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Needham Adult Education: Intro to Permaculture: Grow Fruits, Nuts, Herbs and More in Your Backyard
If bad climate news is getting you down, here is something fun that you can do to make the world a better place right in your own backyard! Permaculture is a way to grow fruits, nuts, herbs and vegetables, that intentionally mimics patterns and relationships found in natural ecosystems. In a permaculture garden, everything works together in synergy--the soil life, different plants supporting each other, and the gardener. As a result, a permaculture garden requires less water, fertilizer, pest-control and…
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Go Solar Right Here in Needham!
You’re Invited! And bring along your Needham friends and neighbors! Gather for wine, beer, apps, dessert and door prizes 'round the woodstove. Learn about going solar and/or installing air source heat pumps here in Needham! Save the date for Friday, Jan. 31st from 7pm-9pm. (Snow date Feb. 8th) The Town's official Solarize Needham vendors, Boston Solar and N.E.T.R., will be on hand to answer all your questions! Feel free to just drop by, or you can let us know you…
Find out more »Public Meeting: Complete Streets Program in Needham
Join the Town of Needham at a public meeting on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. to learn more about the Complete Streets program and share your experiences and thoughts for improvements for pedestrian and bicycle travel in Needham. Needham Town Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA 02492. Any questions, please contact Carys Lustig, Department of Public Works clustig@needhamma.gov. Read about event on Town's website
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Electric Vehicle (EV) 101 webinar: 12-1pm
Green Needham has partnered with the non-profit Green Energy Consumers Alliance to make it easier for you to go electric as you’re going solar. Green Energy Consumers runs a program called Drive Green that makes researching, test-driving, and buying or leasing electric cars easier and more affordable. Join us for this hour-long webinar to get all of your electric car questions answered! We'll talk about why electric vehicles are a good choice, how charging works, available incentives, and more! Register…
Find out more »Needham Adult Education: Keeping Bees: A Year in the Life of a Honeybee Colony and Its Beekeeper
Birgit deWeerd is a beekeeper in Bedford, MA. A chemist by profession, she first became fascinated with beekeeping 30 years ago, when a friend gave her a jar of honey produced by bees from her own hives. Join Birgit for an engaging presentation on the activities in and around a beehive, starting in January and ending in the fall with the honey harvest. You will learn about the social interactions of honeybees, pollen and nectar collection activities, honey productions, and…
Find out more »Electric Vehicle (EV) 101 webinar: 7-8pm
Green Needham has partnered with the non-profit Green Energy Consumers Alliance to make it easier for you to go electric as you’re going solar. Green Energy Consumers runs a program called Drive Green that makes researching, test-driving, and buying or leasing electric cars easier and more affordable. Join us for this hour-long webinar to get all of your electric car questions answered! We'll talk about why electric vehicles are a good choice, how charging works, available incentives, and more! Register…
Find out more »Environmental Action Committee Workshop: Solar Panels and the Needham Solarize Plus Program
The Environmental Action Committee at Temple Beth Shalom is hosting Solarize Mass Plus Needham, a program to promote rooftop solar, air source heat pumps, which heat and cool a home, as well as electric cars. Boston Solar will present on the benefits of "going solar" and help you determine if solar will work on your home. The program is free and open to the public.
Find out more »Local Environmental Action Annual Conference 2020 (MCAN)
Mass Climate Action Network's (MCAN) annual conference is back! Local Environmental Action 2020 will be on Saturday, March 7th in Boston, MA and you don’t want to miss it. Registration is officially open. Reserve your spot today! We believe that change happens when people come together, form a plan, and take action. That’s why we are bringing together hundreds of activists from across the region to share the skills you need to make change in your communities, learn more about the problems facing…
Find out more »Solarize Plus Event at Christ Episcopal Church
Solarize Plus Event at Christ Episcopal Church
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