Friday February 18, 2011

upcoming workshops (updated!)

Check out my latest workshop offerings and new collaborations that I’m pretty excited about!

UPDATE: I’ve included some related events that I thought you’d like to know about, too. (Workshops in green are led by me and/or

Categories: beauty/hygiene blog health home news Tags: beauty brooklyn/nyc cleaning education

Tuesday October 19, 2010

raganella’s adventures in nyc

When I’m not working on my next workshop idea or helping clients choose (or make) healthier household products, I’m off in the wild. The wild of the city that is. Recently we (my boyfriend & I)

Categories: blog environment Tags: brooklyn/nyc exploring foraging fun nature outdoors

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

Friday December 11, 2009

holiday shop the old-fashioned way

Maybe the really old-fashioned way to give material love during the holidays was to make something special for your nearest and dearest. But if you don’t have the time to get crafty, walk or bike to

Categories: blog holidays news Tags: brooklyn/nyc gifts

Friday December 4, 2009

get your craft on

This weekend is chock full o’ holiday crafty cheer. It would be hard not to find a unique gift for most people on your list at one of these fine events. Check ‘em out!

Etsy’s Holiday Handmade

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Thursday December 3, 2009

enter to win a session with me – tonight!

Tonight at the GreenEdge NYC 3rd birthday bash, they’ll be raffling off a healthy home consulting session with me! And if you buy tickets to the party now, you’ll get 6 raffle tickets – increasing your

Categories: blog events news Tags: brooklyn/nyc fun

Monday November 23, 2009

foraging find!

This past Saturday I had a lovely afternoon of foraging in Prospect Park with friends Leda, Meredith, and Liza. We spent most of the expedition picking garlic mustard and bishop’s elder, and digging up field garlic.

Categories: blog Uncategorized Tags: brooklyn/nyc eating foraging nature

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

Wednesday August 19, 2009

do chickens get seasick?

Below the BQE, in a barren industrialized part of Brooklyn, was docked the Waterpod…

Do chickens get seasick? Does sea air help or hinder the tomatoes? If you get a chance to visit the Waterpod – 3,000

Categories: agriculture blog community recycling Tags: animals brooklyn/nyc composting gardens nyc sustainable water

Monday August 17, 2009

bk farmyards fundraiser: come & get it!

Howdy pardners! The dinner bell’s ringin’ and I’m hungry for some change. And by change I mean bringing some country to the city – that new ol’ fangled thang called urban farming.

BK Farmyards is itchin’ to

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