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
Category Archives: Farm & Garden
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
The video of the May 26 talk by Dr. Doug Tallamy on ‘Sustainable Landscape Designs: Nature’s Best Hope’ is now available for viewing. The presentation covers how yard by yard, we can help pollinators by planting the native species that they depend … Read More
Gas-powered leaf blowers are banned in the City of Newton between Memorial Day and Labor Day (Monday, September 5). Only one electric or battery-powered leaf blower per lot is allowed. All commercial landscapers who use leaf blowers in Newton need … Read More
Are you trying to figure out how to compost in an apartment? Black Earth Compost has you covered with their 4 gallon bin and the option to choose between weekly or every other week pick up to fit your consumption … Read More
The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is asking the public to keep an eye out for the invasive pest known as spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) during the spring planting season. There is a risk of egg masses being accidentally … Read More
Join the Newton Community Farm for an interactive workshop with Willie Crosby on Thursday, June 9 from 6-8pm. Willie, who has been teaching and growing mushrooms with Fungi Ally in Montague, MA since 2013, will be sharing his extensive mycological … Read More
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