Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition

Come learn from long-time community garden coordinators about how to develop an effective leadership structure for your garden. Whether you are a veteran coordinator or new to the role, you’ll discover tools to build a collective sense of responsibility and action in your garden. All gardeners welcome! For more information contact Karen Chaffee at karen@bostonnatural.org or 617-542-7696. Registration required. Panel takes place [...]

Green Jobs Update! A new hybrid auto program is currently recruiting in Boston. This 22-week course is free for low-moderate income participants and includes: Automotive Repair and Maintenance, Hybrid/Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Job Shadowing, Resume Development and Interview Practice, Vocational English & Math and Job Placement Assistance. College Credits are available. Classes start on February 21st, see the attached flyer for details or contact Vicky [...]

Please join your fellow gardeners for the first meeting of the Dot Grows Garden Council meeting of 2012! The February Dot Grows Garden Council Meeting will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.  on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 305 Talbot Ave. Dorchester (site of the Mt. Washington Bank Community Room located in Codman Square). Local gardeners and garden [...]

Are you interested in helping to improve access to healthy food through farmers’ markets, community supported agriculture (CSA), urban agriculture, and healthy corner store initiatives? The monthly Bowdoin-Geneva Food in the ‘Hood Committee Meeting is coming right up! Come on by next Wednesday, Feb. 8th from 6 to 7:30 p.m in the first floor conference room at the Bowdoin Street Health Center (230 Bowdoin [...]

Don’t waste your summer inside! Work as part of a team outdoors! YCC is an outdoor job opportunity for youth ages 15-17. During the summer, YCC teens work as part of team to accomplish important conservation projects on the Neponset Greenway in Dorchester and Mattapan and Stony Brook Reservation in Hyde Park. YCC teens create and [...]

Grow our green space! Help plant trees in the city! Street Trees: Want a new tree in Boston? You can request a tree planting by calling the Park Line at 617-635-PARK (7275) or the Mayor’s Hotline at 617-635-4500, or by using Citizen’s Connect on your smart phone. For most tree-related requests (including maintenance) you can also [...]

Have you taken a ride around town on a Hubway bike yet? Has there been a new bike lane installed in your neighborhood this past year? Have you heard about the Boston Bike Network Plan? If yes, then you know that 2011 has been a big year for Boston Bikes. For the fourth year in [...]

MPO OPEN HOUSE / Diverse Region – Working Together: people, information, strategies —– The Public is invited to either of the two Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO’s) Open House sessions on Wednesday, January 25, at 12:30 PM and 6:00 PM. at the State Transportation Building, Suite 2150,  10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA The two sessions include the same agenda [...]

Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition / Healthy on the Block – Mattapan, Mattahunt Community Center, Wheelock College, and the Strategic Alliance for Health present your last chance to participate in a Family Fun Friday! On Jan 20, 4:30 to 6 PM, there will be healthy tasting demonstrations by Chef Rhonda from “Seasoned with Soul,” along [...]

For all those interested in improving and expanding Boston’s Urban Forest – become a part of a resident based stewardship group whose goals are to plant trees and educate the public about the benefits of trees. Guest speaker will be Tabatha White from Boston Parks & Recreation Department, to answer questions about the city’s street [...]

On January 15, 1919, a 50-foot-tall steel tank filled with 2.3 million gallons of molasses collapsed on Boston’s waterfront, disgorging its contents in a 15-foot-high wave of molasses that traveled at 35 miles per hour, killing 21 people and causing widespread damage.On Sunday, January 29, at 2 p.m., GreenDorchester’s partner the Dorchester Historical Society will host [...]

Brainstorm the future of agriculture in Boston! Learn about Urban Agriculture, taste food samples, and find out how zoning can support farming! Featuring Keynote Speaker Will Allen, Founder and CEO of Growing Power Inc., former pro athlete, and 2008 McArthur Foundation “Genius Grant” recipient for his work on urban farming and sustainable food production. Check out the Urban Agriculture Kickoff & [...]

A group of park and fitness advocates are proposing a Circle The City event, which would close selected roads and lanes on a spring or summer Sunday, connecting parks and bike paths.  The group needs suggestions for possible temporary road or lane closures between Dorchester and Franklin Park, and possibly to the Neponset Greenway and [...]

Fired up by fare hikes? Enraged by proposed service cuts? A kick-off Transportation Justice Rally will take place on Monday, January 23, 2012, beginning at 12pm at the State House, with a planned march around the Boston Commons, with the march route concluding at the Transportation Building to accommodate testimony opportunities for the 1 p.m. Public Workshop (and some additional outside action and [...]

The MBTA is holding a series of hearings on proposed fare hikes. A complete schedule is available here, but please note the meeting at Roxbury Community College Auditorium (1234 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury) from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, January 19 and a subsequent meetings at the Dorchester House Multi-Service Center (1353 Dorchester Avenue) from 1 to 3 and 6 [...]

Our friends at the Dot Comm Coop have issued a press release for the Winter Farmers’ Market opening January 8! Download the Winter Market Release or view it after the break. Most recent flyer available here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Leslie MacKinnon Communications, 617-312-0009, leslie_mackinnon@mac.com Joel Wool, GreenDorchester, 978-697-0361, jwool@greendorchester.org “Dorchester Community Food Cooperative” Announces Dorchester Winter Farmers’ [...]

The Talbot Norfolk Triangle (TNT) Neighbors United, a long-time partner of GreenDorchester, have announced the revised Greenspace Master Plan! Developed by TNT Neighbors in cooperation with numerous other community groups, the City of Boston, Codman Square Health Center, and others (for complete list, see linked pdf) the plan is a multi-site map of community development. Neighborhood groups have already [...]

Help increase equitable access to fresh, healthy food! The next “Food in the Hood” meeting will take place on Wednesday, January 18th from 6 – 7:30 p.m.  at the Bowdoin Street Health Center (230 Bowdoin Street, Dorchester). A flyer for the meeting is attached. Healthy snacks provided! Social Media There are two new social media hubs for healthy food [...]

Historic preservation meets energy efficiency—learn how to weatherize your older home without damaging its historic fabric. Join Rebecca Harris of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Christopher Skelly of the Massachusetts Historical Commission, and Sally Zimmerman of Historic New England as they present information on insulation, windows, lighting, and renewable energy options. Speaking portion takes [...]

Are you ready to help grow a community-owned garden center? The first planning meeting of the DotRox Cooperative Gardening Center has been set. It’s time to make it a reality.  The meeting will be held When:    Saturday, January 7, 1:00 -2:30 p.m. Where:   Grove Hall Library, TERI Room              41 Geneva Avenue, Dorchester Everyone interested in gardening, health, community-building, and economic development [...]