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Dressing Up Your Plate Family Workshop

Brooklyn Botanical Garden , United States

Families will assemble their own salad and dressing using seasonal ingredients while discussing values of good nutrition. All materials included.

$20

Stop ‘N’ Swap in Harlem

Soha Square Market 2171 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY, United States

GrowNYC’s com­mu­nity “swaps” pro­vide the per­fect oppor­tu­nity to find new homes for things you no longer need. Bring clean, reusable, portable items such as cloth­ing, house wares, games, books, & toys that you no longer need, and take home some­thing new-to-you, free!

Free

Summer Kayaking

Stuyvesant Cove Park 24-20 FDR Drive Service Road East, new york , NY, United States

Come join human-powered boaters and public water access advocates for an afternoon of free public kayaking in Stuyvesant Cove Park!

Free

Manhattan: Bike Repair Class

Time's Up Inc 156 Rivington St New York, NY, New York City, NY, United States

Join this four-week rotation class to gradually grasp the knowledge of bike repairing and become an expert on it!

Free

Be Social Change Class: Intro to Social Entrepreneurship

Centre For Social Innovation 601 W 26th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join Marcos Salazar, co-founder and Executive Director of Be Social Change for a class about the latest social entrepreneurship research, as well a how to define and clarify what social entrepreneurship means, how it is practiced, and what you can do to participate within this movement.

$29

The Queens Slur – Sweetleaf Center Blvd

Sweetleaf 4615 Center Blvd, Long Island City, NY, United States

It's the Slow Food NYC monthly Happy Hour! But it's also your opportunity to talk to the leadership of Slow Food NYC and share your thoughts.

Free

High Line Honey Day

The High Line High Line at West 17th Street and 10th Avenue, Manhattan, Select a Country:

High Line is teaming up with Brooklyn Grange to bring beekeepers from all five boroughs to the High Line for honey tastings and activities for kids.

Free

City Chicken Institute BX: Care and Share

Paradise on Earth 1106 Fox Street, New York, NY, United States

Join a City Chicken Institute workshop. Visit a chicken coop and learn about the health and wellness benefits of raising your own flock in an urban setting.

Free

Be Social Change Class: How to Become a B Corp

WeWork (SoHo West) 175 Varick Street, New York, NY, United States

B Corps are certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. Join Be Social Change on Wednesday July, 30th for How to Become a B corp with Sophie Faris.

$30

Developing Data Driven Decisions for Energy Managers and CSOs

AGRION New York, NY, United States

Come join this meeting where there will be a group discussion examining how companies are using big data to make decisions for their triple bottom line and achieve leadership buy in. The group will discuss topics like harnessing energy data for strategic planning will attain energy reduction, sustainability and profit margin goals.

Free

Volunteer: Weekly Garden Crew

Swindler Cove Park Dyckman Street and 10th Avenue, Manhattan, NY, United States

Garden Crew meets to maintain and revitalize the ornamental and native plantings around Sherman Creek and Swindler Cove. As part of garden crew you will help redesign and plant garden beds as well as weed, water and dead-head in existing gardens.

Free