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In This Issue–March 2020:

  • Sustainable Supper: A Plant-Based Potluck
  • Town of Lexington: Transportation Info Session
  • Lexington Farmers Market: Small Yet Mighty Winter Market
  • "Quabbin to Wachusett" Presentation
  • What You Can Do to Help Pass a Strong State Climate Bill This Year
  • “Lexington Green Network” Community Meeting and Website Launch!
  • Interested in Raising Bees?
  • 20 Ways to Act on Climate Change in 2020

Sustainable Supper: A Plant-Based Potluck

Sponsored by the Faith and Environment Group, Lexington Catholic Community

Saturday, March 7, 6:00 - 9:00pm
Sacred Heart Parish Center
21 Follen Rd, Lexington
RSVP: Please sign up in advance.

Now that you’ve changed the light bulbs, it’s time to change your lunch!! Join us in a delicious way to counteract climate change. Bring your favorite vegetarian dish (and the recipe).

A program following supper, "Field to Fork to Field," will include a panel of experts in sustainable farming, health and nutrition, cooking, and dealing with food waste. All are welcome!

For more information and recipe suggestions, please see this event flier.

Questions? Email Fran Ludwig at [email protected]


Town of Lexington: Transportation

Upcoming Transit Info Sessions

Come learn about transportation options like how to ride the MBTA, REV Alewife Shuttle, Lexpress, get Charlie Cards, understand where to get Student Charlie Cards and Youth Passes, learn how to use a bus bike rack. We will also have tips for walking, biking, carpooling, and information for seniors and people with disabilities. While information is the same at each session, they are somewhat tailored to the interests of the audience.

Thursday, March 12, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Lexington Community Center, Room 237

Sessions are free and open to all, but please call to reserve a seat: 781-698-4820. More info


Lexington Farmers Market

Small Yet Mighty Winter Market

Every other Saturday through April
Saturday March 14 and 28th, 11:00am – 2:00pm
Held at the Waldorf School
739 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington

Did you know that Lexington has a “Winter” Farmers Market?! Locally grown food brought to Lexington, every other Saturday, from January to mid-April.


Lexington Field and Garden Club with Cary Memorial Library

“Quabbin to Wachusett” Presentation

Sunday, March 15, 2020 - 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Cary Memorial Library
1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington

The Quabbin Reservoir is the largest inland body of water in Massachusetts, and is the primary water supply for 40+ communities in Greater Boston. Leigh Youngblood, will give a presentation on the construction of the reservoir, the four lost towns of the Quabbin Reservoir - Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott - and the land, water, wildlife, and people that persevere there today. Many individuals living in the greater North Quabbin region where Mount Grace conserves and stewards land have parents who experienced the relocation, keeping the legacy very much alive today. Constant encounters with landowners, foresters, biologists, surveyors, historians, artists, anglers, poets, and others inform a balanced perspective between the practical and the personal. This talk is co-sponsored by the Lexington Field & Garden Club.

“What You Can Do to Help Pass a Strong State Climate Bill This Year”

Sponsored by LexGWAC and the Lexington Interfaith Environmental Action Team

Monday, March 16, 6:45 - 8:45 pm
Follen Church
755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington

“Act like your house is on fire,” says Greta, “because it is.” NOW is the time for meaningful climate legislation on Beacon Hill. Come learn from Cabell Eames, Legislative Manager for 350 Mass, about what you can do to help enact a good state climate bill in 2020. Cabell will explain the legislative process and describe the array of bills now in play. She’ll talk about the Mass Power Forward coalition of leading environmental organizations and how strategy is developed and disseminated. She’ll teach how each of us can make a difference in the few short months between now and the end of the legislative session in July. You’ll leave empowered and ready to fight for your children’s future and that of the planet.


“Lexington Green Network” Community Meeting and Website Launch!


Sunday, March 29, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
Cary Memorial Library
1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington

Some of you may remember the first meeting of the “Lexington Green Network” aimed at bringing together the wide array of organizations in Lexington that care about the environment. Since that time, we have developed a monthly newsletter with the goal of sharing events and providing information on activities and initiatives that can help our environment and fight global warming.

Please save the date for the next community meeting for the Lexington Green Network where we plan to again share ideas and initiatives and roll out our long-awaited website.

Kindly RSVP to [email protected]


Interested in Raising Bees?

The Lexington Bee Company, with assistance from the LHS Bee Club, is offering fee-based beekeeping services in Lexington this spring. Contact us if you are interested in having a hand-painted hive in your garden. We provide all of the bees, equipment and maintenance. You enjoy fresh honey, the wonder of honey bees and watching your garden and neighborhood experience greatly enhanced pollination and flowers!

Contact us at [email protected]


"20 Ways to Act on Climate Change in 2020"

Now posted on the LexGWAC site.

Would you like to submit an environmental event or activity? Email us at [email protected]

Please forward to your network!