Keep Framingham Beautifulkeepframinghambeautiful.org facebook.com/groups/keepframinghambeautiful “Keep Framingham Beautiful” is a community of folks who live or work in Framingham and want our city to be as beautiful as possible. Their mission is, “Taking action to make Framingham a cleaner, greener, litter-free place to live, work, and play.” Several church members participate in the group, including Joe Hudock who […]
Kermit’s Korner: Gardening, now?
Icy, cold, bleak February days—time to think about a garden? February is a great time to start thinking about starting a vegetable garden, or even just a few vegetable plant containers, for the spring. You may want to start some seeds at home, and it’s not too early to do that or start planning for spring […]
Seeking farm-to-food pantry volunteers
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 […]
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 […]
Our Special Offering: Emergency Housing and Eviction Fund
The Board of Wider Mission invites you to make a gift to support the Emergency Housing and Eviction Fund organized by Metrowest Worker’s Center/CASA. This fund is used to support local immigrants who are facing eviction and homelessness during this pandemic winter. With COVID cases skyrocketing, and area housing/shelter opportunities shrinking, many people turn to […]
Giving Thanks from Wider Mission
Gifts That GiveThank you to everyone who participated in the Gifts that Give auction and party, whether as a donor, a buyer, a bidder, or party attendee. We sent a check to A Place to Turn for $2070.05 and a check to Framingham Community Farm for $327.75. We could not have done this without you! Beyond […]
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. […]
Gifts That Give
This year, we can’t gather in Edwards Hall to enjoy good treats and company while we do our holiday shopping. But we can still purchase and give gifts with a conscience and have fun doing so. The Board of Wider Mission has three ways you can give gifts that give this season. Online Auction: December […]