The 4th on the Charles (Photo: Umesh Behari Mathur/Flickr)

Alexandra Dimodica

LOCAL BITES

Sustainable Food, Sustainable World
Grow. Cook. Eat blogger writes about investing in a sustainable food system and gives some highlights from a recent Slow Money National Gathering.

Green Grub on the Greenway
Wicked Tasty Harvest blogger Genevieve Rajewski writes about the new food offerings on the Greenway – farmers markets and food trucks galore! (Read also WBUR’s recent feature assessing the Greenway’s pros and cons.) Genevieve’s article on Tower Root Beer and the Cusolito family of Somerville was Monday’s feature on PRK.

A perfect match: top chefs and an outdoor sustainable food festival
The Island Creek Oyster Festival isn’t until September, but tickets go on sale July 4th. Enjoy fresh sustainable food and provide food for those who otherwise might go without.

Festive food on the 5th
The festivities and seafood meals don’t need to end on July 4th: on Monday the 5th, venture to Newport, RI, for McGrath’s Public Clambake.

Red, Wine, and Blue
Celebrate the 4th at the Red, White, and Bleu Cheese Party at Les Zygomates on July 6, 2010.

Eat and drink with baby beluga
Cocktails with the Whales will be held at Connecticut’s Mystic Aquarium July 8, July 24, and August 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Befriend a beluga!

Music, Wine and  a Laugh
The Stone Mountain Wine Dinner on July 10 may poke fun at traditional wine dinners, but the featured wines, cuisine and music are no joke.
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NATIONAL TREATS

Shave and a haircut (and a cocktail)
At the East Village’s Blind Barber, every trim comes with a drink. Boston barbers, any takers?!

If you dream of becoming a farmer
Make your dream come true. Famed sustainable farmer Joel Salatin’s book You Can Farm informs and empowers future farmers with knowledge from the pro. You may remember Salatin from his appearances in Fresh and Food Inc.