At GreenRoots, we have a number of events and programming available to the community. From membership meetings to rallies, check out what we have planned below! 

  • 15
    Sep

    Chelsea Farmers Market

    3:00 - 7:00pm

    Chelsea Square (corner of Second St and Broadway, Chelsea, MA)

    Join us every Tuesday (weather permitting) for the new Chelsea Farmers Market! GreenRoots will be there each week to share more about our work. We’re thrilled to collaborate with the City of Chelsea and The Trustees to make this market possible.

  • 16
    Sep

    Harvest and Health

    11:00am - 12:30pm

    GreenRoots Teaching Kitchen (63 Pearl Street, Chelsea, MA)

    Pick up fresh veggies and connect with health professionals. Join us for the weekly harvest and stop by to meet MGH's health specialists, get your blood pressure checked, ask questions, and get resources to support your health! Fresh vegetables available while supplies last.

  • 16
    Sep

    Guest Chef Series: Food Systems

    5:30 - 7:30pm

    GreenRoots Teaching Kitchen (63 Pearl Street, Chelsea)

    Join us at the GreenRoots Teaching Kitchen for our weekly cooking class, held every Wednesday. This month's food justice topic of focus is food systems. Registration is required.

  • 17
    Sep

    Walking for Health

    9:00 - 10:00am

    Starting point: Chelsea Public Library 

    To help us stay healthy, strong, and connected, we have organized a wonderful program to support our physical and social well-being. We will walk together, get to know one another, and build stronger bonds. While our work focuses primarily on Chelsea and East Boston, this walk is open to anyone who wants to join!

  • 17
    Sep

    Get the Lead Out Community Meeting

    5:30 - 7:00pm

    Chelsea Senior Center, 10 Riley Way

    Get updated on efforts to replace toxic lead water pipes across Chelsea.

  • 19
    Sep

    Kid-to-Kid Cooking

    12:00 - 2:00pm

    GreenRoots Teaching Kitchen (63 Pearl St., Chelsea)

    Kids can learn to cook from other kids! Junior Chef Amarah (cooking and making food videos since age 7!) will demonstrate delicious, nutritious recipes alongside her mom, Aminah Herzig, RD, LDN. Your kids will learn that healthy food can be tasty too!

  • 19
    Sep

    Community Block Printing Mural

    3:00 - 5:00pm

    GreenRoots Teaching Kitchen (63 Pearl St., Chelsea)

    Join GreenRoots' Artist-in-Residence Erin Genia for a fun and creative community block-printing event!

  • 22
    Sep

    Chelsea Farmers Market

    3:00 - 7:00pm

    Chelsea Square (corner of Second St and Broadway, Chelsea, MA)

    Join us every Tuesday (weather permitting) for the new Chelsea Farmers Market! GreenRoots will be there each week to share more about our work. We’re thrilled to collaborate with the City of Chelsea and The Trustees to make this market possible.

  • 23
    Sep

    Harvest and Health

    11:00am - 12:30pm

    GreenRoots Teaching Kitchen (63 Pearl Street, Chelsea, MA)

    Pick up fresh veggies and connect with health professionals. Join us for the weekly harvest and stop by to meet MGH's health specialists, get your blood pressure checked, ask questions, and get resources to support your health! Fresh vegetables available while supplies last.

  • 23
    Sep

    Guest Chef Series: Food Systems

    5:30 - 7:30pm

    GreenRoots Teaching Kitchen (63 Pearl Street, Chelsea)

    Join us at the GreenRoots Teaching Kitchen for our weekly cooking class, held every Wednesday. This month's food justice topic of focus is food systems. Registration is required.

  • 24
    Sep

    Walking for Health

    9:00 - 10:00am

    Starting point: Chelsea Public Library 

    To help us stay healthy, strong, and connected, we have organized a wonderful program to support our physical and social well-being. We will walk together, get to know one another, and build stronger bonds. While our work focuses primarily on Chelsea and East Boston, this walk is open to anyone who wants to join!

  • 26
    Sep

    Nutritious Community Cooking

    12:00 - 2:00pm

    GreenRoots Teaching Kitchen (63 Pearl Street, Chelsea, MA)

    Join us for hands-on Nutritious Community Cooking, where everyone pitches in to create healthy meals while GreenRoots' Dietitian team shares nutrition science behind each dish. Learn practical skills, discover recipes to recreate at home, and connect with your community through cooking. All skill levels welcome!

  • 29
    Sep

    Chelsea Farmers Market

    3:00 - 7:00pm

    Chelsea Square (corner of Second St and Broadway, Chelsea, MA)

    Join us every Tuesday (weather permitting) for the new Chelsea Farmers Market! GreenRoots will be there each week to share more about our work. We’re thrilled to collaborate with the City of Chelsea and The Trustees to make this market possible.

