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Montclair Farmers' Market – Buy Local
A sure sign of summer in this suburb is the opening of the Montclair Farmers’ Market is now open for its twentieth season at the Walnut Train Station parking lot. The weekly market continues into November.
When a committed group of residents conceived and opened the farmers’ market in 1993, there were three such markets in north Jersey. Today there are over one hundred farmers’ markets throughout New Jersey.
All five of our familiar farmers – Tree-Licious Orchards, Sunden Farms, Vacchiano’s, Matarazzo’s, and Farmer John (the organic grower) – will return to town this season with produce usually picked within 24 hours.
Montclair Environmental Coordinator to be Honored at NJ Environmental Federation Conference
Montclair's Environmental Coordinator Gray Russell will be presented with an Environmental Achievement Award by the New Jersey Environmental Federation (NJEF) at the organization's Annual Conference, taking place this Saturday, May 12, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, at Rutgers Center for Law & Justice, 123 Washington St., Newark.
Montclair’s “Schools’ Energy Ambassadors” Program
Mayor Jerry Fried and Environmental Coordinator Gray Russell are visiting Montclair's public schools to tell students and teachers about the town's designation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a “Climate Showcase Community”. Of the tens of thousands of municipalities in the US, only 25 were chosen to lead the way by initiating model practices to reduce energy use and save money in homes, schools, businesses, and public facilities.
Read more: Montclair’s “Schools’ Energy Ambassadors” Program
How to Choose Your Home Energy Audit Contractor
If you would like to have a home energy audit conducted on your building or dwelling, the New Jersey Office of Clean Energy website has a searchable database of local contractors. The Montclair Environmental Affairs Office collected the names and addresses of contractors listed on that website that arelocated within a 15-mile radius of Montclair. To see this list, please read the NJ Office of Clean Energy Trade Ally Disclaimer below and click the “Agree” button.
Our Power Montclair Campaign Provides Fuel Efficient Vehicles List
Transportation encompasses a large percentage of greenhouse gas emissions. In Montclair, more than a quarter of our carbon footprint comes from automobiles (28%). If the types of vehicles we use are more fuel efficient, a large impact can be made on the carbon footprint in town.
The It's in Our Power Montclair campaign encourages residents to make their next vehicle purchase from among a list of fuel efficient models. Specifically, this effort focuses on getting consumers to purchase only vehicles that have a government calculated fuel efficiency rating of “35 MPG highway” (or greater). We have identified 324 vehicles that make the list of vehicles that get 35MPG highway (or greater) criteria. Included are data for the last seven model years.* Vehicles are sorted by automaker.
Download Fuel Efficient Vehicle information.
*Source: www.fueleconomy.gov
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