Spring 2008 Newsletter of the New England Grassroots Environment Fund

The Spring 2008 newsletter of the New England Grassroots Environment Fund has been released. Among other interesting items, Meetinghouse Farm in West Barnstable, a 23-acre conservation area with a 3,000 square foot greenhouse, was awarded a $1,500 grant to fund the conversion of a portion of its greenhouse to usable space for meetings, classes and lectures.

Created in 1996, the New England Grassroots Environment Fund’s mission is “to energize and nurture long-term civic engagement in local initiatives that create and maintain healthy, just, safe and environmentally sustainable communities.” Over the course of its life, the Fund has distributed more than $2.5 million in grants. Past grantees include the Dennis Conservation Trust and the Orenda Wildlife Land Trust.