Join the Eco-Centric Book Club!
<p>The Eco-Centric Book Club meets monthly at the Medfield Public Library and reads a different book...
Get thee to an EV dealer
<p>Back when it became clear that many of the tax breaks associated with EVs and solar seemed to be ...
Heat Pump Installation
<p>We needed to replace our (original - 25ish year old) air conditioning system. We went with a newe...
Plant it and they will come
<p class="MsoNormal">Many years ago, I thought that having a lush green lawn was the most important ...
Loving my Solar Panels
<p>I thought I would add a testimonial since I just got this report from Eversource. Love the ...
Two hooves way up for Tangerini’s Farm!
<p>I joined Tangerini's Farm's CSA ( community sustainable agriculture) this year and received a Mai...
Many ways to compost!
<p>I just started composting this summer. I put it off for many years because of various personal fa...
Prescription Drugs are easy to dispose of
<p>It was really easy for me to dispose of some prescription drugs recently. I thought I...
Rain barrels
<p>We have had rain barrels at our house for years. The water is used whever it has been dry f...
Home rain barrel system
<p>A couple years ago, my husband installed a rain barrel connected to the gutter ner our backyard p...
Solar Panels since 2017
<p>We added rooftop solar to our home as part of the Solarize Medfield Program in 2017. We had...
Rooftop Solar
<p>I had thought about installing solar panels on my roof for years, but always put it off due to th...
Refillable hand soap is very convenient!
<p>I have been using Blueland handsoap products for a couple of years now. I purchased a start...
Home Energy Assessment
<p>Michael Hebert with Rise Engineering was lovely to work with and sent us a Home Energy Asssessmen...
Empty the spam
<p>Emptying the spam folder was easy. As for the rest of my unread messages, that's another ma...
Solar Shingle Roof
<h1>Solar Shingle Roof</h1> <p>Installed June 2012. Fairly unique as these are solar shingles, so a...
Installation of mini splits
<p>I am very happy with my mini splits. The house is nicely cooled nowadays. The vendor gave us a ve...
Loving my EV
<p>I took the plunge and got a Tesla Model Y. I love it! So many really cool features I ...
Got rid of plastic
<p>We got rid of our plastic tupperware, and started using glass containers. Feels much better. All ...
Solar is making (more) money
<p>Since we installed 15 PV panels on the roof in 2016, the system has been reliably making money. F...
Kia EV6
<p>I highly recommend the Kia EV6! This is a brand new model for Kia and I love it. So m...
I produce energy: my solar system
<p>I am an energy producer!!!!!</p> <p>Just in time for long summer sunny days my rooftop solar sys...
Easy way to kill junk mail
<p>Sign up with Catalog Choice -- this organization serves as a clearing house to communicate to cat...
Lawn care
For the first time we tried not mowing sections of our back lawn and just letting the grass grow. Th...
I hate junk mail
this is great...
A Four-season, Native Garden
Six years ago, we built our 'dream retirement house' here in Medfield. One of our principal requirem...
Two generations of solar panels
I first installed a small solar panel system (~3kw) in 2005, mainly to encourage growth of the indus...
Solar
There are a lot of really great benefits to having solar panels. Makes sense on every level I can th...
Energy Use spreadsheet
I have kept a monthly spreadsheet of my energy use since 2002. I has been handy to see how much of m...
Driving an EV
We own two electric vehicles (EV): a Tesla and a Toyota Rav. We purchased both of them used. We had...
Mass Save
Despite buying a house that was only 16 years old and thus largely updated we called for an energy e...
Transfer Station Food Waste Program
The food waste composting program at the Transfer Station is so easy to use. I love it. What I re...
The Beauty of Native Plants
Three years ago we replaced a section of our lawn with several aruncus also known as goat’s beard as...
Added insulation and Attic Spray Foam
In 2014, I had insulation added in the ceiling of my garage (which is right under my master bedroom)...
CSA - an easy option for our family
Last summer I joined Tangerini's CSA with my neighbor. Each week we got fresh produce. It was fun...