Wednesday September 30, 2009

milkweed and stinky piglets

Rainy days have their benefits. The first, most obvious benefit is the replenishment of available water for plant, animal, and human use. The second is that rain keeps people from enjoying outdoor activities. Why is that

Categories: agriculture blog food/drink Tags: animals eating farming gardens sustainable

Monday September 28, 2009

how can we improve the air quality of our cities?

Find out on my new post on Aribra.com!
big cities: exhausting and exhilarating

In the big city, on any given day, anything seems possible. Millions of thinkers, dreamers, and doers exchange ideas, creative sparks, and currency. There are

Categories: blog community environment health Tags: air quality clean energy nyc pollution

Thursday September 24, 2009

stuff for pedal pushers

Despite the fact that I “fell off” my bike last Saturday (I was cut off & spilled off) and bruised my back & neck up pretty good, I’m still gung ho about biking in this fair

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Tuesday September 22, 2009

fresh: the film

If you didn’t get your fill from Food, Inc., Fresh looks like it takes the story of sustainable agriculture one step further. Featuring Will Allen (Growing Power), Michael Pollan (the man who needs no introduction), and

Categories: agriculture blog food/drink movies Tags: animals eating farming organic sustainable urban agriculture

Tuesday September 22, 2009

the real dirt on farmer john

A farm isn’t dreamed of, conceived, and born over night. Sometimes it takes a lifetime, even generations, for a farm to really hit its stride. And a farm cannot survive, cannot thrive, without the community behind

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Monday September 21, 2009

brooklyn skillshare: a day of learning, making, sharing, doing

I just love learning new skills. How ’bout you?

In the last year I’ve taken classes on block-printing, jewelry making, and sewing, and taught myself crochet. I’m also learning about permaculture, and I’ve signed up for a

Categories: art/craft blog community education events food/drink Tags: brooklyn/nyc cooking drinking eating nyc

Friday September 18, 2009

a feel-good film about fuel

Fuel, it’s a star-studded little eco-documentary that won some awards at Sundance last year. The title is pretty self-explanatory, as is the trailer. Woody Harrelson, Larry David, Sheryl Crow, Neil Young, and of course Willie Nelson

Categories: blog movies transport Tags: clean energy climate change nyc petroleum

Thursday September 17, 2009

hop on the waterpod while you still can

Have you caught a glimpse of that fantastic vessel, the one growing squash & tomatoes & chickens? The one that composts, harvests rainwater & sustains its shipmates? Perhaps you have, perhaps you’ve stepped on board. But

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Monday September 14, 2009

even old new york was once new amsterdam

It’s been 400 years since Hudson “discovered” what is now the great city of New York. And people are celebrating this historic occasion in varying ways. Here are a handful of interesting events happening now:

New Amsterdam

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Monday September 14, 2009

mountains, moose, and more mountains

Deep breath in… and out. The smell of pine and sagebrush. The feeling of rock and dirt beneath my boots. Sharp mountain peaks, bright midday sun, glimmering glacial lakes. And the sounds: call of the magpie,

Categories: blog outdoors Tags: animals national parks nature travel