Do you have a garden? Would you like to reduce your water bills and reduce stormwater runoff? Using rain barrels to water your vegetables and flowers is a win-win. The City of Newton is partnering with the Great American Rain … Read More
Category Archives: Farm & Garden
Thank you to all who attended Newton’s Earth Day Festival this past Sunday, April 24! We hope you enjoyed all the activities and information shared to help you take climate action ‘4 Our Future.’ So many of you started a … Read More
Celebrate Arbor Day on Friday, April 29 at 3pm with a ceremony to plant a new tree to replace the more than 200-year-old honey locust in the front yard of the Jackson Homestead (527 Washington St, Newton) that fell during … Read More
On Tuesday, May 3 from 6-7pm, Chip Osborne, CEO of Osborne Organics and Chairman of the Marblehead Parks and Recreation, will present online how to move turf and landscapes from conventional management practices to a natural approach. Sponsored by Sustainable … Read More
Join your Newton neighbors on Sunday, April 24 from 1-4pm in a celebration of Earth Day. The War Memorial Circle at Newton City Hall (1000 Commonwealth Ave., Newton) will be busy with plenty of fun activities to engage your kids … Read More
Mature trees sequester substantial amounts of carbon, something that saplings cannot accomplish for decades. So every loss of a mature tree contributes to the climate crisis. Moreover, the loss of even a single tree impacts air quality, heat levels, and … Read More
What we choose to eat has a huge impact on the health of our planet. According to the EWG’s Quick Tips for Reducing Your Diet’s Climate Footprint by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), “Fertilizing feed for animals with chemical fertilizers … Read More
Meadowscaping for Biodiversity (MS4B) is a STEAM learning, project-based, environmental education program that exposes youth to the benefits of being outdoors in nature and empowers them to be environmental stewards. Youth learn “intentional gardening”—gardening with pollinator-friendly perennial native plants to … Read More
Pesticides have been proven to cause reproductive and developmental damage in addition to cancer, kidney, and liver damage. People of all ages are exposed to pesticides when they breathe air where pesticides have been sprayed, when they drink contaminated water, … Read More
Join Climate Reality Metro Boston on Wednesday, April 13 from 7-8pm for a virtual screening of the 14-minute film “Forests and the Trees: The Climate Solutions in Your Own Backyard,” followed by a panel discussion. The film is a part … Read More
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