Join students from around the world in celebrating International Walk-Ride-Roll Day on Wednesday, October 4 by ditching the car and walking or biking to school (and work). Newton Safe Routes to School and Massachusetts Safe Routes to School are great … Read More
Monday, October 9 from 11am–5pm. Albemarle Field, Newton. All are welcome to the 3rd Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Newton Ceremonial Celebration–a free, family-friendly, Indigenous-led, volunteer-run event. Enjoy great music, check out cultural dances and presentations, meet local Indigenous vendors and … Read More
Saturday, September 9 from 9 am – 11 am. Wellington Park, West Newton (entrances on Kilburn Rd. and Princess Rd.). Come and learn about local efforts to help the endangered Monarch butterfly at the Third Annual Newton Monarch Festival. which will … Read More
Sunday, September 10 from 1-4pm. Multiple locations in Newton. Join gardening enthusiasts in the first Newton Pollinator Garden Tour, a free tour of public and private pollinator gardens in Newton. Attendees can drop in at the gardens during the corresponding … 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
Wednesday, August 2 from 10am-1pm. 52 Long Pond Road, Plymouth. Celebrating Pollinators promises family fun and learning with gardening activities, pollinator crafts, and games. Call Meadowscaping for Biodiversity for information email bpassero2013@gmail.com or call 508-746-1539. Meadowscaping for Biodiversity empowers youth … Read More
Saturday, June 17 2-3pm. Horace Mann Housing Complex (8 Brookside Ave, Newtonville). Join Newton Neighbors, the Newton Housing Authority, and Newton Community Farm for a presentation about growing and caring for vegetable seedlings. Barney Keezell is the featured speaker. Newton … Read More
Sunday, May 21 at 10:30am. Newton Cemetary (791 Walnut Street, Newton Center). Take a springtime tour through the winding roads of Newton Cemetery & Arboretum, led by Cemetery staff arborists. With over 30 species of flowering trees, shrubs, and perennials, … Read More
With Microgrant funding from The Village Bank and the City of Newton, Green Newton enlisted Newton artist Andrew Breithaupt to design and construct this interactive climate action themed display in time for Earth Day. It was displayed outside the Newton … Read More
Monday, April 10 from 4-6:30pm. In-Person TBD. Set your garden up for success! Early spring—before the leaves and blossoms return to the trees—is a wonderful time to wake your garden beds up from their winter slumber. Instructor Jeff Klein will … Read More
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