On March 8 from 3:30-4:30pm in the Drucker Auditorium of the Newton Free Library (330 Homer St., Newton), join Students for a Greener World (SGW) in planting seedlings and plants in small square pots made from newspapers, making a bird feeder … Read More
Category Archives: Kids
Finding baby products that are toxic-free can be a challenge, since we’re in the dark about the chemical makeup of many children’s products. The lack of disclosure by manufacturers can make it impossible to identify safe products. Check out the Safe … Read More
On Monday, March 19 at 6:15pm, Green Newton will hold its annual meeting in the Druker Auditorium of the Newton Free Library (330 Homer St, Newton) prior to the Greening Our Community Program. There will be a vote on Green Newton’s slate of … Read More
Newton Community Farm (NCF) is accepting applications from Newton residents until February 25 for available shares in its 2018 Summer Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. Enjoy the freshest, locally grown produce in town (except from your garden!) from June to October. … Read More
Idling is wasteful—burning up to a quarter to a half gallon of fuel per hour—and in Massachusetts it is illegal for drivers to unnecessarily run the engine of a motor vehicle (while stopped) for more than five minutes. The goal of … Read More
Last year, we expanded our garden at the Peirce elementary school from one to three raised beds, allowing each fifth-grade class to plant, tend, and harvest their own salad garden. In mid-June, we celebrated our success with a salad lunch … Read More
Recently, Green Newton posted a message to express our gratitude to MA State Senator Cynthia Creem for filing a bill that would protect children, families and firefighters from toxic flame retardants by banning these chemicals from products sold in Massachusetts. The following is … Read More
Members of our community who care about the health of our children, families and firefighters are grateful to Newton’s State Senator Cynthia Creem for filing “The Children and Firefighters Protection Act”, a bill that would ban toxic flame retardants. For forty years, three chemical … Read More
Andy Gluck, Special Ed Aide and Green Team Captain at Underwood Elementary School in Newton, talks about some of the ways students recycle and compost at Underwood: 1. PAPER – Goes in the classroom green buckets. If you can tear … Read More
Another great summer at the Farmers Markets – our “weather committee” kept it nice July to October at both markets! Many thanks to our new and returning volunteers of all ages who greeted visitors at Green Newton’s booth with information … Read More
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