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Coastal Cleanup Sat. 9/19

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:30:19 +0000

Tomorrow is the 24th annual international coastal clean up. You can join millions of volunteers to pick up trash you see along the ocean’s edge. Spending a day at the beach and feeling good about helping the planet – what could be better??

PARK(ing) Day NYC

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:00:12 +0000

Sustainable Flatbush's space from 2008. photo © Sustainable Flatbush

Tomorrow is the 3rd annual Park(ing) Day in NYC. It’s a day when people take over parking spots in creative ways to raise awareness to the extra public space that is normally hogged by cars. People play music, lay down sod, have kid’s activities, hold environmental workshops, etc.

Sustainable Flatbush will have a space on Cortelyou & Argyle this year with a puppet show, worm composting demo, a solar-powered cell phone charging station, etc. To find a Park(ing) Day space near you, visit the Park(ing) Day NYC site and look at their map.

It’s too late to register for this year, but I’m dying to make a park next year!!

Gowanus Scavenger Hunt and BBQ

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:00:41 +0000

Littlefield is hosting its 1st annual Super Festive 4th of July Gowanus Scavenger Hunt and BBQ. They start the fun at 2pm (622 degraw, brooklyn, ny 718-855-3388) with bbq, djs, free booze and prizes. Your team (sign up at hey@littlefieldnyc.com) can earn 100 points if you are the first to drag out an old tire from the Gowanus Canal. Yikes. You might be glowing brighter than the fireworks after wading in the water!