Thursday October 1, 2009

give synthetics the boot (bag)

Icebreaker, maker of some of the finest Merino wool activewear around, will be “bagging synthetics” next week.

Starting Monday, October 5, the New Zealand based company will be taking your stinky old synthetic, petroleum-based t-shirts (think polyester)

Categories: blog events fashion Tags: nyc sustainable

Wednesday September 30, 2009

milkweed and stinky piglets

Rainy days have their benefits. The first, most obvious benefit is the replenishment of available water for plant, animal, and human use. The second is that rain keeps people from enjoying outdoor activities. Why is that

Categories: agriculture blog food/drink Tags: animals eating farming gardens sustainable

Tuesday September 22, 2009

fresh: the film

If you didn’t get your fill from Food, Inc., Fresh looks like it takes the story of sustainable agriculture one step further. Featuring Will Allen (Growing Power), Michael Pollan (the man who needs no introduction), and

Categories: agriculture blog food/drink movies Tags: animals eating farming organic sustainable urban agriculture

Monday September 14, 2009

even old new york was once new amsterdam

It’s been 400 years since Hudson “discovered” what is now the great city of New York. And people are celebrating this historic occasion in varying ways. Here are a handful of interesting events happening now:

New Amsterdam

Categories: agriculture blog events food/drink Tags: eating farming local sustainable

Monday August 31, 2009

the virtues of raising beef on the pasture

I came across this terrific video where cattle farmer Will Harris describes simply why he raises cows on the pasture. He started his career like most cattle farmers in this country, growing beef in a confined

Categories: agriculture blog food/drink Tags: eating farming pollution sustainable

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

Thursday July 23, 2009

simplify, simplify

My mantra for the year. I’ve been decluttering, refocusing, letting go of bad habits and saying hello to new (good) ones. Part of living in a sustainable way is making sure the ol’ noggin’ can sustain

Categories: blog books community health Tags: sustainable yoga

Tuesday July 21, 2009

farm to table guest post

On Sunday, I visited Rooftop Farms, an amazing (as the name suggests) rooftop farm in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Read all about it in this guest post I did on Farm to Table, sustainable food blog and reality

Categories: agriculture blog food/drink Tags: biking brooklyn/nyc eating farming gardens green roofs nyc organic permaculture sustainable

Monday July 13, 2009

design for a living world

When I look at the tag inside a t-shirt to find out its origin, that “Made in Bangladesh” label is only telling a tiny part of the story. Sure, the shirt may have been sewn together

Categories: art/craft blog education fashion Tags: design jewelry nyc sustainable

Friday December 19, 2008

growing and greening ny

Learn all about PlaNYC2030, the city’s plan to improve the environmental conditions of NYC while adapting to its growing population at this new exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York. Details below.

Growing and

Categories: blog education Tags: nyc sustainable