The Great Pumpkin Smash at Codman Farms
2024-11-03 15:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Codman Community Farms, 58 Codman Road, Lincoln, MA, US
Why Smash Your Pumpkins?
Did you know that composting your Halloween pumpkins can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? When pumpkins end up in landfills, they break down and produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change.
Don’t let your Halloween creations meet this grim fate! Give them the chance at a second life by recycling them into soil!
Event Highlights:

Pumpkin Smashing: Bring your jack-o’-lanterns, and decorative gourds to smash and feed to the Codman Farm pigs!

Tasty Treats: Enjoy Codman Farm sandwiches and ice cream from a local vendor!

Composting Corner: Get tips on how to get started with composting in your home or with a curbside collection program!

Live Music: Enjoy the sounds of local musicians as you mingle and learn about sustainable practices.

Prepare your pumpkins for composting by removing any stickers, candles, and other decorations. Please leave your painted pumpkins at home. Suggested donation of $1 per pumpkin to benefit our host, Codman Community Farms.
Come By Bike: Want to make this event greener? Arrive with your pumpkins by bike to receive amazing prizes!
Interested in volunteering, please fill out our google form: https://forms.gle/E4NV3ssHzzeUngZy8
This event is organized by:

Codman Community Farms

The Lincoln & Concord Chapters of Mothers Out Front

Weston Community Children’s Association (WCCA)

Lincoln Family Association (LincFam)

ConcordCAN Sustainable Concord Coffee
2024-11-19 12:45 - 14:00 | First Parish Church, 20 Lexington Rd, Room Side Entrance, Concord, MA, US
Raptors, foxes, coyotes, and other predators keep our ecosystems in balance. But rodent poisons—specifically second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs)—harm thousands of these creatures in Massachusetts each year after they eat a poisoned rodents. SGARs can also harm children and pets who eat the poison itself. Come learn about this issue and what we can do in Concord and statewide to help ban their use.
Gwen Shipley is an award-winning biology teacher at Chapel Hill Chauncy Hall School and an enthusiastic birder who volunteers at Drumlin Farm. She is also a Co-Leader of Mass Audubon’s Council (an advisory board) and one of their Nature Champions Meaghan Sinclair is an accomplished wildlife photographer who who is interested in the intersection of mental health and time spent outdoors. She is currently working toward her Mass Audubon Field Naturalist certification.

Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Can they meet 2050 climate goals?
2025-01-09 00:00 - 01:00 | MA
Much of the research and policy conversation about the future of “sustainable aviation fuels” has been funded by the aviation industry. This webinar features independent researchers who receive no aviation industry support.
Topics & Panelists:
• The Science of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs): Types of SAFs, their stages of development, their promise and limitations
– Neil Rasmussen, MIT
• Crop-based biofuels and their implications for land use and resources – Dan Lashof, World Resources Institute
• Sustainable Aviation Fuel as a Policy Question: What are the trade-offs? – Chuck Collins, Institute for Policy Studies
Sponsored by the Institute for Policy Studies, Program on Equality;
Sierra Club Massachusetts; Massachusetts Climate Action Network;
Mass Power Forward; Stop Private Jet Expansion at Hanscom or Anywhere; Center for Biological Diversity.

Winter Seed Sows at Verrill Farm
2025-01-12 18:00 - 21:00 | Verrill Farm Greenhouse, 11 Wheeler Road, Concord, Massachusetts, US
Save the date for our third annual Winter Seed Sow Workshop hosted by Verrill Farm (11 Wheeler Road, Concord) and register for your spot! In this free workshop, led by Isabel Bailey of the Concord Pollinator Health Committee, we will learn how to sow seeds into milk jugs for easy, outdoor, over-wintering germination of native pollinator-supporting plants. To accommodate more people, we will offer demonstrations at 1 and 2:30. After attending a demonstration, participants will prepare the growing containers and plant seeds. Plan to browse our resource table and learn about plans for a local Pollinator Pathway, too!
This workshop is hosted by Verrill Farm, and it is a collaboration between the Concord Pollinator Health Committee, the CCHS Green Team and the Concord Free Public Library. It is made possible in part through the support of the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library, a patron-supported non-profit organization.
What to bring:
Clean, translucent, and empty gallon jugs if you have them. Remove the cap. (Additional jugs will be provided.)Gardening gloves (if desired)Scissors. (The workshop will provide some to share.)Duct Tape (we will have rolls circulating, too.)Cardboard box, tray, or other container to take home jugs (We have some to share.)Description of area where you’ll transplant your seedlings (shade, sun, partial sun/shade)
Families welcome (please register total number of attendees!)
Registration for 1 PM: https://concordlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/winter-seed-sow-at-verrill-farm-all-ages/
Registration for 2:30 PM: https://concordlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/winter-seed-sow-at-verrill-farm-all-ages-2/
If you have questions please call Fowler Branch Library at 978-318-3350.

