Do you have an old boiler that should be replaced but you’ve been holding off because of the expense, or because you only think about it during the winter when it’s cold and there’s a long wait? If your boiler
Recycling pilot featured on the Needham Channel news
This week’s Needham Channel News included a report on the pilot program for recycling containers in public places. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG9nPnnDBuM Green Needham and the Interfaith Environmental Network worked with the Department of Public Works, the Park & Recreation Commission and the
Needham Garden Tour – Sunday, June 3rd
After 14 years of beautiful Holiday House Tours, the Needham Women’s Club brings you the first Needham Garden Tour on Sunday, June 3, 2012. This year’s Tour will show the gardens of six homeowners…some large and some small…some imagined by
Needham Farmers Market Update
Plans are progressing nicely for the June 10 opening day of the NeedhamFarmers Market on the front lawn of First Parish in Needham, from 1:00 to 5:00pm. There will be a nice variety of vendors, including locally grown produce, fish,
Enjoy the Boosters Club Celebrity Basketball Game on us!
The Needham High School Boosters Club’s annual Celebrity Basketball game featuring members of the New England Patriots against Needham’s best will take place Thursday, May 10th at Needham High School. It’s always a great event and Green Needham would like
Interfaith Environmental Network fields recycling pilot
Youth sports teams and other users of several DeFazio and Memorial Park fields will soon be able to recycle their containers instead of throwing them away thanks to a recycling pilot led by seven Needham faith organizations. Members of the
Massachusetts Walk to School Day 2012
Needham will be kicking off its first-ever town wide collaboration for Massachusetts Walk to School Day on Wednesday May 2 (rain-date Friday May 4). Spread the word about this town-wide event in which Needham schools, community leaders, and “celebrity” walkers
Needham Community Farm Classes
Class registration for the Needham Community Farm family gardening education program has begun. Join your neighbors and friends at the Needham Community Farm this spring and summer for either our Beginning or Intermediate Organic Gardening classes. You will learn all you
Green Needham Among Top Performers in NSTAR Community Energy Challenge
Thanks to Green Needham’s persistence, over 150 Needham households have lowered their utility bills by taking advantage of no-cost home energy assessments and incentives for weatherization improvements. These energy savings have made Green Needham one of the most successful participants
Five Reasons “Complete Streets” is on the Agenda for Needham
Last week Green Needham hosted an informational meeting at the Needham Library which was attended by representatives from many transportation related town groups or departments, including the Transportation Committee, the DPW, Safe Routes to School, the Economic Development Office, the
Preventing Ice Damming
Green Needham and Next Step Living presented the first in a series of one-hour Weatherization Seminars on January 23rd, 2012. Our inaugural topic was ice damming. Those long icicles hanging precariously off the edges of roofs can cause significant long-term
Needham Farmers Market Approved!
It is all systems GO! The Planning Board approved the Special Permit for the Needham Farmers Market to operate on the front lawn of First Parish Church in Needham Center. This is shaping up to be a real community building
Get paid to get rid of that second refrigerator
That second refrigerator you barely use is costing you money. Even a five to ten year old model can cost $75 – $100 each year in electricity to run. You could be spending $150 every year or more, if that
Downtown Recycling Initiative
Over the last several years, Green Needham has received suggestions that recycling containers should be available in public areas like downtown, the Heights business district and at playing fields. Until this past year, Needham didn’t have any way to service
Countdown to July 2012
Excitement is growing for a Needham farmers market. If all goes according to plans prepared by an inspired and energetic group of Needham volunteers, the new market will open in July 2012. The most likely location is the Beth Israel Deaconess
Needham to be a Possible Community Supported Fishery Drop-off Site
Many of us have farm shares from local Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs. There has also been support of Chestnut Farms, a local meat CSA. Now a local seafood CSA may be adding a Needham drop-off site. From its inception
New Way to Reduce Energy Use
A month or so ago I was doing my laundry. Before putting my load into the dryer I had to take out a load of dry towels. I was in a hurry so not all of them made it out
25 Communities to receive grant for electric vehicle charging stations
Hopkinton, Newton and Brookline are nearby Green Communities among 25 Massachusetts cities and towns that will receive electric vehicle charging stations under a grant program announced last November. This program will benefit early adopters of electric vehicles, including mass-market cars
Energy Star “Most Efficient” products designation announced
With so many products now bearing the Energy Star label, wouldn’t it be helpful to be able to easily figure out which were the most efficient? Now you can do just that, with the announcement yesterday by the EPA of
Green Homes tour featured on Needham Patch
This past Saturday’s Green Homes Tour, featuring six Needham homes, is featured in this article on Needham Patch. If you missed the tour, you can see detailed information on each of the houses here on our blog. The six homes