Garden report: The beds have been cleared, the fences taken up. I picked some green tomatoes, which will turn red, so the harvest continues for a bit. Ironically, there was a blossom on a tomato stalk.

The begonias will be brought inside. I don’t know whether to put them in the basement or leave them in front of the south-facing sliding glass door. I also have a poinsettia plant that I put outside and now will bring in. It does need a period of darkness to bloom again.

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The annual Cranberry Fair will be held Saturday, Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the First Congregational Church. The event includes toys, antiques, clothes, books, raffle baskets, crafts, baked goods, a silent auction, white elephant sale and lunch. It’s free.

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The Amherst Shade Tree Committee will hold its last planting Saturday, Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to noon on Northampton Road between South Pleasant and University Drive. Just look for the yellow town truck and flannel-clad volunteers, according to the email.

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Leverett will hold a Fall Festival Sunday, Oct. 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Elementary School, the final event to celebrate the town’s 250th birthday, according to an email from Kari Ridge. The event includes arts and crafts, vendors, games, food, music, an apple pie bake-off and pumpkin decorating contest with prizes. Souvenir items will be on sale.

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The Amherst Historical Society will present a talk, “A Drink When We Want It and a Cup for the Thirsty Traveler,” about cider making, by Dennis Picard on Sunday, Oct 20 at 2 p.m. at the Jones Library. It’s free and open to the public.

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Janine Roberts of Leverett will read her poetry Sunday, Oct. 20 at 4 p.m.at the Florence Civic Center, according to an email she sent. Janine said the poems will be “toggling and pivoting in difficult times, and a story about unearthing the family secret that her 4th through 6th great-grandparents were enslavers in Virginia.” The event is free and sponsored by Gallery of Readers.

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Mike and Tina Berins of Amherst sent me an email photo of a free postcard that had a QR code on it from Barcelona, Spain. They wrote, “From here we head to the Pyrenees for a wine and food tour with friends.”

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Linda Castronovo has been organizing a group of yoga teachers for the past 9 years. She wrote, “We teach a free, donation-based class 365 days per year, 8 -9 a.m, at Andrews Greenhouse (May through October) and at the Munson Library (November through May) in South Amherst.” She said donations are accepted but not expected.

A new nonprofit, EverydayWellbeing, was launched to expand offerings and cover rental costs since the yoga teachers had been paying for the space out of class donations, she wrote. The new offerings include Qigong on Saturdays and Tai Chi on Mondays after the yoga classes.

Visit the website www.yogaoutside.today for details about all the offerings and the silent auction.

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