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~ Sonoma Harvest Cucumber Salsa ~
A refreshing no-cook appetizer, easy for kids to help prepare. Most ingredients are easily found at your local supermarket, farmers market or the NYBG Family...
Lots to Garden- 596 Arces call for Bronx lots
I’m the Bronx facilitator for 596Acres, a non -profit dedicated to helping NYC residents gain access to public vacant lots in order to turn them...
Edible Greenhouse
“Netherlands-based Atelier Gras produced a temporary edible green house called ‘Eethuis’ (translates to “eat house.”) Constructed from plastic produce crates, mesh, and packed soil, the...
African Americans Have Deep Roots Along Bronx River, Historian Says – DNAinfo.com
African Americans Have Deep Roots Along Bronx River, Historian Says – DNAinfo.com. Morgan Powell, a Bronx-born landscape designer and self-taught historian, made the case during...
A Zero-Energy Community: Part 10 – Ideas – Dwell
DfD is a building design process that allows for the easy recovery of products, parts and materials when a building is disassembled or renovated. The...
Support your local trees!
“Seventy-six painters, sculptors, photographers, glass and conceptual artists from Ireland to Argentina, Korea to the United States, have come together in an inspiring book to...
Calling All Tree Huggers! Show Some Love! Help Support My River Garden Tree Pit Project.
Most people don’t know how important street trees are in keeping our air clean and beautifying an area. Many Bronx streets have trees that are...
This is one of my goals for Bronx Schools
http://www.treehugger.com/urban-design/columbia-students-build-green-roof-elementary-school.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Related articles Students in Action: 17 year old Glen Hazel from Bronx asks, “What are you going to do?” (stephrrivera.wordpress.com)