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Pea planting at NFPL

Pea planting at NFPL

By Elizabeth Connolly

Hometown Weekly Reporter

A group of children and their caregivers gathered at Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) on Thursday, April 18th, to learn how to plant peas. Each participant was given a bag from the folks at Needham Community Farm (NCF). The contents included...

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Planting peas at NFPL

Planting peas at NFPL

By Elizabeth Connolly
Hometown Weekly Reporter

A group of children and their caregivers gathered at Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) last Wednesday, April 12th, to learn how to plant peas. Each participant was given a bag from the folks at Needham Community Farm (NCF). The contents included soil, a spoon, some...

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Project VAN volunteers give back

Project VAN volunteers give back
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By Daniel Curtin Hometown Weekly Reporter High-school-aged kids were working hard at the Needham Community Farm as they spent last Wednesday volunteering with Project VAN (Volunteers Around Needham). The Project VAN program first began during the summer of 1998 and aims to provide one-day service projects around Needham for kids that are between eighth and 12th...
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Farm share program up and running

Farm share program up and running
Residents are already taking of advantage of the community supported agriculture program that the Needham Community Farm recently kicked off.  Tuesday was the first day of the program that allows consumers to subscribe to the harvest. The Needham Community Farm, a local nonprofit whose mission is to educate the community on sustainable growing and nutrition, while also...
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Youth volunteers celebrated at Farm ceremony

Youth volunteers celebrated at Farm ceremony
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By Ilene M. Hoffman Hometown Weekly Correspondent On October 13, a number of local officials, students, and Needham Community Farm volunteers gathered to honor seven Needham students for their exceptional service to the Needham Community. Each student received a 2016 Outstanding Youth Volunteer plaque and certificate. Recipients of the award included Pollard Student Alejandro Gabrielle Celado,...
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Needhamites ‘kick it up a notch’

Needhamites ‘kick it up a notch’
By Cameron Small Hometown Weekly Intern Chef Emeril Lagasse is famous for coining the phrase “Kick it up a notch—BAM” in reference to food, but several Needham residents now can kick it up a notch, too, after attending the Herb Walk workshop hosted by the Needham Community Farm. On a visit from Scotland, former Farm Manager at...
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