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1. Oct. 3 & 4: Yard Sale of the Decade THIS WEEKEND!
2. Oct. 4: 9th Annual Solar/Green Homes Tour THIS SUNDAY!
3. Oct. 5: Mayoral Candidates Forum on Environmental Issues
4. Oct. 17: Green Decade Celebrates the Newton Cultural Center
5. Oct. 24: International Day of Climate Action
6. EcoTeams: Cool Mass Campaign (MCAN)
7. Farmers Market: Recruiting Woolly Bears!
8. Committee Meetings: October
9. Upcoming Events: November
10. Join the Green Decade Now for 2010
11. Green Decade: Office Volunteers
12. Other: CRWA Champions of the Charles; Bike Newton Fall Ride; Newton Conservators Fall Walks; Newton/Angino Farm Harvest Festival; GRRN Recycling & Zero Waste Conference; Green Film Festival; Mt. Auburn Cemetery Ecological Walking Tour; Boston Night to Combat Climate Change |
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| 1. YARD SALE OF THE DECADE THIS WEEKEND! |
Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4
9:00 am-4:00 pm, rain or shine
16 Linder Terrace, Newton Corner
Antiques • Jewelry • Books • Furniture • China • CDs • Records • DVDs •Art • Kids' toys and clothes • • • Much more plus family fun!
We need you to make this major fundraiser a success. Not only will this event raise money for GD/N's environmental work, donated items will be reused or recycled and buyers will be getting a bargain: Win-win-win!!! Check out the details and/or sign up to volunteer! Contact Barbara Herson (617-964-7463) or Louise Bruyn (617-332-1764) and visit our website for map and directions. |
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| 2. 9th ANNUAL SOLAR/GREEN HOMES TOUR THIS SUNDAY! |
Sunday, October 4, 10:00 am-2:00 pm (9:30 am registration)
$15 per person in advance, $18 at the door
Meet at Newton Community Service Center
492 Waltham Street, West Newton (behind the CVS on Washington St.)
Information and advance ticket purchase online: Solar/Green Homes Tour
Join us to tour four special homes and a Newton community solar energy project:
- Learn about a highly energy efficient “building envelope” design.
- See a furnace that provides both heat and electricity.
- See how to use solar energy to generate hot water, heat and electricity.
- Learn how to take your home to a new level of energy efficiency.
- Assess your home’s potential to host a solar energy array.
- Hear about costs, financing, installers, rebates.
- Learn how to support renewable power
Proceeds help support upkeep of the solar panels at NCSC. Co-sponsored by the Green Decade/Newton in conjunction with North East Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA, www.nesea.org), and American Solar Energy Society, www.ases.org. |
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| 3. MAYORAL CANDIDATES FORUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES |
Monday, October 5 7:00 pm
Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library
Sponsored by the Green Decade/Newton, the Newton Free Library and NewTV
Join us for this lively forum when the two finalists, Ruth B. Balser and Setti Warren, will be asked to give their positions and to increase their commitments to protecting the environment. The format will include a series of questions presented by the moderator, Brooke Lipsitt, former president of the Board of Aldermen, followed by questions from the audience.
In advance of the September 15 Preliminary Election, Green Decade/Newton surveyed the five candidates for Mayor to determine their positions on 25 issues of importance to the environment. Each of these issues can be acted upon at the local level, and the survey asked the candidates to commit to supporting Green Decade's positions and to act upon them if elected. The full results of the questionnaire are available here.
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| 4. GREEN DECADE CELEBRATES THE NEWTON CULTURAL CENTER |
Saturday, October 17 9:00am-4:00 pm
Open House activities all day!
Green Decade activities 2:00-4:00 pm
Newton Cultural Center
225 Nevada St., Newtonville
617-965-1995
The Green Decade and other organizations of the Newton Cultural Center will celebrate the NCC’s 5th Anniversary with a festive Open House! We will have activities from 2:00-4:00 pm, including the Magic Recycled Box Workshop, Model Green Living House, the popular Energy Bike and a Recycled Obstacle Race Course -- for kids of all ages! Food music, fun and activities showcasing each of the organizations will take place throughout the day -- bring your family!
It’s a great time to visit our new office, too! More information, including participants and activities: www.newtonculturalcenter.org/anniversary or www.greendecade.org/events.
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5. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION: NEWTON BIKE RIDE!
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Saturday, October 24 11:00 am
10:45 am: Meet at City Hall War Memorial Circle
Inspired by Bill McKibben's Network 350, communities around the world, including Newton, will be uniting in an effort to urge our world leaders to promote policy that will lead to a healthier and more sustainable planet. 350.org refers to 350 parts per million, the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere.
