Category Archives: Talks and Workshops

In this webinar, Spoonfuls and the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic will bust the persistent myths around “expiration dates” on food, and set the record straight. We’ll discuss: The origins of food date labeling, including how a … Read More

April 15, 10am-3pm. Boston University Duan Family Center for Computing & Data Sciences (665 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston) and online. Join The Boston Globe’s 2025 Sustainability Summit, where visionaries, policymakers, and change makers shaping the future of our planet will come … Read More

Wednesday, April 30, 7pm. Scandanavian Living Center and online. Where we live matters. It affects our access to jobs, schools, amenities, and overall quality of life. But location profoundly impacts our environment too, influencing everything from traffic patterns to the … Read More

Wednesday, March 26, at 8-9pm. Online. Join Mackenzie Rawls, Brooklyn-based yoga instructor and dancer for an evening of movement and meditation designed to help us slow down, soften, and recharge. In this all-levels, yin-based class, we’ll focus on tending to … Read More

Thursday, April 3, 5-7pm. Online. The Massachusetts Sierra Club is sponsoring a virtual screening of Inundation District, the award winning film by David Abel and Ted Blanco. This feature-length film is about the implications of one city’s decision to ignore … Read More

Tuesday, April 15, 7-8pm. Online. Dr. Casey Thornbrugh, a geographer and citizen of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, will provide an overview of climate change impacts and adaptation by Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities with an emphasis on the East Coast … Read More

Thursday, May 1, 7 pm. UMass Mount Ida Campus, Campus Center Auditorium (100 Carlson Avenue, Newton). Join Newton Community Farm as they present “Food for All: The Challenges and Opportunities for Feeding Our Community.” This insightful panel discussion will feature: … Read More

Tuesday, March 18,  7 pm.  Parish Hall at the First Unitarian Universalist Society (1326 Washington St, Newton) and Online. Mothers Out Front Newton and ProtectNewtonTrees.org are hosting Dr. William R. Moomaw whose research for the last twenty years has documented … Read More