596 Acres Meeting + Soul Food Junkies Screening
Come to the Far Rockaway Library on this Saturday, April 6th, at 2pm for a 596 Acres organizing meeting and a screening of the documentary Soul Food Junkies. Learn how to work…
Apply to be an Organizing Fellow at 596 Acres
596 Acres is a growing, innovative nonprofit that makes use of vacant land, helping organizers turn it into productive community gardens and urban farms. They…
New Yorkers forge ahead with rooftop farming
New York has never settled for second place, and the city already has the largest rooftop farms in the world.
Sustainable date night: Chelsea and the West Village
Whether you are a couple who share the dream of a positive, sustainable future or just a group of friends wishing to have an eco-conscious night on the town, sustainable date night is City Atlas’s ongoing itinerary to help New Yorkers plan a forward-looking evening in NYC.
TEDxManhattan: Changing the Way We Eat Live Screening
Join the folks behind Battery Urban Farm to view a live webcast of the @TEDxManhattan: “Changing the Way We Eat” event and to participate in post-presentation discussions. Feel free to stop in for one or two talks or stay for the whole event.
Designing with Farmers: Saving Land and Growing Food in the Modern World
We’re back and very excited about a brand new topic for our first Design Evening of 2013! This month our theme will be Designing with Farmers: Saving Land and Growing Food in the Modern World. We’ll be viewing a short film entitled Growing Farmers. Following that, three of the stars of the film to discuss the film and also the topic of designing with farmers.
Brooklyn’s holiday markets bear green gifts
Tis the season to give a gift. Whether for a relative, a significant other, or even your dog, the borough of Brooklyn is now presenting…
The people behind a new community supported fishery
What can these two new New Yorkers (and their fish) bring to the sustainable seafood movement–and you?
New in the net for NYC: Community Supported Fisheries
Community Supported Fisheries (CSFs) are the cool new twist on CSAs, and the way to end environmentally harmful international fishing practices.
Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket
As autumn begins, take time to pick up some fresh handpicked apples from Red Jacket Orchards or a delicious homemade cider from Willow Orchards. Then,…
Cider Week NYC: Carving out a place for apples in NY’s artisanal drink world
The hope is that local, artisanal cider can find a place in the hearts of New Yorkers the way that small-scale, craft beer has in recent years.
Drinking on the streets in public? Little Italy brings you the 86th annual Feast of San Gennaro
This year’s Feast of San Gennaro impressed over a million visitors with great food, unique goods, and family fun.
Textile Lab: Color palette from Greenpoint, Brooklyn
At the Greenpoint Greenmarket we created dyes with rosemary and cilantro from Osczepinski Farm, Goshen, NY. Farmer Joe from Healthway Farms gave us some red…
Get to know your local greenmarket
NYC now has 54 farmers markets covering every borough, with over 230 local farms and suppliers participating. Here’s a comprehensive guide to buying local food outside this summer.
Pledge to shop & eat at local businesses from May 3-10!
Have you signed the Shop Your Values Week Pledge? NYC-based startup ethikus has launched the “Shop Your Values Week” pledge with hopes to create a city-wide movement in support of ethical and sustainable businesses in The Big Apple.
5 Sites for Buying Local Food Online, NYC Uses Tech to Solve Traffic Problems, and More Transit Tidbits
NYC makes Mashable’s list of 4 cities using tech to solve traffic problems. Also from Mashable – 5 Sites to Help You Shop For Local Food Online. In transportation headlines: Cool Graph of East Side Select Bus Service Impact. Also: Bike Facilities = Good for Businesses.