Did you know the #Massachusetts state budget now includes funding to study and encourage best practices for #SOIL health? Want to find out the latest on the town of Pepperell's #communitysolar project? Read our September e-news to learn more!
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Plan Aims to Protect and Enhance Access to Farmland in Massachusetts
"Only 15% of existing farmland is protected from conversion to other uses. Between 1997 and 2017, the state lost nearly 60,000 acres of farmland." https://t.co/aqOX1ir7Si
A chapter closes. Read our latest (and last) CounterAct Climate Change Project e-newsletter. Big thanks to @suziestarship for her support, commitment, and creativity over the past 3+ years! https://t.co/7qu8nNqxZD #ClimateAction
Want to do earth-friendly #HolidayShopping? Check out this great list created by Unpacked Living: all #Massachusetts stores that discourage plastic and encourage bulk purchasing! #ClimateAction https://t.co/4m3j9yyXWH
@BostonGlobe interview with Katie Theoharides, President and CEO of the Trustees of Reservations, the country’s oldest land trust. "Preserving green spaces helps with carbon sequestration and land management to mitigate the effects of climate change." https://t.co/GOZXCbZaWC
Here's a Thanksgiving tip! Ditch the disposables. Instead of single-use paper or plastic items, choose reusable items made of cloth, glass or metal (such as napkins, tea towels, plates, glasses, and flatware). Tip: buy these items inexpensively at a local consignment store!
Buy Thanksgiving food from local farms. Local food doesn’t have to travel miles and miles via trains, planes, or trucks, so it requires less fuel to get to your plate. You’ll get fresher food, and support your local business community! #CarbonFootprint https://t.co/mLWkcmRcqN
Here’s our November CounterAct Climate Change news, including 7 ways to reduce your carbon footprint during the holiday season! https://t.co/mLWkcmRcqN
Buying food for #Thanksgiving? Shop at local #farms to support local businesses and drive less! Here's a list of farms in #Massachusetts: https://t.co/6A6e1YAiCo
Watch this 15-minute conversation with Ralph Baker, president-designee of the board of directors for the Nashua River Watershed Association: #climatechange#climateaction https://t.co/MzcUGlztmg?
Want to know a bit about #naturebasedsolutions to mitigate the negative effects of climate change, and learn about the Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Program Grant to Help Fitchburg, Leominster, Ashburnham, Groton, & Pepperell?
After the film screening there will be a Q&A session with Susan Edwards, Marion Stoddart and Sherry Anders; the three women are longtime advocates for green space protection and nature-based solutions that help communities be more resilient to the effects of climate change.
Shirley Meeting House in Mass. will host the Shirley Film Fest on Saturday, Nov. 4. @suziestarship, who produced and co-directed the documentary, Marion Stoddart: The Work of 1000, is delighted that her film will be featured at the festival (at 6pm). https://t.co/h6bUwyLgsf
Read about "Nature-Based Solutions to Cope with Climate Change" in the CounterAct Climate Change October e-newsletter! https://t.co/VEBr7Ug4E8 #environment#climateaction#climatechange