Thursday July 16, 2009

upcoming events – food, water, walking, and more

Friday, July 17

The Transition Movement Talk7pm to 8:30pm(RSVP for location)

The Transition Movement is a method of community organizing and education that builds broad, grassroots support for sustainability while increasing resilience to the climate change, energy and

Categories: agriculture blog environment events food/drink outdoors Tags: brooklyn/nyc eating events farming gardens nyc water

Wednesday July 15, 2009

growing food in unlikely places

Sales of organic seeds jumped about 50% this year from the last. Books and films about sustainable food are oozing into the mass market. Whether people are starting to care more about where their food comes

Categories: agriculture blog food/drink Tags: brooklyn/nyc eating farming gardens nyc

Tuesday July 14, 2009

latest brooklyn food conference post

Hey trusty readers, check out my latest post for the Brooklyn Food Conference/Coalition! (click the pic below)

Categories: agriculture blog food/drink Tags: brooklyn/nyc eating farming money

Monday July 13, 2009

design for a living world

When I look at the tag inside a t-shirt to find out its origin, that “Made in Bangladesh” label is only telling a tiny part of the story. Sure, the shirt may have been sewn together

Categories: art/craft blog education fashion Tags: design jewelry nyc sustainable

Monday July 13, 2009

no hunger

As someone who eats on a very regular basis, never in want of food, I cannot fathom what it is like to wonder where my next meal is coming from. When I am hungry, I go

Categories: blog eating food/drink health movies Tags: climate change eating food justice humanitarian social justice

Thursday July 9, 2009

100 coal plants defeated

It’s quite a battle — fighting to end the use of coal as our main source of energy in this country. But Sierra Club just marked the milestone of 100 coal plants defeated or abandoned. Congrats

Categories: blog energy Tags: clean energy coal pollution

Wednesday July 8, 2009

celebrate the sun with solar one

This weekend, Friday 7/10 through Sunday 7/12, Solar One Presents City Sol — Independent Music, Art & Sustainability Festival.

Daily events:Friday — 6:00PM – Dance PartySaturday — 12:00PM – Live Music DaySunday — 11:00AM – Workshops and

Categories: blog community energy events food/drink Tags: drinking entertainment nyc solar

Monday July 6, 2009

kripalu center for yoga & health

The beautiful grounds of Kripalu

Want to improve your health, get centered, cultivate peace in your life, and enjoy the company of the friendliest strangers you’ll ever meet? Sounds like a tall order, but that’s exactly what’s

Categories: blog food/drink health outdoors Tags: eating yoga

Monday July 6, 2009

blueberries are in!

I don’t usually think of summer as a time to bake. In fact, if you can’t take the heat of the oven and end up offsetting it with air conditioning, summer baking can be a pretty

Categories: blog food/drink Tags: cooking eating local organic recipes seasonal

Monday July 6, 2009

follow this man: will allen

If you didn’t catch this weekend’s New York Times Magazine, you missed out on an article about one of the best role models for young Americans, and heck, old ones too. Will Allen — urban farmer,

Categories: agriculture blog eating food/drink Tags: composting eating farming permaculture urban agriculture urban homestead