Food

sustainable food issues including: food justice, farmer’s markets, CSA’s, urban agriculture, organic/biodynamic farming, slow food

Garden Visioning Brainstorm Ideas

Garden Visioning Brainstorm Ideas

As Jeremy described in his last blog post, on June 16th we had part two of our brainstorming sessions for the new community garden we’re creating with Flatbush Reformed Church, in the backyard space of 890 Flatbush.

“Grown In Detroit” film screening May 26th!

Come one, come ALL to our second film screening of the year!
The documentary Grown in Detroit, directed by Mascha and Manfred Poppenk, is an award winning documentary featuring urban organic farming efforts.

Greening Flatbush is a Hit!

Greening Flatbush is a Hit!

Hello Sustainable Flatbush community!
Thank you so much to everyone that joined us at the second annual Greening Flatbush event on Sunday, February 21st!

Greening Flatbush: Garden Where You Are

Greening Flatbush: Garden Where You Are

Sustainable Flatbush presents our second annual Greening Flatbush event on Sunday, February 21st!
Greening Flatbush: Garden Where You Are is an afternoon of short demonstrations and hands-on workshops

Flatbush Food Film Forum starts on January 27th!

Flatbush Food Film Forum starts on January 27th!

Flatbush Food Film Forum features FRESH on Wednesday, January 27th at 7 PM!

Urban Farmer Novella Carpenter reads at Vox Pop

Tales of Squatting, Dumpster Diving, and other Urban Farming Pursuits: A Night with Novella Carpenter
Novella Carpenter raises pigs, rabbits, chickens, turkeys, and goats on squatted land in downtown Oakland. Her hilarious memoir, Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer, tells the real story of what it takes to grow your own food in a [...]

Slow Food potlucks in Flatbush this weekend!

Slow Food potlucks in Flatbush this weekend!

Two Slow Food-themed potlucks will be held right here in the neighborhood this weekend: on Sunday September 6th at the Campus Road Garden, and Monday September 7th at P.S. 217.

Flatbush Supper Club on July 19th

Flatbush Supper Club on July 19th

The next Flatbush Supper Club will be on Sunday July 19th from 2-5pm at the Campus Road Community Garden, on the Brooklyn College campus.

Urban Gardens and Farms Orientation on June 16th

Urban Gardens and Farms Orientation on June 16th

On Tuesday, June 16th we are holding our next event:
an Orientation for the Sustainable Flatbush Urban Gardens and Farms Initiative!

We've got e-Cards!

We’ve got e-Cards!

Announcing: Sustainable Flatbush e-Cards!