ConcordCAN Sustainable Coffee: Building Sustainable Housing
2025-01-21 13:00 - 14:00 | First Parish Church, 20 Lexington Rd, Room Side Entrance, Concord, MA, US
Concord is one of a small group of towns that has joined a pilot program that requires all new construction to be fossil free. If you are wondering about such construction, Dan Gainsboro has many years of experience in building all-electric houses. He will speak to his methods of building houses that are energy efficient, comfortable living spaces and, at the same time, creating village-like communities that naturally encourage social interaction of the residents.
Dan Gainsboro is a Concord resident and Director of NOW Communities, which specializes in creating community-focused neighborhoods that emphasize sustainability and energy efficiency. The firm’s first major residential development, Concord Riverwalk, was an immense success – earning acclaim from planners, architects, and environmentalists alike, and generating tremendous demand for its cottage-style units. NOW Communities has been recognized with some of the architecture and urban development industry’s most prestigious awards, including Builder Magazine’s Project of the Year, the National Association of Homebuilder’s Community of the Year, and the American Institute of Architects’ New England Design Honor Award.

Wreath Composting at Fowler
2025-02-01 15:30 - 21:00 | Fowler Branch Library, 1322 Main Street, Concord, MA, US
Keep your wreaths out of the trash! Due to the wires and decorations, wreaths cannot be composted as they are, but with some wire cutters, a bit of elbow grease, and about ten minutes of your time, you can keep them out of the landfill. Bring them to Fowler where Mothers Out Front and volunteers will show you how to remove the wire so the greenery can be composted and the forms reused! We will meet in the backyard, so wear your work gloves and bundle up! If you have wire cutters, please bring them with you!
Can’t make it on February 1? Stop by ahead starting January 27 to visit our self-serve Wreath Compost Workstation! Bring work gloves and borrow our wire cutters to take apart your wreath!
In the case of bad weather on Saturday, any updates will be posted on the library event calendar: cfpl.info/wreathcompost
For questions, please call Fowler at 978-318-3350.
Thank you to Mothers Out Front and Concord Public Works for their efforts!

Concord Green Home Tours
2025-03-15 17:00 - 20:00 | Various locations around town, Concord, Various locations around town, Concord, Massachusetts, US
Times are changing! Think about ditching that old, dirty oil and gas and switching to the future of clean, affordable, and healthy living. We’re talking about 21st-century electric heating, cooking, and car travel that’ll make you feel good AND help preserve a future for our planet.
Find out what more and more Concord residents are doing to combat climate change, improve air quality, generate clean energy, and move toward a safer, healthier, greener, and more resilient future. This free home tour features several electrified Concord homes, by your neighbors who have done it. Find out how they made the switch and how the experience has been.

Experience for yourself the comfort of a heat-pump heated home in winter

See the latest technology for induction cooking, water heating, car charging and solar power generation

Hear the unfiltered story from another homeowner

Meet a Heating/Cooling Coach from CMLP, who can help you figure out heating, cooling and weatherization

Talk with one of CMLP’s EV Specialists, who can answer your questions about buying, charging and driving an EV

Find out about the electrified rebates and incentives offered by Concord Light

Green home tours will be offered at four locations on Saturday March 15th. Complete this form to attend one or more of the home tours, which last about 60 minutes including the tour, questions and answers on relevant topics and refreshments with the homeowner and other neighbors.

Opportunities for Action from MA Climate Bill
2025-03-16 16:30 - 18:00 | First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Rd, Concord, Massachusetts, US
What Opportunities Does the Recently Passed MA Climate Bill Provide for Action in the Coming Months?
This forum at First Parish in Concord is open to all, and festures two speakers:

Michael Barrett – author of the climate bill and MA State Senator for the third Middlesex district including Bedford, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Waltham and Weston. He serves as Senate Chair of the Legislature’s Committee om Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
Elizabeth Henry, Executive Director of the Environmental League of Massachusetts, is committed to Massachusetts lead the Nation in environmental policy and getting on a pathway to net zero emissions.

