Thanks to the collaboration of Merchantville's Shade Tree Commission, Green Team and everyone who came to help out last Saturday, our “Tiny Forest” is planted! Tiny Forests have big benefits for our community. Native plants crowded onto postage-stamp-size plots have been delivering environmental benefits around the world and, increasingly, in the U.S. The idea behind this forestry is based on the method of Japan's Dr. Akira Miyawaki, botanist and an expert in plant ecology, to restore natural and native

Leaf blowers aren’t just noisy — they’re also huge climate polluters. Gas-powered lawn equipment like leaf blowers and lawn mowers pollute a lot more than you might think. They pump out millions of tons of carbon dioxide each year, the primary driver of climate change. Gas-powered leaf blowers, snow blowers, lawnmowers, weed trimmers and chainsaws are some of the dirtiest tools in the shed. And with millions of them owned and operated across the country, their climate-warming pollution really adds up. It’s time to switch to cleaner, quieter, electric lawn equipment. A greener, healthier world requires each of us to do all we can to eliminate the pollution and practices

Join our sustainability partners, the Green Team and Incredible Edible Merchantville, on Sunday, May 18th from 9:00-11:00 a.m. to help clean up our pollinator gardens and plant the Sunflower/Pumpkin garden along Merchantville's Mile. We have four pollinator gardens to weed an beautify and we will FEED you coffee & donuts while you work! We plan to meet along the bike path at Morris Street and Chestnut Avenue. We will provide gardening equipment and trash bags but - if you gave gloves - please wear them.

Merchantville's Green Team is making it easy to GO NATIVE! Partnering with our knowledgeable experts at Collingswood Wild Roots on an exclusive spring native plant sale. Join others in the embrace of native plants, strengthening our local ecosystem and adding beauty and resilience to our landscape. This sale began on March 23rd and runs through May 3rd. 10% of all sales will go to the Green Team in support of its activities. Order early for best availability. Native plants are selling out quickly.

The Cherry Hill store was the first MOM’s to open in New Jersey and alongside organic produce, sustainable clothing, wellness items, and our organic Naked Lunch cafe, this store features a community recycling center. Drop off your corks, eyeglasses, cell phones, household batteries (alkaline ONLY), tablets and shoes daily and join in their efforts to ! Their Holiday Lights Recycling Drive starts now and runs through 1/31. Our partner, A Better Way