Wednesday July 7, 2010

eco fun in greenwood, brooklyn

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

new workshop: how to reduce petroleum use

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

urban permaculture opportunities

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

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

Wednesday January 13, 2010

evidence of action: check out my fellow permies!

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

learnings for a new year

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

farming brooklyn – youth edition

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

permaculture design certification in nyc

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