The forum is sponsored by the Environmental Action Team of First Parish in Concord, and co-sponsored by ConcordCAN, the League of Women Voters of Concord Carlisle, Mothers Out Front and Stop Private Jet Expansion.

First Parish Environmental Team
2025-03-25 23:00 - 2025-03-26 00:30 | First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Rd, Concord, Massachusetts, US
We invite one and all to join the First Parish iEnvironmental Team (ET) at its monthly meeting. The FP Environmental Team takes part in activities including Environmental Education, Personal Actions, or Legislation and Advocacy. Meetings are held monthly.
First Parish in Concord is an accredited Green Sanctuary congregation, but our work has just begun. A Greening the Campus initiative is currently working on moving our multiple buildings off of fossil fuel heating and insulating.
The 7th UU Principle affirms our “respect for the interdependent web of existence, of which we are a part.” We “honor all beings” and work for a greater appreciation of our interconnections with the natural world. How and where we live, work, play, and pray impact all beings, now and for future generations.
ET provides leadership in translating this principle into individual and community action. We work closely with UU Mass Action, MassPowerForward and a regional group of neighboring UU churches.

Concord Family Bike Festival at Thoreau School
2025-05-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Thoreau School, 29 Prairie Street, Concord, MA, US
May is National Bike Month! As part of Safe Routes to School, celebrate spring and sustainability during the Concord Family Bike Festival at Thoreau School.
Grab your helmets and water bottles, and pedal on over! There will be fun for all ages and abilities, whether you are using a balance bike, just learning to pedal, want to check out an e-bike, or are interested in learning more about accessible biking options. We’ll have bike safety courses and tips, bike checks, bike decorating, and more! Get ready for Safe Routes to School’s Bike to School events in May.
We will have skill-building workshops beginning at about 1:15 pm and 2:15 pm for children of all skill levels. You can plan your visit around one of these workshops, but there will also be drop-in activities.
What to bring:

Your bikes, including balance and pedal bikes if you have them! (There will be bikes to borrow!)
Your helmets
Your water bottles

All are welcome to join. While this is hosted by Thoreau School, it is not just for Thoreau students! Register to receive weather-related updates. Caregivers should plan to stay with their beginning bikers.
Any questions or want to volunteer, please reach out to fowler@concordlibrary.org
Rain Date: Sunday, May 18, 1-3

Taking Climate Action, Together and Now!
2025-05-04 23:15 - 2025-05-05 00:15 | First Religious Society in Carlisle, 27 School Street, Carlisle, Massachusetts, US
Taking Climate Action.
Together and Now !
Dr. Juliette Rooney-Varga,
Professor in Environmental Sciences, Director of the Climate Change Initiative, and
Co-director of the Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy at UMass Lowell.
Her research focuses on the nexus of climate change and sustainability science and decision support.
She will join us on
Sunday, May 4, 7:15 p.m.
First Religious Society in Carlisle
27 School St., on the Common
for an interactive discussion on climate action that we can take now.
as individuals, as a community, and as engaged citizens
who want to profect our democracy and support effective climate policy that benefits all.
Your questions and your voice are welcome.

