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Greening Greenfield

Concerned citizens building a more resilient Greenfield by advancing sustainable practices

EVENTS: Upcoming & Past

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GG Oral Histories

Peter and Carol Letson

Nancy Hazard

Becca King

Tom Murphy

Sandra Boston

Louise Amyot

Susan Worgaftik

Dorothy McIver

See our latest activity toward River Restoration — Click 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 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.

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

January 15, 2025 | Updates

Support Juliana v. US Youth Climate Rights Case

Re: Members of Congress File Friend of the Court Brief in SCOTUS Supporting Juliana v. US Youth Climate Rights Case Dear friends of the Juliana 21, On January 13, 2025, Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky led 41 other members of Congress, including Senators Booker, Markey, Sande…

Test Aspects post

Waste Reduction Ideas and Local Resources To help reduce potentially negative environmental impacts of purchasing new…

DEP draft WQC coming soon

The draft Water Quality Certificate should be released near the end of January. DEP has announced that there will be…

Housing Greenfield Meeting Notes — December 9, 2024

Present: Susan Worgaftik, Anna Oltman, Charity Day, Amy Cahillane, Ella Condon, Mike Penn-Strah, Louise Amyot, Nikki …

Easing the Biodiversity Crisis One Flowerpot at a Time

GUEST ESSAY—NEW YORK TIMES 11/25/2024 By Margaret Renkl Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, …

Housing Greenfield Meeting Notes – November 4, 2024

Present: Susan Worgaftik, Anna Oltman, Charity Day, Amy Cahillane, Ella Condon, Mike Penn-Strah, Louise Amyot, Nikki …

What Trump’s Presidency Means for the Housing Market

By Keith Griffith Realtor.com, Nov. 6, 2024 After va hotly contested race with big implications for the housing marke…

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