  • 30
    Sep

    Harvest and Health

    11:00am - 12:30pm

    GreenRoots Teaching Kitchen (63 Pearl Street, Chelsea, MA)

    Pick up fresh veggies and connect with health professionals. Join us for the weekly harvest and stop by to meet MGH's health specialists, get your blood pressure checked, ask questions, and get resources to support your health! Fresh vegetables available while supplies last.

  • 30
    Sep

    Guest Chef Series: Food Systems

    5:30 - 7:30pm

    GreenRoots Teaching Kitchen (63 Pearl Street, Chelsea)

    Join us at the GreenRoots Teaching Kitchen for our weekly cooking class, held every Wednesday. This month's food justice topic of focus is food systems. Registration is required.

  • 1
    Oct

    Walking for Health

    9:00 - 10:00am

    Starting point: Chelsea Public Library 

    To help us stay healthy, strong, and connected, we have organized a wonderful program to support our physical and social well-being. We will walk together, get to know one another, and build stronger bonds. While our work focuses primarily on Chelsea and East Boston, this walk is open to anyone who wants to join!

  • 3
    Oct

    Urban Agriculture Series: Garden Planning and Crop Rotation

    10:00 - 11:00am

    GreenRoots Teaching Kitchen (63 Pearl Street, Chelsea)

    In this workshop, you will learn to plan your crops by strategically combining species to maintain soil fertility, foster biodiversity, and prevent nutrient depletion.

  • 3
    Oct

    Paint a Mural, Beat the Heat!

    4:00 - 7:00pm

    Bear Park, 212 Congress Ave, Chelsea, MA

    Join us as we transform our famous Cool Block outside Bear Park with a vibrant new mural painted using heat-reflective paint. Be part of creating a cooler, more colorful Chelsea!

  • 6
    Oct

    Chelsea Farmers Market

    3:00 - 7:00pm

    Chelsea Square (corner of Second St and Broadway, Chelsea, MA)

    Join us every Tuesday (weather permitting) for the new Chelsea Farmers Market! GreenRoots will be there each week to share more about our work. We’re thrilled to collaborate with the City of Chelsea and The Trustees to make this market possible.

  • 7
    Oct

    Harvest and Health

    11:00am - 12:30pm

    GreenRoots Teaching Kitchen (63 Pearl Street, Chelsea, MA)

    Pick up fresh veggies and connect with health professionals. Join us for the weekly harvest and stop by to meet MGH's health specialists, get your blood pressure checked, ask questions, and get resources to support your health! Fresh vegetables available while supplies last.

  • 8
    Oct

    Walking for Health

    9:00 - 10:00am

    Starting point: Chelsea Public Library 

    To help us stay healthy, strong, and connected, we have organized a wonderful program to support our physical and social well-being. We will walk together, get to know one another, and build stronger bonds. While our work focuses primarily on Chelsea and East Boston, this walk is open to anyone who wants to join!

  • 8
    Oct

    New Parking Policy in Chelsea?

    6:00 - 8:00pm

    GreenRoots Office (90 Everett Ave., 3rd Fl., Chelsea)

    The City of Chelsea is considering a citywide change to parking requirements that could remove minimum parking requirements for new development. Come learn from the City of Chelsea directly!

  • 13
    Oct

    Chelsea Farmers Market

    3:00 - 7:00pm

    Chelsea Square (corner of Second St and Broadway, Chelsea, MA)

    Join us every Tuesday (weather permitting) for the new Chelsea Farmers Market! GreenRoots will be there each week to share more about our work. We’re thrilled to collaborate with the City of Chelsea and The Trustees to make this market possible.

  • 15
    Oct

    Walking for Health

    9:00 - 10:00am

    Starting point: Chelsea Public Library 

    To help us stay healthy, strong, and connected, we have organized a wonderful program to support our physical and social well-being. We will walk together, get to know one another, and build stronger bonds. While our work focuses primarily on Chelsea and East Boston, this walk is open to anyone who wants to join!

  • 20
    Oct

    Chelsea Farmers Market

    3:00 - 7:00pm

    Chelsea Square (corner of Second St and Broadway, Chelsea, MA)

    Join us every Tuesday (weather permitting) for the new Chelsea Farmers Market! GreenRoots will be there each week to share more about our work. We’re thrilled to collaborate with the City of Chelsea and The Trustees to make this market possible.

Your support is crucial in ensuring our work continues.

For 30 years, GreenRoots has restored acres of urban salt marsh, created new parks, increased public access to the waterfront and improved the water quality of Chelsea Creek.

Our organizing model is rooted in base-building and community, and your help makes us a stronger force. A contribution to GreenRoots means an investment in the futures of Chelsea and East Boston!

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Two young adults at GreenRoots annual fundraiser. The person to the left wears a green dress, and the person next to them wears a black top and a colored shirt. There's people dancing in the background.