Farming into the Next 250 Years: Climate and Land Challenges in Concord
2025-05-15 22:00 - 23:30 | Concord Free Public Library, 129 Main St, Room Goodwin Forum, Concord, Massachusetts, US
Learn about how regional farmland loss and climate change challenge Concord’s agriculture, and the strategies being adopted by farmers, the Town of Concord, and the broader Massachusetts farming community to meet the changing conditions.
About the speakers:
Jamie Pottern (American Farmland Trust) works across New England to address land access barriers for farmers, protect farmland, and provide support to conservation organizations and communities. She is the co-author of American Farmland Trust’s Farms Under Threat: A New England Perspective research report, which analyzes threats and opportunities for a more resilient and justice-driven agricultural system in New England. Jamie developed and managed AFT’s New England Farmer Microgrants Program in its first two years and continues to provide programmatic support and guidance to small grant-making programs in New England and across the organization. Prior to joining AFT, Jamie managed the Farm Conservation Program at Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust in north central Massachusetts and served as the Land, Community & Education Director at Agrarian Trust. Jamie holds a Masters in Sustainable Landscape Planning & Design from The Conway School, a BA from Brandeis University in Environmental Studies and International & Global Studies, and a certificate from The Farm School’s Learn to Farm Program.
Caro Roszell (American Farmland Trust) works on farmer network organizing, technical support and research around agricultural practices and soil health. Prior to coming to AFT, Caro served as the Education Director and Soil Health Projects Manager for the Northeast Organic Farming Association, Massachusetts Chapter. Caro served on the Advisory Team for the state-commissioned Massachusetts Healthy Soils Action Plan and is the author of “Farmers Share Experiences and Challenges Adopting Healthy Soils Practices.” She holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Bard College and is a SARE Climate Adaptation Fellow. In January 2022, Caro was appointed to the Massachusetts Food Policy Council.
Delia Kaye (Town of Concord) has been Concord’s Natural Resources Director since 2006. She works with the Natural Resources Commission and its subcommittees, other Town officials, and volunteers to conserve and steward natural resources, including agricultural lands, in Concord. Delia grew up on a small farm in Vermont and is an avid gardener. She holds a B.S.in wildlife biology from the University of Vermont and is a Certified Wildlife Biologist. In 2020, Delia was honored by the Sudbury Valley Trustees with the “Distinguished Public Service Award”.

Water Quality in Concord's Rivers
2025-06-17 12:00 - 13:00 | First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Rd, Concord, Massachusetts, US
Elissa BrownRiver Ambassador for the SuAsCo Wild and Scenic River Stewardship Council
Water quality in the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers has changed wildly over time – from pristine pre-Colonial times to the days when sewerage and industrial waste spewed from the many water-power fueled mills along the rivers. Today’s rivers have recovered significantly since those days but contain residuals of our historical past. Current regulations aim at further reducing contamination in the rivers, but contamination remains and knowledge of emerging contaminants is in its infancy. Elissa Brown spent most of her career in the environmental consulting field primarily working with soil and groundwater quality issues – from Safe Drinking Water Act compliance to assessment and remediation of hazardous waste sites. After 30 years, she retired from private practice to become the Conservation Agent for the Town of Dedham working to protect wetlands and manage stormwater. Since her retirement from Dedham, she has served as the River Ambassador for the SuAsCo Wild and Scenic River Stewardship Council. In that role, she serves as “boots on the ground” for the council, spreading the word about the unique value of our rivers and coordinating with other stakeholders in advocating for their protection. She also spends a lot of time paddling on the rivers, maintaining put-ins, and helping out with such efforts as aquatic invasive species removal and water quality sampling. Over the years, Elissa has served on Concord’s Natural Resources Commission, Planning Board, Public Works Commission, and a variety of other ad hoc committees. She has a bachelor’s degree in Geology and a master’s degree in Geochemistry.
Hosted by ConcordCAN. Arrive at 7:45 am to enjoy coffee, treats, and conversation

Repair Cafe
2025-08-16 16:00 - 19:00 | Concord Free Public Library, 129 Main St, Room Goodwin Forum, Concord, Massachusetts, US
Volunteer for our First Repair Café!
What do you do with a broken toaster? Or a bike with a flat tire? Toss it? No way! The Concord Free Public Library Green Team is organizing its first Repair Café the Workshop on August 16.
Have Something In Need of Repair?
Save your broken jewelry, clothing, small household appliances, & more from the landfill by mending them with help from your neighbors! Join us at our Repair Cafe Saturday, August 16 from 12 to 3 PM. Limit one item per participant.
Want to Help?
Are you handy and have the skills and tools to repair broken electronics, household appliances, bikes, small furniture, mend clothes and more? Sign up on our volunteer repair coach form and join us for an afternoon of repairing broken items together!

