Maybe you’ve been thinking about induction cooking, but aren’t quite ready to take the leap. Now you can borrow an induction cooktop from the Newton Free Library, just like you’d borrow a book. The library’s package includes an induction cooktop, … Read More
Please join the Sierra Club Plant-based Planet Team for their October events. These events are free and open to the public. Our Sustainable Kitchen Cooking Class on Thursday, October 14 at 6:30pm Plant-based Cooking Demonstration on Sunday, October 24 at … Read More
On Sunday, September 26 at 6pm, learn how to make healthy plant-based food with the Massachusetts Sierra Club Plant-based Planet Team in this online program. Chefs will demonstrate how to make various plant-based dishes at home. Feel free to ask … Read More
Newton Community Farm is offering a Late Fall CSA Program consisting primarily of NCF’s own produce with additions from regional farms such as Drumlin Farm (Lincoln, MA) and Picadilly Farm (Winchester, NH). Registration for this program will open on September 22 at noon … Read More
The average elementary school disposes of 20,000 pounds of lunch waste every year. That’s 10 tons of trash per school! By packing a healthy lunch for your child in a reusable lunch box with a reusable bottle of water or milk, you … Read More
The Sierra Club Plant-based Planet Team is hosting two educational events for the general public in August. They are free, and membership is not necessary to attend: Our Sustainable Kitchen Cooking Class on Tuesday, August 24 from 6:30-7pm – Professional vegan … Read More
Sign up for Newton Community Farm’s Fruit Share program! Get 8 weeks of fresh fruit from Autumn Hills Orchard in Groton from August 25-October 14. The weekly bags will hold 4-5 pounds of apples (and occasionally peaches, grapes, or pears) … Read More
Natick Community Organic Farm raises farm animals on their certified organic pastures and feed them certified organic grain as a supplement. They are raised in the public eye using only the most humane of practices and are slaughtered at the highest … Read More
Most experts agree that feeding bread to birds of any type is not healthy. If you want to do something that will really help ducks, geese, and other water birds, take a plastic bag next time you go to the … Read More
You may have mastered the habit of taking reusable shopping bags with you to the grocery store, but do you also take reusable produce bags? Much sturdier than the single use plastic produce bags in stores, these bags come in … Read More
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A @FirstStreetFdn report found that in Massachusetts, the #ClimateCrisis puts 162K homes, 12K miles of roads, and nearly 2,500 critical buildings like hospitals and power stations at risk of flooding.
It's time to invest in #resilience and #adaptation! https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/10/17/metro/flooding-could-shut-down-logan-airport-hospitals-other-critical-infrastructure-mass-risk-is-only-growing-report-says/