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There is so much going on right now, it can feel overwhelming. This issue of the LGN has some wonderful ideas for how you can make a difference and learn something new. Have you thought much about the value of trees? Come to hear some world-renowned speakers and our own DPW staff discuss the value of trees for the environment and our health. Thinking about our democracy? Check out the non-partisan site to encourage environmentally concerned people to vote. While you are at it, visit our website and click on the “Take Action” link for 20 ways you can act on climate change.
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In This Issue–October 2020:
- "Stand For Trees" Virtual Event
- Town of Lexington Email Newsletter
- Lexington Community Farm
- Environmental Voter Project
- Lexington Farmers’ Market
- Lexington Residential Curbside Composting
- Citizens for Lexington Conservation Newsletter News
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Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00PM
Cary Library Virtual Event
Presented in partnership with Sustainable Lexington, the Lexington Tree Committee, Lexington DPW. Co-sponsored by LexGWAC, Citizens for Lexington Conservation, and Mothers Out Front
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Join us for a virtual presentation on protecting trees in our community. The presentation will be followed by general discussion about what we in Lexington currently know about our trees and what we can do to protect them.
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Our featured speakers will be Professor William Moomaw, founding director of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy and co-director of the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts. He was the first director of the climate program at World Resources Institute in Washington and has been a lead author of five Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Reports. Dr. Moomaw is a leading voice on the importance of increasing carbon dioxide removal and sequestration by trees.
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We will also hear from Robert O’Connor, Forest and Land Policy Director for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA). Massachusetts Audubon describes Bob’s contribution: We know we speak for the entire land conservation community in Massachusetts when we say that he has our most sincere gratitude for all he has done for this state. Without overstatement, Bob O’Connor is one of the primary reasons Massachusetts has some of the most effective conservation partnerships and state land conservation programs in the nation.
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Lexington DPW staff will offer insights into current policies regarding Town trees and efforts to establish a tree canopy assessment. The presentations will be followed by general discussion about what we in Lexington currently know about our trees and what we can do to protect them.
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Get up to date information delivered to your inbox
How do you get your news about town updates and events? In these rapidly changing times, you can get email updates from the Town of Lexington on everything from street closings due to paving to event notifications like this month’s “Stand For Trees”. Register for the Town of Lexington email newsletter and let the Town’s news come to you!
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Lex Farm’s farm stand will still be open weekly through October 17:
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Wednesdays and Fridays: 1:00 – 6:00 pm
Thursdays: 3:00 – 7:00 pm
Saturdays: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Come shop for organic fall vegetables: squashes, potatoes, beets, carrots, onions, etc. and also for greens plus many additional pantry items and specialty meats, cheese, eggs, smoked fish, milk, pasta, tortillas, to name a few.
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Then November and December, we will be open every other week, on Fridays and Saturdays, starting November 6, through December 19. Check the website to preorder in Nov/Dec so you’re not waiting outside in the cold.
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Family groups are welcome to visit the farm and the private animal farm behind us, Silk Fields Farm, following our safety guidelines. Print out your scavenger hunt map first!
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One of the most important things we can do for the environment is to make our voices heard by voting, whether that be in a local, state, or national level election. The Environmental Voter Project is a non-profit, non-partisan group whose mission is to “get more environmentalists to vote in every election”. Go to their website if you would like to learn more and get involved.
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Every Tuesday
June 9 – October 27
Corner of Fletcher Ave & Mass Ave
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2:00 – 3:00 pm: Preorders Needed for Entry*
3:00 – 6:30 pm: General Entry; Onsite Shopping & Preorder Pickup
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*Shoppers will need to have placed a preorder with our farmers and vendors to enter the market between 2 – 3 PM. If you forgot an item or want to add to your order, customers can make on-site purchases during this time.
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OCTOBER UPDATE: Fall hours start Tuesday, October 6. WE’LL BE CLOSING AT 6 PM due to the fading light. Join us in celebrating the last couple of weeks of our summer season and our wonderful farmers and local food producers. We appreciate your continued commitment to support our vendors who work hard to supply the local food that makes our market great – Don’t stop now! Looking forward to seeing you through the month of October.
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SAVE THE DATE: The Lexington Farmers’ Market Thanksgiving FEASTival will be held on Tuesday, November 24. Delicious, local food from your favorite LFM farmers and vendors for your Thanksgiving Table! Additional information coming soon!
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For more information on our hours, farmers and vendors attending, placing preorders for pickup, and rules for safer shopping and what to expect, please visit our website or follow us on Facebook.
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Help us get to 1,000 households!
Lexington has been making great progress in taking food waste out of the trash and and turning it into compost, a product that feeds the soil on farms and our backyards and reduces pesticide use. There are a few residential compost pick up companies out there; however, Lexington has earned a group price discount of only $99/year for weekly pick up with Black Earth Compost. Black Earth, Lexington DPW and LPS Green Teams have partnered to deliver a free, curbside bin and countertop container to your door when you start the service! Black Earth now has 954 Lexington customers that divert ~ 4.2 Tons of food waste a week!! That is a lot of waste kept out of the incinerator and diverted for use as a soil amendment. Visit the Black Earth residential service page to learn more and sign up.
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Citizens for Lexington Conservation posts suggested fall activities
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Because of current restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Citizens for Lexington Conservation will not be able to conduct our usual series of guided walks this fall. As an alternative, throughout the coming weeks we will be posting a series of short articles that feature suggested self-guided walks and other conservation-related events of interest to Lexington residents. For this fall, the articles posted to our website will also serve as our fall newsletter. We will welcome ideas for walks and other activities that you would like to share with others. If you have a piece you are interested in contributing, you can email it to [email protected] or send it from the “contact us” link on our website (CLCLex.org). Our webmaster will include relevant contributions in our postings. We will also welcome your comments or suggestions about our website, scheduled walks, sponsored talks, environmental advocacy or other CLC activities.
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We hope you will enjoy our postings. We suggest that you check the CLC website biweekly to see what is new. Citizens for Lexington Conservation thank you for your support.
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Would you like to submit an environmental event or activity?
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Please forward to your network!
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