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)

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 →

Mountain Rose Blog Giveaway

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I just entered a great giveaway with one of my favorite shops for Certified Organic and Fair Trade ingredients & supplies, Mountain Rose This quote from their page evokes the reason I started making products… “The frog does not drink … Continue reading →

Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference

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Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference.   Growing Wealth, Health and Justice October 14 – 16, 2011 Keynote Address by: Rashid Nuri Founder of Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture in Atlanta, GA  

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 →

Genetically Modified foods…

When are we going to really start protecting our kids from GMO foods? http://t.co/YeQo6zG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Related articles Following Hungary’s lead in the fight against GMOs in our food (greenlinglocal.wordpress.com)

Stop wasting your produce…

With rising food prices here to stay, we’ve offered some tips on how to stop wasting your produce . RT @heifer: – http://bit.ly/n2OTcQ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Related articles Stop Throwing it Out: Jumping Onboard the ‘Food Waste Friday’ Wagon (riceandbeanslife.com) 10 Tips … Continue reading →

Sustainable Communities…

Well maintained street trees, old school block parties, info workshops to green your ‘hood. Vote! #pepsirefresh @pepsi http://t.co/funB5EF