This Saturday, March 24, I'm going to the GreenThumb's 23rd annual GrowTogether conference at Hostos College in the Bronx. There's been such a buzz about this Farming the Future-themed event, I decided to table there for Green Map System and talk with hundreds of New Yorkers interested in gardening citywide. There are 45 workshops! - I hope to learn about rain gardening and bee-keeping (could come in handy to help reverse the current startling decline in bee populations). It's just $3 ($5 at the door) for a full day of events! Hope to see you there.
More Spring greening: On April 21, we'll be tabling at the Baum Forum's Schools, Food and Gardening: Cultivating a Healthy Future Resource Fair with panels, workshops, etc, up at Teachers College, another remarkable event with great buzz.
Schools are fertile ground for the shift to greener living, as evidenced by this exciting press release I just received:
The New York City Department of Education and the School Construction Authority today announced the publication of the NYC Green Schools Guide and Rating System, which will be used to guide the sustainable design, construction, and operation of new schools, modernization projects, and school renovations. The NYC Green Schools Guide (GSG) and Rating System will assure compliance with Local Law 86 of 2005, which established sustainability standards for public design and construction projects. The implementation of the GSG and Rating System makes New York City one of the first and largest school districts in the nation to have sustainability guidelines required by law. The NYC Green Schools Guide will soon be available on the SCA’s website at schools.nyc.gov/Offices/SCA.
Greening the Apple just became a whole lot easier for the next generation.
