Posted onMarch 7, 2024|Comments Off on MEA Webinar on Environmentally Friendly Lawns & Yards – 3/13
From Helen Dewey –
Medfield Environment Action to Host a Webinar on Environmentally Friendly Lawns and Yards
Homeowners and landscapers are invited to attend a webinar on Wed. Mar 13 at 7:30 pm on Low Impact, Sustainable Yard Care. Included will be presentations on pesticide and chemical free native gardens, use of earth- friendly lawn equipment and information on equipment that is harmful to humans and the earth. In addition, representatives from the Charles River Watershed Association will speak about how to prevent contaminating water and how to conserve fresh water. Other presenters include Monique Allen, The Garden Continuum in Medfield, George Carrette, Ecoquiet Lawn Care in Concord and Tricia Glass from Quiet Communities. Jeff Hyman, Medfield homeowner, will walk us through how he has transformed his yard into a clean, sustainable and welcoming yard and he will explain how Medfielders can do it in their own yards.
Why is a sustainable yard which has a low impact on the environment so important? Gardening and lawn care techniques have evolved from natural landscapes to green, lush, manicured lawns and trimmed flower beds. The problem is that the fertilizers and pesticides used to create those lawns and gardens degrade the soil, contaminate groundwater, harm microbial life and have safety concerns. In addition, it takes a lot of time, money and lots of fresh water to maintain them. Some of the high-powered equipment used for yard care has very high carbon emissions and the loud, high velocity wind created raises fine particulate matter which is a respiratory and auditory health threat. It is time to return to the garden that flourishes with native plants that are accustomed to growing in Zone 6 yards and need less water and less maintenance. The result is a beautiful, colorful garden that attracts a lot of beneficial insects and small animals without any negative impact on the environment.
The webinar is presented by Medfield Environment Action in support of Sustainable Medfield’s Action of the Quarter, Low Impact, Sustainable Yard Care. Preregister at tinyurl.com/YardCareMar13. Any questions, email meamedfield@gmail.com. More tips can be found on the Action Portal at sustainablemedfield.org.
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Posted onMay 6, 2023|Comments Off on EV car show tomorrow 1-3 at The Center
From Catherine White –
There will be about a dozen different vehicles including the Lucid Air (the man bringing it says you can take it for a spin), a Ford Lightning, Tesla, Nissan Leaf, Mach E Mustang, and others. Afterwards you might want to walk or ride the Medfield Rail Trail, right behind the building.
May 7th, 1 Ice House Rd. 1-3 PM.
We hope you can make it!
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Posted onApril 28, 2023|Comments Off on MEA’s Climate Week starts this weekend
From Megan Sullivan –
Hello!
What a busy weekend coming up in Medfield. So exciting. Three quick announcements.
1) In addition to the Fairy Walk at Bellforge & Medfield History Weekend, the Medfield Environment Action Climate Week is starting. It looks like an amazing week with participation from many organizations. 9 days of events all over Medfield. With nearly 30 events planned, there is something for everyone! Here is a link to the full schedule with details.
I’ve attached an image you can share via social media or include in an email if you would like to share with your constituents. Here’s a tiny URL if that is helpful: https://tinyurl.com/Climateweek2023
You can follow MEA on Instagram and Facebook. There is good content which can be shared and liked!
Medfield Environment Action (MEA) is organizing Medfield’s first ever ‘Climate Week’ from Saturday, April 29 through Sunday, May 7. Many neighboring towns have held similar ‘Climate Weeks’ with great results, and community stakeholders are coming together to plan this in our town! There are several other events happening alongside Medfield Climate Week, including Bellforge’s Fairy Walk, Daffodil Days, and Medfield Town Meeting.
‘Medfield Climate Week’ will consist of multiple independent events throughout the week, all showcasing climate awareness with local actions and initiatives. Any community groups, business owners, individual residents, town departments, churches, clubs, schools, or classrooms may become ‘Event Captains’ hosting their own public event. MEA will support you by coordinating and publishing the week’s schedule and will help to advertise your events to a local audience, in Medfield and surrounding towns. Plans are already in the works for a clothing swap, electric car show and several solar panel open houses.
MEA is actively seeking ‘Event Captains’ to lead the following: bike to school day and heat pump info sharing. Possible ‘Event’ ideas for you/your group could be: eco lawn equipment demonstration, composting demonstration, native and/or low water use garden tour, meatless meal specials at restaurants, climate book readings, climate themed art (painting, recycled materials sculptures, cartoons) nature walks/scavenger hunts, outdoor clean-up events, show off your chickens, compost pile or beehives or anything else you might like to offer.
Thanks for considering. The goal is to have fun, spread awareness, educate, and network with neighbors. Let us know if you want to become an event captain, or if you would like to help other event captains who are hosting. As an ‘Event Captain’ you choose the event to be offered, and set the times and dates for your event, when it is convenient for you. Times can be an hour or two on several afternoons, a one-time half day event on a weekend, or a morning get together over coffee. Whatever works for you. Climate awareness and action is the one required unifying theme. Be creative!
Please fill out this form by March 12th with your proposed event idea and contact information. No need to have all final details available. We would love to get your ideas as soon as possible and we can work with you to build it out. We look forward to hearing from you and reach out to us at meamedfield@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Reminder– “2040” showing is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday at 1pm
The second of two viewings of the movie “2040”
Free. Sponsored by Medfield Environment Action. Bring a friend!
Jan. 31 Tuesday 7pm at United Church of Christ 496 Main Street Feb. 5 Sunday 1pm at the Medfield Public Library Register to get reminder and updates
This documentary is inspiring. It is entertaining to watch and offers new hope for the climate crisis conversation! If you have been suffering from climate-related anxiety or despair, this movie is for you. Please help to spread the word to neighbors and friends.
Posted onFebruary 1, 2023|Comments Off on Great movie!!! Repeats Sunday at 1PM
I saw this movie last night at its penultimate Medfield showing at the UCC, with about forty other Medfield people, and I highly recommend it to you. Such a hopeful message about what our carbon future can be, by solving climate change with things that already exist. The movie plays again on Sunday at 1PM at the library – do not miss your last chance to see it in Medfield.
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Posted onJanuary 12, 2023|Comments Off on MEA “Movie Night” 1/31 & 2/5
From Helen Dewey –
Happy New Year! Could you please post the attached flyer on your blog? MEA is hosting 2 free screenings of the documentary 2040. It offers new hope for the climate crisis conversation! Here’s a summary.
Motivated by his 4-year-old daughter and concern for the planet she will inherit, Damon Gameau, Australian award-winning director (That Sugar Film, 2015) and actor, embarks on a global journey to meet innovators and changemakers to discover what the future of the planet could look like by the year 2040 if we embraced the best solutions already available to us, and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream.
I started this blog to share the interesting and useful information that I saw while doing my job as a Medfield select board member. I thought that my fellow Medfield residents would also find that information interesting and useful as well. This blog is my effort to assist in creating a system to push the information out from the Town House to residents. Let me know if you have any thoughts on how it can be done better.
For information on my other job as an attorney (personal injury, civil litigation, estate planning and administration, and real estate), please feel free to contact me at 617-969-1500 or Osler.Peterson@OslerPeterson.com.
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