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Greening Greenfield

Concerned citizens building a more resilient Greenfield by advancing sustainable practices

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Tom Murphy

Sandra Boston

Dorothy McIver

Peter and Carol Letson

Louise Amyot

Susan Worgaftik

Becca King

Nancy Hazard

Miss the 1st of our showing of Eating for Tomorrow? You can access it by Clicking here!

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 proces…

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.

Join us as we add native plants to a variety of locations to beautify our community and increase biodiversity.

Occasional Planting Parties

Decarbonization calls us to use less, be more efficient, and stop using fossil fuels by switching to electricity that is made from zero-carbon renewable sources such as wind, solar, geothermal, water and more.

Home Energy

Help remove invasive plants to make space for native plants.

Removing Invasives

Help transform former Green River Trailer Park to create new recreational opportunities, reduce flooding and support biodiversity

Transforming Miller’s Meadow

We are working to create a pollinator corridor throughout Greenfield

Building a Pollinator Corridor in Greenfield

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

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

Everything about the housing crisis

Housing Update

Our Programs

Latest Updates

March 25, 2025 | Updates

Waste Not – Want Not

How Massachusetts became the only state to reduce food waste Reprinted from Science Christian Monitor, March 23, 2025, 5:00 a.m. ET | Agawam, Mass. By Troy Aidan Sambajon Staff writer Melanie Stetson Freeman Staff photographer On a recent Thursday, Abe Marciniec unloads two dozen pallets of ice cre…

Housing Greenfield Meeting Notes – 03/10/2025

Present: Susan Worgaftik,, Louise Amyot, Nikki Garrett, Peg Hall, John Garrett, Jack Redman, Thomas Garrett, Mary McCli…

Summary of some of CRC’s Positions on the MassDEP 401 Certificate

Feb 18,2025 First and foremost, CRC would like to make it clear that the 401 draft, as it stands, does not uphold State…

Speak out for CT River Relicensing before 2/24/2025

CRC has presented a number of points that can be used to SPEAK OUT for the Connecticut River. CLICK HERE for the slide…

Rodenticides are Killing Wildlife up the food chain

Despair to Action: My Turn by Nancy Hazard

The Recorder newspaper, 1/24/2025: Winter is also a great time for planning. Explore how to get off fossil fuels, lear…

New energy legislation introduced

Sen Jo Comerford has introduced legislation to prevent Northfield Pumped Storage from benefitting from new State-mandat…

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