20 Annual Concord Ag Day
2025-09-06 14:00 - 18:00 | Main Street, Concord Center, Concord, Main Street, Concord Center, Concord, Massachusetts, US
Concord Ag Day is a once a year farmers’ market celebrating local agriculture organized by the Concord Agriculture Committee to showcase Concord farms and local produce. This unique market showcases the bounty of Concord’s many farm businesses at the height of the growing season.
Ag Day 2025 will feature your favorite Concord Farmers selling their bounty, as well as the return of the famous Scimone Farm Speedway and Veggie Racers sponsored by Vanderhoof Hardware!
Leonard Solomon will be back preforming 11am-1pm!
In addition, several Concord nonprofits will be there with information on a variety of environmental and ‘ag’ related topics.
Back again this year: The Vegetable Hall of Fame!Come show off your best and oddest vegetables you produced this summer – either bring it in person, or bring a photo for us to display!(if you bring a vegetable in person, please pick it back up at the end of the day!)
Come celebrate Concord Farms!

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Concord Farms participating in Ag Day 2025:

Arena Farm
Barrett’s Mill Farm
Colonial Gardens
Hutchins Farm
Marshall Farm
Saltbox Farm
Scimone Farm
Verrill Farm
Walden Woods Project Farm
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AG Day 2024: A huge thank you to the Town of Concord, the Concord Light Department, the Concord Police Department, Vanderhoof Hardware, Minuteman Media, Stone Soup Dinner, Concord Printing, Reinhard Goethert, Leonard Solomon, all of our participating farms and nonprofits, and all of our amazing hard working volunteers for making this event possible!
Done playing with your veggie racer from 2024? The wheels and axles can be dropped off anytime at Vanderhoof Hardware for use next year!

Interested in participating in Ag Day 2026? Please email Liza @ Hutchinsfarm.com to be added to our outreach list. Applications for tabling will go out in late June/early July. As always, space is limited and submitting an application does not guarantee a space – very sorry! Please see the “About” page on this website for more information.

Finally recycle your plastic, for real!
2025-09-11 17:00 - 18:00 | The Umbrella Arts Center, 40 Stow Street, Room Gallery and Lawn, Concord, MA, US
Join Ridwell founders for a special event to learn how to keep items out of the landfill that can’t go in your regular recycling bin.

SMALL ACTIONS, BIG IMPACT

If every household in the US had access to recycle the tricky plastics that Ridwell members do, the future of plastic waste would look very different.
We’re here to solve that problem.

What is Ridwell?

Ridwell started when a father and son couldn’t find anywhere to recycle their old batteries. Now we’re a certified B-corp with a network of specialty recycling partners, giving hard-to-recycle items a second life instead of sending them to landfills.
For more information visit https://www.ridwell.com/mail-in

Concord Celebrates Sun Day
2025-09-21 18:00 - 20:00 | First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Rd, Concord, Massachusetts, US
Rise Up for a Sun-Powered Planet!
Join us for a fun, inspiring and free event as we celebrate Sun Day in Concord. Sun Day is a nation-wide day of action on September 21, 2025, celebrating solar and wind power, and the movement to leave fossil fuels behind. Here in Concord, Sun Day will celebrate our town-wide progress to power our community with clean affordable energy. Concord residents, businesses and Town departments are fighting climate change and saving money by installing solar panels, using heat pumps, and switching to electric lawn equipment and electric vehicles. Thousands of Concordians have made the transition to harnessing the power of the sun for their homes and transportation. And you can, too.
Learn about local, sustainable energy!
Every choice we make to use clean energy matters. Clean energy helps protect the people and places we love from the ravages of climate change. It saves money and makes our homes more comfortable, all year long. It says “yes” to energy independence, clean air and clean water, and “NO!” to science deniers and polluting fossil fuels.
Sun Day in Concord is an easy way to explore clean energy options for your next purchase of a car or appliance. Learn about available incentives and rebates to help you transition to sustainable homes and transportation. Hear how your neighbors and other residents made the decision to power up with solar energy or to capitalize on Concord’s green electricity to reduce their utility bills. And take the opportunity to talk to an experienced energy coach who will answer your questions, and help you understand your options – at no charge!
Make Art that Revolves Around the Sun!
Bring the whole family for fun art activities, music, giant puppets and more. Local arts groups will offer hands-on art projects for participants of all ages. Add your own creative expression to a large community-created quilt that celebrates our sun-powered future. And join us in a community singalong of popular songs about the sun.
Celebrate with Us!
Come join the event between 2:00 and 4:00pm on September 21. To RSVP (for our planning purposes) please sign up for the event here.
For more information
If you want to have your organization participate, please contact Scott Richardson (scott@longwoodsoftware.com). If you have questions about attending, please contact Brad Hubbard Nelson (bradhn@mindspring.com)
Sun Day is sponsored by Concord’s Climate Action Committee, the Concord Municipal Light Plant, Mother’s Out Front, the First Parish Environmental Team and others.

