Bees are critical for pollinating the entire ecosystem including the food we eat. On Wednesday, October 13 from 7-8:30pm, learn in this online presentation which bees are at serious risk, why, and how we can help those in our surrounding … Read More
Category Archives: Farm & Garden
The GreenEXPO 2021 will be held on Sunday, October 17 from 10am-5pm on the Newton Centre Green in conjunction with the City of Newton’s Harvest Fair. Visitors are invited to browse the many options available to make their lives greener. There … Read More
Do you like Monarch Butterflies? Did you know they need milkweed to sustain them in their caterpillar stage? Come learn a little about Monarch butterflies and various types of Milkweed on Saturday, October 2 from 9-10:30am at the Wellington Park … Read More
On Sunday, October 3 from 1-2:30pm, join Barbara Bates, Newton Conservators’ Board member and teacher naturalist at Mass Audubon, to explore the various habitats around Riverside Park next to the Charles River and play nature-themed games. The event is open … Read More
Newton Community Farm is offering a Late Fall CSA Program consisting primarily of NCF’s own produce with additions from regional farms such as Drumlin Farm (Lincoln, MA) and Picadilly Farm (Winchester, NH). Registration for this program will open on September 22 at noon … Read More
It’s not an exaggeration to say that the biodiversity of our entire ecosystem depends on pollinators. Animals like birds, bees, bats, butterflies, moths, and other insects feed on plants, and in doing so, help 80% of the world’s plant species … Read More
The Green Newton summer interns have been working hard to spread the word about what residents can do to slow the effects of climate change. Stop by the Farmers Market on Tuesdays at Cold Spring Park from 1:30-6pm and ask … Read More
Sign up for Newton Community Farm’s Fruit Share program! Get 8 weeks of fresh fruit from Autumn Hills Orchard in Groton from August 25-October 14. The weekly bags will hold 4-5 pounds of apples (and occasionally peaches, grapes, or pears) … Read More
Natick Community Organic Farm raises farm animals on their certified organic pastures and feed them certified organic grain as a supplement. They are raised in the public eye using only the most humane of practices and are slaughtered at the highest … Read More
Deanna Hoffman is the chair of Green Newton School Connections, a teacher, a Newton resident, and most recently–a blogger and podcaster. She interviewed the organizers of GN’s highly successful 4C Tree Project, which raised funds to plant and care for … Read More
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A @FirstStreetFdn report found that in Massachusetts, the #ClimateCrisis puts 162K homes, 12K miles of roads, and nearly 2,500 critical buildings like hospitals and power stations at risk of flooding.
It's time to invest in #resilience and #adaptation! https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/10/17/metro/flooding-could-shut-down-logan-airport-hospitals-other-critical-infrastructure-mass-risk-is-only-growing-report-says/