Bed-Stuy Community Ecomapping

Join us for an all day training on Grassroots Organizing and Food Justice for People of Color. Bring your experiences, struggles, ideas. Learn about what is currently going on with our food system, and how we can use grassroots organizing and partnerships to address this crisis in our communities. When: Saturday December 3rd, 2011 Time:…

I was recently invited to speak about the Bed-Stuy Community Eco-Mapping Project at the Fieldston School, a private independent school in Riverdale, NY (the Bronx). The middle school students and faculty all had to read, “Omnivore’s Dilemma” as their summer reading and hosted an “Omnivore’s Forum” to discuss the issues raised in the book. I…

Artist and wall needed: We are looking to create a large-scale mural on a prominent wall in Bed-Stuy. The mural will highlight Bedford-Stuyvesant’s green assets, including environmentally responsible businesses, restaurants that use local foods, farmers markets, green learning centers and programs, community gardens, including key sites within the community’s largest and oldest green space, anchored…