Sustainable Flatbush

You are browsing the archives of11210 - Sustainable Flatbush.

We are very excited to announce the launch of Solarize Brooklyn!

Join us on Wednesday April 27 at 7pm for a *free* screening of the Academy Award-nominated documentary: WASTE LAND

Join us on February 23rd, 2011 for a *free* screening of the Academy Award-nominated documentary: GASLAND Sponsored by the Brooklyn College Student Center, Sustainable Flatbush, and Flatbush Food Co-op The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of “fracking” or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked [...]

Coming soon: our annual celebration of community gardening and urban agriculture, Greening Flatbush: Garden Where You Are! WHEN: Sunday, February 27th, 2-5pm WHERE: Flatbush YMCA 1401 Flatbush Avenue (at Rogers Avenue) Brooklyn, NY  11210

Dear Friends, When I founded Sustainable Flatbush in 2007, I knew that I wanted to make a difference in my Brooklyn neighborhood. Thanks to the time and talents so generously shared by friends and neighbors, three years later that seed of an idea has evolved into something powerful: a community-based incubator for urban sustainability that [...]

One key component of any sustainable system is a closed loop cycle. In nature, there is no waste–all byproducts are recycled through systems to feed another part of the overall system.

Do you use the B44 bus line to go to work, school or for any other trip? You should attend the Public Open House on November 15th at Brooklyn College to discuss the design of Brooklyn’s first proposed Bus Rapid Transit line.

You can’t miss it. At the corner of Campus Road and Avenue H rests a haven, a green paradise, a joy to behold — the Campus Road Community Garden. The garden has been growing at its current location since 1997!

When I first brought up the topic about the Neighborhood Energy Forum to my parents, their question was “is that what you’re studying for Psychology?”