Decorate a pumpkin, go on a scavenger hunt, make a fall craft, learn about chickens, and more at the fun-filled, outdoor Fall Family Party at the Newton Community Farm (303 Nahanton St. Newton) on Saturday, October 29, from 10am-12pm. Costumes … Read More
Newton Community Farm (303 Nahanton St., Newton) is putting together an assortment of fresh fall veggies and fruit from their fields and other local farms for their Thanksgiving Harvest Bag. Order today and pick up your bag on Monday, November … Read More
Next time you’re in Cold Spring Park, take a look at Newton’s latest native wildflower pollinator garden, between the driveway and tennis courts, opposite the Green Newton booth at the Tuesday afternoon Farmers Market. This is the first public garden … Read More
We’re excited to have both Needham Garden Center and Automated Outdoor Solutions of New England (AOS) joining us at this year’s GreenEXPO/Harvest Fair in the Newton Center parking lot on Sunday, October 16 from 11-4 to showcase electric lawn equipment … 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
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
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