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      • New England Aster
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      • Common Milkweed
      • Goldenrod
      • Gray Goldenrod
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      • Swamp Milkweed
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      • Wild Bergamot
      • Cottonbush
      • Culver's Root
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      • Switchgrass
      • Cinnamon Fern
      • Christmas Fern
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2021: An Exciting
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​         New Year!





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​EMPOWERING 


YOUTH
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TO HEAL THE


PLANET
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​​​In MS4B's flagship program, the Youth Environmental Entrepreneurship Program (YEEP), each summer college interns coach high school teens age 15-19 to build a business where they are paid to learn about the benefits of pollinator-friendly native plants and then sell and install them for customers. See Why Native Plants? and Why Plant Meadows? (Hint: Insects eat plants, which are the base of the food web.) 
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​Through meadowscaping, we empower participants to become stewards of the Earth ​and to take charge of their future. 



Why Native

Plants?

Gardening for Life," by Douglas Tallamy. www.bringingnaturehome.net

Grow Native Massachusetts. www.grownativemass.org

Native Plant Trust. www.nativeplanttrust.org

202O NEWS RECAP

MS4B has been meadowmaking in several cities and towns including Arlington, Cambridge, Newton, Belmont,  Roslindale, Waltham, and Watertown. Our thanks to our Cornell University grad Taina Moynihan, and college interns, who worked very hard during high heat days--90s--Steven Kann (UMass Amherst), Alex Qiu (UMass Amherst), Matt O'Connell-Vale (Clark University), and Keanan Ng (UMass Lowell). Thomas Dyett, junior at Newton North High School joined us after Steven, Alex, and Keanan went "back" to virtual college.

Native PLANT CATALOG SPRING 2021

In spring 2021, you ban b​uy beautiful, hardy, perennial native plants from teens to help them gain 21st Century career-readiness skills and work experience. You'll increase biodiversity in your backyard and build environmental resilience in your community.​
Click on the Order Plants tab above to catch a sneak peak at some of trees, shrubs, grasses, and ferns we'll sell next year. Call 781-209-0052 or email info@meadowmaking.org for more information. 
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MODEL INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAM MEADOWSCAPES HISTORIC 1853 WILLIAM FLAGG HOMER HOUSE IN BELMONT

HIGh SCHOOL service learning opportunities -- belmont WOMAN'S  CLUB  and  other  locations

Belmont Citizen Herald - Wicked Local: https://belmont.wickedlocal.com/news/20200911/model-of-intergenerational-collaboration-benefits-homer-house-in-belmont

​Belmont Media   Center: 
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​DONATE TO MS4B
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It is our goal to make our YEEP program continue to be the best it can be. ​Please contribute anything you can!


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​HELP FUND OUR ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS
  • ​Curriculum development and fun, engaging activities
  • Educate citizen scientists and stewards of the Earth to try to resolve challenges to the environment and human society.
  • Participants repurpose monocultural turf lawn into meadows--productive, attractive ecosystems gardens with native flowers, shrubs, and grasses
  • Increase biodiversity, pollinator and wildlife habitat to build community resilience in the time of rapidly changing climate
To donate to Meadowscaping, please click on donate button above. You will land on the donation page for the New England Grassroots Environment Fund, our fiscal sponsor. Fill out the form. Under PROGRAM, choose Fiscal Sponsored Group; then type in our name MS4B in the next entry block. Finish the form. Click on DONATION Button on top right. The program will send you an automatic receipt after your pledge has been received.


​Want to know more? We would love to hear from you! 


Barbara Passero, Founder & Director                     Jean Devine, Co-Creator and
                                                                                 Program 
LEADER
781-209-0052                                                             617-947-6256
bpassero2013@gmail.com                                          jmdevine09@gmail.com​
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"Funding for MEADOWSCAPING FOR BIODIVERSITY provided by the Waltham Cultural Council, New England Grassroots Environment Fund, Watertown Savings Bank, RTN GoodWorks Foundation, and many others."​​                                                      
Copyright (c) 2020. Meadowscaping for Biodiversity.   Jean Devine and Barbara Passero. info@meadowmaking.org CONFIDENTIAL. ALL RIGHTS PROTECTED WORLD-WIDE.
  • Home
  • About Us
    • MISSION
    • Photo Gallery
    • Staff
    • PARTNERS
    • SPONSORS
    • Meadow Blog
    • Meadow News
    • Literature and Helpful Links
  • Why Plant Meadows?
    • Native Plants
    • Challenges
  • Order Plants
    • Eco-Garden Orders 2020
    • PLANT SAMPLER >
      • New England Aster
      • Black-eyed Susan
      • Bee Balm
      • Blazing Star
      • Blue Vervain
      • Tickseed
      • Butterfly Weed
      • Common Milkweed
      • Goldenrod
      • Gray Goldenrod
      • Joe Pye Weed
      • New York Ironweed
      • Swamp Milkweed
      • Tall Phlox
      • Wild Bergamot
      • Cottonbush
      • Culver's Root
      • Lowbush Blueberry
      • Purple Coneflower
      • Sweet Pepper Bush
      • Switchgrass
      • Cinnamon Fern
      • Christmas Fern
    • PLANT CATALOG FALL 2020
  • Programs
    • YEEP
    • Educational workshops
    • Career workshops
    • Summer camps
    • Vacation camps
    • Conferences and Events
    • Projects
  • Contact Us