Tuesday, November 28 from 7-8:15pm. Online. Celebrate United Nations World Soil Day by learning about healthy soil as a carbon sink and climate change solution. In this webinar, soil scientist Ruben Parilla, Soil Technical Coordinator for NOFA/Mass, and climate-smart farmers … Read More
Thursday, November 9 from 6-7pm. Online. Solar has become one of the least expensive sources for new energy generation. Fields of solar panels are appearing everywhere, including in forests and farmlands. While most people assume that cutting down forests to … Read More
Embark on a revealing journey Mass Recycle’s Gretchen Carey and Waneta Trabert, and Andrew Brousseau of Black Earth Compost delve into PFAS. Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances, or PFAS, is a group of human-made chemicals found in countless everyday items that … Read More
Saturday, November 4 from 1-4pm (Rain date: November 5). Newton City Hall War Memorial Circle (1000 Commonwealth Ave., Newton). What will you do with your pumpkin after Halloween? You could put it in with your yard waste, but how much more … Read More
Fall is the best time to start transitioning lawns to organic. The key to a healthy lawn is healthy soil and good mowing, watering, and fertilizing practices. Healthy soil contains high organic content and is teeming with biological life. Healthy … Read More
Sunday, October 29 at 11am. Fellowship Hall, Eliot Church of Newton (474 Centre St., Newton). Come for the food and stay for the talk. Bring your favorite potluck dish and recipe to share, or try out a new one. Dr. … Read More
This is the time of year when leaves are falling and yards are filling up with them. Instead of collecting and hauling yard “debris” to the curb, it’s much better to leave the fallen leaves, branches, stems, and seed heads … Read More
Please be on the lookout for the Black Swallow-wort (BSW) vine. It’s a non-native invader now infesting Newton. It can be found in many of your yards, hiding in hedges and shrubs and climbing fences. It reduces biodiversity and degrades … Read More
Saturday, September 30 from 8am-12pm. Nahanton Park Community Gardens Nursery, Newton. The Newton Tree Conservancy will be giving away small sapling trees from its nursery in Nahantan Park’s Community Gardens. Also, come meet NTC Director Matt Border who will help … Read More
Thursday, September 28, 6:00-7:30pm. Urban Farming Institute (487 Norfolk St, Mattapan). Join the Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative for the interactive educational workshop on how food justice impacts our daily lives and health, and what climate change has to do with … Read More
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