Wednesday July 28, 2010

real help for haiti – UPDATE

There are only 5 days left to reach the goal for Hands That Feed on Kickstarter (read more about the project below). The thing with Kickstarter is, if they don’t make their goal, they don’t get

Categories: blog community environment health Uncategorized Tags: permaculture

Tuesday May 11, 2010

our future, our food

Curious about growing food in the city? Want to know more about the strong community focus of gardening in an urban setting?

Next Wednesday, May 19 from 6 to 7pm at the Manhattan location of the New

Categories: agriculture community food/drink health Tags: gardening

Monday April 19, 2010

queens gets its first food co-op

When you’re living near THE infamous food co-op in Brooklyn (you know the one) and around the corner from one of the best farmers markets in town, and new CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture outfits) are popping

Categories: agriculture blog community food/drink Tags: cooperative nyc

Monday February 22, 2010

the turning point: a return to community

An industrialized world such as the one we live in has its advantages. Cool computer technology that allows us to communicate instantly with people around the globe; high-speed transport that has the ability to take us

Categories: blog community energy environment Tags: ecovillage intentional community permaculture transition town

Friday January 29, 2010

why are costa ricans smiling?

From what I’ve read and heard from friends who’ve visited Costa Rica, it is the happiest nation on the planet. Why is this?

According to the New Economics Foundation’s Happy Planet Index, Costa Rica ranked #1 out

Categories: blog community education environment health Tags: peace

Thursday January 28, 2010

will barter for skills

This post is also featured on Greenopolis.

Skillsharing is hot right now. Maybe it’s because most everyone is on a budget or perhaps there’s been a great awakening where people feel compelled to share resources, time, and

Categories: art/craft blog community composting education events food/drink foraging Tags: barter nyc skillshare

Monday January 25, 2010

upcoming events at 388 atlantic

There’s a budding new meeting space in Brooklyn. It’s at 388 Atlantic Avenue (between Hoyt & Bond) and there are some great events happening that I thought you should know about…

388 Atlantic Ave – Brooklyn –

Categories: blog community education events health movies Tags: beekeeping bees ecology transition

Saturday January 16, 2010

cupcakes & clothes for haiti

Just got this special message from Kaight, eco-conscious fashion shop that I wanted to share:

Dear Friends,

By now, we are all well aware of the tragedy that has struck Haiti. We know everyone is doing their best

Categories: blog community fashion Tags: humanitarian

Thursday December 3, 2009

a gift of goat

If you’ve been following my blog over the past year and half you might know that I have a thing for goats. I don’t know what it is about them – the way they sound, their

Categories: agriculture blog community holidays Tags: gifts humanitarian

Thursday November 5, 2009

save coal river mountain

As I’ve mentioned many times before, the destructive practices of mountaintop removal coal mining are not just devastating the ecology of the Appalachian mountains, they’re destroying the health and livelihood of the Appalachian community. Please take

Categories: blog community environment Tags: clean energy coal politics pollution