Brooklyn Dirt #5: Monthly Talks on Urban Farming and Gardening
On Wednesday, June 15th, Prospect Farm and Sustainable Flatbush are proud to present Brooklyn Dirt: Monthly Talks on Urban Farming and Gardening. Dirt Talk Five: Permaculture
Greening Flatbush 2011 report!
Greening Flatbush 2011 – held this past Sunday, February 27th – was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who came out and to everyone at the workshop tables. We had an amazing turn out, over 100 participants! After much time and effort put into decorating and preparing our room at the Flatbush YMCA, we [...]
Flatbush CommUNITY Garden kicks off!
Last night was the first meeting to brainstorm and plan for the new Flatbush CommUNITY Garden. A group of 20+ people met at P.S. 217 to share their ideas of what they’d like this neighborhood resource to become. In addition to growing vegetables and fruits and flowers, what many of us expressed was the desire [...]
“Greening Flatbush”!
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Rebecca’s container gardening demonstration Last Sunday’s event, “Greening Flatbush: Garden Where You Are” was a huge success! The Sustainable Flatbush Gardening Committee assembled a stellar program of speakers and demonstrations on [...]
2007 Recap
2007 was the first fully operation year for Sustainable Flatbush, and I must say we accomplished a lot. Starting with our Kickoff Meeting on March 16th at Vox Pop Cafe/Bookstore, the goal was to find people in the neighborhood who wanted to work on sustainability issues locally. To my amazement, 25 people braved a blizzard [...]
Bike Tour Hits the Road
“How I Spent My Summer Vacation” continues, with more photos and anecdotes from the sustainability bicycle tour I went on in August… Maitreya Eco-village, Eugene, OR The trip began in Eugene, where we camped for the first few nights at a place called Dharmalaya. This is a privately owned home with land that hosts a [...]
Sustainability Bike Tour
Okay, I can actually say it: by popular demand, the “How-I-Spent-My-Summer-Vacation” thread must go on! A lovely woman named Lisa sent me an email asking about the Oregon bike trip I went on in August, referenced in an earlier post. Thus, I will attempt to describe that experience, from the perspectives of sustainability, bicycling, and [...]
The Great Change: The World Beyond Petroleum
The Great Change: The World Beyond Petroleum An evening with Albert Bates Where: Friends Meeting House 15 Rutherford Place, Manhattan (15th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) Sponsors: Sierra Club NYC Group Beyond Oil NYC Neighborhood Energy Network Tri-State Food Not Lawns Friends in Unity with Nature Cost: free, but donations to support Albert’s travel [...]
Wangari Maathai… WOW!
Last night I attended a lecture at the Museum of Natural History by 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the Green Belt Movement, Wangari Maathai. What an inspiration! For those not familiar with her organization, The Green Belt Movement provides income and sustenance to millions of people in Kenya through the planting of [...]
Portland photo album
More photos from Portland here: • Views from bridges and mountains • Bicycle-loving graffiti and architecture • Stormwater management strategies • Gorgeous produce at the Farmers’ Market • Did I mention the bikes? Have a look! Next up, a report and photos from the Sustainable Energy in Motion Bike Tour…
