With the excitement of school ending also comes a LOT of wasted school supplies. I’m here to encourage you to reduce your fall back-to-school shopping list by REUSING items! I get it, some materials are unsalvageable. But… for the ones … Read More
Category Archives: Live Greener
Thursday, June 15 from 7:30-8:30pm. Online. Join Mothers Out Front to learn how our plant choices can benefit pollinator populations and our future. Members of Healthy Soils, Livable Future action group of Mothers Out Front will share recommendations for what … Read More
Thursday, June 15 at 7pm. Online. Gardens are habitats, but the degree to which they support local wildlife depends on how we plant and manage them. Our plant choices determine who visits, stays, or passes by as creatures look for … Read More
Saturday, June 17 2-3pm. Horace Mann Housing Complex (8 Brookside Ave, Newtonville). Join Newton Neighbors, the Newton Housing Authority, and Newton Community Farm for a presentation about growing and caring for vegetable seedlings. Barney Keezell is the featured speaker. Newton … Read More
If you remember to bring reusable grocery bags to the store, why fill them up with plastic produce bags when you can bring your own fabric bags or keep your produce unbagged. Just keep them together with your reusable grocery … Read More
Microirrigation is a low-pressure, low-flow-rate type of irrigation that can reduce the likelihood of overwatering a landscape. This form of irrigation delivers water directly to where it is needed most-the root zone of plants. It also delivers the water slowly … Read More
The Native Plant Trust is the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants. They maintain a database of native plants that is searchable by different criteria. Search for plants by name … Read More
Sunday, June 4 from 12-4pm. Garland Road, Newton. Thinking about home energy projects like solar, heat pumps, insulation, or driving electric? Ask a neighbor about their experience at the Sustainable Street Tour on Garland Road in Newton. Stroll down the … Read More
No Mow May is a movement that encourages people to leave the weeds on their lawn during the month of May to help bees and other pollinators that lack abundant food sources this time of year. By refraining from mowing, … Read More
Earlier this month, we published a blog warning that the list of electric vehicles (EVs) that qualify for the federal tax credit would change on April 18, when the battery requirements written into the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) finally kicked … Read More
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