Meadowscaping For Biodiversity (MS4B) is a project-based, environmental education and youth employment program that exposes youth to the benefits of being outdoors in nature and empowers them to be stewards of the Earth. Youth learn “intentional gardening”—gardening with pollinator-friendly, perennial … 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
4 Wednesdays, August 7-28 from 7-8:30pm. Online. Gardeners with all levels of experience and lots of questions, new homeowners starting from scratch, and garden rehabbers are invited to sign up for this four part series from the Massachusetts Master Gardeners … Read More
Wednesday, July 24 from 5:30-7:30pm. Outdoors (location to be emailed). Create the perfect garden for your home. The instructor — a professional landscape designer and master gardener — will discuss soil, moisture, sun exposure, shade, and drainage. You’ll leave class … Read More
Tuesday, June 11 from 12:30-1:15pm. Online. Researcher and author Timothy A. Wise explains why industrial agriculture (Big Ag) is more a threat to the planet and humanity than a solution to hunger. Based on his book Eating Tomorrow: Agribusiness, Family … Read More
Saturday, June 15 from 11am-1pm. Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds (286 Waverley Ave.,Newton). Join Historic Newton for a delightful afternoon of greenery exchange at their Plant Swap Event. Bring along your extra plants, seeds, or garden supplies to trade with fellow … Read More
Marc Welch, Newton’s Urban Tree Forester, is passing along a tip about how to mulch around the base of a tree trunk. Avoid mulch “volcanoes” where the piles of mulch surround and pile up against the bases of trees (and … Read More
Saturday, May 18 at 9:30 am. Cold Spring Park (1094 Beacon St., Newton) Alan Nogee, Friends of Cold Spring Park President, will take visitors on a tour of this beloved park. See and learn about native and invasive plants in … Read More
Saturday, May 18 through Sunday, May 19 from 12-3pm. Newton Community Farm (303 Nahanton St., Newton). The Newton Community Farm (NCF) will hold its annual Seedling Sale with 90+ varieties of vegetables, herbs, and some flowers (limited). There will also … Read More
Saturday, May 11 at 12pm (film) and 1:45pm (panel discussion). West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington St, West Newton). Join the West Newton Cinema Foundation in a screening and panel discussion of the film “Food Inc., 2.” This sequel to the … Read More
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