often rich in greens: radish tops, mustard, turnip greens, herbs, etc.

One way to use these spring greens is in a preparation featured in the New York Times recently: Moroccan Herb Jam! Not a sweet jam, but a cooked-down savory spread that can be enjoyed on pita bread or added to soups and stews for additional depth of flavor.

Check out the recipe at the New York Times' Cooking site.

Monday, March 7, 2016

Freetown-Port Rico Coterie Meeting Tuesday, March 8 5:30 P.M.

The Freetown Port-Rico Neighborhood Coterie will have its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 8, at 5:30 P.M.

The meeting is open to the public. Location is the Main branch of the Lafayette Public Library, at 301 W. Congress St, in the 2nd floor small meeting room.

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Freetown Porchfest March 13

The Freetown-Port Rico Coterie has announced the inaugural Freetown Porchfest will take place on Sunday, March 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Get to know your neighbors and celebrate creativity by turning your front porch into a stage for live music!

Check out the event's Facebook page  and download the event flyer. Check out this background information about the Porchfest concept.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

I-49 Public Meeting Tonight March 1 5:30 PM

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is partnering with the Freetown-Port Rico Coterie for tonight's I-49 Connector presentation at Warehouse 535.

This meeting is open to the public. Freetown Port-Rico residents, business and property owners are especially encouraged to attend.

Warehouse 535 is located at 535 Garfield. Light refreshments will be served.

Visit the Lafayette Connector web site for more information on this important infrastructure project.