Wednesday March 25, 2009

brooklyn food conference

More than exercise, nutrition dictates a person’s health and fitness level. Unfortunately, there is a frightening amount of inequality in access to healthful food. Here are some (NYC-centric) facts:

Residents in the poorest neighborhoods of NYC have

Categories: agriculture blog community events food/drink Tags: brooklyn/nyc eating farming food justice nyc politics

Wednesday March 25, 2009

it takes a planet: the links between health and environment

When the earth is sick and polluted, human health is impossible…. To heal ourselves we must heal our planet, and to heal our planet we must heal ourselves.

— Bobby McLeod (Koori activist, aboriginal)

Next Thursday, April 2nd,

Categories: blog education environment events health Tags: pollution

Thursday March 19, 2009

green your school

Are you a teacher, a parent, or someone who just cares about education and the environment? Check out Greening Your School: From Green Roofs to Recycling Projects (and How to Fund Them!) tonight at the Brooklyn

Categories: blog education events recycling Tags: green roofs

Wednesday March 4, 2009

great green events in bklyn

After the recent snowstorm that blanketed the city, I’m really feeling the itch of Spring. It’ll soon be time to get outside and enjoy the budding trees, the blooming flowers, the [ah-choo] pollinating plants.
Here are some

Categories: blog events Tags: brooklyn/nyc gardens green jobs nyc trees

Sunday December 21, 2008

THE WINNER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED!

THE WINNER IS… Andee! Congratulations!

Tell me why climate change matters and you’ll be entered to win 2 tickets to the new Polar Ice Rink at the American Museum of Natural History!Why does climate change matter to

Categories: blog events Tags: climate change contest fun