Climate and Emergency Preparedness
2025-09-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Concord Free Public Library, 129 Main St, Room Goodwin Forum, Concord, Massachusetts, US
ARE YOU PREPARED? Come celebrate National Preparedness Month on Monday, September 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM, the first day of Climate Preparedness Week. The Concord Free Public Library, Concord Health Department, Concord Fire Department and Central Middlesex Medical Reserve Corps (CMMRC) cordially invite you to join us in the Goodwin Forum at the Main Library to learn more about preparing for climate extremes and possible consequences.
This program will cover preparing a plan, go bags for you and your pets, sheltering, important papers, phone numbers and medications to name a few. Deputy Chief Latta will present, from his many years of experiences and responding, the reality of what being unprepared can look like. Lois Luniewicz, Coordinator for the CMMRC, will review emergency preparedness plans. Each participant will leave with a plan template, a magnet to affix the plan to the refrigerator and a better understanding of why being prepared makes sense-for everyone!
Assistant Chief Walter Latta Jr. has been a member of the Concord Fire Department since 2018. Prior to Concord, he served as a Firefighter and Captain with the Maynard Fire Department. He serves as a Logistics Manager for the Massachusetts Task Force One, a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team. He has been deployed to Puerto Rico for Hurricane Irma and Maria, Oregon Wildfires, and several other disasters throughout the country. He holds a master’s degree in Public Administration, and is a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program. Assistant Chief Latta is credentialed as a Chief Fire Officer by the Massachusetts Fire Service Commission.
Lois Luniewicz holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology, with a chemistry minor, has completed classes towards her Masters in Environmental Health and acquired multiple certifications in Emergency Preparedness. She is both a Massachusetts Certified Health Officer and Registered Sanitarian as well as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist through the National Environmental Health Association. Her career has included disciplines in the environmental field as an Engineering Assistant and Bacteriologist/Chemist, Public Health and Food Safety. She was also Chair for the Westminster Conservation Commission for fifteen years. While Health Director for the Town of Grafton, she was co-founder of the Grafton Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) and following her retirement has held positions as Coordinator for the Worcester Regional MRC, Regional MRC Coordinator for Hampden County and is currently Coordinator for the CMMRC. She is also a member of the Worcester and Hubbardston CERT Teams.
No registration required.

Community Bike Ride with the Concord Chapter of Mothers Out Front
2025-10-05 13:30 - 16:59 | Bruce Freeman Rail Trail parking lot (behind MBTA Commuter Rail Station), 50 Beharrell St, Concord, Massachusetts, US
Join the Concord Chapter of Mothers Out Front for a fun, family-friendly ride on the beautiful Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, starting in West Concord at the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail Parking Lot, (50 Beharrell Street) and heading south to Sudbury. From there, we’ll hop onto a short stretch of the Mass Central Rail Trail, ending behind the Whole Foods Market Plaza in Sudbury, where we will stop for groceries and a snack. Round trip will be just under 15 miles of safe trail riding. For more information and to register email: info.ma.concord@mothersoutfront.org

October Sustainable Concord Coffee
2025-10-21 12:00 - 13:00 | First Parish Church, 20 Lexington Rd, Room Side Entrance, Concord, MA, US
Samiksha (Sami) Poudel, Environmental Engineer working for Concord Public Works, will talk about the new Stormwater Enterprise Fund.

The Great Pumpkin Smash at Codman
2025-11-02 15:00 - 19:00 | Codman Community Farms, 58 Codman Road, Lincoln, MA, US
Join us for a smashing good time at the 5th Annual Great Pumpkin Smash at Codman Community Farms! This family-friendly event is all about having fun while also making a positive impact on our planet.
Why Smash Your Pumpkins?
Did you know that composting your Halloween pumpkins can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions? When pumpkins end up in landfills, they break down and produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Don’t let your Halloween creations meet this grim fate! Give them the chance at a second life by recycling them into soil!
Event Highlights

Pumpkin Smashing: Bring your jack-o’-lanterns, and decorative gourds to smash and feed to the Codman Farm pigs and cows!

Tasty Treats: Farm fresh food offerings provided by Codman Community Farms and ice cream cookie sandwiches prepared by the Ice Cream Bike (vegan and gluten free options available)!

