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Free Training in the Green Collar Workforce with Sustainable South Bronx!

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Live in Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens or Staten Island? Would you or someone you know be interested in attending a FREE training program to prepare for jobs in the green industry?  If so, contact me to sign up for … Continue reading

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What’s in your water? This was gonna be titled, New Cleaning items coming…

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I’m about to list some natural cleaning items in my Etsy shop, but as I started writing the post I thought it better to give an explanation of why I started making non toxic cleaning items. Since I’m taking the … Continue reading

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This is one of my goals for Bronx Schools

http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/columbia-students-build-green-roof-elementary-school.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Related articles Students in Action: 17 year old Glen Hazel from Bronx asks, “What are you going to do?” (stephrrivera.wordpress.com)

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5 Reasons to Go Green~ The Beazer Challenge!

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For some reason people like to be freaked out about potential global devastation. When I was a kid, thoughts of impending environmental doom as reported from the media and seen in movies freaked me out. In my naïveté, I wondered … Continue reading

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October Community Gardening Events

Here are some events from the fantastic staff at the New York Botanical Garden‘s Master Composters Program (of which I’m a graduate Check out the happenings, tour some community gardens in the Bronx, help our or learn how composting can … Continue reading

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My Worms are such Pigs!

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So I have a worm-bin in my kitchen and would never have thought that worms were such voracious eaters! A few years ago I decided to change a few things in my life in order to live a greener lifestyle.  … Continue reading

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Give your favorite Bronx school a chance to win free green workshops!

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VOTE DAILY through June for my community project idea and enter your favorite Bronx school for a chance to win free workshops and site upgrades! Leave a comment on the Pepsi Refresh page with the name of your school choice … Continue reading

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Quantifying the output of produce from New York City’s community gardens….

“In the Bronx, a beekeeper added his 362 pounds of honey to the study…” http://tumblr.com/xvf2cv74ie RT @nybg

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