Green Energy Tour of Needham Homes

Start at Needham High School 609 Webster St., Needham, MA

Information on each of the homes in the Green Energy Tour is available here. You don’t have to travel far to see examples of homes with the newest clean energy technology. On Saturday, June 11, between 10 a.m. and 2

NESEA Green Buildings Open House

If you missed this summer's Green Energy Tour of Needham homes - or if you participated and want to see more - take advantage of the NESEA Green Buildings Open House on October 1st. Last year, over 10,000 people visited

Weatherization Seminar – Preventing ice damming

Needham Historical Society 1147 Central Ave., Needham, MA

As Needham residents remember from last winter, ice damming was an all too familiar sight, easily identified by the long icicles hanging precariously off the edges of roofs. Beyond the obvious danger of falling ice hitting people and property, ice

“A Chemical Reaction” Film Showing

First Parish in Needham, Unitarian Universalist 23 Dedham Ave., Needham, MA

A film to be shown at First Parish in Needham, 23 Dedham Ave., tells the uplifting story of a town in Canada that won the right to ban toxic lawn pesticides and the court case that went all the way

Free

Weatherization Workshop For Cape-Style Homes

Needham Historical Society 1147 Central Ave., Needham, MA

Find out how weatherizing your home can save money and energy this winter! Green Needham Collaborative is offering a series of one-hour workshops addressing the unique weatherization opportunities and challenges for three common types of housing in Needham – capes,

Free

Colonials and Ranches Weatherization Workshop

Needham Historical Society 1147 Central Ave., Needham, MA

Find out how weatherizing your home can save money and energy this winter! Green Needham Collaborative is offering a series of one-hour workshops addressing the unique weatherization opportunities and challenges for three common types of housing in Needham – capes,

Free

Year-Round Backyard Gardening

NHS Faculty Lounge (off cafeteria) 609 Webster St, Needham, MA

Have you wondered if you could grow fresh produce year-round in your own yard?  If so, please join The Needham Community Farm for their Year-Round Backyard Gardening program, and instructor Babette Wils will explain how you can do this without expensive equipment, greenhouses, etc.

$35.00

Creating Herb Gardens

Needham High School - Room 204 609 Webster St., Needham

Are you interested in adding more fresh herbs to your cooking and meals?  Or are you looking for plants that you can use to make tasty teas all year long?  If so, please join the Needham Community Farm at their Creating

$35.00

Eating Habits of a Locavore

Faculty Lounge (off the cafeteria) at Needham High School 609 Webster St, Needham, MA

Have you wondered how you could eat more local produce year-round?  For New Englanders, this is challenging during the late fall, winter, & early spring.  If you'd like to learn how you can continue to eat local food during these periods, please join the

$35.00