Promoting sustainable living in our Brooklyn neighborhood and beyond. http://sustainableflatbush
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October/November 2009: Sharifa’s Report
9 Dec 2009, 9:44 pm |
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Meeting to discuss B44 Bus Line improvements
3 Dec 2009, 9:44 pm |
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Flatbush Daffodil Project this weekend!
13 Nov 2009, 12:56 pm |
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Urban Farmer Novella Carpenter reads at Vox Pop
10 Nov 2009, 9:36 pm |
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Flatbush Daffodil Project on 11/14 and 11/15 only
6 Nov 2009, 9:41 pm |
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- Mulchfest Day 1
Prospect Park Circle, Parkside Aven...
Saturday, January 9 at 10:00am - Mulchfest Day 2
Prospect Park Circle, Parkside Aven...
Sunday, January 10 at 10:00am
Sustainable Flatbush U.S. Car Fleet Shrank by 4 million in 2009... is our love affair with the auto cooling down?
Plan B Updates - 87: U.S. Car Fleet Shrank by Four Million in 2009 After a Century of Growth, U.S. F
www.earthpolicy.org
“...a highly readable and authoritative account of the problems we face from global warming to shrinking water resources, fisheries, forests, etc. The picture is very frightening. But the book also provides a way forward.” –Clare Short, British Member of Parliament
Sustainable Flatbush
Chip in with Sustainable Flatbush!
Help recycle holiday trees into fragrant mulch. We'll be there, assisting people who bring their trees in for recycling by removing ornaments and distributing mulch.
Bring a bag to take advantage of the free mulch for your garden or street tree beds!
Time:10:00AM Sunday, January 10th
Location:Prospect Park Circle, Parkside Avenue & Prospect Park Southwest
Sustainable Flatbush
Chip in with Sustainable Flatbush!
Help recycle holiday trees into fragrant mulch. We'll be there, assisting people who bring their trees in for recycling by removing ornaments and distributing mulch.
Bring a bag to take advantage of the free mulch for your garden or street tree beds!
Time:10:00AM Saturday, January 9th
Location:Prospect Park Circle, Parkside Avenue & Prospect Park Southwest
Sustainable Flatbush Ladies Bike Repair Night this Saturday, via Bed-Stuy Blog...
www.bedstuyblog.com
The first Ladies’ Bike Repair Workshop will be taking place this Saturday at Velo Brooklyn in Bushwick. The workshop runs from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sustainable Flatbush Vertical Gardens! Could be a great solution for space-challenged urban gardeners...
abcnews.go.com
Living Walls May Be the Ultimate Raised-Bed Garden
Sustainable Flatbush Against all odds, a group of kids ride their bikes to school in Orlando FL
www.streetsblog.org
That's the message at the end of this terrific video about a student-initiated bike bus in Orlando, Florida -- a city with some of the meanest streets in the nation. Shot by Robert Seidler and edited by ...
Sustainable Flatbush Green America's 31 ways to Walk More/Bike More
www.greenamericatoday.org
Biking or walking isn’t as scary as it seems—in fact, 40 percent of trips taken in the US are fewer than two miles from home, according to the League of American Bicyclists, so integrating more biking and walking into a daily routine is often convenient and manageable.
Mike Marcellino
Hello Flatbush,
spend some time in the neighborhood, like it
so i wrote and recorded a song about it
"Flatbush"
- mike
writer surfer poet in a folk band
www.notebookwriter.blogspot.com
The writing, music and photography of Mike Marcellino, who served as a US Army correspondent and photojournalist in the Vietnam War. Mike's writing ranges from poetry and prose to political and social commentary. ...
Sustainable Flatbush Electronics Recycling dates in January
lesecologycenter.org
The Ecology Center works toward a more sustainable New York City by providing community-based recycling and composting programs, developing local stewardship of public green space, and increasing community awareness, involvement and youth development through environmental education programs.
Sustainable Flatbush How we get around: "New Yorkers are voting with their feet, pedals, and transit passes"
www.metro.us
Through 2009 New York City picked up the pace of its changes to how people get around. In 2010, transportation experts hope the Department of Transportation moves even faster.
Sustainable Flatbush Happy 2010! Thank you for working together with us to create a more sustainable neighborhood!
Sustainable Flatbush Novella Carpenter's day-to-day on the urban farm, including a dive into Rainbow Grocery's dumpster...
www.nytimes.com
Novella Carpenter is a writer, urban farmer and Dumpster diver.
