Wednesday July 7, 2010
Come out to Greenwood Brooklyn this summer for some fun hands-on workshops for kids of all ages!
I’ll be co-leading a workshop on worm composting on Saturday, July 17. We’ll show you how to set up an
Categories: blog education environment food/drink Tags: brooklyn composting worms
Saturday June 26, 2010
Petroleum has made our lives incredibly convenient and comfortable, but at what cost? At no time has the evidence been more immediate to Americans that our hunger for oil has catastrophic consequences.
Join me and Julia Frodahl
Categories: action blog education environment news Tags: clean energy fossil fuels oil oil spill
Wednesday June 16, 2010
I am heartened at the increasing number of offerings and growing interest in permaculture design courses in the city. It tells me that more and more people are becoming mindful of our connection to the earth
Categories: blog education environment Tags: nyc permaculture
Friday January 29, 2010
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
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
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
Wednesday January 13, 2010
Hey everybody!
Want to learn a little bit more about what this permaculture thing is all about? Check out the presentations put on by my classmates in last year’s permaculture design certification course with Andrew Faust.
You can
Categories: blog education Tags: permaculture
Tuesday January 5, 2010
Happy New Year! Happy New Decade!
Taking the time to reflect back on 2009, I’ve realized that it was a very full year. I launched myself into so many different worlds: permaculture, food culture, crafting, Twitter, a
Categories: art/craft blog education food/drink permaculture recycling Tags: community eating upcycling
Monday December 21, 2009
BK Farmyards – the decentralized urban farming network (that also happens to have been founded by my friend Stacey) – is kickstarting a youth farm in Crown Heights. The thing is, they need a little help
Categories: agriculture blog education food/drink Tags: brooklyn/nyc kids urban agriculture
Tuesday November 10, 2009
Learn with the permaculturist who taught me…
Permaculture Design Certification in NYCwith Andrew Faust
March to June 201011 weekend sessions 9am to 5pm
Permaculture provides positive solutions for the social and ecological issues of today. Come be inspired by
Categories: blog education Tags: education nyc permaculture