Sustainable Flatbush: Promoting sustainable living in our Brooklyn neighborhood.

Community Garden Potluck August 1st!

Come to our upcoming Flatbush Church Garden Community Potluck, Sunday August 1st at 3pm!
We will be holding this event in the future garden space, located in the backyard of the Flatbush Reformed Church at 890 Flatbush Avenue (at Church Avenue).

Block Party Report

Our Traffic Calming Block Party on Sunday was a big success and lots of fun! Thanks to the efforts of the many people who worked on the event, as well as an enthusiastic bunch of local residents

Green is the stuff you DO in buildings

First Steps to Energy Efficiency in Flatbush at the Neighborhood Energy Forum on March 20
“How many members of Sustainable Flatbush does it take to change a light bulb?” asked State Senator Kevin Parker during his remarks at our Neighborhood Energy Forum last month, riffing on the perennial joke.
“None, because you already changed your incandescent bulbs [...]

SWAB this!

On Monday, June 7th I had the opportunity to attend the monthly meeting of Brooklyn’s Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) at Borough Hall. When Anne sent me an email asking if I could go, she joked about how it would be more interesting than I think. Of course, she was right!