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Tonight at 8pm I will have the privilege of addressing the general meeting of the Brooklyn community organization the Society for Clinton Hill on the topic of sustainability. The presentation will focus on sustainable food, personal responsibility, and participation in the green movement.

• Download the powerpoint presentation here.

Thursday, November 20, 2008, 7-9 pm

Saint Joseph’s College
Saint Angela Hall
267 Waverly Ave. (DeKalb/Willoughby)

Compost!

Please join us for a composting fundraiser event. Learn how to lower your urban-eco footprint, meet other folks in the community interested in composting, join our raffle to win prizes, bid on items for the silent auction, and help us raise funds for the expansion of the North Brooklyn Compost Project while eating snacks and toasting to our worms with a glass of sangria. $10 suggested donation at the door. Our guest speakers include No Impact Man [Ed. Note: Now aka Near-miss Man]; Colin Beavan, and the North Brooklyn Compost Masters; Kate Zidar, Griffin Thomas, & Natasha Heflin. Raffle prizes and silent auction items are donated by: Urban Rustic, Brooklyn Kitchen, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Council on the Environment of NYC, Lodge Restaurant, Habana Outpost, Sprout Home, Ronnybrook, 3r Living, Penny Licks, and Word Books Stationary Kid’s Stuff.

Tuesday, September 30, 6:30PM

Urban Rustic
236 N. 12th Street, Brooklyn

Center for the Urban Environment bring us their 4th Annual sustainability symposium, this year entitled: “Green Brooklyn…Green City”

September 18, 2008
11:30am to 5:30pm

Brooklyn Borough Hall
209 Joralemon Street
Downtown Brooklyn

How do you green a city? Start in Brooklyn! The Center for the Urban Environment attracts city dwellers from all five boroughs to its 4th Annual Green Brooklyn event. A full day fair and symposium, attendees can learn first hand from local experts about social conscious investing, how to solar your building, choosing non-toxic home products (and of course where to buy them!), how real urbanites compost, shopping eco-chic, and what New York City is doing to create a more sustainable future. Alongside Borough Hall’s Greenmarket this year, attendees can visit booths, make art from recycled products, catch a film, and more! Free giveaways to all workshop attendees.

Green Brooklyn will be held indoors and outdoors at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Thursday, September 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Visit www.greenbrooklyn.org for more information. FREE and open to the public.

Travel Directions

Subway: 2, 3, 4, 5, N, R to Court Street/Borough Hall
Bus: B25, B37, B38, B45, B65

See the impressive list of exhibitors and the full day of workshops scheduled!

For more information about this great event, please go here: www.greenbrooklyn.org!

And remember, it’s FREE!

Read more about Green Brooklyn event producer Center for Urban Environment here: www.bcue.org!

From our good friends at Habana Outpost!

If you’re like most parents, your kids are suffering from a slight case of the back to school blues. Good news! Habana Outpost and The Brooklyn Public Library have just the thing to get your kids exited about the new school year!

Sean Meenan is teaming up with the Brooklyn Public Library for a day fun, learning, and relaxing to make the transition from summertime to classroom time easier. Parents, teachers and students are welcomed to Habana Outpost for a party like none other, featuring story time, dance party, eco friendly crafts, face painting, free gifts and much more! Adults can enjoy a Dj, frozen mojitos and delicious food. So bid farewell to summer and boogie on over to Habana Outpost for a day to remember. All events are free and open to the public.

September 1st, 2008
12 - 5pm
757 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY

• Face Painting - Stop by and have Habana Outpost’s resident make-up artist, Christie Ciaola turn your kids in lions, flowers, super heroes, or whatever they can dream up!

• Recycled Arts and Crafts - Just in time for back to school, learn how to make your own custom notebook from recycled materials in this fun and educational workshop brought to you by the Leadership Learning Lab.

• Library Card Registration - Sign up for your Library Card and meet some of your local librarians to find out about all of the resources available at your local library! Free Habana Outpost notebooks to all school age children!

• Tator Tots Dance Party - Kids, parents and teachers are all invited to dance off the “back to school blues” at the Tator Tots dance party! Featuring DJ Catnip and DJ Dhundee.

• Mini Worm Bin Workshop - Join Habana Works director, Kate Zidar who will teach parents, teachers and students how to start a compost bin at home or in the classroom. You will be given all of the information you need plus a few red worms to take with you.

• Story Time With The Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn’s best librarians make your favorite books come to life during these intimate book readings.

For more info, go here: www.habanaoutpost.com

Or contact: Darcy Le Fleming / Darcy@ecoeatery.com / p. 718 858 9500

Photo: Earth Day Expo at Habana Outpost, from Green Brooklyn flickr photo pool.