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Greening Greenfield

Concerned citizens building a more resilient Greenfield by advancing sustainable practices

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GG Oral Histories

Peter and Carol Letson

Dorothy McIver

Becca King

Susan Worgaftik

Louise Amyot

Nancy Hazard

Tom Murphy

Sandra Boston

Our Focus Areas

Climate & Biodiversity Restoration

The climate and biodiversity crisis is upon us

Energy

Greening Greenfield advocates for the move away from fossil fuels, toward more sustainable types of energy, e.g. solar, wind, hydro and other natural sources of power.

Nature

We work with nature to increase native habitat, water infiltration and carbon sequestration, in order to stabilize our climate and nurture all life on earth.

Materials

More than “waste” management, modern “materials management” doesn’t just look at how to best get rid of stuff at the end of a linear proc…

Community Building

Housing

As concerned residents and organizations we aim to find and advocate for creative, affordable solutions to meet the housing needs of people of different incomes, abilities and stages of life.

Youth

We work with Greenfield’s schools to inspire and support teachers and students to learn about our planet, the concept of sustainability, and what we can do to be better stewards.

Initiatives we’re working on…

Each program has a number of projects on which Greening Greenfield works. These change as the needs of the community change. Our current projects, referred to as initatives can be found here.

We are working to create a pollinator corridor throughout Greenfield

Park by Park, Yard by Yard

Make every day Earth Day. Blue bags always available for litter pick up.

Greenfield Litter Picking

Seeking free and convenient paint recycling for Massachusetts residents.

Paint Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation

We work to stop the spread of invasives so native plants have a chance to grow.

Invasives

Let’s Build Biodiversity Together

Planting for Pollinators

What is being done? What can I do?

Reusable Bags

Help Greening Greenfield make sure that FirstLight Power does not operate Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage and other hydroelectric facilities on the CT River for another 50 years as they have been operated for the last 50.

CT River Hydro Relicensing

Help students become stewards of clean water in our rivers, marshes, lakes and oceans..

GMS Water Unit

Supporting teachers and students to learn about our planet, the concept of sustainability, and what we can do to be better stewards.

GMS Garden Club

We invite you to learn with us and make a difference

70% Native Plants for Pollinators & Birds

Everything about the housing crisis

Housing Update

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Our Programs

Latest Updates

September 23, 2024 | Updates

Local Public Information Session, October 10, 2024 for CT River Hydro Relicensing

The MassDEP webpage for the 401 WQC for the FirstLight Hydroelectric Re-Licensing Project now has information regarding the upcoming public information session hosted by MassDEP on October 10, 2024. The details are located in the Public Involvement in 401 WQC Process section. For additional info…

Hush-hush: Is greenwashing pushback prompting pivot to ‘greenhushing’?

Silence isn’t golden when it comes to brands’ “greenhushing” to avoid false sustainability claims. Transparency is ke…

75 Reusable Bags made at Source to Sea event

Greening Greenfield’s Friends of Reusable Bags offered its Reusable Bag workshop again this year at the Source …

Housing Greenfield Meeting Notes – September 9, 2024

Present: Susan Worgaftik, Peg Hall, Chuck Green, Amy Clarke, Anna Oltman, Alyssa Larose, Joannah Whitney, Shaundell D…

Greening Greenfield Highlighted in FCCDC News

If you know Greenfield, you probably know Millers Meadow. It’s the flat expanse of city-owned land on between the Gre…

Discovering intelligence growing all around us, Pat Hynes

Reprinted from The Greenfield Recorder, 09/05/2024 From the largest to the smallest and the oldest to the youngest cr…

Renters Struggle with Competing Costs of Food, Energy, and Housing

A timely article article from Harvard University’s Center for Housing Studies by Sophia Wedeen. Lower-income re…

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