Composting Corner: Get tips on how to get started with composting in your home or with a curbside collection program!

Prepare your pumpkins for smashing by removing any stickers, candles, and other decorations. Please leave your painted pumpkins at home. Suggested donation of $1 per pumpkin to benefit our host, Codman Community Farms.
Come By Bike: Want to make this event greener? Arrive with your pumpkins by bike to be entered into a raffle with a bike themed prize!
Volunteering: We would love to have your help! Email info.concord.ma@mothersoutfront.org and request the Pumpkin Smash volunteer form.
This event is organized by:

Codman Community Farms

The Lincoln & Concord Chapters of Mothers Out Front

Weston Community Children’s Association (WCCA)

Safe Cycling in Concord with Dr. Peter Furth
2025-11-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Concord Free Public Library (Goodwin Forum), 1322 Main St, Concord, Concord Free Public Library (Goodwin Forum), 1322 Main St, Concord, Massachusetts, US
Mass cycling – meaning lots of people riding for everyday transportation – is critical to public health, climate, safety, and livability goals. Hundreds of kids riding to the high school and middle school; hundreds of commuters riding to the train station; thousands more doing errands and going on recreational rides. Mass cycling can only be achieved by “low-stress connectivity” – meaning people have a bike route with little traffic stress from home to their destinations. We’ll describe what low-stress connectivity looks like and how it is measured, so that it can become a goal for a community like Concord. We’ll describe some innovative road designs for creating low-stress bike infrastructure without road widening, including flexpost-protected bike lanes, advisory lanes, and sidepaths.
About the Speaker:
Peter G. Furth is a researcher and professor of civil engineering at Northeastern University known for his work in transit planning, traffic signals, and bicycle infrastructure. He is a recipient of three “best paper” awards from the Transportation Research Board for research in public transportation planning and in traffic signal signal control, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals for his development of the Level of Traffic Stress approach to bicycle network planning.
This program is offered in partnership with the Concord Chapter of Mothers Out Front, a volunteer-led organization dedicated to ensure a livable climate and better future for all children and Bike-to-School Concord.

Clean up Your Assabet - OARS Giving "Back" Tuesday
2025-12-02 17:00 - 19:00 | Nashoba Brook Bakery, 152 Commonwealth Avenue #3, Concord, Massachusetts, 01742, United States
Celebrate the launch of 40 Years, 3 Rivers with OARS on Giving “Back” Tuesday!
WHEN: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 | 5–7 PM
WHERE: Nashoba Brook Bakery, 152 Commonwealth Avenue #3, Concord, MA 01742
Instead of asking for donations on Giving Tuesday, OARS 3 Rivers is giving back. Join us for an evening of snacks, drinks, and community, and meet the OARS team!
This event also kicks off our December theme: Clean up Your Assabet. Special “Clean up Your Assabet” T-shirts will be on sale—get yours before they run out!

Come be part of the very first celebration in a year of exciting events honoring OARS’ 40th anniversary!

Registration is highly encouraged, although not required.

Maynard to the Sea: A Solo Canoe Trip
2025-12-06 13:00 - 14:00 | Roosevelt Room, Maynard Public Library, 77 Nason Street, Maynard, 01754, United States
As a new resident to Maynard and avid paddler Ozzy wanted to trace the path a drop of water takes from his home to the ocean. Join us as he talks about this 62 mile, 2 day journey from Maynard to the Ocean and what he learned about the rivers, the towns and cities along the way.

Sustainable Middlesex Carbon Countdown 2025
2025-12-15 09:30 - 11:00 | Follen Church, Lexington, 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, United States
Join us for Carbon Countdown 2025 to hear from Senator Mike Barrett and to learn how State programs are backing local climate projects!

