GreenRoots

🌟We are hiring! 🌟 GreenRoots is hiring for several open full-time and part-time positions. Both part-time positions--Dietician and Junior Youth Organizer--are already live on our website at: greenrootsej.org/careers. The full-time positions will be posted soon!

Join GreenRoots for a fun evening in community! Bring a dish to share (optional) at our potluck, explore a new air quality app, and discover the Chelsea Open Spaces Plan. Food, arts activities, and childcare provided—don’t miss it! 🥘🎨

Join us next Tuesday for a Tobin Bridge Lead Paint Removal Project Update and Community Meeting 🤝 with MA Secretary of Transportation, Monica Tabbits-Nutt. Details below! WHEN: 11/19 at 6:30 PM WHERE: Chelsea Senior Center (10 Riley Way, Chelsea, MA)

Scallion pancake, anyone? This month's guest chef for our Wednesday night weekly cooking class is Chef Devin Shiang! Last Wednesday, he taught participants how to make this fan-favorite at home. View upcoming cooking classes here: greenrootsej.org/get-involved/e…

🌱 Join us tomorrow for our Volunteer Fall Tree Planting (No previous experience is needed)! 🌳 Meet us at 9:30am 314 Washington Ave., Chelsea. Email BiancaB@greenrootsej.org or use the link bit.ly/GRTreeVolunteer to register!

An oz of prevention is worth a lb of cure! Last week, our Teaching Kitchen partnered with MGH Institute of Health Professionals to host a "Food for Your Immune System" cooking class. Participants learned immune-boosting recipes & were able to get a flu vaccine and health check-up

Our Board Clerk, Elaine Mendes, was recently honored with the first annual Janet Murray Memorial Award! 🥳 She received this award for embodying Janet's unwavering dedication to food justice, the humane treatment of immigrants, and community building. #foodjustice

Are you looking to spend time in community? We'd love to see you. See all upcoming events at greenrootsej.org/get-involved/e…

GreenRoots has your back–and now with even more drive and heart. While it may take a while for many of us to fully process and grieve another upcoming Trump presidency, we know preparing for what's coming is important. You can see our full statement at: greenrootsej.org/news/we-are-in…

💚 A note from GreenRoots following yesterday's general election. --- 💚 Una nota de GreenRoots después de las elecciones generales de ayer.

Yum! We recently hosted a @BarrFdn staff outting at our Teaching Kitchen. The room was filled to the brim with collaboration and joy- we're so grateful to be in community with partners who invest in the environmental justice work we're doing in Chelsea and East Boston.

Linda Munitz and Rob Caro are longtime members of the Chelsea Community Garden, where they have volunteered dozens of hours! As they retire, GreenRoots wants to recognize their leadership. Thank you, Rob and Linda!

GreenRoots Board Treasurer Marcos Luna was recognized at the State’s Latino Leadership celebration, nominated by State Representative Adrian Madaro. We’re honored and privileged to have Marcos on Team GreenRoots!

Our Teaching Kitchen crew cooked up all sorts of deliciousness this week including Pan de Muerto (Mexican Bread of the Dead), shrimp and grits 😋 and Sinanglay (a Filipino fish dish). We have several cooking classes each week. Registration is required. greenrootsej.org/get-involved/e…

This past Wednesday, our ECO Youth led a Bike Tour bringing together local youth and residents for a fun fall event! 🚲 This is just one of the many ways ECO Youth fosters community-building through youth-led activities and strengthens connections with local youth networks. 🍂

We have so much love for our outgoing teammate, Ruth Alcantara! 💚 Ruth served as GreenRoots' Environmental Justice and Anti-Displacement Fellow for two years and worked part-time with the Comunidades Enraizadas Community Land Trust. Thank you so much, Ruth. We will miss you!

Costumes on, mission unchanged. Happy Halloween from the GreenRoots crew! 🎃 #environmentaljustice #👻bootopollution -- Disfraces de halloween puestos, misión sin cambios. ¡Feliz Halloween de parte del equipo de GreenRoots! 🎃 #justiciaambiental #👻bupolución

Doesn't autumn look so pretty? Enjoy the views in great company during our Youth-Led Bike Tour this October 30th at 4pm🍂🚲 We'll meet at the Blue Bikes Station by Family Dollar in Chelsea for those who need to rent a bike🚲 All ages are welcome!🚴

Who doesn't love a good before and after? 👀 Started literally from the bottom, and now we're here!! And don't forget—you’re invited to the Ribbon Cutting TODAY from 10am-12pm at our Teaching Kitchen (63 Pearl Ave, Chelsea). Enjoy some hot drinks and snacks. #foodjustice

Thanks Chef Ashley for teaching our community how to make some of our favorite take-out foods from scratch. We had a blast learning how to make dumplings and crab rangoon. Learning how to enjoy home-made cooking is a great part of a healthy lifestyle. #healthequity #healthyliving