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Aug
30
Kids Learn How To Build A Sustainable Brooklyn In School

Kids Learn How To Build A Sustainable Brooklyn In School

Sixth grade students at the Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School last spring with a greenhouse they constructed using plastic bottles.
4 min read
Aug
30
Kids Learn How To Build A Sustainable Brooklyn In School

Kids Learn How To Build A Sustainable Brooklyn In School

Sixth grade students at the Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School last spring with a greenhouse they constructed using plastic bottles.
4 min read
Aug
23
‘Getting Gowanus Right’: BBQ, Comprometido, And Bridging Gowanus

‘Getting Gowanus Right’: BBQ, Comprometido, And Bridging Gowanus

Photo by Timothy Caldwell [https://www.flickr.com/photos/shitebot/3316691870/] This is the second in a series of articles
3 min read
Aug
22

Plumb Beach – Sheepshead Bay’s Rough Diamond

Pollution at mid-tide.If you’re a South Brooklynite, chances are you’ve passed that beach right at the end
3 min read
Aug
18
Gravesend Park At 18th Avenue Gets Long-Awaited Makeover

Gravesend Park At 18th Avenue Gets Long-Awaited Makeover

Greenfield announcing the renovations in 2015. (Photo courtesy Councilman David Greenfield)Kids from Midwood, Bensonhurst and Boro Park can enjoy
2 min read
Aug
16
East Coast Redwood Forest Coming To MetroTech Commons

East Coast Redwood Forest Coming To MetroTech Commons

Full-scale Redwood trees. Photo Courtesy of Facebook/Redwood National and State Parks. [https://www.facebook.com/RedwoodNPS/photos/a.195972830413040.
2 min read
Aug
16
Pollution In The Bay Continues To Cause Concern

Pollution In The Bay Continues To Cause Concern

Littered corner of Sheepshead Bay Pier near the Holocaust Memorial Park. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Mokrousova.Last week, a Sheepshead
2 min read
Aug
12

EXCLUSIVE: $6.5 Million In Renovations Coming To Bensonhurst Park

Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanAfter years of tireless advocacy from neighbors, elected officials [/pols-slam-parks-department-mayors-office-for-neglect-of-bensonhurst-park/#.V64rWJMrKSM] , and this news site
3 min read
Aug
12
Greenmarket Recipe of The Week – Raw Corn Salsa

Greenmarket Recipe of The Week – Raw Corn Salsa

By Christine, Mid-life Croissant Food Blog You’ll want to bookmark this crisp, tangy Raw Corn Salsa for Labor Day
3 min read
Aug
12
Greenmarket Recipe: Tangy Raw Corn Salsa

Greenmarket Recipe: Tangy Raw Corn Salsa

Photo by Christine, Mid-life Croissant Food BlogBy Christine, Mid-life Croissant Food Blog You’ll want to bookmark this crisp, tangy
3 min read