Dec
22
2:00 PM14:00
Oct
18
11:00 AM11:00
3rd Annual Native Plant Fest
Awaiting your arrival will be
~ gifts locally-grown native plants ( larger plants and more variety this year! )
~ a fresh-off-the press guide for buying native plants in our area ( we have some new sources and growers! )
~ various reference sheets on the most important ( think keystone ) native plants to grow for our Piedmont region of NC and how to certify your yard as a native plant garden
~ friendly and knowledgeable native plant growers and gardeners to answer your questions
And, of course,
~ complimentary Maxie B’s nibbles to enjoy as you chat with our volunteers and tour the patio gardens
~ door prizes to help get your fall gardening off to a glorious start
Mar
22
12:00 PM12:00
Love the Food, Hate the Waste
This collaborative event is hosted to bring more awareness and provide an open forum for discussing issues encircling food waste and recovery solutions in Greensboro. It also provides a space for collegiate students to share their creative and informative projects on food waste: reduction, distribution, composting and more.
Agenda:
12:00 Doors Open / Sign-in
12:45 pm Special Greetings
The State of Food Waste and How to Address It - 1:00pm
The State of Food Waste and How to Address It
Source Reduction as a way to Reduce Food Waste
Feed Hungry People
Use Food Waste to Feed Animals
Divert Food Waste Through Industrial Uses
Divert Food Waste Through Composting
Food Waste in Greensboro/Landfill Diversion
Break / Poster Contest - 2:45 pm
Creative ways to Reduce Food Waste - 3:30 pm
Food Waste Management at an Entrepreneur / Farmer's Level
Community Member's Approach to Food Waste
Students' Approach on Food Waste
Breakout Sessions - 4:00 pm
Closing remarks / Poster Winners Announced - 4:45 pm
Networking - 5:30 pm
Dress Code:
Business casual
Parking:
Parking on-site
Dec
24
2:00 PM14:00
Wings & Strings Annual Concert
Join us on the patio for Honour An & Hope’s
🎶 9th annual Benefit Concert 🎶
Helping children connect with their forever families.
❤️
These girls have grown up visiting Maxie B’s with their mom. We are delighted to get to hear them play on this special afternoon! Please join us for a few moments to savor this season of giving & community.
All contributions benefit future adoptions.
With gratitude to and from Carolina Adoption Services.
Dec
6
7:00 PM19:00
Book Launch & Lecture
Shelley has been an educator and parent coach for nearly forty years. Her book Long Range Respect offers useful advice for creating civilized respect in our communities, beginning with ourselves and our children.
Get practical guidance about helping your children grow into productive, successful people who enjoy their lives. With advice and conversations tailored to the needs and questions of the audience, Shelley can help you target your specific hopes and concerns and make adjustments that fit your family.
Space is limited, reservations strongly recommended
Talk is free of charge
Books available for purchase, $20 cash or check
Oct
21
11:00 AM11:00
Native Plant Fest
We invite you to join us for this floating event on the patio at Maxie B’s as we partner with gardening experts from the Triad Chapter of the North Carolina Native Plant Society to explore and celebrate the magic of native plants! Every plant matters … come find out why!
We will share gift bags filled with native plant seedlings, a newly updated guide to native plant nurseries in our area, more information on the best native plants for our Ecoregion 8 according to Doug Tallamy, as well as other helpful and inspiring resources.
There will also be Maxie B’s desserts to nibble while you linger!
We also have several wonderful door prizes
to help get your fall gardening off to a glorious start!
The founder of Maxie B’s, Robin Davis, will be on site all day offering tours of the native plant gardens at the bakery and to share the story of how she turned a parking lot into an oasis for wildlife in just a single year. From monarch caterpillars that completed their life cycle on site to fly off into the sky as a glorious butterfly to many nests of baby birds, a baby opossum, chipmunks, and a toad, this Certified Wildlife Habitat garden has brought endless joy to our Maxie B’s staff, customers and critters alike. There have been some victories as well as some lessons learned and Robin will share those stories, too!
Apr
21
to Apr 27
MAYOR’S FOOD WASTE CHALLENGE FOR LOCAL DOWNTOWN RESTAURANTS
Members of Leadership Greensboro’s 2022 Class has partnered with RePurpose: Food Recovery, A Simple Gesture, Maxie B’s Bakery & Gallins Family Farm to put on the first ever Mayor’s Food Waste Challenge. During this week-long challenge participating restaurants will commit to tracking food waste, donating wholesome leftovers, composting and recycling. The goal of the challenge is to bring awareness in the restaurant industry and to Greensboro residents that we all have to help eliminate landfilled food waste by reducing food waste in our businesses and homes as well as through food recovery and composting.
See full article here.
Jan
14
12:00 PM12:00
The Story of Sustainability at Maxie B's
This is a VIRTUAL event…sign up to view from home or work.
Email Melanie Buckingham at melanie.buckingham@greensboro-nc.gov to register!
(View from the patio at Maxie B’s of the native plant garden leading up to the bakery)
Dec
24
1:00 PM13:00
Christmas Eve Concert
Join us on the patio for Hope and Honour Ań’s
8th annual benefit concert🎶
Helping children connect with their forever families.
❤️
(Special note: these girls have grown up visiting Maxie B’s with their Mom. We are delighted to get to hear them play on this special afternoon.
Please join us for a few moments to savor this season of giving and community.
December 24, 2021
1-2:30pm
All contributions benefit future adoptions.
