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Event #3 also provided a special treat for the late-nighters who stayed to hear Cacau Arcoverde and Ileana Santamaria perform music and dance from Pernambuco, Brazil! We even had a roda de capoeira going for a minute (thanks to Samir). DJ Drummerman (Jeff Duneman) and I helped out on percussion too. photos by Chris Kreussling [...]

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 the legacy of her father, Cuban percussionist and Latin Jazz [...]

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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 raise questions about the assumption that bottled water is automatically [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The past week has been a whirlwind of permaculture activities for me. I am fascinated by this subject, though I still have trouble adequately explaining what it IS when asked. Fundamentally, permaculture is a practice of sustainable design based on ecological principles, and although usually associated with farming or gardening, it can also be applied [...]

=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:= each month (or so) Sustainable Flatbush will present a workshop, lecture, or film on a sustainability-related theme that can benefit our neighborhood… … and then, we party! Sustainable Flatbush Event #2 | Livable Streets Friday, April 27th 2007 8pm-midnight at Vox Pop Cafe/Bookstore 1022 Cortelyou Road (at Stratford), Brooklyn Q train to Cortelyou Road [...]