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

In my internship class the professor asked who wanted to do an environmental internship with Sustainable Flatbush and my hand shot up. After reading Sustainable Flatbush’s initiatives and looking through the vibrant website, I knew wanted to try to get an internship with this organization. So that night I went home and the first thing [...]

This Saturday, October 3rd, join with the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and local gardeners to take the initiative on establishing a community-led leaf composting project!

Despite the somewhat counter-intuitive program, yesterday’s Worm Composting Potluck was a great success!
After enjoying a delicious meal, we got a tour

Flatbush Supper Club is our partnership with Green Edge Collaborative’s Neighborhood Supper Club program:
Hosted by collaborators just like you, these small potlucks are intended for neighbors to get to know neighbors while sharing their skills, ideas and interests in urban sustainability.
The next gathering of the Flatbush Supper Club will be this Sunday afternoon, February [...]

Here is the best explanation I’ve seen, courtesy of Citizens’ Environmental Coalition:

News from Stacey McCarthy, director of the Cortelyou Greenmarket:
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Hello Flatbush Community -
New this Sunday at the Cortleyou Greenmarket will be eggs and chicken from Knoll Krest Farms in Hyde Park, NY.

Some months ago Sustainable Flatbush was approached by New York City Streets Renaissance to sponsor a Livable Streets Block Party here in the neighborhood (this request was likely inspired by our success with last year’s Park(ing) Day event). Two weeks from tomorrow, Saturday June 21st, the party is on! We will have live music and [...]

Okay, so I’m late on this one.

photo by Flatbush Gardener
Last Sunday was the season opener for the Cortelyou Road Greenmarket, and it was a very festive occasion! Kids and parents crowded the playground, a klezmer band played, and the market manager cooked up apple-rutabaga compote while conducting a color-coded survey about what additional [...]

Last weekend was a big one for Reuse and Recycling here in Brooklyn!

2008’s first Saturday Greenmarket in Grand Army Plaza began a series of textile recycling events called “Second Chance Saturdays” (acceptable donations include used clothing, shoes, boots, hats, jackets, towels, bedding, and linens). These collections will continue at the Greenmarket every Saturday until March [...]