GreenDorchester (Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition)

Free event showcasing UMass Boston on-campus and community partners. DEHC has a table – come and see us! Click here for info.

October 20, 2010 | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | UMass Campus Center Terrace

Great event in Mattapan tomorrow, Saturday Oct 2, from 10 to 2.
Bring perennial plants to swap, music, beekeeping demonstration, the Incredible Crop Olympics and native plant sale.  At City Natives, 30 Edgewater Drive, Mattapan,  a Boston Natural Areas Network event. bnan.org

Come visit DEHC’s table at the Codman Square Energy Fair on Saturday, September 25, from 10 AM to 2 PM.

Lots happening – public demonstrations of solar and other renewable technologies. Hear about simple solar principles, greening urban spaces through gardening, green roofs and living walls, green jobs training and environmentally friendly business practices. Also joining DEHC at the Fair are Green vendors, agencies & community non-profits including:
~ Boston Latin School Youth Climate Action Network
~ Zipcar 
~ Progressive Asset Managment/FWG investment firm
~ Bikes Not Bombs 
~ The B.O.L.D. Teens Continue Reading »

Lead poisoning prevention advocates, policy makers, community members and other interested parties are invited to – A Celebration of Lead Poisoning Prevention in Boston.
Join the Lead Action Collaborative and its partners to celebrate our accomplishments in working towards eliminating lead poisoning in Boston!
Featuring Dr. Bruce Lanphear as the keynote speaker.
October 28, 2010 from 9AM to 2 PM
at the New England Regional Council of Carpenters Training Center in Dorchester.
Pre-registration is required.
Contact Elizabeth Tanefis for more information, 617.279.2240, ext 530.
RSVP for the event – http://LACcelebration2010.eventbrite.com/.  Please see flyer here.

The one-day outdoor event planned for Saturday, August 14 at Malibu and Savin Hill Beaches has been cancelled.
Friends of Savin Hill Shores and the Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association say that the summer festival will be back next year to celebrate the ever-improving Dorchester waterfront.
But all Dorchester residents can still enjoy Dorchester’s shoreline – including the Neponset River and Dorchester Bay’s beaches - for free this summer and fall!

DotBike, DEHC’s spin-off community bicycle advocacy group, is co-sponsoring R.O.C.K., Roll and Ride in Franklin Park, a fun day of cycle activities this Saturday.

There will be bikes to borrow for free, escorted family friendly rides of various distances so everyone can find the right ride for them, a bike maintenance station, helmet giveaways while they last and other fun bike activities.

The registration area will be located across from the Giraffe entrance of the Zoo accessible via Pierpont Rd. off of Circuit Drive.

Saturday July 17th 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Co-sponsored by Boston Bikes, BCYF, DotBike, Franklin Park Coalition, JP Bikes and RozzieBikes.

Wondering what to make for dinner?  Pick up some fresh food at the Dorchester House Farmers Market and get a free food sample from the UMass nutritionists while you’re there!  Today, from 11:30 am to 1:30pm, visit the Dorchester House Farmers Market at Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, 1353 Dorchester Avenue (map).

Find fresh produce from Flats Mentor Farm, ReVision House Urban Farm and Serving Ourselves Farm (at Long Island Shelter), all farms connected to socially-responsible programs.

Flats Mentor Farm still has Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares available and you can feel good about buying from them, since FMF “assists and supports small farmers of diverse ethnic backgrounds with the land, farming infrastructure and marketing assistance needed to promote and sustain successful farming enterprises”.

Victory Programs’ ReVision Urban Farm is locally based in Dorchester, and has transformed “over an acre of abandoned lots into productive and vibrant farmland”. The ReVision Urban Farm provides job-training for youth and Boston’s homeless, and partners with Victory Programs’ Revision House shelter in Franklin Field to promote healthy eating and sustainable farming while providing residents with free produce to use in their family meals.

The Farm at Long Island Shelter (Serving Ourselves Farm) is located right in Boston Harbor, each year producing nearly 30,000 pounds of high-quality vegetables, flowers, and herbs for the over 850 homeless individuals served each day. The Farm provides hands-on job training, work-readiness skills, life skills and education for homeless individuals as part of the Serving Ourselves Job Training Program. Individuals in the Culinary Arts track of the program have gone on to gain permanent, gainful employment in restaurant, food, horticulture and landscaping industries using skills they developed at the Farm.

Fields Corner Walking Tour Saturday, June 26, 2010 – DEHC is part of the Fields Corner Collaborative which launched the first annual MyDotTour on Dorchester Day weekend. The tours are 1-hour long informational, youth-led —the first of their kind in Dorchester. Your last chance to take a tour is on June 26, starting 10 AM from the Fields Corner T station lobby.  I urge folks to take the MyDot Tour.  It is both extremely interesting and a great way to support a positive youth activity in Dorchester.

MyDot Tour was started by the Fields Corner Collaborative, a collective of community groups Continue Reading »

MyDotTour Fields Corner Walking Tour kicks off on Saturday, June 5 at 10 AM.  The 1-hour tours are youth-led walking tours—the first of their kind in Dorchester.  Come to the lobby of the Fields Corner T station, where there will be a registration table.
MyDotTour youth have created the informational content of the tour by selecting local sites to highlight, researching their history, and writing scripts to deliver at each tour stop.  The tours begin promptly at 10:00am and again at 1:00pm. The suggested ticket price – $10 for adults, $5 for children under 12 - supports the MyDotTour program.
And then on Sunday, June 6, join DotBike and ride in the Dorchester Day Parade, even if you don’t have your own bike!

At Martin Playground – this is Mayor Menino’s 12th annual Neighborhood Coffee Hour program, a great way to advocate face-to-face for your park or other issues…