Monday March 15, 2010

urban wilderness action day – this saturday!

It’s been quiet on this little blog for the last couple of weeks. I’ve been hard at work on a project. An urban wilderness intervention project to be exact. It all goes down this Saturday, March

Categories: action art/craft blog Tags: fun nyc wilderness

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

Thursday September 17, 2009

hop on the waterpod while you still can

Have you caught a glimpse of that fantastic vessel, the one growing squash & tomatoes & chickens? The one that composts, harvests rainwater & sustains its shipmates? Perhaps you have, perhaps you’ve stepped on board. But

Categories: agriculture art/craft blog community education events Tags: art fun gardens nyc permaculture urban agriculture water

Thursday September 3, 2009

september in the city – UPDATE!

I love September in New York. Dry sunny days, crisp clear nights. A perfect time to enjoy the great outdoors. Yes, we do have great outdoors in NYC. Here are some great ways to experience them

Categories: blog events movies outdoors Tags: animals entertainment fun nature nyc travel

Wednesday August 26, 2009

skills to pay the bills (or at least save a little dough)

Got a hankerin’ to make stuff, but don’t know how? In a time when people are pinching pennies out of necessity or just to consume less for the good of the planet, it helps to know

Categories: art/craft blog education food/drink recycling Tags: composting cooking drinking eating fun gardens 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

Categories: agriculture blog community food/drink Tags: brooklyn/nyc eating farming fun gardens local nyc urban agriculture

Monday August 10, 2009

local food love: the bk farmyards fundraiser

Come one, come all to the BK Farmyards fundraiser event – our own little slice of local food heaven right here in Brooklyn. Guaranteed to be a good time with live bands, original artworks, dance, local

Categories: agriculture blog events food/drink Tags: brooklyn/nyc eating entertainment farming fun nyc urban agriculture

Wednesday June 10, 2009

shenandoah valley and national park highlights

I’m finally getting to recap my adventures from last week, when my boyfriend and I drove on down to Luray, Virginia for 5 days (well, really it was more like 3 plus travel days). It was

Categories: agriculture blog food/drink health outdoors Tags: eating farming fun

Thursday May 28, 2009

a whole lotta stuff going on this weekend

Oh man, this is what I live for. Stuff swapping, supporting local arts, enjoying the great outdoors of the urban jungle. Unfortunately I won’t be around for the fun this weekend. Hopefully you’ll get to enjoy

Categories: blog events recycling Tags: biking brooklyn/nyc entertainment fun shopping

Thursday May 21, 2009

events for memorial day weekend and beyond

No plans yet this Memorial Day weekend? Here are a few eco-minded events for the holiday and beyond.

Saturday, May 23

Flatbush Supper Club Compost PotluckGet your hands dirty digging in compost and enjoy a lovely (vegetarian or

Categories: blog community events food/drink Tags: biking brooklyn/nyc eating fun green building