Green Decade Newton is partnering with Bike Newton for a guided group bike ride along the Commonwealth Ave Carriage Lane to Auburndale Cove. We will be demonstrating our solidarity with thousands of grassroots organizations throughout the world simultaneously engaging in actions to express their commitment to seeking local solutions to the climate crisis.
Meet in the War Memorial Circle at City Hall at 10:45 am -- we will leave promptly at 11:00 am for Auburndale Cove for a 7 mile round-trip ride, which will be slowly paced. (Map) All riders must wear a helmet, have a bike in good working order, and children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. When we reach the Cove, we will take a group photo that will be posted on the 350.org website. More information: www.greendecade.org and www.bikenewton.org (click on NEWS).
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| 6. NEWTON ECOTEAMS & COOL MASS: NEWTON IS IN! |
Our goal: to reduce household carbon footprints of 25% of Newton households by 25% by 2012.
September 16th's Newton EcoTeam Project Kick-Off brought together major Newton cultural, political, social and religious groups and leading citizens who are working with the Green Decade to help form EcoTeams through their organizations. Newton is one of 11 communities participating in "Cool Mass" -- a ground-breaking new program that brings the strength and determination of Massachusetts residents to the fight against global warming.
Households across the Commonwealth are acting boldly to reduce their carbon footprints, by forming EcoTeams in their communities. Newton is one of the first 11 communities to join the Cool Mass Campaign, along with Boston, Brookline, Dedham, Milton, Newton, Braintree, Cohasset, Hingham, Hull, Plymouth, and Winchester. MCAN (Massachusetts Climate Action Network) and Empowerment Institute will be working with representatives from all these communities over the next three years to enable them to reduce carbon footprints by 25% in up to 85% of households.
Find out more and join a Newton EcoTeam -- groups are already in place with more joining weekly! Visit www.newtonecoteams.org and contact co-chairs Bonnie Glickman at bglickman@mindspring.com or Jay Walter at Entasis@rcn.com.
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| 7. FARMERS MARKET: WOOLLY BEAR CATERPILLARS NEEDED! |
October is the last month for this year’s Farmers Markets on Tuesdays and Fridays. Our entertaining giant green caterpillars have all gone into their cocoons, so we are recruiting woolly bears for this month on behalf of our Green Caterpillar Club members and fans of all ages! Both markets are open 1:30-6:00 pm and we have openings for volunteers — both student and adult. All ages (8 and up) are welcome to help Green Decade/Newton share our environmental information and resources, to meet new friends and old, and to let people know about the activities we have coming up this fall! To join our crew (or to contribute woolly bears), please contact Margaret Ford, Outreach Coordinator, at mford@greendecade.org or 617-964-0606 or at either market this month.
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| 8. COMMITTEE MEETINGS: OCTOBER 2009 |
GDC members and friends are welcome to join the following Green Decade committee meetings. For more information visit What We Do on our website, or click on the committee name below.
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| 9. UPCOMING GREEN DECADE EVENTS: NOVEMBER 2009 |
Insulating Your Older Home
Saturday, November 7 1:00 - 4:00 pm
$30; $15 for Newton Historical Society & Green Decade members
The Newton History Museum at the Jackson Homestead
Paul Eldrenkamp, Instructor
Register on-line or mail a check with your name, phone number and email address to GD/N, PO Box 590242, Newton, MA 02459-0003. For more information call 617-965 1995 or email contact@greendecade.org.
Green Fair & Trade Show 2009
Sunday, November 8, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Temple Beth Avodah
45 Puddingstone Lane, Newton Centre
Join the Green Decade along with other organizations and vendors at this 2nd Annual Green Fair and Trade Show! Food, a variety of green products and services, and activities for the entire family! We’ll be there with the Magic Energy Bike and much more. To volunteer with GD/N for this event, contact Margaret Ford at mford@greendecade.org or 617-964-0606. |
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| 10. JOIN THE GREEN DECADE NOW FOR 2010! |
Join the Green Decade now for 2010 and get the rest of 2009 included for free! Become a Green Decade/Newton member for as little as $25 for an individual/family membership, $50 for a business membership or for students, only $10 for the year!
Join or renew on-line and pay by credit card or visit our Membership page to download the membership form and mail with your check made out to GD/N, to PO Box 590242, Newton, MA 02466. Membership forms are also available in each issue of the Green News. For more information, contact 617-965-1995 or e-mail membership@greendecade.org.
As always, members receive discounts at GD/N events and sponsoring businesses, plus the Green News newsletter, published 6 times each year and mailed to our members. If you prefer to receive it on-line, you will help save paper and postage costs. E-mail us at contact@greendecade.org and be sure to include your name and e-mail, along with Green News Online in the subject line. Remember, ONLY Green Decade members get the Green News sent to them!
