What? Help CommAg plant greens, radishes, carrots and more! Learn about succession planting, and how you can become a part of the garden this summer to reap all the delicious benefits!
When? Saturday April 28, 2012, 1-3PM
Where? Wash. Sq. Village Garden (Walk South down Schwartz Plaza, cross W. 3rd, and walk under the big #1)
See you there!
<3<3 NIKKI and CommAg Friends >^..^<
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Where is this beautiful bundle of crocuses and sunshine, you may ask? No where other than the garden a few days ago, in late February! Thoughts on this year’s early bloomings? See what the New York Times has to say about the early buds and concerns of climate change, along with the lack of pollinators and fears of a sudden turn of weather: Much to Savor, and Worry About, Amid Mild Winter’s Early Blooms.
We also had Justin from Ethikus stop by and share Shop Your Values Week (SYVW) with us. Ethikus is a great organization focused on getting New Yorkers to “vote with your wallet” by highlighting businesses that ethical and sustainable, based on how the business engages with the community, supports its employees, addresses its environmental impact, and how its products and services are sourced. Shop Your Values Week is a week long event that is being organized now, for the beginning of May. Ethikus gave us a grant last year and for that we are very thankful! And they want to continue to collaborate with us, which is great! But as Justin put it well, “we want our relationship to be a mutually beneficial one”! A.K.A. If you want to get involved with their great organization, check out their website or send them an email (Or talk to us and we’ll put you in touch with Justin!). They have a Meetup coming up next week where they will be talking more about Shop Your Values Week and anyone is invited to join in and collaborate!
Check out their social media pages: ethikusNYC Twitter , Facebook , Blog , Meetup !
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Come to our first meeting of the semester
for good company, some updates on the garden, upcoming events, and moreeee!
Meanwhile,
Keep an eye on agrowculture, they are supporting urban farmers by connecting them to their communities. Find a farm near you, petition for one, or start your own!
Watch this video of an adorable 11 year old boy talking about what’s wrong with the food system.
And grab a student discounted ticket for the 2012 Just Food Conference with food talks, workshops, panels, a Good Food Jobs Fair, and a keynote address from Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen A. Merrigan. Read more here!
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We didn’t get to talking about hydroponics or aquaponics at the wonderful meeting tonight, as we were amazed by the concept of in vitro meat as an alternative food production system, but if you are interested, here is the lowdown. Hydroponics is a system of growing crops without soil by exposing the roots to a nutrient-rich water solution. Aquaponics combines hydroponics with aquacultures through a symbiotic relationship between the crops grown and aquatic animals that are raised in the underlying water solution.
So check out this short, awesome TED talk by Britta Riley who started Windowfarms, a vertical hydroponic growing system designed with our new york apartments and dorms in mind and let’s get to building our own!
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Hello, happy Sunday night friends!
In-vitro meat, meat grown in lab petri dishes rather than from livestock, is happening and we want to talk about what this means. Would you eat it? Come to the general meeting TOMORROW, MONDAY DECEMBER 5 @ 6:30 PM in KIMMEL 903 where we will be talking about alternative food production methods such as in vitro meat and hydroponics (growing crops without soil!), and the pros and cons of these technologies. Whether “Burgers From a Lab” make your mouth water or have your stomach turning, check this NPR story out during your next well deserved study break: http://www.npr.org/2011/05/18/136402034/burgers-from-a-lab-the-world-of-in-vitro-meat
Can’t wait to see everybody there, don’t forget the key to surviving impending finals is friends and there will be no shortage of those in 903 tomorrow!
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hey hey hey!
hope you guys are enjoying the semester. have you been down to wall street yet? if not, you should go. check it out, see for yourself what’s going on.
in community agriculture news, we’re hosting a screening of the acclaimed film Urban Roots, this coming Thursday, Oct 13, from 8-10 PM in Kimmel 405. It’s a great film, about the revitalization of a Detroit community through urban agriculture. You’ll be in good company with good food.
Here’s a link to the facbeook event:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=269367923094596
Hope to see you all there!
emma
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This Friday night, we would love for you to join us from 7-9PM in the Gramercy Green dorm TV lounge (3rd Ave and 23rd Street) and enjoy Fried Green Tomatoes–the movie and the delicacy!
On Saturday, we’re going to check out East New York Farms, an awesome urban farm project in Brooklyn! Check it out at http://www.eastnewyorkfarms.org/
We have to arrive at 10AM, so we’re going to meet at 9 in front of Kimmel and all take the train together. All you need is a train card!
There is an 11 person limit on our visit, so we’re requesting people RSVP to robert.raymond@nyu.edu to reserve your space. If you can’t attend this visit, don’t worry because there will definitely be more coming up!
Upcoming Dates to keep in mind:
-General Meeting Monday, Sep 26th. 6:30PM in Kimmel room 903.
-Visit to the Farm in the Battery
Friday, September 30th
We’ll keep you updated with more details
-Screening of Urban Roots (urbanrootsamerica.com). Thursday, October 13th.There will be snacks!
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