Gowanus Canal Sponge Park(tm)

Gowanus Canal Sponge Park(tm)

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http://www.spongepark.org/ This is a solution for sustainable Gowanus- in the works now since 2008 at least. It’s getting better all the time. This plan targets the combined sewage overflow issues as well as the overall biodiversity of the area....

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Environmental Group Pulls up Oysters

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They are pulling up a restoration oyster project b/c FDA is worried people might eat them. Understandable, a long shot worth discussion. (This is not the Harbor Schools Project where our shells were placed.) If the chance did...

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The Garden’s Public Hearing is Today!

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Sending good energy to those who are there! Here’s an Oscar nominee 2009 on the importance of community gardens. http://www.thegardenmovie.com/ Today the is the public hearing for comments on the Proposed Rules on community gardens under Parks...

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Chocolate for Fuel

Chocolate for Fuel

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Did I hear this right? A steering wheel out of carrots, body out of potatoes, fuel from chocolate. Chocolate waste? Is there a chocolate surplus in Europe?  ”Gee, what to do with all this chocolate? No one seems to want...

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Poo Power Program

Poo Power Program

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-10881080 I have an Animal Shelter Permaculture Plan. The plan includes a Poo Power Program ideally run out of T-square park’s bathroom building near the dog run. Besides promoting the Poo Power Program with branding and bio bags. Some of the...

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Non-toxic Sun protection

Non-toxic Sun protection

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As we all know now the products we use on our body are not exactly health promoting. Here’s some thoughts for alternatives that feel good, are healthy and help protect us from harmful sun rays. By Kathi Keville A new...

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Proverb

Proverb

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“There is a Chinese proverb that goes, ‘Add humility to intelligence, it becomes wisdom. Add passion or fire to wisdom, it becomes enlightenment,’” Carandang says. “In soil fertility, it’s the same basis, that’s my opinion. It’s the fire that makes the living...

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EM in Mudballs developed by Dr. Higa

EM in Mudballs developed by Dr. Higa

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Click the book for a text from Dr. Higa who developed the EM. Dr. Higa Excerpt from link: As you will come to understand in greater detail as you read this book, used for agricultural purposes, EM...

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Healthy Home Workshop, 8/16

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This hands-on workshop led by Liz Neves, Healthy Home Consultant from Raganella and participant of MoS. • Make your own customized, non-toxic, non-polluting cleaning products : New Yorkers who drink water will thank you! • Identify everyday household products that...

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Talk with Andrew Faust 7/27

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” We will explore the spiritual, ethical and moral aspects of practicing a deep appreciation for the Earth, and the spiritual relationship between human beings and our ecology. Ecological crisis is interrelated with spiritual crisis and comes from...

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MoS at City of Water Day! NYC

MoS at City of Water Day! NYC

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We are not teaching Sustainability. We are teaching Succession. OFFERINGS at CITY OF WATER DAY: Kids helped us make Mud balls with activated beneficial microbes: They clean the water! We need to make 8 million mud balls!...

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MoS collects Oyster Shell Messages

MoS collects Oyster Shell Messages

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The Masters of Succession were situated at the entrance of Noland Park next to EarthMatter‘s  lessons on composting and soil building.  Perfect combination of  soil succession and water revitalization. The Masters of Succession this time was orchestrated by Shig, Barbara,...

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Hair & Fur Soak up Oil Fast

Hair & Fur Soak up Oil Fast

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Hair For Oil Spills Program One of The Masters Of Succession’s several offerings Saturday at The City of Water Day Festival on Governors Island was trim and collect hair to add to the massive collections which...

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CITY OF WATER DAY 2010 Collective

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CITY OF WATER DAY, Governors Island JULY 24, 2010 * Barbara Augsburger * E. Shig. Matsukawa: fermented bran, Effective Microorganism (EM) Composting:www.recyclefoodwaste.org * Dee Dee Maucher: Eco Product/Business Development, Branding and Creative Media. Whole Systems/Creative Habitats Master Planner. Organizer of the...

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Sat. July 24: Be Successive with the MoS!

Sat. July 24: Be Successive with the MoS!

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City of Water Day Coming up! TESTING MUDBALLS at El Sol with Shig COME by us July 24th in the Noland Park Area to: Make EM mudballs to succeed dirty water Make an inscription on an oyster shells.  We...

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Jersey City: Where do I want food and flowers?

Jersey City: Where do I want food and flowers?

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Jersey City – Reinvent & Develop “Farms In The City – Know Food, Know Freedom LIBERTY LANDING &  LIBERTY PARK! As a frequent visitor to Liberty landing I would like to see food growing...

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Farms In The City: Know Food, Know Freedom

Farms In The City: Know Food, Know Freedom

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http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Farms-In-The-City Jersey City’s objective is to create an Urban Agriculture/Food Access document and action plan that is realistic, easy to implement and empowers every day citizens to take action toward environmentally beneficial local projects. Educational Recreational...

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“How microbes defend and define us”

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Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/science/13micro.html

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