With gratitude to and from Carolina Adoption Services.
Dec
14
5:30 PM17:30
Aging Matters: Virtual Aging Well Session
Virtual Aging Well
Series set for Tuesday
The AgingWell Series will be presented 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom. The series is sponsored by the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer's Prevention.
The speaker will be Amy Nofziger, National Director of the AARP Fraud Watch Network. Participants will learn what we should and can easily be doing today to protect ourselves from identity theft as well as smart, long-term behaviors that all consumers should adopt to keep our private information private.
Jennifer Fralin, one of the master bakers at Maxie B’s in Greensboro, will demonstrate making their Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie and Ginger Molasses Cookies.
Julia Hood, the manager of school and family learning at Reynolda House, will lead a guided tour through Reynolda House.
Participation is free but attendees need to email AgingWellSeries@wakehealth.edu to register and receive the link to join the meeting.
It is important for first-time attendees to register so that you will receive the follow-up information from each pro-gram that includes recipes from the cooking demonstrations and notes from the presentations.
Oct
14
10:00 AM10:00
Native Plant Fest
Join us for this floating event on the patio at Maxie B’s as we partner with gardening experts from the Triad Chapter of the North Carolina Native Plant Society to celebrate the magic of native plants! There will be gift bags for everyone (as long as they last!) that contain 3 native plants, tips on where to purchase natives in our surrounding area, Doug Tallamy’s newly published Keystone Native Plant list for our Ecoregion 8 (Eastern Temperate Forests), information on other local gardening and environmental events coming up later in the year, and more!
We also have many wonderful door prizes…from a beautiful garden bowl of (locally grown) pitcher plants to books by Doug Tallamy and a wonderful English garden bucket filled with USA made garden tools as well!
The founder of Maxie B’s, Robin Davis, will be on site all day offering personal garden tours of the native plant garden at the bakery and to share the story of how she turned a parking lot garden into an oasis for wildlife in a very short period of time! From monarch caterpillars to 11 nests of baby birds, to baby opossums and toads, her Certified Wildlife Habitat garden has brought much joy to all who have visited it this year!
Jun
19
to Jun 21
Juneteenth
In celebration and support of Juneteenth 2020 and the Black Lives Matter movement, Maxie B’s will be donating 10% of our sales this weekend to several organizations (some private, some non-profit) that foster the solidarity of this movement and the right for equality, peace, and safety for the Black community as the path forward for all humankind.
We will continue to open our hearts and minds and to act with purpose and intention to create lasting and meaningful bonds with everyone in our community.
Apr
2
6:00 PM18:00
UNCGreen Club Fundraiser
Drop in to help support the work of this eco-club at UNC-G as we will donate 10% of all bakery proceeds to the UNCGreen Club of UNCG as part of our commitment to Creek Week 2020!
Mar
14
7:00 PM19:00
The Buck...Stories to Change the World
Our dining room will be reserved for attendees of this event only. ( Also, please note that this event is appropriate for those over the age of 16!)
This is an RSVP event … The ticket price of $15 goes fully to Wildlife SOS to assist with their rescue and rehabilitation of animals in India. Your ticket also includes this personal and live storytelling session and conversation with Thomas and Maxie B’s owner, Robin Davis, as she shares why Maxie B’s finds work like this so important and inspiring to her. Tickets can be purchased here
Come and meet photographer, filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer, Thomas Rowell, as he shares some of his amazing photos, the screening of his film “The King’s Keeper”, and gives a short talk about the incredible work he’s seen alongside the Wildlife SOS India. Robin Davis, owner of Maxie B’s looks forward to conversing with those in attendance as well as she serves complimentary desserts to all of our evening guests.
This is sure to be a memorable and very special evening!!
Mar
14
3:00 PM15:00
Meet and Greet : Thomas Rowell of Brother Mountain International Films
Drop in to watch a collection of Thomas’ short films as they play in our dining room as well as an exhibit of amazing photography from India following Indian Wildlife Conservation in action. A selection of Thomas’ prints will be available for purchase as well.
At this informal session, you will have the chance to meet photographer, filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer, Thomas Rowell, as he shares his experiences with us!
(Special Note: This is the first of 2 events with Thomas on Sat, Mar 14. Later in the evening he will be showing a short film at our private, RSVP, ticketed event entitled “The Buck” from 7p-9p - for ages 16 and up -Tickets may be purchased in the shop, or online for this reserved event. Complimentary desserts will be provided to our evening guests as well during the private event and the dining room will be closed for general seating until the event has concluded! )
Be sure to watch the video about making the bears porridge in the morning….it is one of our favorite cooking videos EVER (and that says a lot coming from a bakery full of cooking show fans!!!!)
Mar
13
6:00 PM18:00
Gracie's Garden Truck
A flower truck inspired by a quirky rescue dog named Gracie!
Come visit Gracie’s Garden Flower Truck (affectionately known as “Baby Blue”!). Emily will have her truck bed full of flowers and will be parked right outside of Maxie B’s!
We love the fact that right from the beginning Emily made giving back part of her mission. You will feel good knowing that 10% of net proceeds go directly to support local animal rescues. (Insider fact: Emily and her fiancé were even spotted on Christmas morning delivering treats to the Guilford County Animal Shelter, courtesy of Gracie’s Garden!)
Stop by and say hello, even if you aren’t in the market for cake or flowers! The lights shining in the back of the truck surely will bring a smile!