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| 11. GREEN DECADE: OFFICE VOLUNTEERS |
Newton Cultural Center, Room 118
225 Nevada St., Newtonville
617-965-1995
Fall hours: Monday-Wednesday-Thursday 2:00-5:00 pm (during Farmers Market season)
If you have time to help us welcome visitors, friends and members at our new office at the Newton Cultural Center, let us know! With lots of events coming up this fall, we need volunteers to answer the phone, greet visitors, and assist with administrative tasks, special projects and Green Decade events.
Our goal is to be open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-6:00 pm, since the Newton Cultural Center is filled with children and families again this fall. Our neighbors include the Suzuki School of Newton, WarmLines, the Newton History Museum and others with activities and music to fill the halls! To volunteer, please contact Margaret Ford, Outreach Coordinator, at mford@greendecade.org or 617-964-0606.
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| 12. OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS |
Charles River Watershed Association: Champions of the Charles
Friday, October 2, 2009
Harry Parker Boathouse, Community Rowing, Brighton
CRWA honors Douglas I. Foy, current President of Serrafix, former Secretary of Commonwealth Development, and former President of the Conservation Law Foundation with an evening featuring . harvest fare of locally grown food along with a silent auction, live music and dancing. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Leigh at lheffernan@crwa.org or 781-788-0007 x231. Visit CRWA's website for more information.
Bike Newton Fall Sunday Ride
Sunday, October 4 10:00-11:30 am
Newton Community Farm/Nahanton Park to Newton Centre
A family-friendly, no-rider-left-behind bike ride: contact Nathan Aronow at 617-969-6227 or nathan.aronow@verizon.net for more information. See the route at http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3193051.
Newton Conservators Walk Series - Fall 2009
Visit the Newton Conservators website for more information on these and more walks this fall.
Sunday, October 4 8 am Nahanton Park Bird Walk
Sunday, October 11 2-3:30 pm Preserving History and the Environment in West Newton
Sunday, October 25 2 pmOakdale Woods
Harvest Festival in October
Newton Angino Community Farm
Sunday, October 18, 1:00–4:00 pm at the farm
Everyone is welcome at our big Harvest Festival on October 18. There will be music, children’s activities, cooking demonstrations, farm tours, delicious food, and more. See you at the farm! Volunteers needed to help with this event: please contact Peter Barrer at pbarrer@verizon.net. For more information: www.newtoncommunityfarm.org
GRRN Recycling & Zero Waste Conference
Sunday, October 18 - Tuesday, October 20
Devens, MA
The Grass Roots Recycling Network (GRRN) is holding their first National Recycling and Zero Waste Conference: an exciting opportunity to hear from recycling and zero waste leaders from across the country and learn the basics behind Zero Waste. GO to GRRN’s website to see the whole agenda and find out more!
The First Annual Green Film Festival
Wednesday, October 21 7:00-9:30 pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard St., Brookline, MA 02466
Sponsored by the Green Guild
Films featured include:
1. The Muddy River Chronicles by Bob Nesson of Emerson College
2. The Carbon Footprint by Neight Brescia and Brian Moore
3. Bag It by Christine Giordano and Matthew M. Hashiguchi
4. Saving the Planet ... One Home at a Time by Bob Nesson of Emerson College
A discussion featuring the film makers and participants will follow each movie.
-- Details and tickets available online and you can download the flyer here, too!
A Guided, Ecological Walking Tour of the Gardens at Mount Auburn Cemetery
Tuesday, October 27 10:00 am – 12:00 noon (Rain or Shine)
Sponsored by the Ecological Landscaping Association (ELA)
$10.00/ELA Member or $15/Non-Member. $10.00 (Groups of five or more)
Join Mount Auburn Cemetery's Dennis Collins, Horticultural Curator, and Paul Kwiatkowski, Staff Conservationist and Assistant Greenhouse Manager for a unique “Eco” tour of this beautiful 175-acre landscape, one of the most beautiful and historic landscapes in America. You will get professional information about the ecological landscaping methods used to maintain the 5,000 trees and thousands of shrubs and herbaceous plants. For more information: ela.info@comcast.net or (617) 436-5838
Boston Night to Combat Climate Change
Sunday, November 1 7:00 pm
Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge
Boston’s premiere fundraising event in the fight against global climate change. Enjoy an evening featuring food and drink, music and art, photography and film, and internationally recognized speakers, including a keynote address by George Woodwell, PhD, of the Woods Hole Research Center. This gala event will raise money for two internationally recognized organizations combating global climate change and its effects: the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Oxfam America, while showcasing local leaders in the environmental field. For more information, please visit www.bostonnighttocombatclimatechange.org.
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