Promoting sustainable living in our Brooklyn neighborhood and beyond.
Tonight’s Sustainable Flatbush Event #3 | Urban Permaculture is ON… with an added BoNuS: Vocalist/dancer/songwriter/percussionist *** Ileana Santamaria *** will treat us to some of her favorite classic Brazilian tunes!! “Cuban-born Ileana Santamaria grew up in a musical household with a dream to carry on […]
Don’t be fooled by the “tax on working people” rhetoric from politicians who speak for a small but vocal minority of their constituents; the vast majority of working people in New York City commute by public transportation. Those of us who do not drive in […]
Last week’s post on the unsustainability of bottled water prompted a comment that someone should do PSAs promoting the quality of New York City tap water… and today I stumbled upon one! While advertising buffs might debate how “compelling” this campaign is, it will hopefully […]
According to a new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, New York State comes in at number 5. No surprise to see Cali and Vermont on top, ditto Massachusetts, Washington and Oregon. But Connecticut… who knew? Anyway, NY will not take a […]
Flatbush’s First-Ever e-Waste Recycling Event!
sponsored by Sustainable Flatbush and the Lower East Side Ecology Center
co-sponsored by Flatbush Development Corporation
When:
Saturday June 30, 10am – 4pm
Sunday July 1, 10am – 4pm
Monday July 2, 4pm – 7pm
Where:
Cortelyou Road between Rugby and Argyle
Why:
Discarded computers and electronics are toxic hazardous waste! Keep your unwanted electronics out of the landfill by bringing them to this neighborhood e-waste recycling event.
Public Recycling Receptacles outside of Union Square Park in Manhattan How do I know it’s working? Like a true Recycling Geek, I looked inside the cans and observed that they contained the proper items. This flies in the face of predictions from some Department of […]
A request came in this morning from Solar One, the wonderful sustainability education center located on the East River in Manhattan. Their Green Renter lecture series is a fantastic resource for learning about all sorts of environmental topics, and their outdoor festivals in the summer, […]
Sustainable Flatbush Event #3
Friday, June 15th, 8pm until midnight
at Vox Pop Cafe/Bookstore
1022 Cortelyou Road, Flatbush, Brooklyn
Q train to Cortelyou Road, walk 5 blocks west to Stratford
Our regular (ish) monthly (or so) event will be on Friday June 15th from 8pm to midnight. The subject will be “Permaculture and its Applications in an Urban Environment” (or something along those lines). Featured speakers Joan Ewing and Wilton Duckworth are former Flatbush residents now living upstate on a functioning permaculture site. They will give a presentation on Geoff Lawton’s “Greening the Desert” project and talk about their own experience with sustainable environmental design as the focus of their lives. Before and after the talk we will enjoy music from resident DJ Drummerman, visuals by Keka, Vox Pop’s lovely assortment of food and drinks, and scintillating conversation with smart, charming people. Don’t miss it!
For those of you who missed the last Sustainable Flatbush event at Vox Pop featuring a curated program of StreetFilms classics – and for those who would like to see them again! – I thought it would be fun to provide the appropriate links: • […]
