Welcome to

Greening Greenfield

Concerned citizens building a more resilient Greenfield by advancing sustainable practices

EVENTS: Upcoming & Past

UPCOMING:

01/26/2026 Regenerating the Pioneer Valley’s Soil Sponge and Living Climate lecture, Didi Persihouse, Second Congregational Church, Court Square, Greenfield

02/04/2026 Greening Greenfield December meeting

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Our Focus Areas

Climate & Biodiversity Restoration

Resources for the climate and biodiversity crisis

Energy

Greening Greenfield works to help us all move away from fossil fuels toward more sustainable types of energy, e.g. solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal 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

It is time we all started learning a phrase that is still not in common usage: “materials management”. Not “waste” management, which pres…

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.

GPS Composting

Greenfield needs more housing. Look here for units under consideration, design or construction.

Supporting Property Development

Obtain accurate data and make all housing safe and healthy for our neighbors

Improving Local Rental Policies

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

Occasional Planting (and more!) 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.

Stop Using Fossil Fuels in homes and cars

Help remove invasive plants to make space for native plants.

Removing Invasives

Taking a flood prone area on the Green River, the former Wedgewood Gardens Trailer Park, and creating a forest and pollinator meadow for improved biodiversity and flood resilience.

Transforming Millers 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

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

Our Programs

Latest News Updates

January 14, 2026 | Updates

My Turn: A perfect storm in housing

Greenfield Recorder, Thursday morning, Jan. 08, 2026 By JIM GEISMAN We need more housing, whether it is affordable housing, rental units, ADUs or just plain standalone houses. This national problem is happening here. We have around 9,000 seniors over 65 and 2,200 who own homes, many of whom have li…

Welcome to

Greening Greenfield

EVENTS: Upcoming & Past

Latest News UPDATES (click, or scroll to bottom of screen).

Sandra Boston

Susan Worgaftik

Peter and Carol Letson

Louise Amyot

Becca King

Nancy Hazard

Tom Murphy

Dorothy McIver

Our Focus Areas

Climate & Biodiversity Restoration

Resources for the climate and biodiversity crisis

Resources for the climate and biodiversity crisis

Energy

Nature

Materials

Community Building

Housing

Youth

Initiatives we’re working on…

GPS Composting

Supporting Property Development

Improving Local Rental Policies

Occasional Planting (and more!) Parties

Stop Using Fossil Fuels in homes and cars

Removing Invasives

Transforming Millers Meadow

Building a Pollinator Corridor in Greenfield

Greenfield Litter Picking

Paint Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation

Reusable Bags

CT River Hydro Relicensing

GMS Water Unit

GMS Garden Club

Latest News Updates

My Turn: A perfect storm in housing

Housing Greenfield Meeting notes — 01/12/2026

DC Station: Northampton’s New EV Hub, Powered by Cooperative Solar

Housing Greenfield Meeting notes — 11/17/2025

Millers Meadow project update. . . 650th tree planted

Going Green magazine, Winter edition now available