Former Green Needham Intern Tackling Sustainable Development in Africa

Green Needham is always heartened to hear of young people devoting their energies to environmental justice, especially when they are from Needham! We are particularly excited to solicit your support for our former summer intern David Robinson, who is raising

Needham Farmers Market this Sunday, Sept.7th 12-4 pm

The World’s Hottest Peppers Arrive at the Needham Farmers Market This Sunday, September 7th the Needham Farmers Market will have the three hottest types of peppers in the world. The peppers include the Carolina Reaper, the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T

Needham Farmers Market this Sunday, Aug. 31st 12-4 pm

Fresh Watermelon Among a Variety of Fresh Food Available at the Needham Farmers Market This Sunday, August 31st the Needham Farmers Market will have a variety of fresh food. The MacArthur Farm will be bring cantaloupe, watermelon, romano and wax

Needham Farmers Market this Sunday, Aug. 24th 12-4 pm

Fresh Food and New Vendors at the Needham Farmers Market A new Vendor joining the Needham Farmers Market on August 24 is Fiore d’Italia. This renowned chef is known to all as the Pastaman and sells fresh frozen pasta, sauces and

Needham Farmer’s Market this Sunday, Aug. 17th 12-4 pm

This week the Needham Farmers Market will be celebrating music. This Sunday’s market lands on the anniversary of the day in 1969 the Woodstock music festival concluded in Bethel NY. In honor of the festival, the Needham Farmers Market will

Needham Farmer’s Market Opens Sunday, May 25th

The Needham Farmer’s Market is opening for the new season on Sunday, May 25th. The market is in a new location: Garden St., behind Needham Bank, in Needham Center. The market will be held every Sunday from May 25th through

“Rally for Rosie’s Place” – This Weekend at Volante Farms

Visit Volante Farms this weekend, March 8th and 9th, and support their “Rally for Rosie’s Place.” When you shop at Volante’s this weekend and add fresh produce to their collection bins, Volante Farms will match every pound of your donation with more fresh produce,

Needham Community Farm Online Auction Begins March 7th

The Needham Community Farm’s 3rd Annual Online Auction will be held from March 7th-March 20th at www.biddingforgood.com/needhamcommunityfarm. Bid on lots of cool items for the entire family – over 100 items! Also, go to our auction site to learn how to get entered into

Post Summit Comments – Food

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Breakout Group Basics

Some “essential questions” to open the conversation Would we like to see much greater availability of locally produced food? Would we want more space in Needham devoted to local agriculture? Should we collaborate with nearby communities? Facilitators Elsa Cutter, Olin