From the seed exchange circle at the OWS Farmers Solidarity celebration event and march I was given hand picked black bean seeds from the Trail of Tears in Asheville, NC. I have planted the seeds and have several growing very well in the La Plaza Garden and on a Bushwick Terrace.
Next spring on the Brooklyn waterfront will be the first harvest from the largest hydroponic roof top farm in the country. Copy it. Copy copy copy. Local urban produce. We can feed ourselves locally yes we can. Rain harvested from the roof will be 1.8 million gallons. Currently from this one roof, that rain floods […]
Good questions on mind and behavior: This is an upcoming symposium presented by the Garrison Institute to discuss insights from the social, behavioral, and cognitive sciences and their application to pro-environmental programs, policies, and technologies. This was forwarded to us from a friend. —– Call for Abstracts and Proposals: 3rd Annual CMB Symposium, February 15 – 17, 2012 […]
“Guerrilla gardening is the occupation of ill-used land to support the communities and ecosystems.” guerrillagardening.org. Vimeo: Students from Sterling College in Vermont came down to Occupy Wall Street and showed us how to plant and sow seeds anywhere where there is soil. Grow winter greens and beets right in the parks flower beds. They spoke […]
Curator: Marga Snyder, of Firefly Conceirge. View Local Abundance NYC Map
Mapping to others for abundance New Museum Festival of Ideas for a New City: Saturday, May 7 Taking care of ourselves, others and as a bi-product we are taking care of the environment. Connecting to Self: Liz of Raganella botanicals will be demonstrating how to make your own body products. Connecting to Others: At the […]
The MȯS Collective: Supporting the succession of healthy water, air and soil Indulge in Local Abundance Sat. May 7: 11am- 7 pm The MȯS Collective will be on-site mapping people to themselves, others and the environment. We are curating healthy D.I.Y. workshops, as well as mapping neighbors to local goods, services, and environmental stewardships. We will […]
.MAPPING to EACH OTHER and the EARTH NYC, SAT. MAY 7: Annie Hauck-Lawson at the Masters of Succession table with us! Offering her Brooklyn Mompost! Come by and ask composting questions. She has the magic touch. She will have samples of her compost for your household plants. Your plants will thank you with their beauty. Annie Hauck-Lawson, […]