Public Gardens & Greenspaces in Dorchester
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The Boston Tree Party is a collaborative campaign to plant 100 pairs of heirloom apple trees in publicly used spaces across Greater Boston. The tree plantings will take place in partnership with a diverse range of institutions, organizations, businesses, and communities. As an urban agriculture project, the campaign will create vital gathering places, build community connections, and improve community health. As a conceptual art project, the Boston Tree Party engages with metaphor and symbolism, and playfully reimagines patriotic and political language, imagery, and forms of association. Like the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Tree Party is a symbolic political act. The project takes a stand for universal access to fresh, healthy food; for greening our cities; cleaning our air and waterways; reducing our city’s carbon footprint; creating habitat for urban wildlife; and for protecting the biodiversity and heritage of our food. Collectively, the 200 apple trees will become a decentralized public urban orchard that crosses social, economic, political, and geographic boundaries.
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Boston Collaborative for Food and Fitness Boston Natural Areas Network City Sprouts Groundwork Somerville Northeast Organic Farming Association/Mass YouthBuild Boston Endorsed By: Artists in Context The Boston University Center for Energy and Environmental Studies The Boston Youth Environmental Network Charles River Conservancy Chefs Collaborative Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition The Food Project The Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School The RAFT Alliance (Restoring America's Food Traditions) Red Tomato Shape Up Somerville Sustainable Business Network of Boston Slow Food Boston The Tufts Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy Department The Urban Homesteaders' League
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Make a stand for community and environmental health by planting a pair of heirloom apple trees at your school, business, place of worship, place of work, or community center! These trees will beautify your space, improve its air and soil quality, provide bushels of delicious apples, and create an engaging community gathering space. These trees will live a long time, and you will make a positive contribution to the next generation. By becoming a Tree Planting Delegation, you will join a diverse city-wide coalition that is organizing in support of Civic Fruit! We call for planting fruit trees in civic space, and we promote the fruits of civic engagement. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.bostontreeparty.org.
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Boston Natural Areas Network (BNAN), organized in 1977, works to preserve, expand and improve urban open space through community organizing, acquisition, ownership, programming, development and management of special kinds of urban land.
62 Summer Street
Boston,
MA
02110-1016
United States
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You can join, volunteer or donate to BNAN Here
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The Greenways to Boston Harbor program - Working with the community and public officials to create and maintain the Neposet River and East Boston Greenways. Thie project facilitates the development of a voluntary neighborhood strategy for preserving the scenic, natural, historic, cultural and recreational resources while encouraging compatible economic development and land use.
Master Urban Gardener Program - The MUG program is an intensive 8-session "Master Gardener-model" program for people who want to increase their community garden knowledge, meet other community gardeners and provide volunteer service to community gardens.
Youth Conservation Corps - The YCC will have served over 500 girls and boys ranging in age from 15-17. Teams will work along the Neponset River Greenway, the East Boston Greenway and in Boston’s Urban Wilds. The teens learn teamwork and job skills while engaged in environmental improvement projects involving environmental restoration, trail building, landscaping and more.
Boston Gardeners' Council - The BGC meets regularly to organize and promote sustainable urban gardening efforts and community gardening. We believe that gardens are as integral to Boston as its parks and playgrounds, and that they are to be included in city planning and are to receive regular municipal support and services. We want every neighborhood to have access to gardens, where all diverse residents can enjoy the benefits of healthy food, recreation and community beautification, with neighbors working together for their common interest.
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GreenDorchester (formerly known as Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition) is a volunteer-run local organization working to make Dorchester a greener, healthier, more sustainable place to live, work, play and/or learn.
450 Washington Street
Dorchester,
MA
02124
United States
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Some of GreenDorchester's partners: Annapolis Neighborhood Association ~ Codman Square Health Center ~ Dorchester Historical Society ~ Dorchester House ~ DotWell ~ Fields Corner Main Street ~ Four Corners Main Street ~ Franklin Park Coalition ~ Friends of Ronan Park ~ Boston Healthy Homes and Schools Collaborative ~ St Marks Area Main Street ~ Uphams Corner Westside Neighborhood Association ~ Viet-AID.
New partners always welcome!
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Key Programs Offered:
Air Quality Improvement, Bicycling/Walking Advocacy, Community-based Planning, Community Gardens, Environment, Farmers' Markets, Greenspace Creation, Public Transit Advocacy, Youth Leadership Development
