Overview Visit four Massachusetts miniforests and explore how the Miyawaki Method is being adapted across diverse landscapes and communities. Saturday, July 18, 2026 | 8:30 AM–5:00 PM ET Starting and ending at Somerville High School, Somerville, MA Join us on Saturday, July 18, for a full-day tour of four Massachusetts miniforests that showcase the diverse […]
Although we still mourn the destruction of the Temple on Tisha B’av, we know that this tragic day was the beginning of a transformation that enabled our people to survive and thrive. From the ashes of the Temple, Jews built a new center of Judaism in Yavneh. Their innovations became the rabbinic Judaism that we […]
Overview A multi-day gathering bringing together those planting, studying, and supporting miniforests across the Northeast U.S. and beyond. The 2026 Northeast Miniforest Summit is a multi-day gathering bringing together the people planting, studying, stewarding, teaching, measuring, and documenting miniforests across the Northeast U.S. and beyond to share experiences, exchange knowledge, and explore emerging questions through […]
As the sun sets on Tisha B’Av, the most sorrowful day on the Jewish calendar, we will gather to read Eicha (Lamentations)—an ancient text mourning the catastrophic destruction of Jerusalem 2,500 years ago: its women, children, animals, buildings, gates, and walls. Together, we will take turns reading from the text (bring your phone to follow […]
Overview A multi-day gathering bringing together those planting, studying, and supporting miniforests across the Northeast U.S. and beyond. The 2026 Northeast Miniforest Summit is a multi-day gathering bringing together the people planting, studying, stewarding, teaching, measuring, and documenting miniforests across the Northeast U.S. and beyond to share experiences, exchange knowledge, and explore emerging questions through […]
The problem with plastic goes way past those ubiquitous and annoying plastic straws and bags. When microplastics are being found in fetal tissue, the scale of the problem isn't about personal habits but systems--and that's the scale of the solutions we need. Did we mention that plastics *are* fossil fuels? And that they're the industry's […]