On Monday, September 18, the City Council passed by a vote of 22-0, the updated “Sustainable Food and Beverage Serviceware, Packaging, and Single Use Ordinance.” This ordinance aims to reduce the use of single-use takeout containers that cannot be reused, … Read More
Thursday, September 28, 6:00-7:30pm. Urban Farming Institute (487 Norfolk St, Mattapan). Join the Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative for the interactive educational workshop on how food justice impacts our daily lives and health, and what climate change has to do with … Read More
Thursday, September 28 from 7:30-9pm. Online. The panel will highlight some of the technical/economic/political/practical challenges and opportunities that we need to honestly face in order to make nature-based climate-improving strategies actually work at scale. Our hope is to raise the … Read More
September 14-17. Online. The Center for Biological Diversity is hosting the fourth annual free virtual Food Justice Film Festival from Sept 14 to 17. Each featured film explores the links between food justice, farmworker rights, worker protections, food access and … Read More
Sunday, September 10 from 7-8pm. Online. Join the Sierra Club for two special guest chefs this month as part of their ongoing plant-based cooking demonstrations. Adante Hart of the Whole Grains Council will demonstrate a traditional African recipe. Jill Nussinow, … Read More
There has been a lot of talk in the news lately about the health hazards of gas stoves. Not only does cooking with gas generate methane, there can be particulates in the gas that reduce your indoor air quality. If … Read More
Food scraps and yard waste together currently make up more than 30 percent of what we throw away, and could be composted instead. Making compost keeps these materials out of landfills where they take up space and release methane, a … Read More
Plastic Free July is a good chance to think of easy replacements for single use plastics. Try these ideas in your kitchen: Replace plastic bags (including produce bags) with paper or cloth. Remember to take them to the store! In … Read More
Tuesday, July 18 at 7pm. Online. Sierra Cape Cod’s virtual speaker series continues with a talk by Massachusetts Senator Julian Cyr addressing the intent and impact of “An Act to Protect Massachusetts Public Health from PFAS,” the proposed legislation he … Read More
When you order your takeout food from restaurants, remember to request that your order not include throw-away plastic utensils, condiments, or paper napkins if you’re eating at home, since you do not need any of those items. If you are … Read More
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