This Halloween, support green businesses that change the way chocolate is made and that prioritize people and the planet. Why? Child labor and deforestation continue to be ingredients in big name chocolate bars. Green America has created a chocolate scorecard … Read More
Over the past six months, a group in the Newton Corner and Nonantum neighborhoods has been working toward creating a community garden at Spears Park, an open green space on the corner of Washington Street and Walnut Park. Along with … Read More
In September and October, Green Newton is sponsoring a free raffle of a $50 gift certificate to use at any of the Newton Farmers’ Market booths in October. You can enter to win the prize every time you walk or … Read More
There has been a lot of publicity lately about Monarchs with their recent classification as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. There have been estimates that the population of monarch butterflies in the eastern United States … 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
For over 12 years, Green Newton has been most fortunate to have Margaret Ford as the volunteer coordinator of our Students for a Greener World (SGW) program and the manager of our Farmers Market booth. To show our appreciation, a … Read More
WBUR’s Barbara Moran published a three-week newsletter “Cooked: the search for sustainable eats,” after investigating how our food choices affect the environment. As a follow up to her newsletter, she has compiled a list of 10 takeaways on how to … Read More
Newton’s State Representative, Kay Khan, co-sponsored a bill to help protect pets and wildlife from certain types of toxic rodenticides. Known as SGARs, these rodenticides contain an anticoagulant agent that can be a threat to any animal that feeds on … Read More
The Newton Farmers Markets have kicked off the 2022 season. Come for fresh local produce and stop by the Green Newton tent to say hello or ask questions you have about climate change, sustainable lawncare, reduce and reuse strategies, or … Read More
An initiative sponsored by the Ocean River Institute in Cambridge is designed to encourage people to participate in a friendly competition pledging to keep established lawns natural without the application of quick-release fertilizer and no chemical pesticides or herbicides. The … Read More
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It’s back! Join us on Sunday, October 16 from 11am-4pm on the Newton Centre Green for 2022 GreenEXPO at the Harvest Fair.
Come see the many options available to make your life greener. Click here for more info: https://greennewton.org/greenexpo-2022/