Plant Share

Thank you! Brooklyn Botanic Garden for the donated perennial plants. We were able to green and beautify the community, as well as Share plants and knowledge with neighbors.

 

NOI.org Webcasts

NOI.org Webcasts

Story Time and Bulb Planting at V&T Garden in Bed-Stuy

The Guggenheim lab in SoHo

What is the Lab? | BMW Guggenheim Lab

The Guggenheim lab is a mobile laboratory aimed towards inspiring and exploring new ideas in the fields of education, urbanology, science, art,design, sustainability etc.

The lab is located on the corner of 2nd avenue and Allen Street in Manhattan.

The exhibit also includes education modules, games and more.

"Its goal is the exploration of new ideas, experimentation, and ultimately the creation of forward-thinking solutions for urban life."

Brooklyn Botanic Garden monthly newsletter talks of Brooklyn Beautification Peoject- click link

BUGs at the Grassroots - Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Monarch butterflies migrate from Mexico to Canada in the spring and from Canada backto Mexico in the fall. Monarchs are the only butterfly to migrate as birds do.

A visit to the Queens Farm Museum

A beautiful country feel right in the middle of nyc. The Queens Farm Museum is a fully functioning farm complete with evrything from bee keeping, animal husbandry, organic produce, and even sustainable energy and more. 
There is more than enough to enjoy at the farm. You can buy environmentally friendly products, take a tour of the farm, or even learn proper techniques for effective gardening/farming.
The museum is a big plus for all ages.




a WINDMILL to supply sustainable Energy


fresh organic Eggs


stink bomb Mushroom


BEES to keep the HONEY flowing


from vine to wine


billy the goat


look at the llama


my little pony


bahhaaaa meek the sheep

Covert Street Block Party

Thank you to to everyone who helped make Covert Street Block Party a success! Ladies About Creating Excellence (LACE), and Brooklyn Beautification Project, Covert Street Block Association and Glori you're the best.

somethymes grief goes for a walk

 

As deep as the Hudson River, in her New York poetic debut, Joyce LeeAnn takes listeners on an emotional roller coaster ride. The multifaceted performance included excerpt readings from her book, “Somethymes Grief Goes For a Walk”. She used a typewriter and drums to create an extraordinary atmosphere, background perception and rhythmic effects.

Joyce enticed the crowd with her lyrics and poetic experiences battling grief from the lost of a loved one and sharing personal memories of great times through archival clips.  Joyce also vividly approaches her presentation from a higher level of understanding, acknowledging an almighty force, present in her every moment. In which every step and miss-step is meant to be, and nothing happens by accident. To paraphrase she mentions ‘as we live on the physical plane we are energy, energy cannot be destroyed or created but can only transfer states’. Joyce also mentions that we are on a journey to learn what we already know and to become what we already are.

I was transfixed by Joyce’s life experiences, as she conveyed her feelings communicated from the stage as words; transferred into my own personal experience, and resonating within the deepest part of my being.

During the performance I was brought to tears with Joyce’s touching self-realization tales. Striking a chord with the term Universal Guidance, it became clear and I understood that we all exist for one another. Each one of us is here to be who we are and become who we’ve always been. Joyce concluded her show with an open discussion of her book.

Universal Guidance, walk by faith not by sight.

Please support Joyce LeeAnn on her first project “somethymes grief goes for a walk” for sale at $12.00. For more information visit her website at:  http://www.joyceleeann.com/Writer_Archivist/home.html

Snake in the grass (mulch in this case)

I found this guy while working in a Brooklyn garden. Who said wild life doesn't exist in New York City?

Greenhouse for real

Ivy growing up the walls for a nice green/camouflage effect to blend in with the neighborhood.

Heal the world

So many people of the world are in need of shoes and clothing, why not put those unused items in your closet to some use? Donations for those in need on my way to plant trees. A little goes a long way.

before and after frames

Old bucket

An old white bucket that I spruced up with a little bit of paint. A good project to do with your family or classroom.

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Sustainable Paintball (Green Fun @ Skirmish USA)

Backyard space greening in steady progress...