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  • Urban Gardners Get Ready for the Fall Harvest

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    By Tamanna Mohapatra and Pamela Berns   After a long spring and summer of streaming and one too many Zooms, many city dwellers started craving something three-dimensional, organic and more nurturing to the body and soul. One therapy that emerged was growing our own herbs and vegetables at home—or at least trying to. We’ve used…

  • March Forum Recap: Urban Agriculture

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    By Katya Guletsky   The term urban agriculture – growing food in an urban environment – can refer to anything from a few tomato plants in the backyard, to a community garden on a vacant lot, to an educational farm in a public park, to a for-profit enterprise.   New York City with its dense population and…

  • July Forum: Spotlight on Staten Island

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    What do the world’s largest landfill restoration project and New York City’s first net-zero energy school building have in common? They are just two of the notable projects currently in development on the borough of Staten Island. Join us at our July forum to learn more about the exciting green initiatives taking place in the…

  • The Green Spotlight: Jordan Bonomo

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    Jordan Bonomo is a Multifamily Energy Auditor at Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC), a long time GreenHomenNYC volunteer, head of the Green Building Tours,  and a  Student in Columbia University’s Sustainability Management graduate program   GreenHomeNYC’s blog mentions that your interest in the environment was sparked while working on a climate change campaign for MASSPIRG.  Please…

  • October forum: Urban Agriculture

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    What if NYC could grow food in un-used spaces within the city, with social benefits for older New Yorkers? With speakers GreenHomeNYC board member Gita Nandan and TheGreenest.net’s Derek Denkla.