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Environmental Speaker Series Calendar
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UPCOMING EVENTS Student Energy Conservation Contests Environmental Leadership Awards & Annual Meeting 
Join us for an afternoon guided tour of 4-5 homes with organic gardens featuring flowers, vegetables and even an organically maintained lawn or two! Each site will highlight a specific aspect of organic gardening, such as composting, watering techniques or plant selection. Learn more about organic gardening and tips for making your garden (or lawn) grow, with alternatives to invasive species and without chemical pesticides! The tour is limited to 25 people; we will meet at City Hall at 1:30 pm and car-pool to the gardens. For advance ticket purchase, more information & "sneak peeks" of the gardens: 617-965-1995.
The global warming crisis is upon us. Our community must begin to conserve, to reduce our energy use, and we must do it now. The Green Decade Coalition/Newton with funding from NSTAR, the Newton Schools Foundation and other organizations, is offering two contests on this topic this year:
The contests are open to all students in grades K-12 who either live or go to school in Newton. Students may choose to enter either or both contests. Prizes will be awarded for First, Second, and Third places plus distinction prizes at each level. All Participants will receive a certificate of participation. More information and contest guidelines
Please join us! This annual event is open to all -- bring your friends -- and enjoy an evening with the Green Decade Coalition/Newton. Desserts and refreshments will be served at no charge.
RSVP: Marcia Cooper at 617-964-8567 or marciac@aol.com
Join us for another great season at the 29th Newton Farmers Market! The Green Decade will have our information and resource table under the red tent at both locations -- volunteers of all ages are welcome to join us, as always. This year we will also feature our the popular "Magic Energy Bike" which demonstrates the difference in energy required to light up the old light bulbs vs the energy-efficient CFL bulbs. Last year’s giant caterpillars were also a special attraction, so they will return as well! Our friends from the Angino Farm will also be at both markets this year, so stop by and see us both. The Newton Farmers Markets are held twice weekly from July through October. If you'd like to volunteer for a couple of hours at either location, please contact Margaret Ford, Community Outreach Coordinator, at mford@greendecade.org or 617-964-0606.
In the 1920’s Welcome Wagon "hostesses" would visit new homeowner families in their new home with a basket of small gifts and coupons from contributing businesses. These home visits continued for over 50 years until the early 1980s, but ultimately, as more women entered the workforce, no one was at home during the day to answer the door when the Welcome Wagon lady knocked. Green Decade Welcome Wagon hopes to bring back this lovely tradition in a way that gives new homeowners a "green" start to their Newton life. A collaborative effort between the City of Newton, Green Decade Coalition, the Barry Price Center, Newton merchants, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority and the Newton real estate brokerage community, Green Decade Welcome Wagon welcomes new families in an innovative, environmentally friendly way by gifting new families a basket containing a number of useful environmental items($180 value). For more information.
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