Wednesday April 22, 2009

grand opening: green in brooklyn

Live in Brooklyn and not sure where to get things like biodegradable trash bags or organic linens? Now there’s one shop that carries it all, Green in BKLYN and they’re having an Earth Day grand opening

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Thursday April 16, 2009

making earrings with bonbon oiseau

I’ve always had the desire to work with my hands, though I hadn’t really given myself the opportunity until recently. Partly inspired by the resurgence of DIY, and partly by the budding craft movement, I’ve begun

Categories: art/craft blog diy Tags: brooklyn/nyc fun

Wednesday April 15, 2009

habana outpost grand re-opening

The weather is warming, and so is the globe. So get on over to hot, hot Fort Greene favorite eco-eatery, Habana Outpost to celebrate Earth Day this weekend. Full deets (via Brooklyn Based) below.

Habana Outpost will

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Monday April 13, 2009

flatbush farmshare

For any of you interested in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), there’s a new CSA in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. It’s called Flatbush Farmshare.

I just got word from them that they’re still taking members for this

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Sunday April 12, 2009

times coverage of yesterday’s seed bombing

Britt Bolnick, her daughter Bella Pagtov Karbownika, 3, and Liz Neveswere among those planting wildflower seeds on Saturday.Andrea Mohin/The New York Times.

The event made it into the Times, and so did I, though it could be

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Saturday April 11, 2009

soggy bed-stuy meadow

I had high hopes for this day. The rain was meant to taper off early in the afternoon. I met a friend and her 3-year-old daughter (Bella) at the rendezvous point. We arrived at our destination

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Friday April 10, 2009

beautify bed-stuy, tomorrow!

I can’t wait to start throwing those seed bombs! (Rain or shine)

Repost of an oldpost

I’ve been wanting to throw some seed bombs since I wrote about Green Guerrillas last summer (and maybe even before that). Well

Categories: action blog Tags: brooklyn/nyc gardens

Friday April 10, 2009

green apple cleaners, in my ‘hood!

As I walked, still half asleep, to my subway stop this morning, I noticed a bright green smart fortwo covered in advertisements for Green Apple Cleaners (the non-toxic, CO2 based dry cleaners) parked just by the

Categories: blog environment fashion health home Tags: air quality brooklyn/nyc cleaning pollution

Tuesday April 7, 2009

feeling grateful

[Image: PaP67's Fotothing]

After the street tree bed gardening workshop at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (which I mentioned briefly in my last post and a related post), I had the rare opportunity to walk through the garden

Categories: blog food/drink health Tags: brooklyn/nyc eating gardens nyc organic raw food vegan

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

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