Senator Mike Barrett will update us on the State Legislature’s efforts regarding Climate Change

Carbon Countdown 2025: State Support for Local Climate Initiatives
Join us to learn how State programs can provide crucial support for local climate initiatives. Learn from experts in the field, and network with like-minded individuals who are passionate about combating climate change. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be part of the solution!
Date: Saturday, December 13
Location: Online, and In-person at Follen Church, Lexington, MA
Registration: Required, event is free

Five Lightning Rounds Presenting Innovative State Climate Programs

Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Mass Climate Bank
Green Communities
Municipal Vulnerability Program
Environment and Climate One Stop

This event is cosponsored by:

350 Mass MetroNorth
Andover WECAN
Building Electrification Accelerator
Climate Action Working Group of First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington
EcoNatick
Elders Climate Action
Essex County Community Foundation
First Parish Lexington
Food Link
Gas Transitions Allies
Green Beverly
Green Community Catalysts
Green Newton
Lexington Climate Action Network
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Sierra Club Massachusetts
Sustainable Arlington
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Sustainable Marblehead
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Watersheds, Water Pollution, and Water Quality
2026-01-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Fowler Library, 1322 Main St, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Are you interested in learning about local river science? Come learn about water quality programs for the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord rivers with the local nonprofit OARS 3 Rivers from Water Quality Program Manager Abby McCarthy. She will share a fun and interesting presentation about the ongoing programs to monitor and improve water quality, what issues affect river health in the watershed, and how you can get involved in local river science volunteering. Although this talk is designed for a general audience of adults and youth ages 12 and up, people of all ages are welcome to attend.
The talk will be 45 minutes, followed by ample time for questions. We hope to help build excitement for local environmental projects and water science!
This program is offered in partnership with OARS 3 Rivers and Middlesex Conservation District.

Winter Seed Sow Workshop
2026-01-11 13:00 - 16:00 | Verrill Farm, 11 Wheeler Rd, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
See the list of items to bring and register so they know you’re coming. Two sessions at 1pm (Full) and 2:30pm (open).
Join Alexi Dart-Padover from the Concord Land Conservation Trust as he guides participants in making clay seed balls—a.k.a seed bombs!—using the Land Trust’s collection of native seeds. The process is hands-on, easy to follow, and fun for all ages! The sticky clay can get a little messy, but don’t worry, supplies will be on hand for washing up. The Land Trust will scatter the seed bombs at sites where invasive plants have been removed, helping to restore disturbed habitats. Participants are also welcome to take some seed bombs home to scatter in their own yards!
This activity is part of a Winter Seed Sow workshop, where you can start your own native seedlings in reused milk jugs. If you’ve ever wanted to grow native plants in your garden, this is the easiest and most affordable way to try it. All seeds are provided; just bring any rinsed gallon jugs if you have them. The event is organized by the Concord Pollinator Health Committee, CCHS Green Team, and Concord Library.
Fowler Library will also host small 20-minute drop-in sessions January 14th from 3-5 PM.

Sustainable Concord Coffee: Time-of-Day Electric Rates
2026-01-20 08:00 - 09:00 | First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Rd, Concord, Massachusetts, US
Laura Scott from CMLP will introduce the new time-of-day electric rates that CMLP plans to roll out to residential customers beginning April 1, 2026. She will talk about:

why CMLP chose time-of-days rates
how they work; and
the potential benefits and challenges for customers.

She will also touch briefly on the wider electric market and why time-of-day rates make sense in today’s world.
Laura Scott’s 38-year career spans commodities trading, finance, strategy and consulting in the North American electricity, natural gas, and oil markets. She currently serves as the Assistant Director for Power Supply & Energy Management at the CMLP where she helps maintain a reliable, cost-effective and forward-thinking utility that serves the needs of the Concord community.
Arrive early (7:30) for coffee and fresh baked breakfast goodies

Civic Concord Podcast: Winter Road Maintenance
2026-01-27 - 2026-02-03 | MA
Find out how the Town of Concord uses technology to monitor weather hyper-locally and clears 44 miles of sidewalks after a winter storm in this podcast as Assistant Town Manager, Megan Zammuto talks with Highway & Grounds Superintendent, Aaron Miklosko.
Civic Concord Podcast

Wreath Composting at Fowler
2026-01-31 10:30 - 16:00 | Fowler Branch Library, 1322 Main Street, Concord, MA, US
Keep your wreaths out of the trash! Bring them to Fowler where Mothers Out Front and volunteers with wire cutters will help us remove the wire so the greenery can be composted at the Town Compost Site and the forms reused!
Bring work gloves (and wire cutters if you have them)! It doesn’t take long at all to take apart your wreath, and we are happy to show you how.

For questions, please call Fowler at 978-318-3350.

No Registration Required

*If this date doesn’t work for you, the self-help wreath station will be open from January 27-30, 10:00-4:30
