Local food is fresher, lower in its carbon footprint, and changes in concert with the seasons. About fourteen years ago those of us at Grace Church thought it would be a good idea to get a share of food from Stearns Farm to share the joy of local food with members of our congregation and […]
The Edwards Church Green Team
Preliminary, non-timely information about the program in general will go here (it's found in Archive Intro Text under Categories).
Solar Clothes Dryer?
Join in the Green Team Rainbow Laundry Challenge! During the month of May, the Green Team invites you to cut down on your use of your electric or gas clothes dryer and let the sun and air dry your clothes. The clothes dryer is one of the biggest “energy hogs” in most homes and you […]
March Kermit’s Korner
Coming this spring—the Green Team Line-Drying ChallengeHow often do you use a “solar clothes dryer”—that is, a line outside or a rack by a sunny window? Have you ever calculated how much energy you could save by line-drying just one load of laundry a week? Or all your laundry? The Green Team challenges you to […]
Kermit’s Korner: Sweetgrass
The Green Team invites you to join us in reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, available at the Framingham Public Library and many online booksellers. Dr. Kimmerer has a unique perspective on our relationships with plants and other fellow beings, as a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and a professor of plant ecology […]
Kermit’s Korner: Vegan Christmas
A Vegan Christmas, by Peggy Harrison First, why am I a vegan? All my life I have been an animal lover (cats especially) and so when, about eleven years ago, my daughter Ann and I watched the movie Food, Inc. our vegan journey began. It was not an immediate switch from meat eating to vegan. […]
Kermit’s Korner
Saturday afternoon in Wellesley was warm and humid with dark skies threatening rain which never arrived. At the top of the hill in front of Town Hall, ten mysterious figures, cloaked entirely in blood red, appeared like a line of avenging angels in stark relief against the brownstone, green grass and trees. Their monk-like togas […]
Kermit’s Korner September
Kermit always votes! It’s easy to remember that there is an election coming up this November, but sometimes local elections, primaries, etc. don’t get the attention they deserve. Now is a great time to make the pledge to be a “Creation Care” voter. The Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ is […]
Summer Kermit’s Korner
The Green Team invites you to try two things to “green up” your world this summer: Get green from the comfort of home—join us for a summer book group: The Green Team has chosen a summer read for a more personal take on the intersection of environmentalism and anti-racism, and you are invited to join […]
Kermit’s Corner: CSA
Kermit says … get outside! The Green Team invites you to try two things to “green up” your world this summer: Volunteer for Produce Pick-up or Work Hours at Stearns Farm: From mid-June through October Edwards Church brings fresh produce every week from Stearns Farm on Edmands Road in Framingham to the Hope Food Pantry […]
Kermit’s Korner: Lighter Impact
Two Ways to Lighten Your Impact on the Planet #1 — Get ideas for more plant-based meals “Taste of Compassion” Vegan Lunch Sat., Feb. 1 at 1:00pm in Sue Dickerman Hall Plant-based eating has benefits for your health, and is compassionate towards the planet and your fellow animals. Come experience how delicious and filling plant-based […]