Tuesday, September 17 from 1:30-6pm. Cold Spring Park Farmers Market (1094 Beacon St, Newton). Come to the Farmers Market at Cold Spring Park to buy your favorite native plants from GrowNative Massachusetts, Bluestem Natives, Lady Fern Farm, and possibly other … Read More
Sunday, September 15 from 1-4 pm (Rain Date, September 22). Various Locations. The Second Annual Newton Pollinator Garden Tour will offers visitors a chance to view public and private pollinator gardens with mostly native plants in Newton Center, Newton Highlands, … Read More
Mothers Out Front Newton is partnering with ProtectNewtonTrees.org to raise awareness of the significant role mature trees play in fighting climate change and to mobilize our community to save these trees from neglect, drought, construction activity, mulch volcanoes, gas leaks, and … Read More
Registration is now open for the Newton Community Farm’s Late Fall CSA. Enjoy a variety of fall vegetables grown on the farm as well as by other local growers. Pick up is every other Tuesday beginning October 29, and the … 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
In May, the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released results from its 2023 Waste Composition Study. The study found that the state significantly increased the amount of food waste diverted from disposal over the last six years. In 2017, … Read More
During a talk by Douglas W. Tallamy, an entomologist at the University of Delaware, he suggested controlling mosquitos at the larval stage instead of the adult stage. Spraying adult stage mosquitos requires spraying at such high concentration that it kills … Read More
Saturdays in August from 10am-12pm. Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Mattapan. Drop in at the Boston Nature Center (BNC) on Saturday mornings and learn all about honey bees from the Boston Area Beekeepers. The BNC hosts apiaries on the … Read More
Newton Community Farm (NCF) offers a weekly fruit share in partnership with Autumn Hills Orchard in Groton, MA. Each weekly share consists of a 4-5 pound (approximate) bag of apples and will also include other in-season fruits as they are … Read More
Saturday, August 10 from 10am-12pm. Meet at the Wellesley Free Library parking lot (530 Washington Street, Wellesley). Join Landscape Interactions Principal Evan Abramson for a walking tour of the new Simons Park landscape design in downtown Wellesley. What was once … Read More
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