Homehttp://hampsteadinstitute.org/home/en-US2012-02-24T09:39:27ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Come on out to Hampstead for the first ever Eggstravaganza!http://hampsteadinstitute.org/home/2012/2/23/come-on-out-to-hampstead-for-the-first-ever-eggstravaganza.html[Your Name Here]2012-02-23T12:32:39Z

The event features children's arts and crafts, bluegrass music by the Coosa River Ramblers, a silent auction, field games, and a $10 lunch prepared by Chef Rob McDaniel of the Springhouse Restaurant on Lake Martin. Chef Rob will prepare Posole soup with Poached Egg, Salad and Bread all focused on the Slow Food theme. Recipe submittals with a prepared dish are encouraged. Chef Rob will judge the winning recipes to be submitted into the Hampstead Institute's fall cookbook.   Fresh baked egg-centric goods for sale.

]]>Hampstead Institute begins new education programs in 2012http://hampsteadinstitute.org/home/2012/1/25/hampstead-institute-begins-new-education-programs-in-2012.html[Your Name Here]2012-01-25T16:10:22ZHampstead Institute has developed a collaborative education program with the YMCA at Cleveland Ave.  This after-school program runs every day of the week during the school year and provides student from the West side of Montgomery hands-on gardening, cooking, and nutrition education.  The Institute has hired a horticultural therapist named Mark Bowen to develop and run the program.  We're hoping we can turn this into a year round program providing this high-impact education to as many students as possible!

]]>CNU Council Comes to Montgomeryhttp://hampsteadinstitute.org/home/2011/6/20/cnu-council-comes-to-montgomery.html[Your Name Here]2011-06-20T15:59:19Z

]]>Council Highlights: Why You Shouldn't Miss It!http://hampsteadinstitute.org/home/2011/6/19/council-highlights-why-you-shouldnt-miss-it.html[Your Name Here]2011-06-19T16:12:00ZVictor Dover, Andres Duany and others will present a detailed critique of New Urbanism in the 21st Century at the next CNU Council with a candid look at how New Urbanism must adapt to the realities of the Great Economic Reset.

The work of Dover-Kohl, DPZ, HPE, Urban Advisors, Urban Advantage, and Zimmerman/Volk in Montgomery will form the backdrop, including the Downtown Master Plan and Code (2006), The Plan for Oak Park and Centennial Hill (2009), West Fairview Avenue Plan (2010), and Maxwell Boulevard Neighborhood Plan (2011).
 
The council will include tours of projects developed under the Downtown Master Plan and SmartCode form-based code, including Court Square Plaza, several restored historic structures, and new infill restaurants and businesses. Discussion will also involve proposed plans under development such as a redesigned Dexter Avenue, new mixed-use housing developments, and a landmark children’s museum and library at One Court Square.

Outside the Downtown tours shall include Lanier Place workforce housing neighborhood; the A&P Development, a mixed-use, infill courtyard development; and the traditional neighborhood developments of Hampstead and The Waters.

]]>Edwin Marty To Head Institute as Executive Directorhttp://hampsteadinstitute.org/home/2011/5/25/edwin-marty-to-head-institute-as-executive-director.html[Your Name Here]2011-05-25T20:37:00Z