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Groundwork Somerville aims to build sustainable communities through joint environmental action
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Support Groundwork Somerville next Saturday when you shop for Veggies! Groundwork Somerville and the Somerville Community Growing Center will be selling seedlings and Somerville Salad Greens at the Union Square Farmer's Market next Saturday, July 12th, from 9am- 1pm. You can find us each 2nd Saturday of the month selling our produce at the "Grown in Somerville" booth. Somerville youth and volunteers raised seedlings and grew a delicious blend of spicy and mild greens, edible flowers and herbs to be featured in the Somerville Salad Greens! Also available: Cherry Tomatoes, Slicing Tomatoes, Hot Peppers, Basil, Nasturtiums, Cucumbers, Melons, Gourds, and Sunflowers. Sign Up for a Tree Planting Block Party Dear Somerville Resident: The Groundwork Somerville Green Team, our high school environmental jobs program, is hosting Tree Planting Block Parties this summer co-sponsored by the Llewellyn Foundation, RCN, the City of Somerville and the people of Somerville, Massachusetts.  The Green Team will coordinate three Tree Planting Block Parties this summer between July 7 and August 15 for neighbors who come together to petition for these Block Parties, pay for half the planting costs, and promise to commit to the trees' after-planting needs (watering, weeding, mulching). Group leaders must live on the street of the Tree Planting Block Party and commit to organizing their neighbors for active participation on the Block Party Day. A minimum of five households involved is required for applications for a Tree Planting Block Party. Inquire about becoming a Tree Planting Group Leader and collaborate with the Groundwork Somerville High School Green Team to "Green Your Street!" The Groundwork Somerville Green Team will provide education, entertainment, trees and labor if you will recruit your neighbors. Contact us at 617-628-9988 or greenteam@groundworksomerville.org by June 10 to get started. Thanks for stepping up to make your neighborhood a greener place! Groundwork Somerville Summer 2008 Calendar: Events: Grown in Somerville Booth @ Union Square Farmer's Market 2nd Saturdays 9am-1pm, July 12, Aug. 9, Sep. 12 Groundwork Somerville @ Art Beat July 19, Saturday, Join the Veggie Parade! Final Growing Healthy Event @ Central Square Farmer's Market July 21, Central Square Local Roots Food and Music Festival Sep. 27, Groundwork Somerville Annual Fundraiser at the Community Growing Center on Vinal Ave., 5pm-10pm, Featuring The Rex Complex Youth Programming: SomerAdventure Camp at the Healey School Monday, Wednesday, Friday, June 30-August 22, 10am-4pm Garden Youth Crew at various school gardens Tuesday, Thursday, July 8-August 14 Green Team Monday-Wednesday June 30-August 16 Community Events East Somerville Community Meeting 165 Broadway, 7PM. East Somerville residents deserve the dream of a better community. Let's make sure we speak clearly and concisely, with a unifed voice about what we'd like to see in the new Assembly Square Mall and IKEA Venture! What if Groundwork Somerville earned a penny every time you searched the Internet or shopped online? Well, now we can! GoodSearch.com is a search engine that donates half its revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. You use it just as you would any search engine, and it's powered by Yahoo!, so you get great results. GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates a percentage of each purchase to your favorite cause. More than 100 great stores including The Gap, Best Buy, and Barnes and Noble have teamed up with GoodSearch and every time you place an order, you'll be supporting your favorite cause. Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter Groundwork Somerville as the charity you want to support. And be sure to spread the word! |
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